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07/02/2024

It comes after years of illegal and disruptive fireworks shows that have drawn crowds and controversy.

07/02/2024

It was designed as a gift to the city of Chicago; an observation deck on the top of what was then the world's tallest building and still called Sears Tower.

07/02/2024

Under state law, all children living in a high-risk ZIP code must be tested for lead exposure at 12, 24, and 36 months of age.

07/02/2024

Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark said despite the city facing a large budget deficit, it can hold some taxes steady for the next year.

07/02/2024

Body camera footage showed police getting out of their car and witnessing a fight between two men. Officers fired at the person they said had a knife.

07/02/2024

The woman was stopped after allegedly driving at over 100 miles per hour and tried to escape from handcuffs after being arrested.

07/02/2024

Reese averaged 14.5 points and 13.2 rebounds per game in June, and set a new single-season WNBA record for consecutive double doubles with 10.

07/02/2024

The shelter at Daley College opened in June 2023, and housed as many as 415 migrants by July 2023. As of last week, 56 migrants were living there.

07/02/2024

The appeals court said Giuliani not only violated the tenets of the legal profession, but "actively contributed to the national strife that has followed the 2020 Presidential election, for which he is entirely unrepentant."

A New York court said in a decision that Rudy Giuliani is disbarred effective immediately.

07/02/2024

A murky law involving emergency protection orders leads to some judges allowing domestic abusers to keep their weapons.

A murky law involving emergency protection orders leads to some judges allowing domestic abusers to keep their weapons.

07/02/2024

The Blackhawks will open the season on the road on Oct. 8 against the expansion Utah Hockey Club.

07/02/2024

Beryl is the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin and is only the second Category 5 storm recorded in July since 2005.

Forecasters warned Hurricane Beryl could bring "life-threatening winds and storm surge" to Jamaica.

07/02/2024

Rain and a few rumbles of thunder are likely, but we are not forecasting a severe weather threat locally.

07/02/2024

Three other swimmers – a mother and her two teenage daughters – were rescued from the lake on Sunday, but a 41-year-old man is still missing.

07/02/2024

"Although we believe defendant's arguments to be without merit, we do not oppose his request for leave to file and his putative request to adjourn sentencing pending determination of his motion," prosecutors said.

Manhattan prosecutors said they are not opposed to delaying Donald Trump's sentencing​ after the Supreme Court ruled​ that former presidents enjoy immunity for official acts.

07/02/2024

The challenge to the ban has been before the justices twice before, though in an emergency posture, and they have declined to block the law while legal proceedings played out.

The Supreme Court declined to consider the constitutionality of an Illinois law banning certain semi-automatic rifles.

07/02/2024

A spokesperson for Spartz said the congresswoman "accidentally carried an empty handgun in her suitcase with no magazine or bullets, which she did not realize was in the pocket of her suitcase, while going through security at Dulles airport."

Rep. Victoria Spartz is facing a weapons charge after her office confirmed she had an unloaded handgun in her suitcase while going through security at a Virginia airport.

07/02/2024

This comes nearly a month after another chaotic village board meeting.

This comes nearly a month after another chaotic village board meeting.

07/02/2024

Border Patrol processed approximately 84,000 migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization in June, the lowest monthly level since Mr. Biden took office in January 2021.

07/02/2024

The victims were in an alley behind the 8900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone shot them both, police said.

07/02/2024

Americans have a specific annual income in mind for what it would take to feel financially secure, according to a new survey from Bankrate. The magic number? $186,000 per year.

07/02/2024

The Blackhawks also signed forwards Pat Maroon and Craig Smith to one-year contracts, and Joey Anderson to a two-year contract.

07/02/2024

Perpetrators of crimes are often seen wearing masks. In New York, there is also concern about people shielding their faces while committing antisemitic acts.

07/02/2024

Fourteen people were charged with felonies.

It is not clear how many people were arrested and the circumstances surrounding the police activity.

07/02/2024

People lined the streets along the route to honor the fallen soldier.

07/02/2024

The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.

07/02/2024

A letter to the judge presiding over the New York case is not yet public. It was filed Monday after the Supreme Court's landmark holding further slowed the former president's criminal cases.

Former President Trump is trying to overturn his recent felony conviction in the New York "hush money" criminal case.

07/02/2024

This is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer.

It is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer.

07/02/2024

From State Street to Cottage Grove on 79th, there are planters, banners, and eight murals featuring Mahalia, former President Barack Obama, and others.

07/01/2024

TONIGHT ON THE CBS 2 NEWS AT 10: Shane Butler, 14, saved his own life after being shot. Tonight, Asal Rezaei reports on what Shane says he learned from his football team that helped him survive.