A singer and one-time artistic collaborator with R. Kelly cried on the witness stand Thursday at Kelly's child pornography trial as she described introducing the R&B superstar to a relative of hers -- the alleged victim in the case --

It's a lot more expensive to answer the call of the open road this Memorial Day weekend, and thus, the overall number of travelers is expected to drop this year for the first time since 2002. CBS 2's Joanie Lum

A mom and her two kids were hospitalized after they rear-ended a semi truck that flipped on the inbound Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94) Friday morning on the Far South Side.

New information has surfaced about a threatening letter that was sent to Mayor Richard M. Daley before a fire at his summer home in Michigan.

Before championing a big legislative pay increase, Illinois Senate President Emil Jones provided himself with tens of thousands of dollars in interest-free loans from his campaign fund.

The Illinois Department of Transportation released a six-year, $10.9 billion wish list Thursday of projects to improve the state's roads and bridges.

Five people were injured Friday morning when a car jumped the curb at a bus stop in the Little Village neighborhood.

With the rising cost of gas and concerns that too much of our food is being used for fuel, the world could really use a new way to make energy. There could be a new way: algae. The slimy green

Sales of existing homes fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, with the backlog of unsold single-family homes rising to the highest level in more than two decades.

Stocks fell Friday as investors digested a better-than-expected home sales report that still showed continued weakness, and as traders squared their portfolios ahead of the three-day holiday weekend.

United Airlines ratcheted up the pressure on fliers ahead of the holiday weekend, raising most domestic fares by as much as $60 roundtrip to offset the runaway cost of fuel.

A home-price index considered to be the most comprehensive reading of the U.S. market posted the sharpest decline in its 17-year history, and analysts say housing has yet to bottom out.

A 21-year-old man was injured in a shooting at a west suburban intersection Thursday afternoon.

A 26-year-old man is dead Thursday after neighbors discovered him in a parking lot near his Far South Side home.

State police revoked Craig Stebic's firearm owner's identification card Wednesday following a request from Plainfield police Chief Don Bennett.

Several CTA bus routes that were re-routed because of construction activity at Block 37 will return to normal routes starting next week.

The Illinois Attorney General's Office is investigating complaints against a chain of Chicago area medical spas after the 2 Investigators reported on clients complaining that they were victims of deceptive advertising, misleading sales pitches and financing abuses. CBS 2 Investigator

The upcoming holiday weekend is expected to hit your pocketbook harder than ever before, and not just at the gas pump. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports food prices have shot up almost across the board in the past 12 months.