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Woman, Service Dog Found Dead After Fire In EdgewaterA woman and her service dog were found dead Tuesday after a fire in Edgewater.
Cook County Judicial Candidate Says Vote Totals Changed After Deadline To Make Him Lose, Claims FraudOne man who ran for judge in Cook County claims thousands of ballots mysteriously materialized after the Nov. 17 deadline to count them, and it cost him the race.
Chicago Police Officer Found Dead At Home In West ChesterfieldA Chicago police officer was found dead late Tuesday morning, during a well-being check at his home in the West Chesterfield neighborhood on the South Side, sources said.
Victims Of Evolving Unemployment Scam Say State Of Illinois Is Promising To Help, But Also Demanding RepaymentFor months as the COVID-19 pandemic has raged on, CBS 2 has been Working for Chicago with reporting that uncovers failures in the Illinois unemployment system.
Chicago Weather: Cold Rain ContinuesCold rain lingers through Wednesday. Temperatures do not drop Tuesday tonight, as lows hold in the low to mid-40s.
COVID In Illinois: Expert Says Ambitious Federal Timeline For Getting Out Coronavirus Vaccine Is PossibleAn ambitious timeline has been set up to get out a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
CPD Report Shows Former Supt. Eddie Johnson's Wife Claimed He 'Battered' Her Three Times Before October Domestic Incident, But She Never Reported ItOfficers responded to a domestic dispute at former Supt. Eddie Johnson's home in October. Sources said he was burning his wife’s underwear on a bed.
Northwestern Researchers Report Breakthrough Chest X-Ray Using AI To Detect COVID-19It could be a game-changer; a COVID-19 test that's cheaper and faster than the rest.
5 Teens Charged In Armed Carjacking In The LoopChicago police charged five teenagers involved in a carjacking in The Loop Monday.
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Cook County Judicial Candidate Says Vote Totals Changed After Deadline To Make Him Lose, Claims FraudOne man who ran for judge in Cook County claims thousands of ballots mysteriously materialized after the Nov. 17 deadline to count them, and it cost him the race.
COVID In Illinois: Expert Says Ambitious Federal Timeline For Getting Out Coronavirus Vaccine Is PossibleAn ambitious timeline has been set up to get out a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
Woman Says She Paid Thousands To Contractor To Fix Leaky Roof, Only For Him To Demand More And More -- And Then VanishTalk about a double whammy – your roof is messed up, you pay a contractor thousands of dollars, and he does the demolition work, only to disappear like Houdini.
COVID-19 Surging In Chicago Area Nursing Homes Again, And Some Say State Is Not Doing EnoughCOVID-19 cases are again surging in Chicago area nursing homes, and workers in the facilities are in dire need of emergency supplies.
DHL Says 'We're Ready' To Assist In Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccine When It's Available"Whatever methods we can use to deliver those vaccines to the patients need them as soon as possible, we should look into it."
Towing Without Telling: City Accused Of Towing Vehicles Without Proper Warning, And Now Taxpayers Could Be On The Hook For MillionsThe CBS 2 Investigators were the first to expose how the city towed and destroyed a woman's van with her wheelchair lift inside. The city claimed it was abandoned because it hadn't moved in seven days, and now, the city is accused of failing to warn people properly in these kinds of cases.
No New Ambulances Coming, Response Times Still Sometimes Long, And CFD Whistleblower Says Pandemic Has Made Shortage WorseA whistleblower exposed to CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov that a critical Chicago Fire Department ambulance shortage has been made worse with the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Customs And Border Protection Seizes More Than $1.6M In Fake Money Headed To Joliet From UkraineMore than $1.6 million in fake money has been intercepted over the last month from shipments originating in Ukraine and destined for, of all places, Joliet.
Cook County Assesssor Issues Letters About Pandemic-Related Property Tax Break, But It Isn't Good News For EveryoneIn what seems like a gift from the tax collector, Chicago and north suburban homeowners have been getting letters in the mail notifying them of a pandemic-related tax break.
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Federal Officials Reveal Plan To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine After ApprovalWith Food and Drug Administration approval on the horizon, we're learning how quickly Chicago may see its first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Growing Concerns Mount Over Evolving Unemployment ScamsScammers are stealing information to withdraw state unemployment dollars under your name. CBS 2’s Chris Tye discovered how this scam is evolving, and why promises made by the State of Illinois have some victims concerned about how this might impact their taxes.
Chicago Weather: Cold Rain Continues Tonight, Mild And Dry By ThanksgivingCBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest 7-day forecast.
Police Report Gives New Insight Into Domestic Incident At Former CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson's HomeThe official police report from a domestic incident at former CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson’s home in Bridgeport last month indicates his wife claimed he had "battered" her three previous times, but she never reported the incidents.
Cook County Courts Go Virtual As COVID Cases RiseCook County's court system is going virtual as much as possible, in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Northwestern University Develops COVID-19 Detection Using A.I.It could be a game-changer; a COVID-19 test that's cheaper and faster than the rest. CBS 2’s Jim Williams reports it's artificial intelligence making the diagnosis. The technology is called Deep COVID-XR.
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Texans-Lions Preview: Deshaun Watson 'Playing As Well As He's Played Over The Course Of His Career,' Says NFL On CBS's Evan WashburnThe Texans and Lions are both stumbling through disappointing seasons so far. Does either have enough left to end the season with some momentum?
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 12: Derek Carr Looking Sharp For RaidersThe veteran Raiders quarterback put up solid numbers against the Chiefs and faces favorable matchups in the coming weeks.
It's Official: Cubs Sign Jed Hoyer As New President Of Baseball OperationsLast week the Cubs announced Theo Epstein and the team parted ways. He helped the team win its first World Series title in more than 100 years.
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PAWS Dog Of The Week: UmaIf you like big pups who think they are lap dogs, Uma might be the dog for you!
The Most Popular Thanksgiving Side Dish In Illinois Is... It's time to start preparing for Thanksgiving meals and if you live in Illinois, it's probable your table will include mashed potatoes.