Somali parents in Minnesota have been anguishing over the unusually high number of their children who are in special education classes for autism in the Minneapolis schools. Today the Minnesota Department of Health confirmed those observations, and said it would

Restaurants respond to a down economy with innovative dishes, weekend specials and even a few new business openings. The Twin Cities top food critics share their picks and favorite new dining strategies.

Investigators suspect two African immigrants slain at a Long Island condo owned by an NFL player may have been killed as revenge for an Internet scam, police said Tuesday. Sekou Sakor and Ansu Keita were each shot in the head

John Calipari went from having his team lose in the sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament, to the most wanted man in the state of Kentucky. Calipari, who has coached the Memphis Tigers for the last nine seasons, is

A gun possession case against New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was adjourned Tuesday until June.

3M is the only Minnesota company among the Dow 30 industrials, and is one of the state's largest corporate employers. The company's CEO George Buckley discusses the economy, the Minnesota business climate and trends in manufacturing and business.

Eager dog lovers waited for hours, then stampeded into a River North pet rescue agency today, hoping to bring home one of eight pups seized during a March 24 raid on what authorities are calling a South Side puppy mill.

A draft of Chicago's plans for the city's central area through 2020 calls for $15.5 billion in public works, mostly for transportation improvements, and asserts the projects are attainable with or without the 2016 Olympics.

The reform commission launched by Gov. Pat Quinn unveiled a sweeping blueprint for change Tuesday, calling for curbs on the political corruption expected to result in the indictment of impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich this week.

Top U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke had a brief but cordial meetingwith Iran's deputy foreign minister Tuesday at an internationalconference on Afghanistan, marking another step in unlocking 30 yearsof tense relations.

Chicago taxpayers have been "very good to public employees," Mayor Daley said Tuesday, advising police officers preparing to embarrass him by picketing when the International Olympic Committee comes to town this week to enter "the real world."

Lawmakers have voted to expand service opportunities for people looking to help their communities. The House passed the $5.7 billion bill on a 275-149 vote on Tuesday, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature.

A longtime northwest Indiana political fixer was sentenced Tuesday to 6 1/2 years in federal prison on fraud charges.

Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius has corrected three years of tax returns and paid more than $7,000 in back taxes after finding "unintentional errors" -- the latest tax troubles for an Obama administration nominee. The Kansas governor explained

A U.S.-British push for more stimulus spending and widespread European agitation for tougher financial rules amid a global economic crisis will likely get a cool greeting at a G20 summit of receding expectations. There are signs of discord before the

The Senate has endorsed using revenues from controversial cap-and-trade auctions of permits for emitting greenhouse gases to help consumers pay higher gasoline and electricity prices.

A park set to open in two days is already a mess, covered in graffiti. The city fights the problem to the tune of $5.5 million of tax money each year. But as CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports, some residents

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says Gov. Pat Quinn needs to offer some relief to Illinois homeowners if he wants to raise their income taxes.