14-year-old Evanston Township student arrested over gun in social media
The gun turned out to be a prop gun.
The gun turned out to be a prop gun.
The student met with safety staff and the school resource officer, who learned the handgun was not real.
The teen was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
According to police, the "non-high school aged woman" was found "deceased on the north side of the campus."
Some students soon will have the chance to go on a shopping spree to pick up hundreds of prom dresses for free in Evanston.
Two students are charged with felony aggravated use of a weapon on school grounds. Another is charged with cannabis possession.
Evanston Township High School was locked down for most of the day on Thursday, after police found two guns inside the school, but students have since been sent home.
Evanston Township High School announced reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year.
On Friday, the Evanston Township High School boys' basketball team painted a massive message of Black Lives Matter in yellow on the street outside their school. On Saturday, the team found streaks of white paint splattered across two of the letters.
"It's such a rough way to end high school for them. This is an emotional time, and anything I can do to connect with students means the world to me."
Public elementary and middle schools in Evanston, and Evanston Township High School, will be closing and switching to e-learning effective Monday due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The City of Evanston and the Evanston Township High School District were facing a lawsuit Tuesday night, after two security guards allegedly had sex with students.
Evanston police said Wednesday afternoon they have two persons of interest in custody after they were searching for occupants of a silver Jeep that was seen fleeing an area where shots were fired.
Michael B. Haywood, 33, of Evanston, was charged with one felony count after surrendering to Evanston police Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Evanston Township High School told us it was looking into accusations of inappropriate contact between a school employee and more than one student.
Officials at Evanston Township High School didn't return calls for comment on Friday but said in a statement that "an employee is under investigation for inappropriate contact with students" adding that it does not involve "a teacher, coach or counselor."
Evanston Township High School says an employee is under investigation for inappropriate contact with students.
Evanston Township High School freshman Blake Peters became a national sensation overnight after draining an 80-foot buzzer beater against Maine South on Friday.
Two men have filed a lawsuit against their former theater teacher at Evanston Township High School, saying he sexually abused them.
Evanston Police are investigating new allegations of sexual abuse by a former high school teacher.
Evanston Township High School held a special ceremony on Tuesday to present 100-year-old Naomi Thompson Woods with her long awaited diploma.
Officials at Evanston Township High School notified the school resource officer after they found an unloaded Walther P38 semi-automatic handgun in a student's backpack at 9:20 a.m., according to a statement from Evanston police.
A man was critically wounded in a shooting in north suburban Evanston Tuesday evening, prompting officials to lock down a nearby high school.
The Varkey GEMS Foundation says there are 16 U.S. teachers among the 50 finalists for the "World's Best Teacher" award. Among the finalists are Jacqueline Lopushonsky of Wheaton, Mark Vondracek of Gurnee and Paul Solarz of Arlington Heights.
The mother of a slain Evanston high school student is honoring his memory, by providing scholarships to two teens who walk the path her son would have traveled had he survived a shooting in 2012.
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Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday, but instead, his fellow officers held a ceremonial goodbye as his body was taken to a local funeral home.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Senators give the green light to a foreign aid package that includes a possible ban on TikTok in the U.S. Here's what experts say could happen next.
The Supreme Court considered whether efforts to address homelessness in Grants Pass, Oregon, violated the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
Elliott Henderson, of south suburban Glenwood, is featured on a website, a petition, and Facebook and Instagram pages -- all dedicated to warning others about his travel deals.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Health department officials said the case does not appear to be linked to new migrant arrival shelters in Chicago, and the source of infection is unknown.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Café Selmarie, 4721 N. Lincoln Ave., first announced its plans to close in September. Owner Birgit Kobayashi is set to retire.
Right now, Illinois sports books pay 15% tax on their revenue. But Gov. JB Pritzker's latest budget proposal would spike the tax to 35%.
Currently, a pair of two-story vintage buildings occupy the space.
Quinn has filed an ordinance with the Chicago city clerk that would ask the City Council to put a referendum on the November ballot allowing voters to decide if their tax dollars should support new stadiums.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
Colbert lived in Chicago for 11 years, performing and "cutting his comedy teeth" at the legendary Second City and attending Northwestern University. His show will broadcast from Chicago's storied Auditorium Theater Aug. 19-22 on CBS.
The mural was unveiled on the side of the building at the southeast corner the Chicago Medical Society building at Grand Avenue Dearborn Street.
CBS 2's Ed Curran traveled to the Chicago Botanical Garden where evidence of cicadas preparing to emerge after 17 years underground was visible.
A local gym is bringing Olympic-style training to the Chicago area.
Police on Monday evening released surveillance photos and video of a man wanted in the shooting that killed Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca outside his home in the Gage Park neighborhood over the weekend.
CBS 2 Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest forecast.
Chicago police have released video of a person they say is wanted in connection to the killing of Officer Luis Huesca. Police did not call the man a suspect, instead they were looking to identify him in connection with the shooting. But police did say he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Huesca was off duty, but in uniform, at the time of the shooting.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
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Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday, but instead, his fellow officers held a ceremonial goodbye as his body was taken to a local funeral home.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
CBS 2 discovered the woman, Whitley Temple, was hired by the City of Chicago while awaiting trial.
Danny Mendick had two hits, and Gavin Sheets and manager Pedro Grifol were ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the eighth inning.
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Josh Melnick and Chris Terry each scored, and Hudson Elynuik had two assists
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Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Huesca was off duty, but in uniform, at the time of the shooting.