A cyclist killed in a crash in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Friday afternoon was an employee with the Chicago Department of Transportation who spent years working on improving the city's bicycle infrastructure.

Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.

At least 12 people were shot Saturday near a neighborhood festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities said.

Iran on Saturday accused the U.S. of violating the fragile ceasefire as the U.S. military reported that it had shot down six Iranian one-way attack drones over the past two days that were headed toward the Strait of Hormuz.

Leroy Sané scored a tiebreaking goal in the 57th minute at Soldier Field, giving Germany a 2-1 win over the United States in a friendly and a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup.

Jacob Gonzalez hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also went deep and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3.

Michael Busch singled to right in the 10th inning, allowing automatic runner Dansby Swanson to advance from second and score on an error, and the Chicago Cubs edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2.

Police officers shot and killed a man at a restaurant and bar early Saturday in northwest suburban Carpentersville, after the man had shot two people inside.

A Chicago Department of Transportation employee was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding a bicycle on Friday afternoon in the Bridgeport neighborhood.

Three people were injured when a car crashed into a Chipotle restaurant on Saturday afternoon in the West Elsdon neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.

Chicago police are looking for a group that broke into at least 10 work vans across the city this week.

A man from south suburban Crete has been charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy in the restroom of a store in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side of Chicago.

Ned Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport's top circuit. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ned-jarrett-dies-age-93-nascar-hall-of-fame/ 

Police are investigating. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-west-side-shooting-monroe/ 

The maker of Jeppson's Malört – the infamous Chicago liquor known for how difficult it is to get down – is offering a new version that might be a little easier to drink.https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/barrel-aged-malort-ch-distillery/ 

Police officers shot and killed a shooting suspect at a bar in Carpentersville, Illinois, overnight.https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/carpentersville-police-investigation/ 

Missing Auburn University student James "Weston" Higginbotham was found dead outside of Kyoto, his mother said on Facebook Saturday. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/james-weston-higginbotham-found-dead-japan-kyoto/ 

The U.S. doctor who contracted Ebola while working on a humanitarian mission in Congo has been released from a hospital. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ebola-outbreak-congo-us-doctor-recovers-peter-stafford-germany/ 

Summer festivals are happening across Chicago this weekend focusing on art, music and food. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-blues-festival-lincoln-park-greek-fest-chicago/ 

Carpentersville police are asking residents to avoid the area near Route 25 and Kings Road. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/carpentersville-police-investigation/ 

What do you do when the most beautiful, blessed event ends in tragedy? A woman from southwest suburban Tinley Park turned that tragedy into compassion.

Brandon Marsh hit his first homer off a left-handed starter in nearly four years as the Phillies defeated the White Sox Friday night.

The maker of Jeppson's Malört – the infamous Chicago liquor known for how difficult it is to get down – is offering a new version that might be a little easier to drink.

The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is in Chicago getting ready for one final tune-up before the World Cup.

The Obama Presidential Center does not open to the public for another two weeks, but a group of young men and community leaders recently held a panel discussion inside on how they can make an impact on their communities.

Matt Chapman hit his fourth career grand slam in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot to cap San Francisco's seven-run sixth inning and the Giants pounded the slumping Chicago Cubs 18-3.

A woman stabbed a man in the eye after he sexually assaulted another woman on Friday afternoon in the Loop, Chicago police said.

Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.

Dozens of people walked in the rain on Friday afternoon to promote peace and community and raise awareness about gun violence on the West Side of Chicago.

The announcement by the Chicago Bears that the board of directors voted to advance the team's stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, has left fans on both sides of the state line talking.

Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.

In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.

Investigators say an explosion killed a person inside the SUV on the Eisenhower Expressway Thursday. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/explosion-eisenhower-expressway/ 

The Chicago Bears Board of Directors has voted to advance stadium developments in Hammond, Indiana. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-bears-board-advance-stadium-developments-hammond-indiana/ 

Police are searching for two people wanted in connection with a battery in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suspects-cta-train-platform-battery-west-loop/ 

Actor James Handy has been identified as the 81-year-old man stabbed to death at a home in Los Angeles. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/tarzana-deadly-stabbing-suspect-identified/ 

Two men are dead, and five others were injured after a mass shooting in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood overnight. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mass-shooting-back-of-the-yards-chicago/ 

A fire broke out on the top floor of an apartment building in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on Friday morning. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/apartment-building-fire-lincoln-park/ 

A virtual prayer service was held Thursday night to remember Spencer Leak Jr., the late president of Leak and Sons Funeral Homes.

Pete Crow-Armstrong's bloop RBI single capped a four-run ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 7-6 to avoid a three-game series sweep.

Students at Woodlawn Community School recently wrote letters to President Barack and Michelle Obama as the Obama Presidential Center prepares to open in their neighborhood.

The Chicago Department of Transportation said inspections of the Cortland Street Bridge have turned up additional issues not originally included in planned repairs, and prompted a need for further assessment.

State Treasurer Mike Frerichs visited the Vatican this week with a gift for the pope: $8.65 of his own money from a PayPal account that the Chicago native had closed.

The Vatican has agreed to hear an appeal from parents hoping to halt the closure of St. Hubert Catholic School in Hoffman Estates​.

After experiencing long COVID, Madeline Blair is building a global poetry community rooted in disability justice.

Gun violence survivors face a long road to recovery, physically, mentally and spiritually. The Chicago Hornets wheelchair basketball team is a haven of support for some survivors. Saturday at 10 pm, see the story of their team in the final episode of Miracle Shots: The Voices of Gunshot Survivors.

New legislation in Illinois means new rules for electric bikes, scooters, and similar devices. Supporters of the legislation said the goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities, but some e-bike riders question the additional cost that would be involved.

Every year, Pride Chicago picks an organization to lead the city's annual Pride Parade. This year, it's the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, which has been at the forefront of the fight for health in the LGBTQ+ community for decades.

The Obama Foundation offered its first glimpse inside the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Wednesday, ahead of the $850 million facility's grand opening on June 19.

Hundreds of people were expected to run through Grant Park and along the Chicago lakefront on Thursday evening for the annual Race Against Gun Violence.