A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

CHICAGO — With one month left in the year, Chicago is on track to have the lowest number of annual murders in more than a decade. Newly released crime numbers show 390 people were murdered through the ...

Seven people, ages 13 to 17 were shot at a downtown gathering by the Chicago Theatre. A second shooting left a man dead and another teenager in serious condition. By Francesca Regalado and Jonathan ...

The shootings occurred after the city's Christmas tree lighting ceremony. A 14-year-old is dead and 8 others were injured in a pair of shootings in downtown Chicago on Friday night, police said.

Property taxes in the Windy City are freezing over, and one Chicago city leader is making a plea for brands and businesses to bring back their headquarters and alleviate homeowners’ frostbite. "The ...

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump mocked local officials last month, calling the city a “war zone” after they touted a drop in crime that brought the safest summer it had seen since 1965. Now, his ...

Chicago has added more than 15 new tour dates to their 2026 schedule. The band had previously announced a run of shows in Las Vegas beginning in February, along with various dates from March to May ...

Albert Ramon is the chief meteorologist for CBS2 Chicago. Albert joined CBS2's First Alert Weather Team in October 2021. The Chicago area and parts of Indiana got socked with a massive and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A quarter of a million people gathered in Grant Park for a peaceful "No Kings" protest before beginning to march through downtown streets on Saturday afternoon, organizers said.

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the famed “Chicago rat hole.” (“Pizza Rat” is a notable exception.) But the ...

Chicago ensured that a remarkable tradition continues with their first confirmed dates of 2026. They have toured every year since the group was founded in the late '60s. Keyboardist Robert Lamm, ...

Chicago was named the Best Big City in the United States by the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, marking the city's ninth year in a row of receiving the coveted award, the travel magazine ...