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Man pleads guilty to murder of Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston, gets 55 years in prison
43+ min ago (212+ words) Updated on: April 2, 2026 / 3:56 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A man was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to his role in the 2023 murder of Chicago Police Officer Ar'anah Preston. Joseph Brooks, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of…...
ATF agent opens fire in Walmart parking lot in Pullman, agency confirms
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (132+ words) Updated on: April 2, 2026 / 3:02 PM CDT / CBS Chicago An ATF agent opened fire during an operation in a Walmart parking lot on Chicago's South Side Thursday morning, the agency confirmed. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said one of their…...
Mortgage rates are surging, foiling homebuyers' best-laid plans
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (702+ words) April 2, 2026 / 2:32 PM CDT / CBS News Surging mortgage rates are threatening to wash out the spring homebuying season. For aspiring homeowners, the upsurge in borrowing costs is a major headache. "Before this war, it was like, it could be a good…...
HHS announces $144 million program to study effect of microplastics on the human body
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (512+ words) Updated on: April 2, 2026 / 2:41 PM CDT / CBS News The Department of Health and Human Services will is introducing a first-of-its-kind program to study microplastics and the effect they have on the human body, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday." "We…...
Hyde Park Academy High School student killed in hit-and-run on her way to work in Dolton
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (178+ words) April 2, 2026 / 2:35 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Hyde Park Academy High School students are mourning the second classmate killed by a hit-and-run driver in little more than a week. Lania Smith, 18, was struck and killed on Monday evening on her way to…...
CBS Chicago Vault: Protests at 1986 Chicago premiere of Godard's controversial film, "Hail Mary" over nudity
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (925+ words) April 2, 2026 / 1:41 PM CDT / CBS Chicago You don't hear about French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard's controversial film "Hail Mary" these days, and its content as described in reviews sounds tame compared to what comes onto our phone screens now. But when "Hail…...
Chicagoland severe weather threat: Tornadoes, damaging hail possible
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (231+ words) Kaitlin Cody has your Chicago weather update! CHICAGO - Today we have A LOT going on with our weather. Let's talk about current conditions and then get into what is on the way. Right now, at this early afternoon time, we…...
CBS Chicago Vault: Protesters turn out for screening of Godard's "Hail Mary"
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (90+ words) "Hail Mary," Jean-Luc Godard's contemporary take on the story of the Nativity, drew heated protests from people of faith in Chicago and around the country and world. Dorothy Tucker reports on a protest outside the Chicago premiere at Facets Multimedia,…...
Student stabbed by classmate at Zion-Benton High School sues school district, attacker over injuries
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (250+ words) April 2, 2026 / 1:20 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The family of a student who was stabbed and critically injured by her classmate at Zion-Benton Township High School has filed a lawsuit against the district. On Jan. 9, Zion police said two 17-year-old girls got…...
FDA approves first oral GLP1 drug Foundayo
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (33+ words) The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first oral GLP-1 weight loss drug by Lilly, called Foundayo. FDA approves first oral GLP1 drug Foundayo FDA approves first oral GLP1 drug Foundayo...