Updated on: October 27, 2026 / 1:07 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The ribbon was cut Tuesday for a COVID-19 memorial monument in the Illinois Medical District on Chicago's Near West Side. The monument is located in the triangle formed by Ogden Avenue, Damen Avenue,…
October 25, 2026 / 7:10 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District firefighter has died after suffering a medical emergency during training last week. The district announced the death of firefighter Greg Witt on Sunday. Witt was hospitalized after suffering a medical…
Updated on: December 1, 2025 / 3:35 PM CST / CBS Chicago CTA Red Line trains were bypassing the Thorndale station on Monday afternoon, after police said a man fell onto the tracks and died. Police said, around 1:40 p.m., a 58-year-old man fell onto the tracks…
October 23, 2026 / 1:33 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Bradley police are investigating after two people were found dead in a car on the I-57 overpass Thursday night. Police said just after 9 p.m., an officer was flagged down near the intersection of E. North Street and N. Van…
October 19, 2026 / 10:58 AM CDT / CBS Chicago A Chicago man has been charged with the beating death of his girlfriend at their apartment in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. Connor Williams, 34, is charged with two counts of murder. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday,…
Updated on: October 17, 2026 / 7:22 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A Chicago firefighter killed in the line of duty received a special honor on Saturday. A new street sign was unveiled designating a section of South Morgan Street as "Honorary Jermaine A. Pelt Way.
Thursday would have been the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 85th birthday. His legacy as a civil rights leader and presidential candidate stretches around the globe, and starting Thursday, a huge push has been launched online to ensure that spirit stays alive. Yusef…
April 9, 2026 / 1:39 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Yusef Jackson, a son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, will take his father's place as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the organization announced Thursday. The Rainbow PUSH board of directors has approved Yusef…
October 8, 2026 / 10:32 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Thursday would have been the Rev. Jesse Jackson's 85th birthday. Jackson died Feb. 17. His legacy as a civil rights leader and presidential candidate stretches around the globe, and starting Thursday, a huge push has been launched…
Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is marking its 90th anniversary after serving nearly 30,000 people during 2025 and expanding its education and workforce programs across the region. The nonprofit is celebrating nine decades of service, according to a community announcement. The organization traces…
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