Michael Jordan's $10 million for UNC, in his mother's name, on CBS Chicago
The gift to the School of Social Work shared the station's week with a South Side court hearing, a West Loop break-in spree and the start of leaf season.
CBS Chicago
Story of Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Michael Jordan honors mother with $10 million gift to University of North Carolina
On an ordinary day, CBS Chicago's library draws a little over 400,000 views. Lately it has been running just under that, close to its usual rhythm across fifteen uploads.
Monday's full newscast was the most watched new upload within two hours of going up. It led with a court hearing for a woman charged in the stabbing death of a 7-year-old girl in Chatham. The same broadcast covered a $260 million settlement up for debate at City Hall, one person hurt during protests at a festival in Bridgeview, and the White Sox getting ready for Game 2 against the Guardians in Cleveland.
The rest of Monday was gentler. Michael Jordan, who played his college basketball at North Carolina, gave the university's School of Social Work $10 million to honor his mother, Delores, funding scholarships for master's students. The Morton Arboretum invited people out to see the changing leaves, and a couple from Philadelphia got engaged while stuck in a pileup on I-95 in South Carolina.
Among local stations of similar size, NBC 6 South Florida had the big week, with nearly twice CBS Chicago's views, while FOX 5 Washington DC ran well below its usual pace. CBS Chicago added about 1,000 subscribers, keeping its place among the larger channels in that group.
Published on Trari
Where next?
Is this your channel?For the channel's owners and team: a ready picture, text and badge for your audience
Share the story with your audience. Everything is ready:
For an Instagram story or a WhatsApp status
For a community post or your channel's description
For your website
You may use the picture, the badge, and link it to this story.
The videos drawing views on CBS Chicago right now
Woman charged with stabbing 7-year-old girl to death on South Side | …4,544 views · 2026-10-06
Chilly Monday night ahead for Chicago1,958 views · 2026-10-05
More than two dozen vehicles broken into in West Loop parking lot598 views · 2026-10-05
It’s leaf peeping season565 views · 2026-10-05
Couple gets engaged during massive traffic pileup on I-95 in South Ca…496 views · 2026-10-05
- Channel
- CBS Chicago
- Subscribers
- 630,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,628,433
- Videos published this week
- 15
- Video published
- October 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 895
The numbers
Here is how CBS Chicago's week looks in figures.
