# CBS Chicago: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, CBS Chicago has 632,000 subscribers, 718,555,888 total views, and 114,871 videos. It ranks #119,939 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [CBS Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for CBS Chicago is “2026 Race for Illinois Governor: Darren Bailey makes second attempt to unseat JB Pritzker”, a long-form video published Oct 27, 2026.
- These are CBS Chicago’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 24, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026 (46 long-form videos and 2 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 1,563. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Hundreds of Serbian Americans vote for parliamentary elections from Chicago” (62,025 views, Oct 25, 2026). Least viewed: “Full interview with Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for Illinois governor” (30 views, Oct 27, 2026).
- Median length: 2:40 for 46 long-form videos.
- In this sample, CBS Chicago’s consecutive uploads were a median of 0 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 1 day).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 28, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2026 Race for Illinois Governor: Darren Bailey makes second attempt to unseat JB Pritzker](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/6nOXKpQuJNw/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 45 | 3:41 | - |
| [Full interview with Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for Illinois governor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/JSRe2FjqZJ0/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 30 | 24:57 | - |
| [The occult, a possessed dagger, and hauntings at Hunter's on Halsted](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/bPCWsplarA8/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 927 | 8:58 | - |
| [Man shot by FBI agent in Pilsen dies](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/gS1sw2GdVsE/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 964 | 1:23 | 1.32x |
| [“Better Luck than Chuck” horror-comedy trivia game show films in Portage Park](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/z3SHxDc2p14/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 132 | 25:24 | - |
| [A warning about pets and Halloween candy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/3KaPBEMDLwY/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 414 | 3:44 | - |
| ["Nightmare on Clark Street" in Wrigleyville](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/yxz7QUAb2Zc/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 281 | 13:03 | - |
| [Chicago Urban League to hold 65th annual gala](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/ANfGyl_366M/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 184 | 4:05 | - |
| [Family says embattled funeral home owners mishandled father's body](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/SdGsQRqhc7c/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 923 | 5:31 | - |
| [Crunch time for voters, with just one week until midterm elections \| Full Newscasts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/ZQ-_Na6EzX0/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 3,499 | 2:00:00 | - |
| [Large police presence after person shot in Pilsen neighborhood](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/OLUOqctYw1o/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 5,820 | 1:16 | 5.66x |
| [What are some of the referenda Illinois voters will see on their ballots on Election Day?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/P8PZeXBi1_w/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 770 | 2:19 | 1.24x |
| [Showers return to the forecast this week](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/FACswCdz0_k/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 4,596 | 2:41 | 4.48x |
| [Village of Lemont to possibly create ordinance to regulate number of allowed animals inside home](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/QnwUaso9QfE/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 1,801 | 2:20 | 1.75x |
| [Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2027 spending plan faces resistance from alders at first budget hearing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/ByayfTnDopI/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 1,529 | 2:45 | 1.47x |
| [Mother of 5 in coma after suspected road rage shooting in Chicago's Brighton Park](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/PAs7JpvF5HA/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 3,402 | 1:30 | 3.41x |
| [Former Cubs outfielder Matt Szczur gains new fans through artwork](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/wqLz2klKEaY/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 527 | 4:11 | - |
| [Chicago weather: Mild Monday through the night](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/Ur_PtlVdIqs/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 2,606 | 2:40 | 3.27x |
| [Illinois U.S. Senate seat among races in 2026 midterm elections](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/GZSBX-Uhfzw/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 389 | 2:14 | - |
| [Chicago alders hold first in series of hearings on Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget plan](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/RS7iKc-tKKI/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 2,048 | 1:44 | 1.6x |
| [A seasonal scare at the Wilkes Family Halloween display](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/iVaPDYVZ0MA/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 960 | 12:18 | - |
| [Former journalist Michelle Clemens writes memoir about surviving brain aneurysm](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/qSqGfc31-DI/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 1,597 | 4:34 | - |
| [Just over a week until to 2026 midterm elections](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/__XSh7tIWlQ/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 271 | 2:05 | - |
| [Alders to hear from city finance officials on Chicago city budget plan](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/eqX_Is-eHek/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 742 | 1:50 | - |
| [Countdown on until 2026 midterm election](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/KvJfNqSmHTA/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 1,065 | 2:15 | - |
| [Halloween candy all year round?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/pLikLZN06ak/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 1,762 | 2:49 | 1.05x |
| [The benefits of being flexible](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/DHlkGng93Vw/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 649 | 1:38 | - |
| [Cooler and breezy on Monday in Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/ekwI8bXcHW8/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 3,255 | 1:41 | 1.78x |
| [Advocates work to help, mobilize voters in Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/7vZ_8lSxV1E/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 414 | 1:50 | - |
| [Police abuse survivors, activists to call for passage of 2027 Chicago budget plan](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/dHuPrvuFl8Q/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 1,011 | 2:09 | - |
| [UChicago goalie Ali Alamery aims to make saves off field](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/6gmcRU_YGQU/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 939 | 3:25 | - |
| [Investigation finds protection order violations are at all-time high in Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/Pf00Ut_H6TI/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 4,439 | 7:27 | 1.74x |
| [Cloudy, cool start to the workweek in Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/ebZ6j1RrQK4/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 2,400 | 2:25 | - |
| [Multiple residents displaced after 2 Chicago area apartment fires over weekend](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/fJHEV8hTnYk/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 1,775 | 1:52 | - |
| [Areas of fog in Chicago Sunday night](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/SNR3jKmsiqs/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 3,842 | 2:44 | 1.25x |
| [Trump continues to rally for GOP support with midterms fast approaching](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/DCQmZBQsDHw/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 1,936 | 2:01 | - |
| [Serbian Americans in Chicago vote in critical parliamentary election](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/YYamYicw7I4/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 47,274 | 1:02 | 14.71x |
| [Deerfield apartment fire leaves multiple residents displaced](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/hCE5FAdFqVo/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 1,257 | 2:11 | - |
| ["The Angle:" Illinois U.S. Senate speaks, experts weigh in on mayoral race and Chicago budget](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/_yoFBG5AWDo/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 1,739 | 15:53 | - |
| [The decoration at the Nederlander, a squirrel chowing down on a pumpkin \| What Caught My Eye](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/ATTTrfbCY6s/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 2,755 | 2:10 | - |
| [Hundreds of Serbian Americans vote for parliamentary elections from Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/rZqsATwzHww/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 62,025 | 4:37 | 18.1x |
| [Warm again on Sunday in Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/VfS5Qs7f6UU/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 3,801 | 2:52 | 1.39x |
| [4 hurt in apartment fire in Deerfield, Illinois; Red Cross on scene](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/AkqUHTkjW4M/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 1,661 | 1:40 | - |
| [Arts in the Dark Parade brings creativity to life in downtown Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/vGgwyWdtKxs/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 4,157 | 2:16 | 1.27x |
| [Scattered clouds for Saturday night in Chicago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/UUjMFSXg4q4/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 3,906 | 2:48 | 1.22x |
| [CTA shuts down elevated train service in Loop for weekend for repairs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/7L7p3o8R840/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 1,175 | 2:00 | - |
| [The helpful ghost at Original Triple Crown Restaurant in Chicago's Chinatown](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/QwosN4WmaXo/) | 2026-10-24 | Short | 2,439 | 0:48 | - |
| [Author Joe Gustaitis talks new book "Chicago's Art Deco Skyscrapers"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@cbschicago/videos/hoAPBtT--cs/) | 2026-10-24 | Long-form | 1,506 | 4:53 | - |

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