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Mayor Lightfoot Delays General Iron Permit To Move To South Side Over EPA ConcernsPlans to relocate a Lincoln Park car shredding plant to the Southeast Side are on hold because of environmental concerns.
Chicago Night Clubs Gear Up For Looser COVID-19 Restrictions As State Prepares To Enter Bridge PhaseLooser COVID-19 restrictions are week away in Illinois, and it seems night club owners are most excited to get back to full capacity.
Saint Joseph Catholic School Principal On Administrative Duty After Former Teacher Charged With Child Sex CrimesThe principal of Saint Joseph Catholic School in Lockport has been placed on administrative duty after a former teacher was charged with child sex crimes.
Across Illinois, Arab Americans Were Dying From COVID-19, But The Government Wasn’t Counting. Some Say That Cost Lives
South Side Entrepreneurs Reimagine Restaurant Business Into Retail During COVID-19 PandemicAlmost everyone has been forced to get creative during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some South Side women entrepreneurs decided to turn devastation into dividends by reimagining "bar and restaurant" into retail.
With Possible FDA Approval, More Employers, Schools Could Require COVID-19 VaccinePfizer has asked the Food and Drug Administration for full approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, and the trickle down effects could have a big impact, including whether schools or employers can require vaccinations.
Investigation Continues With Explosion Near Starved Rock Killing 3 Men
CPD Superintendent Answers Questions On Police Delays With Investigation On Child Sex Abuse Case: 'We Will Hold Officers Accountable
Construction Work On CTA Red And Blue Lines This Weekend To Disrupt ServiceCommuters who use the CTA Red Line or Blue Line should prepare for service changes this weekend, as the transit agency continues construction work on the two busy rail lines.
CBS 2 Investigators
Across Illinois, Arab Americans Were Dying From COVID-19, But The Government Wasn’t Counting. Some Say That Cost Lives
CPD Superintendent Answers Questions On Police Delays With Investigation On Child Sex Abuse Case: 'We Will Hold Officers Accountable
Second Man Arrested In Case Of 10-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By 5 Men At South Side MotelA 43-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl at a South Side motel and trafficking her to other men is now behind bars.
CBS 2 Investigators: CPD Search Warrants Targeted Black Men More Than 4.5 Times More Often Than Anyone Else, New Watchdog Report FindsFour months after recommending “urgent” changes to the Chicago Police Department’s search warrant policies, the city’s top watchdog issued a new report that found Black men were the targets of CPD search warrants far more often than anyone else from 2017 through 2020.
With CPS CEO Janice Jackson Soon To Step Down, What Is The Plan For Student COVID Vaccinations?Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Janice Jackson will soon step down as head of the nation’s third largest school district – amid a pandemic and a citywide vaccination effort.
Waiting For An Illinois Firearms' Owner's Card? Get In Line -- A Very Long LineIllinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly called the system “antiquated, outdated, inefficient.”
ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection Technology Has Become A Crucial Police Tool In Chicago, But Is It Worth The $33 Million The City Is Paying?CBS 2 has dug into Chicago's contract with ShotSpotter - a high-tech gunshot detection system that can alert police of potential gunfire in seconds.
CBS 2 Investigators Go Undercover And Find Pharmacist Selling 'Empty' COVID Vaccine Vials Online: 'I Did Not Think It Was A Big Deal'“I just thought, since it’s an empty vial, I did not think it was a big deal,” said John Li, director of pharmacy at Thorek Memorial Hospital.
Arrest Warrant Out For Jeremy Hylka, Joliet Area Ex-Catholic School Teacher Accused Of Trying To Meet Teen For Sex"Do I believe that there's other victims? There possibly could be."
CBS 2 Sports Headlines
Davies, Pederson Lead Cubs Over Pirates 3-2, 4th Win In RowJavier Báez and David Bote had two hits each. Chicago got back to .500 at 16-16.
Stream The Wells Fargo ChampionshipWatch the Wells Fargo Championship live from Quail Hollow.
United Center Welcoming Back Fans For First Time In Over A Year For Bulls Home GameThis means 4,000 fans will be allowed inside for tonight's game at 6:30 p.m.
CBS 2 Videos
Chicago Night Clubs Gear Up For Looser COVID-19 Restrictions As State Prepares To Enter Bridge PhaseLooser COVID-19 restrictions are week away in Illinois, and it seems night club owners are most excited to get back to full capacity.
Rescue Crews Pull Car From Naperville Pond After Driver Escapes SafelyA car was pulled out of a pond in Chicago's western suburbs Friday night. Naperville rescue crews were called in after someone drive a black car right into a retention pond. Police say the driver got out safely.
Temporary DMV Locations Opens At Prairie State College To Replace Chicago Heights DMV Damaged In Wake Of George Floyd's DeathA DMV damaged in the wake of George Floyd's death last summer has cost people in the south suburbs a lot of time getting to the city to get things done, but now there is a solution nearly a year and a half after it burned.
Far South Side Home Blasted By Bullets; Man Inside Shot And WoundedA home on Chicago's Far South Side was blasted with bullets Friday night, leaving a man inside shot and wounded. At least 12 bullet holes were visible in the front window of that building near 105th and Oglesby in the Trumbull Park neighborhood. The gunman was still on the loose Friday night.
Mayor Lightfoot Delays General Iron Permit Over EPA ConcernsPlans to relocate a Lincoln Park car shredding plant to the Southeast Side are on hold because of environmental concerns.
Saint Joseph Catholic School Principal On Administrative Duty After Former Teacher Charged With Child Sex CrimesThe principal of Saint Joseph Catholic School in Lockport has been placed on administrative duty after a former teacher was charged with child sex crimes.
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