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Death investigation underway after body found in Park Manor backyard
CHICAGO - Chicago police have launched a death investigation after a body was found in the backyard of a residence in Park Manor. The body was discovered around 11:51 a.m. Thursday in the 6900 block of S. Anthony Avenue. Police say they were called to the area to assist first...
Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer
Chicago plans to close five shelters for migrants in the coming weeks and move nearly 800 people, including families, in order to reopen park district buildings hosting popular summer camps, athletic contests and other community events in time for summer.The shift is part of the city’s ongoing scramble to meet the needs of people arriving from the U.S. border with Mexico. Advocates for the newly arrived have frequently criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, and argued that the available services are inadequate. Others believe Chicago is unfairly prioritizing new arrivals over longtime residents, including unhoused people with similar needs....
Dashcam Captures Uber Driver And Passenger Escaping Gunfire
Driver John Williams picked up a passenger in one of the most violent neighborhoods in Chicago. Gun shots were fired towards an Uber driver’s vehicle after he picked up a woman in Chicago. March 17 footage from the driver’s dash cam, via Storyful, revealed an unnamed woman calmly getting...
5 children sickened from smoke inhalation from cooking in Auburn Gresham
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Five children were taken to the hospital Thursday night after suffering smoke inhalation in an Auburn Gresham neighborhood building.The Fire Department called an EMS Plan 1, automatically sending five ambulances, after the children became sick in a residence in the 7600 block of South Damen Avenue.The children were in fair-to-serious condition.This was not a fire, the CFD said. The smoke inhalation was the result of cooking.Further details were not immediately available.
Illinois man sentenced for threatening to kill probation officer while in Dane Co. Jail
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - An Illinois man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday for threatening to kill his federal probation officer while in Dane County Jail. According to the DOJ, Nickey Don Smith, 49 of Chicago, was on federal supervised release when he made the threats. Smith’s supervised release was revoked by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson.
How do cicadas mix with pets? Experts have answers as 17-year cicada season nears
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The season of the cicada broods has almost arrived – with billions if not more of the insects coming this spring.The 17-year cicada of Brood XIII is coming to the Chicago area. Downstate in Springfield, Brood XIII will be joined by Brood XIX, which comes out after 13 years underground.With this emergence, Illinois will see more cicadas than anywhere else in the country this spring. And one question jeeps coming up – how do creepy crawlers mix with furry friends, and what do pet owners need to know with the swarms expected everywhere?It's a concern that many...
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