Chris Tye
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Chicago area congressman, doctor reflect on year of war in Ukraine
We took a look back, and forward: from Illinois legislators to a doctor who've made the trip to Ukraine over the last 12 months. → Read More
Friday marks 20 years since E2 nightclub tragedy took the lives to 21 people
The former location of E2 nightclub is now-vacant building in the South Loop. → Read More
20 years after the E2 nightclub tragedy, a woman mourns a mom she never got to know
Security guards trying to control a crowd at the venue, at 2347 S. Michigan Ave., used pepper spray on the crowd. It caused a stampede, and 21 people died. → Read More
Chicago man calls for CPD officers' firings for his 2019 beating in police custody
But police wanted to search Damen Stewart. He said that led to an altercation and more than a dozen punches to the head. → Read More
96-year-old woman's body found in freezer in Portage Park garage
It was not known late Monday what led up to the body being placed in the freezer in the garage, and who did it. → Read More
Two men charged with burglary after Kenwood high-rise fire
Two Chicago men are charged with robbing residents of the very building that caught fire this week. → Read More
New FBI Chicago field office boss takes charge
Robert W. "Wes" Wheeler Jr. took the job just three weeks ago and spoke with CBS 2 about the challenges ahead. → Read More
Dr. Ngozi Ezike reflects, three years after first official Illinois COVID-19 case
The first major COVID challenge for Dr. Ezike came three years ago Tuesday. → Read More
Lawsuit highlights how DCFS placed kids in juvenile detention who had done nothing wrong
Why were they there? The reason, the suit said, was that the state was out of placement beds. → Read More
Illinois ranks near bottom of states in use of 'red flag' gun laws
The law helps family members take guns out of the hands of those with violent tendencies. → Read More
40 years later, gangland murder of Allen Dorfman in Lincolnwood remains unsolved
Allen Dorfman, an insurance salesman with close ties to the Chicago mob, was gunned down outside the old Purple Hyatt Hotel in Lincolnwood in broad daylight on Jan. 20, 1983. → Read More
ME's report says 8-year-old Amaria Osby was going to be taken from mom now accused of her murder
We have now uncovered new documents that may reveal there may have been more to the motive behind Amaria's murder. → Read More
Bald eagle rescued from ice in Waukegan Harbor
A volunteer with the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors used his kayak skills to reach the bird. → Read More
Worker dies after being trapped by trench collapse in Buffalo Grove
Rescuers spent a frantic few hours Monday evening trying to save the man, but he did not make it. → Read More
Why is CPS collecting most property tax revenue in years despite plummeting enrollment?
CPS is maxing out their ask this tax year, despite enrollment hitting 10-year lows. → Read More
Robber targets women in north lakefront neighborhoods, drives off in U-Haul truck
These robberies happened three times of two days - Monday to Tuesday. → Read More
Dunbar Academy community says they have no answers as to why principal was removed
There is no word on the nature of what is being investigated. Alston said the local school council does not have answers either. → Read More
Property taxes are skyrocketing in gentrifying neighborhoods in Chicago
It's good news if you're selling, but bad news if you're trying to rent – and really bad news if you're just getting by in a gentrifying neighborhood. → Read More
Jury awards $25.5 million to James Hill, who served 17 years for crime he didn't commit
This verdict might not be the last payday for Hill. → Read More
Teen playwright gives his all for 'The Good Ones,' now onstage in Oak Park
James Leonardi's play is about coming of age in a social media world – but it has a worldly connection. All the proceeds go to benefit children more than 4,000 miles away. → Read More