The unemployment rate in the Chicago metropolitan area jumped to 7.5 percent in July from 5.4 percent a year earlier, and the area lost 2,700 jobs, the Illinois Department of Employment Security reported Thursday.

A Glendale Heights man accused of dousing his two sons with gasoline and setting them on fire is trying to avoid the death penalty by pleading guilty.

Five people, ranging from 16 to 21 years old, were shot in a drive-by shooting Thursday night in the Far South Side's Roseland neighborhood.

Two women claim they got strange marks on their legs after eating at a trendy restaurant. They ate there on different days, but as CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports, both women are tracing their suspicious marks to Japonais in

A popular Loop steak and seafood restaurant was shut down Thursday following the discovery of a fruit fly infestation.

A Chicago police officer faced federal fraud charges in court Thursday as part of a case first revealed by CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman.

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WFAA-TV Nastia Liukin carried a bouquet as she arrived for a news conference at D/FW Airport Thursday. Video Jim Douglas reports August 21, 2008 VIDEO: Unedited airport news conference VIDEO: Fans cheer Nastia's return MORE: Stories about Nastia Liukin MORE:

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WFAA-TV The washout has cut off neighbors on either side of a creek. Video Jeff Brady reports August 21, 2008 VIDEO: Aerials of washout LINK: Town of Fairview MORE: News 8 video View larger E-mail Clip More Video FAIRVIEW —

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PONTIAC - A 33-year-old man who authorities say wore a "World's Greatest Dad" T-shirt to have sex with someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to three to 20 years in prison.

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. wants its flight attendants' uniforms, designed by Richard Tyler, to be worn by Northwest Airlines Corp. flight attendants in spring 2009.

School colors aside, Michigan State University is apparently one of the greenest schools in the nation.

An Indianapolis man is in critical condition at Wishard Hospital after crashing into a tree on State Road 32.

Equipment failure on an underground fuel tank at a Carmel gas station caused about 8,000 gallons of gasoline to leak in the city s downtown area, Indiana Department of Environmental Management officials said.