Southwest pilot removed from cockpit, booked for DUI
A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News. David Paul Allsop allegedly smelled of alcohol and may have...
Lawmakers advance ‘Karina’s Bill’ to remove guns from domestic violence situations
It’s been 18 months since Karina Gonzalez and her 15-year-old daughter, Daniela, were shot and killed on Fourth of July weekend 2023 at their Chicago home, allegedly by her husband. Gonzalez had filed for an order of protection from her husband just two weeks before her death....
Amtrak cancels Chicago-area trains ahead of cold blast of Arctic air
With the coldest air of the season expected to blanket the Chicago area in coming days, Amtrak has preemptively canceled multiple trains. According to the agency, the Empire Builder train set to run between Chicago and Seattle on Monday, Jan. 20 will not operate due to expected...
City Council blocks bid to roll back protections for undocumented immigrants
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The City Council on Wednesday blocked an effort by some of the council's more conservative alderpeople to water down Chicago's sanctuary city ordinance protecting undocumented immigrants, amid a threat from the incoming Trump administration to make the city...
Dying gunshot victim sat in double-parked car for at least 2 hours before being...
CHICAGO — For more than two hours, a gunshot victim sat dead or dying inside an SUV on a Gage Park street Tuesday evening. His body was only discovered after a resident called 911 to complain because the vehicle had been running, double-parked, and occupied for so long. Nobody...
Black Illinois Residents Are Experiencing Homelessness at Higher Rates: Report
The number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States on a single night was the highest ever recorded in 2024. The overall rate increased by 18%, and in Chicago, the number of unhoused people tripled from 2023 to 2024. But homelessness among Black people is seeing...
Boys, ages 13 and 16, charged with attempted murder for knife attack outside Chicago...
CHICAGO — Two boys, including a 13-year-old, are charged with attempted murder for stabbing and critically injuring a man during a group attack outside a McDonald’s restaurant on November 14. Chicago police said an 18-year-old man was walking in the first block of North Western...
Alert issued after several pick pocket thefts in Loop restaurants
CHICAGO — An alert was issued by Chicago police after several recent pick pocket thefts downtown restaurants. Police said in the incidents, a group or lone person enter a crowded Loop restaurant to steal debit and credit cards from bags, purses and wallets. In a majority of the...
Newly elected Chicago Public School board members to be sworn in Wednesday
The new elected Chicago Public School board members are set to be sworn in on Wednesday, after all seven previous members resigned amidst a financial crisis and CTU contract negotiations.
1,600 ‘Backpack Beds’ Planned For Chicago’s Homeless Under Nonprofit’s Fundraising Plan
LITTLE ITALY — An Australian nonprofit is fundraising to make good on its goal of distributing more than 1,600 portable “backpack beds” to Chicago’s unhoused population this winter. Good Night Chicago, an initiative of the nonprofit Backpack Bed for Homeless, has set a $202,368...
