Oil rose above $133 a barrel Monday on persistent worries about globalpetroleum supplies and the outlook for the U.S. economy and the dollar. Reportsof an attack by militants on an oil pipeline in Nigeria, one ofAfrica's largest oil exporters, also
A 2-year-old boy is hospitalized this morning after being struck by a vehicle while playing in the street on the South Side Sunday evening. The alleged hit-and-run driver has since been apprehended.
A man was fatally stabbed Sunday night in the South Side's Grand Boulevard neighborhood just west of Washington Park. Police say he was stabbed in the chest by a woman following a fight.
Across the Chicago area and the nation, fallen soldiers are being honored for paying the ultimate sacrifice to their country. CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports.
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday offered a spiritual defense forcontinuing her presidential campaign, as she sought to put to rest theuproar over her comments about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Clay Lowery, assistant secretary for international affairs at the U.S.Treasury, said the global credit crunch is gradually calming following efforts by the Federal Reserve and other central banks.
Sellers are facing the most brutal climate in decades, as fallingprices, a slumping economy and rising foreclosures combine for theperfect economic housing storm, and experts predict a slow turn around for the real-estate industry.
This Memorial Day is a very personal one for tens of thousands of families across the country. For many it opens old wounds and for others the loss is all too recent. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov talked to one Chicago
The National Weather Service says one reported tornado has been spotted in the northwestern corner of Illinois while parts of the state were under severe weather watches.
Carlos Quentin led off the ninth with his second homer off John Lackey, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 to avoid a three-game sweep on Sunday night.
Barack Obama told veterans Saturday that he can't understand whyRepublican John McCain opposes legislation that would provide collegescholarships to people who have served in the U.S. military.
Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, bothseeking to use religion to their advantage in the presidentialcampaign, have learned painful lessons about the risks of getting tooclose to religious leaders.
Talk to many military families and they'll tell you it's hard to make ends meet. Illinois has a fund to help military families. Now, a local Congressman wants to take that idea to Capitol Hill. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
