Darius Johnson

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (CBS) -- Fourteen Woodstock families who were displaced after a fire two weeks before Thanksgiving got a helping hand ahead of Christmas.

The market will close its doors on the night before Christmas.

The medics were not armed, and they did not know if the robber had a gun. Nevertheless, they managed to flip the script with their bare hands.

Every year, a select few detainees have a chance to attend a service that provides a message of hope and support.

The holidays are one of the busiest times of the year at Chicago's airports, and TSA agents are tasked with protecting the hundreds of thousands of passengers who go through O'Hare International Airport every day, but they can't do it alone.

The Transportation Security Administration gets some help from an extra set of eyes and paws at O'Hare.

GARY, Ind. (CBS) -- A vigil was set for Monday evening in memory of a Gary, Indiana woman who was shot and killed 12 days ago —and in hopes that her husband recovers after also being shot.

CHICAGO (CBS) — An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead inside an apartment building on the city's Near West Side on New Year's Day.

Charlie, a 2-year-old Bernese mountain dog, is headed home to Crystal Lake to heal after being missing for six days and in the hospital for two.

As an arctic blast latches onto the city, it's also latching on to your car battery.