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Photographer Hunts For Subjects He Immortalized In 1973It's a groovy kind of mystery. Jeff Cohen of Highland Park is halfway to solving it. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
Crossing Guard, 80, In Coma After Being Hit By CarAn 80-year-old crossing guard was critically hurt when she was struck by a car in Evanston on the city’s North Side.
Silverstein Faces Ballot Challenge Amid Sexual Harassment AllegationsIllinois State Sen. Ira Silverstein, the only state lawmaker publicly accused of sexual harassment, is fighting for his political life.
Dialysis Patient, 74, Found Dead At ClinicDuncan Price of Grant Park, who had been suffering flu-like symptoms, did not return home after an appointment at the Steger clinic.
Rauner Ends Stay At Quincy Veterans Home, Vows To Revitalize FacilityAfter his weeklong stay at the troubled home, Gov. Bruce Rauner promises to make sure a Legionnaires' outbreak doesn't happen again.
State Approves Peoples Gas' $900M Pipe Repair PlanThe Illinois Commerce Commission approved a $900 million plan by Peoples Gas to replace its aging gas mains.
Politics
Silverstein Faces Ballot Challenge Amid Sexual Harassment AllegationsIllinois State Sen. Ira Silverstein, the only state lawmaker publicly accused of sexual harassment, is fighting for his political life.
Obama Center Revises Design In Response To Community ConcernsThe Obama Foundation has changed some of the plans for its library center in Jackson Park, in response to complaints from its future neighbors.
CPS To Hold First Public Meeting On Plan For New Englewood High SchoolInterim CPS Chief Executive Officer Janice Jackson said the new school would help Englewood thrive.
Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Legionnaires' Outbreak At Quincy Veterans HomeIllinois lawmakers are seeking reassurance from the Rauner Administration that everything is being done to prevent another outbreak.
Kim Foxx Concerned With 'Justice, Not Convictions'Foxx says one of her biggest achievements is that so many convicts now believe they can depend on her office for a fair shake.
Teachers Union Calls For Mayor To Halt Plans To Close SchoolsThe Chicago Teachers Union delivered a letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office at City Hall on Monday, offering advice for interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, and calling for a halt to planned school closings.
News Videos
Photographer Hunts For Subjects He Immortalized In 1973It's a groovy kind of mystery. Jeff Cohen of Highland Park is halfway to solving it. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
Obama Library Footprint ShrinksThe move is meant to appease critics who say the project will take up too much green space. CBS 2's Jim Williams has more.
Crossing Guard, 80, In Coma After Being Hit By CarAn 80-year-old crossing guard was critically hurt when she was struck by a car in Evanston. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Rauner Ends Stay At Quincy Veterans Home, Vows To Revitalize FacilityAfter his weeklong stay at the troubled home, Gov. Bruce Rauner promises to make sure a Legionnaires' outbreak doesn't happen again. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
Mobile Weather Lab: Des PlainesCBS 2 Meteorologist Ed Curran reports from a driving range in the northwest suburbs, even though it's early January.
Silverstein Faces Ballot Challenge Amid Sexual Harassment AllegationsIllinois State Sen. Ira Silverstein, the only state lawmaker publicly accused of sexual harassment, is fighting for his political life. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
Entertainment
Jim O'Heir-My Chicago StoryActor Jim O'Heir discusses his start as a comedian at The Second City and his favorite pizza places in Chicago.
Golden Globes Reaction With ET's Nancy O'DellEntertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell reacts to a memorable night at the Golden Globes.
Actor Jerry Van Dyke Passes Away At 86Media outlets are reporting that actor-comedian Jerry Van Dyke -- younger brother of Dick Van Dyke -- has passed away at the age of 86.
Rose Marie, 'Dick Van Dyke Show' Co-Star, Dies At 94Spokesman Harlan Boll said Marie died Thursday in her Los Angeles-area home.
Philip Ng: Top 3 Kung Fu Movies Of All TimeFormer Chicago resident Philip Ng identifies he three favorite kung fu movies of all time and three fighters he'd love to go up against.
'Beautiful' Star Recalls Struggles Before Carole King RoleCBS 2’s Vince Gerasole introduces us to the St. Ignatius alum making a name for herself in the title role of “The Carole King Musical.”
Health
Dialysis Patient, 74, Found Dead At ClinicDuncan Price of Grant Park, who had been suffering flu-like symptoms, did not return home after an appointment at the Steger clinic.
Cold, Illnesses Taking Toll On Blood DonationsOne blood-bank coordinator says the problem is getting out of hand.
Highland Park Man Climbs For A CauseFormer brain tumor patient Alex Pancoe is raising money for Lurie Children's Hospital through a daring globe-trotting initiative. WBBM's Lisa Fielding reports.
Freezing Battery Victim Waits 27 Minutes For Chicago AmbulanceHelp is on the way, the Emanuel Administration insists following several reports about excessive waiting times for ambulances. CBS 2's Pam Zekman has this follow-up report.
Flu Cases Surging In Cook County In The Past Few WeeksCook County health officials said their hospitals and clinics saw 46 confirmed cases of flu from Oct. 21 through Dec. 24. In the two weeks that followed, there were 103 cases.
Frostbite And Burns -- Surprisingly Similar InjuriesThe temperature differences between flames and Arctic blasts are drastically different, but exposure to either can lead to similar damage.
Tech
Fitness Trackers Are Terrible At Measuring Calories Burned, Study SaysResearchers say that while the devices were very accurate at measuring a person's heart rate while working out, the models Stanford tested were off by as much as a shocking 93 percent when measuring calories burned.
Morgan Stanley: Bitcoin May Actually Be Worth $0Morgan Stanley executive director James Faucette has reportedly sent a memo to his group's clients that suggested the true value of Bitcoin was $0.00.
London Bus To Run On Fuel Made Of CoffeeBritish startup company bio-bean has created a coffee-based biofuel that will power some of London's famous red, double-decker buses.
What Does Net Neutrality Rollback Mean For You?The dismantling of net neutrality rules is seen as a major shift from Obama-era policies designed to treat all websites and content equally.
New Polar Satellite System To Bring More Accurate Weather ForecastsThe Joint Polar Satellite System will give meteorologists key weather information about hurricanes, floods, blizzards, and other extreme conditions.
Facebook Wants Your Nude Pics Now To Stop Revenge Porn LaterFacebook is partnering with a small government agency called e-Safety to curb sexual images from being shared without permission.
