Chicago on pace to finish 2025 with fewest number of homicides in at least 10 years

ABC Chicago 12/30 1:06A Craig Wall

Chicago is on pace to finish the year with the fewest number of homicides in at least a decade. And violent crime overall is also significantly down.

CPS Board approves property tax hike to close budget gap

ABC Chicago 12/30 1:06A Sarah Schulte

Chicago's part-elected, part-appointed school board voted to raise property taxes.

CFD battles large fire at West Side recycling center, video shows

ABC Chicago 12/30 1:06A WLS

Chicago firefighters battled a fire on Chicago's West Side Monday afternoon.

Chance the Rapper talks hosting historic Chicago New Year's Eve event

ABC Chicago 12/30 1:06A Val Warner

Chance the Rapper spoke with Val Warner about hosting Chicago's historic New Year's Eve event later this week.

2025 recap: New Bears era, Chicago-born pope, 'Midway Blitz', CPD officer killed, fiery CTA attack

ABC Chicago 12/30 1:06A WLS

In these final days of 2025, we're taking a look back at the people and stories that moved Chicago over the past 12 months.

Disparti Law Group giving away 1,000 free Uber vouchers for New Year's Eve in Chicago

ABC Chicago 12/29 1:00P WLS

New Year's Eve can be a dangerous night for driving, so Chicago-based Disparti Law Group is giving away 1,000 free Uber rides.

Chicago area HS football stars to play in The Navy All-American Game

ABC Chicago 12/29 1:00P WLS

The Navy All-American Game features the top high school players from across the country. That includes several from the Chicago area.

2 Chicago police officers among 3 injured in crash involving stolen vehicle near Wrigley Field

ABC Chicago 12/29 1:00P WLS

Three people, including two Chicago police officers, were injured in a crash involving a stolen vehicle near Wrigley Field Monday morning, Chicago police said.

Chicago Weather: Parts of Illinois cleaning up after storm damage

ABC Chicago 12/29 1:00P Stephanie Wade

A storm system moving through Sunday left widespread damage in parts of the Chicago area, including in Pontiac.

Wind, snow sweep into Chicago, make for holiday travel challenges

CBS Chicago (News) 12/29 7:22A Laura Bannon

Chicago started the last Monday morning of 2025 with nasty wind and snow, a day after a roller coaster weather day that involved fog, rain, thunderstorms, and even a tornado warning in Kankakee County and parts of Northwest Indiana. Winds were...

American Airlines to add more than 100 departures from Chicago early next year

CBS Chicago (News) 12/29 6:51A Adam Harrington

American Airlines announced Monday that it is adding 100 more departures from Chicago early next year as it continues its expansion at O'Hare International Airport. The airline said it will expand this spring with more flights to five Florida...

Burglars clean out boutique consignment shop in Barrington, Illinois

CBS Chicago (News) 12/29 6:41A Todd Feurer

The owners of a consignment shop in Chicago's northwest suburbs said they are devastated after thieves nearly wiped out their entire inventory in a matter of seconds. Surveillance video shows six people in hoodies and masks rushing through the...

Cat comes up to CBS Chicago investigator Dave Savini's back door after going missing for weeks

CBS Chicago (News) 12/29 5:45A Dave Savini

A neighborhood cat came up to CBS News Chicago Investigator Dave Savini's back door last week after going missing for weeks. The cat, named Manni, had been missing for weeks in Naperville, and was not...

Chicago Police need help from public as they investigate deadly River North mass shooting

CBS Chicago (News) 12/29 5:36A Lauren Victory

Police were coming up short Monday in their investigation of a mass shooting in Chicago's River North district, which killed one man and left three others in critical condition. A $10,000 reward is now on the line from Cook County Crime Stoppers...

More snow Tuesday, Wednesday in Chicago

CBS Chicago (News) 12/29 5:27A CBS Chicago

Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.