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Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, passes away at 86
CHICAGO - Marian Robinson – a Chicago native and mother to former first lady Michelle Obama – has died. Robinson was born in Chicago in 1937 and lived on the South Side her entire life until moving to Washington, D.C. in 2009 to help take care of her granddaughters after the election of President Barack Obama.
Neighborhoods see a larger disparity in wildlife in Chicago than other cities, study shows
For nearly two decades, Mark Weitekamper has lived in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. For years, Weitekamper said, he’s been able to enjoy wildlife in the heart of the city. “You can spot turtles, you can spot herons, you can sometimes get lucky and there’s mink, and river otter,” Weitekamper said. “We can, of course, see ducks and geese, and there’s a time when the frogs hatch and start ...
Winner of Windy City Hot Dog Eating Contest devours 12 hot dogs in 5 minutes
CHICAGO - The third annual Windy City Hot Dog Eating Contest officially has a winner!. The competition took place at 3:30 p.m. Sunday on Milwaukee Avenue between Cuyler Avenue and Irving Park Road in the Portage Park neighborhood. Frank Wach was named the top dog after devouring 12 hot dogs...
VONtv premieres CBS 2 Chicago Dorothy Tucker’s Special Report ‘Investigating Injustice: The shocking truth about Black women and crime in Chicago’
Dorothy Tucker’s program, “Investigating Injustice: The Shocking Truth About Black Women And Crime In Chicago” airs this evening on VONtv, WVON’s OTT Digital Streaming network. VONtv, WVON’s OTT Digital Streaming network will premier award-winning journalist Dorothy Tucker of CBS 2 Chicago’s special investigative report on the...
'Jake from State Farm' actor Kevin Miles reflects on Chicago roots: 'It was very supportive here'
Nothing but good memories greet actor Kevin Miles at The Chicago Academy for the Arts. The famous former student is better known as "Jake from State Farm," who returned to give back and share some life lessons.
Chicago's Haunted Tree
In May, for the first time in 17 years, parts of Chicago were blanketed in swarms of buzzing, mating, crawling, red-eyed cicadas, and even the city's tiniest trees were ready. Homeowners in Chicago covered small trees in their yards with mesh netting and draped them in white cloth to protect them from damage that cicadas might cause while a swarm of cicadas, known as Generation 13, emerged. Another group, Generation 19, emerged around the same time in southern Illinois and many other parts of the U.S.
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