Update 9:40 a.m. Monday Dec 8: After 18 years on television, finally Bret Buganski’s his family can watch him reporting the news. Bret Buganski posted this photo at the Chicago Theater on North State ...

FIRST ON FOX: A Chicago Public Schools (CPS) policy allows illegal immigrant students excused absences if they or their family members are afraid of federal immigration enforcement activities in the ...

1978: John Wayne Gacy was arrested in the suspected murders of 33 young men and boys. Police were told Gacy had already admitted to his lawyer that he committed “maybe 30” murders.

Dangerously cold conditions have arrived in the Chicago area with below-zero highs and snow on the way. The National Weather Service issued a Cold Weather Advisory for the entire Chicago area and ...

Meteorologist David Yeomans forecasts on CBS News Chicago weekdays at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., and reports on the Climate Watch team. The early-season winter storm that pounded the Chicago area had moved ...

The family of a Chicago Police officer fatally shot by her partner during a pursuit earlier this year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging the department ignored clear warning signs that the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A popular and beloved Chicago holiday tradition faces a significant obstacle this year: a cap on crowd capacity. “This is the craziest it has ever been,” said members of the Tackett ...

Former Cub and Ray Christopher Morel is now a Marlin, sources reveal. It sucks about Devin Williams, who would surely have been a fine Cub. Also revealed: several MLB players have signed with teams ...

A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown CHICAGO -- A federal appeals court blocked the immediate ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago steakhouse has been named the best in North America in a new report, with several other Chicago-area steakhouses also making the list. Asador Bastian, in the city’s River ...