BREAKING NEWS: Prosecutors have dropped all charges against Carlishia Hood and her 14-year-old son in the shooting death of 32-year-old Jeremy Brown, citing a further review of evidence in the case. Cell phone video shows Brown punching Hood three times before the shooting.
Colorful South Korean k-pop group 'BTS' is playing at Soldier Field this weekend. Chicago is one of three U.S. cities the seven-member boy band will perform in before heading back overseas.
CSU had found itself at the center of a political dispute between Tinubu and his rivals over the legitimacy of a CSU diploma Tinubu provided before the national election earlier this year.
While celebrating Black History Month at the Thompson Center, Hyatt Hotels executive Tyronne Stoudemire asked for Governor Rauner's help while he used a glass of chocolate milk to demonstrate a lesson on corporate diversity.
"Do you believe that he is innocent?" CBS reporter
@adrianasdiaz
asks First Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Joseph Magats about dropping charges against Jussie Smollett. "I do not believe he is innocent," Magats responds.
BREAKING: An organizer of this year's
#WomensMarch
in Chicago says the crowd has matched last year's -- 250,000. Here is a screen grab from
#Chopper2
over
#GrantPark
....
R. Kelly's lawyers deny his Near West Side recording studio is used as a residence; but city inspectors say they found bedrooms, bathrooms, a kitchen, a full bar, clothes, and shoes inside. A judge ordered the second floor closed, due to faulty stairwells.
JUST IN: The international political dispute that placed Chicago State University in the middle of a bitter Nigerian presidential fight hit another roadblock on Thursday.
A new study by BirdLife International reveals that in recent years several bird species have lost their fight for survival. One of those species is the beautiful Spix's Macaw.
Mayor Lightfoot has unveiled three proposals for renovating Soldier Field, including plans for a dome, as the Bears consider a move to Arlington Heights.
'Empire' actor Jussie Smollet says he was assaulted in a homophobic and racially fueled attack overnight in Chicago. Police say there is surveillance video placing Smollett near the scene of the alleged crime but they have not found video of the attackers.
“Shameful,” says CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson after Jussie Smollett surrenders to police. “My concern is that hate crimes will now publicly be met with a level of skepticism that previously didn’t happen.”
Thousands pack Chicago's Daley Plaza to participate in the Families Belong Together rally. Chicago was one of several cities around the United States participating in the national day of action.
Ashton Kutcher has testified at a Los Angeles murder trial that he went to pick up a woman to go out for drinks on a night in 2001 and left when she didn't answer her door, only to learn the next day she had been killed.
“Children who look like me & come from families like mine shouldn’t have to beat the odds to get education, pursue their passions or build a family. Black & brown kids, low-income kids, every kid in this city should grow up knowing they can pursue anything." Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago restaurants and bars need to be allowed to reopen "as quickly as possible" to cut down on instances of private parties where people don't take proper precautions against COVID-19.
"Welcome to Illinois, where you can get a safe, legal abortion," reads a new billboard that recently appeared on the side of an Illinois highway near Missouri.
Olympic champion Michael Phelps spoke out today about his struggles with suicidal thoughts at the height of his career, and how helping others battling depression is "light years better than ever winning an Olympic gold medal."
Firefighters hoist an American flag to honor fallen Chicago police officer Samuel Jimenez, who was killed Monday afternoon when responding to a shooting at Mercy Hospital. (Photo:
@Markiavellii
)
Candice Payne's selfless act spurred a group to rent 60 hotel rooms to keep homeless people off the streets of Chicago during the historic cold. “Maybe they didn’t know how to or where to start to help, so I’m glad that I was able to be that vehicle.”
BREAKING: Illinois House gives final approval to legislation banning assault weapons, sending the measure to Gov. JB Pritzker, who has said he will sign it.
.
@gingercbsmaddox
, reviewing the newly released Jussie Smollett case files, reports that Smollett presumably texted at least one Osundairo brother to procure cannabis, ecstacy or cocaine. Police concluded that payment from Smollett was “in fact not for training as captioned.”
Exactly one week after ordering R. Kelly jailed for failing to pay child support, a Cook County judge refused to reduce the singer's monthly payments to his ex-wife, according to his attorneys.
STUNNING VIDEO: A driver on the Dan Ryan Expressway spotted three kids riding a pair of off-road vehicles last night around midnight, going around 60 mph. He said they appeared to be about 10 years old.
Gov. JB Pritzker has issued more than 11,000 pardons for people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana cases, the first step toward clearing the records of hundreds of thousands of low-level pot convictions, a day before the state legalizes cannabis in 2020.
At times yelling and crying,
#RKelly
told CBS This Morning's Gayle King in an exclusive interview: “I didn’t do this stuff! This is not me. I am fighting for my f—–g life!”
BREAKING NEWS: R. Kelly convicted on six of 13 counts in federal trial in Chicago. Co-defendants Derrel McDavid and Milton "June" Brown acquitted of all charges.
Surprise! Squirrel Gives UPS Driver A Friendly Welcome. “The only thing that went through my mind is, my wife would never believe what just happened to me,” said the driver.
.
@chicagosmayor
on tweet about Chicago violence from
@IvankaTrump
: “She got the numbers wrong. She got the location wrong. That’s the danger of trying to govern via tweet.”
“There’s bleach on me. They poured bleach on me,” Jussie Smollett told police the night of the alleged attack in Chicago. “Do you want to take it off or anything?” Chicago police officer asks Jussie Smollett about the rope around his neck.
Chants of "this is what democracy looks like," and "vote Trump out now" as protesters walk north on Michigan Avenue. They've been marching all over downtown after leaving Wacker Drive across from Trump Tower.
.
@IvankaTrump
: Your tweet implies that Chicago's weekend violence took place in one shooting. That's not true. The shooting near the playground happened at 1:20 a.m. We went to the neighborhood, here's what we learned:
With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground in the Windy City- and little national outrage or media coverage- we mustn’t become numb to the violence faced by inner city communities every day.
CPD top brass enraged at officers caught lounging in congressman's office during looting nearby.
Supt. Brown: "If you sleep during a riot, what do you do during a regular shift?"
First Deputy Riccio: "completely indefensible,"
Chief Fred Waller: "never been more embarrassed."
COACH OF THE YEAR: With the Bears now one win away from their first playoff berth in eight years, coach Matt Nagy has been named the league's top coach this year by the Associated Press.
Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs is helping to feed doctors, nurses and others on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis by providing meals to hospitals. "I hope that everyone stays safe. We’ll get through this together,” Rizzo said.
CBS 2 executive producer
@gingercbsmaddox
, reviewing the Jussie Smollett case files, reports that an Osundairo brother confirmed that the hot sauce bottle recovered at 406 N North New Street was the one he filled with bleach and poured on Smollett during alleged attack.
TONIGHT ON CBS 2 NEWS AT 10: Taxpayers were told the city is spending $7,000 per month on each migrant. CBS 2 wondered if the migrants are really being helped.
@LaurenVictory
digs into where your tax dollars going.