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Hot, humid weather continues in Chicago with "feels like" temps topping 100 Hot and humid conditions continue for several more days. 7H ago

How to request free tickets for Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show" during DNC Stephen Colbert's show will be broadcast from Chicago's Auditorium Theater on the CBS Television Network 2H ago

Boy, 4, shot and wounded on Near West Side, dispatch reports say The incident happened in or near a building at 2325 W. Jackson Blvd. in the Oakley Square Apartments complex. updated 8M ago

Art Institute of Chicago returns 12th-century artifact to Thailand The item is a 12th-cenutry fragment of a pilaster, or a rectangular column from the side of a door frame. 24M ago

Decorative masks will not be allowed at ribfest in Lake in the Hills The decision was made with public safety in mind, according to organizers. 1H ago

Teen sentenced to 46 years in murders of two students outside Benito Juarez Community Academy Christian Acevedo was 16 years old when he was arrested and charged in the shooting deaths of 15-year-old Brandon Perez and 14-year-old Nathan Billegas. updated 0M ago

Gary police dog injured after being hit by driver charged with DUI K9 Rush was treated with several staples to his lacerated leg and got bandaged for road rash. 2H ago

Common and Grant Park Orchestra to headline Millennium Park 20th anniversary celebration From July 18 to July 21, the city will present everything from public art installations to dance performances; all of it free programming for the whole family at Millennium Park. 5H ago

Cicada "superfans" are eating them, making art with them, performing stripteases as them The periodical cicadas that have blanketed parts of the American Midwest this spring are strange creatures, but they have nothing on some of their superfans. Cicada "superfans" from making an extended field day (or, rather, field month) with the twin emergence. 7H ago

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Hot, humid weather continues in Chicago with "feels like" temps topping 100 Hot and humid conditions continue for several more days. 7H ago

Meet The First Alert Weather Team CBS 2 News Chicago's weather forecast model — First Alert — helps digital users and traditional television viewers stay on top of Chicago's dynamic weather. Jan 29

How will climate change impact Chicago's rainiest month? As the climate warms, May rainfall is getting heavier in Chicago. Apr 29

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Family wants more information from Carol Stream police in shooting that killed Isaac Goodlow The Village of Carol Stream still has not disclosed which officer pulled the trigger — and the family said they want more than edited body camera footage. Jun 14

Black women account for 65% of all female domestic violence victims in Chicago An average of 24 people every minute become victims of domestic violence at the hands of an intimate partner in the U.S. Precious Wright, of Chicago's Austin neighborhood, has lived through it. Jun 13

Chicago residents testify at hearing on traffic stops, in wake of death of Dexter Reed U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer listened to hours of community input on what specific traffic stop-related requirements should be added to a CPD consent decree. Jun 11

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Latest Videos FBI investigates armed bank robbery in Dunning neighborhood A PNC Bank branch was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning in the Dunning neighborhood on the Northwest Side. 9M ago 00:20

FBI investigates armed bank robbery in Dunning neighborhood

Boy, 4, shot and wounded on Near West Side, dispatcher says A police dispatch report indicated that a 4-year-old boy was shot in the left side of his chest. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports. 11M ago 01:33

Brief relief from the heat comes Wednesday CBS 2 Meteorologist David Yeomans has a check on the sweltering forecast. 4H ago 03:17

Red flag warnings still in effect for raging wildfires in Southern California CBS News Correspondent Carter Evans reports thick vegetation, dry conditions, and heat all making it harder for fire crews to combat the fires 4H ago 01:59

Don’t miss Rhino Fest 2024 Head to Humboldt Park for Rhino Fest with Jamaica Ponder. 4H ago 07:20