Local News
Sanchez Lifts White Sox Over Orioles 3-2Yolmer Sanchez capped Chicago's three-run eighth with a tie-breaking RBI single, lifting the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Chicago Boaters Rescued 22 Hours After Boat Capsizes In Florida KeysTwo Chicago men clung to their capsized boat for 22 hours near Marathon, Florida. Tonight, one of the men, Phil McCloud, is telling his story of survival.
Aldermen Propose To Rename Balbo DriveTwo aldermen are proposing a name change for the street. If they get their way, the street will be renamed for Ida B Wells.
Bonfire Burn Victim On Her Road To Recovery“It just happened so quickly, no one could stop it,” recalled Korryn Bachner, who says she’ll never forget the April bonfire explosion that severely burned her and three friends.
Norstates Bank In Gurnee Robbed In Broad Daylight Norstate Bank in Gurnee was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight Monday afternoon. CBS 2’s Audrina Bigos reports the bank is less than a quarter mile from Six Flags Great America on Grand Avenue.
Ramirez Hits 14th Homer, Indians Rout Cubs 10-1 In RematchJose Ramirez hit his 14th homer and the Cleveland Indians routed the Chicago Cubs 10-1 on Tuesday night in their first meeting at Wrigley Field since the 2016 World Series.
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy Says She's Facing Retaliation From Speaker Mike MadiganA feud has started between House Speaker Mike Madigan and one of his own members. Representative Kelly Cassidy says she was forced to quit a $30,000 side job as a punishment for speaking out about the #MeToo victims in Springfield.
Chicago Police To Protest At City Hall WednesdayCity Hall is expected to be brimming with unhappy Chicago Police officers Wednesday who plan to show up for the “Blue Wednesday” protest.
Man Shot In Irving Park East NeighborhoodChicago Police say a 24-year-old man was shot in the torso in Chicago's Irving Park East neighborhood.
Politics
Report: Some CPS Students From Shuttered Schools Lag in AcademicsThe controversial move to close more than 50 Chicago Public Schools five years ago has caused an academic struggle for many students, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
Speaker Madigan Calls For Probe Into Allegations Made By LawmakerHouse Speaker Mike Madigan has asked for an investigation into sexual harassment and retaliation allegations made by a state lawmaker.
Attorney In Rant That Went Viral Says He's Not Racist, Offers ApologyOne week after he screamed at people speaking Spanish in a New York City cafe -- a rant captured on video that quickly went viral -- attorney Aaron Schlossberg says he's not a racist and is "deeply sorry" for his actions.
Arne Duncan Calls For School Boycott Until Gun Laws ChangeDuncan acknowledged that the idea is "radical" and "provocative," but suggested it might be an effective way to shake up the status quo on the issue of gun control.
Trump Casts Doubt On June North Korea Summit With KimThe president said preparations were "moving along" for the diplomatic encounter with Kim, but suggested there may not be enough time for the two sides to agree on the parameters for talks.
DHS Secretary Pushes Back On Assessment That Russia Meddled To Help TrumpHomeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters she believed Russians tried to sow discord in the 2016 election, but she was "not aware" they tried to help Trump win.
Business
McDonald's Workers File Sex Harassment ClaimsEnergized by the #MeToo movement, two national advocacy groups are teaming up to lodge sexual harassment complaints against McDonald's on behalf of 10 women who have worked at the fast food restaurant in nine cities.
Starbucks Apologizes For Racial Slur On Customer's OrderA customer at a Starbucks in California, found the word "Beaner" - a derogatory term for Mexicans - printed on his coffee drink.
Lack Of Paper Trail A Concern Amid Fears Of Election HackingLast week, the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a report that recommended replacing machines that don't produce a paper record of the vote.
Army Vet Teaches New Craft In Beer BusinessAn Army veteran with a taste for craft beer decided to use her military skills in a new way.
Amazon Pulls Products Making Light Of Mental IllnessAmazon pulled some of the offending items after being contacted by British media site iNews.
Two Waterfront Skyscrapers Planned For Deserted Spire SiteDevelopers have unveiled plans for two waterfront towers that would fill the long-vacant site where the ambitious but doomed Chicago Spire project would have been built.
Entertainment
Clint Walker, Star Of TV's `Cheyenne,' Dies At Age 91Clint Walker, who played the title character in the early TV western "Cheyenne," has died.
Woman Claims R. Kelly Filmed Nonconsensual Sex, Routinely Locked Her UpFaith Rodgers, who was 19 at the time, is suing Kelly for "sexual battery" and "willfully, deliberately and maliciously" infecting her with herpes and claims Kelly "mentally, sexually and verbally" abused her. She believes the now 51-year-old "pursues teenage/underage" girls and "lures" them into engaging in sex acts.
Royal Family Website Notes Meghan's 'Proud Feminist' CredentialsA biography of the new Duchess of Sussex has appeared on the website of the British royal family, and it firmly emphasizes her activist credentials.
'Deadpool 2' Topples 'Avengers: Infinity War' At The Box OfficeThe box office reign of "Avengers: Infinity War" has come to an end thanks to a raunchy mercenary.
Meghan Markle Wears Stella McCartney Dress To Evening ReceptionMeghan and her new husband Harry left Windsor Castle in a silver-blue Jaguar E-Type driven by the prince.
A Givenchy Gown For Meghan MarkleWhere did she get the tiara, and what was so special about her bouquet? (hint: Prince Harry had something to do with it.)
Health
Are We Growing Numb To The Opioid Epidemic?"Addiction Solution" author Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, asks if we're growing desensitized to the opioid epidemic.
Thousands Of Women Reporting Problems With Essure Birth ControlThere is growing concern about a medical device being implanted in women to prevent pregnancy.
Nasty Germs May Be Lurking In Your Hotel Swimming PoolWith summer almost upon us, health officials are warning Americans to take precaution against nasty germs that could be lurking in swimming pools.
FDA Says 'Too Many Kids' Experimenting With E-Cigarettes, VapingThe popularity of e-cigarettes among younger Americans is drawing mounting scrutiny from federal regulators.
Amazon Pulls Products Making Light Of Mental IllnessAmazon pulled some of the offending items after being contacted by British media site iNews.
E.Coli Outbreak Expected to WorsenAn E.coli outbreak that has sickened nearly 150 people in 29 states so far is likely to worsen, according to an update Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tech
The Theranos DeceptionThe spectacular collapse of Theranos and its blood-testing device that fell miles short of the claims made by company founder Elizabeth Holmes.
Spacewalk Astronauts Work On "Leaky" And "Frosty" PumpsMore than 15 years ago, Frosty lost heater power because of an unrelated problem elsewhere in the station.
NASA Sending Helicopter To Mars, Aiming For An Aviation FirstThe hope is that aircraft like this one -- flying mechanical scouts -- will eventually give scientists another vantage point from which to observe Mars.
Tesla SUV Earns A Guinness World Record For Towing Massive AirplaneTesla released a video on Tuesday that shows ones of its electric SUVs towing a 287,000-pound Boeing 787-9 dreamliner nearly 1,000 feet on a taxiway at the Melbourne Airport in Australia.
NASA Artists Use Science To Draw Alien Planets And GalaxiesIf you've ever seen an image of another world or a galaxy far, far away from NASA, it likely came from two scientists turned artists in California.
Facebook Adds 'Clear History' Option Amid Privacy ScandalFacebook users will soon be able to clear their browsing history on the social network.
