Chicago rapper Twista is aiming a message of peace at Chicago students in an effort to change the lives of troubled teens. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.

After CBS 2 reported 115 girls out of 800 at Robeson High School in Englewood were pregnant or already had babies, women in the community decided to do something. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports.

A 17-year-old Chicago Public Schools has died after being shot multiple times Monday morning in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.

October is breast cancer awareness month. All month long you've seen them: pink products for sale -- clothes, gum, even snuggies. But if you buy those products, how much of your money actually goes to charity? CBS 2's Anne State

It's is a bittersweet victory for alleged victims of sexual abuse by a Chicago priest. The Vatican has now formally removed Father John Calicott from the priesthood. Those victims first came to CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine with their

Two teenagers charged in connection with the murder of the parents of CLTV talk show host Garrard McClendon beat the couple, tied them up and left them in a closet in their Hammond home, police said on Monday.

A police officer who blogs has suggested cutting the size of the Chicago City Council in half, after one member suggested cops and firefighters be subject to pay and benefit cuts. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.

A community activist wants some Fenger High School students and parents to keep their kids home Monday.

Edward Hospital in Naperville is restricting visitors to the hospital for the first time due to concerns about spreading the H1N1 virus.

Chicago businessman James Tyree's purchase of Sun-Times Media Group Inc., including the Chicago Sun-Times and more than 50 suburban publications, has been finalized.

A U.S. military helicopter crashed Monday while returning from the scene of a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers in western Afghanistan, killing 10 Americans including three DEA agents in a not-so-noticed war within a war. Four more troops were

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) has filed his candidacy for Cook County Board president, but he says he hasn't decided if he will run reelection to his seat in Congress instead.

Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate stillface key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama's goalof passing legislation to remake the nation's health care system byyear's end.

Judy Baar Topinka has announced she is running for the Republican nomination to become Illinois comptroller.

President Barack Obama said Sunday's "outrageous attacks" outsidegovernment offices in the Iraqi capital "reveal the hateful anddestructive agenda of those who would deny the Iraqi people the futurethat they deserve." Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintonsaid the "savage" suicide bombings

A proposal for government-backed health insurance is close to gainingthe 60 votes needed to pass the Senate and probably will be in overhaullegislation, a Senate Democratic leader said Sunday. A proposalfor the public option that is gaining wide support would

President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people. The declaration that Obama signed late Friday authorized Health and Human Services

After months of taking incoming fire from the prime-time stars of FoxNews, the Obama White House is firing back, charging that FOX News isdifferent from all other news. "FOX News often operates almostas either the research arm or the communications

Big banks that got big bailout bucks should return the favor by lending more to qualified small businesses, President Barack Obama says. In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama said too many small business owners remain unable to

President Barack Obama's visit to Massachusetts is proving lucrative for Gov. Deval Patrick's re-election campaign. Steve Crawford, a spokesman for Patrick's political committee, said the Friday fundraiser at the Westin Copley hotel will bring in about $600,000 for Patrick, Lt.