Homicides in Chicago jumped almost 9 percent in the first four months of 2008, compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, the Chicago Police Department on Friday announced additional weekend initiatives targeting violence in certain areas of the city.
Alexei Ramirez connected for his first major league home run Friday night, a two-run shot in the seventh inning that lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants
A former maintenance man at Wheaton College's Billy Graham Center is heading to prison for stealing three vintage guitars from a locked storage room at the facility.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange marked a milestone in its 110-year history Friday as the last floor traders wrapped up business at the building that has served as the Merc's home since 1983.
Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during hisspeech to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was BarackObama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him.
A day after a California Supreme Court ruling legalized same-sex marriage, the question now is what might happen in Illinois. But as CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports, even those who support gay marriage in Illinois don't think it's
Republican presidential contender Sen. John McCain saidhe hopes to use his appearance this week on "Saturday Night Live" toreach out for the youth vote, but he won't follow in former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's footsteps by cross-dressing on the
Federal health authorities are directing a Pasadena, Texas, company toshut down and recall all its dried smoked catfish steaks and othersmoked seafood produced since June 2007 because it failed to developsafety standards, leading to a risk of bacteria contamination in
An American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. spokeswoman confirmsthe auto parts supplier has reached a tentative agreement with theUnited Auto Workers that could end an 11-week strike.
Jerry Springer is used to being in the limelight, but his appearance Friday in Chicago didn't have everyone chanting his name. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports on the talk show host's speech at Northwestern University's law school graduation.
Three months. That's all that separated five Northern Illinois University students from receiving their degrees. The NIU community will send off their 2008 class on Saturday, and pay tribute to those that lost their lives in the deadly campus shooting.
Many drivers looking for relief from soaring gas prices are turning to new kinds of vehicles. CBS 2's Derrick Blakely report the success of the Smart car may be the ultimate proof that Americans no longer believe bigger is better.
A bat found Sunday in far north suburban Lake Villa tested positive for rabies, and there is a warning out now in Lake County about the dangers of rabid bats. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
