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1+ hour, 41+ min ago (27+ words) Highs on Thursday will be in the teens, but still feel much colder stepping outside in the single digits. Dangerous cold arrives Wednesday night in Chicago area...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago (32+ words) Adam Erkan pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of battery in the attack. His initial hate crime charges have been dropped. Suspect who attacked 2 Jewish DePaul students pleads guilty to battery...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (403+ words) Updated on: December 3, 2025 / 11:17 PM CST / CBS Chicago Chicagoans are bracing for colder weather on Wednesday night with -10 to -20 degree wind chills. That cold weather will linger for the next two days, according to CBS Chicago Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon." Even with plummeting temperatures, some things can be done ahead of time to avoid troubles come Thursday morning. The serious cold is not just coming, it's already here. "It's arrived a little earlier than we expected it to," said Jessica Cantarelli with Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Cantarelli said with snow already coating the Chicago and northwest Indiana area, homeowners must make sure there's no snow packed around outdoor exhaust vents to prevent carbon monoxide buildups. "Meters and outdoor piping, they can withstand harsh winter weather, but hard-packed snow, icicles, and water dripping on outdoor equipment, that poses a safety risk,…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago (32+ words) The coins, donated at two of its Red Kettles at Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza, are worth more than $10,000. 8 gold coins found in 2 Salvation Army kettles in Daley Plaza...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago (1642+ words) Matas Buzelis needed to do less. He felt it within the first month of the season. In his first season with the Chicago Bulls, Buzelis became accustomed to lengthy game days. He typically arrived at the United Center or a road arena at 3 p.m., barely three hours after the team bus returned to the hotel from morning shootaround. His pregame rituals took four hours. That worked for a 20-year-old rookie still trying to inch his way into the rotation. But this season " as a starter averaging 28.3 minutes per game " those extra hours on the court took their toll. Even the Bulls player development staff began to urge Buzelis to slow things down. So midway through November, Buzelis popped into the office of coach Billy Donovan to fix his pregame routine. The pair took the problem to Donovan's whiteboard, writing out each…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago (711+ words) MADISON, Wis. " A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group arguing that it is illegal for local jails to hold immigrant detainees at the request of federal authorities. The Wisconsin lawsuit comes as federal agents have launched high-profile immigration crackdowns in cities including Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina. Another operation is expected in the coming days in Minnesota, targeting Somali immigrants. The enforcement tactics have been met with protests and lawsuits. A majority of justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted to take the ACLU case directly as an original action, rather than have it first work its way through lower courts. The court is controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Four justices, who were not named, voted to accept the case, while conservative…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago (1004+ words) El rapero ganador del Grammy "frente a m's de 133 millones de personas" decidi" actuar sobre una enorme cuadr'cula industrializada de luces parpadeantes que se asemejaba a un gigantesco controlador de PlayStation. Fue un agradable regalo sorpresa para el PlayStation de Sony, que este a'o celebra su 30 aniversario en Am'rica del Norte y Europa. La referencia de Lamar a la consola "con la que Sony no tuvo nada que ver" fue otra se'al de hasta qu' punto la marca ha penetrado en la cultura, en formas grandes y peque'as. "Hicimos que los videojuegos fueran "cool. Cuando salimos, 'ramos un poco atrevidos, 'ramos diferentes, pero realmente se trataba de ser disruptivos, dice Eric Lempel, vicepresidente senior de Negocios y Producto en Sony Interactive Entertainment. "Sentimos que somos una marca de entretenimiento de primer nivel, no solo una marca de videojuegos. Parte de…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago (628+ words) December 3, 2025 / 6:30 PM CST / AP Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore scored in a shootout Tuesday night to make Golden Knights goalie'Carter Hart's anticipated debut'a success, giving Vegas a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Golden Knights entered 1-8 in games decided after regulation. Braeden Bowman forced overtime for the Golden Knights when he put in his own rebound with 2:28 left in the third period. Bowman and Ivan Barbashev each had a goal and an assist. Ben Hutton also scored and Theodore had two assists. Hart stopped 27 shots, including six in overtime. AVALANCHE 3, CANUCKS 1 Brock Nelson also scored as Colorado improved to 14-0-3 in its last 17 games. Mackenzie Blackwood made 11 saves after Scott Wedgewood departed in the second period'with an upper-body injury. It's the second-longest point streak for the Avalanche in franchise history, trailing a 17-0-2 stretch during the 2021-22 season. CAPITALS 3, KINGS 1 Tom Wilson scored…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago (437+ words) December 3, 2025 / 5:21 PM CST / CBS Chicago Imagine not having a place to live, or a hot meal to eat on a winter day when temperatures are below freezing. That's the reality for many people in Chicago, but a shelter in Lincoln Park is working to make a difference in the lives of those in need. One by one, people experiencing homelessness entered Lincoln Park Community Services' shelter in Old Town on Wednesday as temperatures hovered in the high 20s. The drop-in program, which runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every afternoon, allows them to enjoy a hot meal, connect with others, and get out of the cold. "During the winter months, we see a spike in the number of people who are coming to us for support and care," said Cheryl Hamilton-Hill, CEO of Lincoln Park Community Services. "When it gets cold outside, like all…...

8+ hour, 4+ min ago (369+ words) December 3, 2025 / 5:03 PM CST / CBS Chicago Newly released video footage shows former Robbins Acting Police Chief Carl Scott hitting a man in the back of his head in an interview room last year after the man showed up to file a complaint against him. Former Robbins Chief Carl Scott pleaded guilty earlier this year to battery charges stemming from the incident on July 1, 2024. A 43-year-old man had visited the Robbins Police Department on July 1, 2024, to file a complaint against the chief over a previous incident. The victim was recording the lobby with his cell phone, and when Scott approached him, the chief began filming the victim with his own cellphone, prosecutors said. Scott then ordered two other officers to come to the lobby for assistance, and asked the victim for his information so he could issue a citation for public nuisance,…...