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Not hearing that distinct cicada noise yet? Here's why that might be the case
After months of waiting, cicadas have finally emerged from the ground in much of the Chicago area. They're seemingly everywhere in some communities, but others are barely seeing any. Even if scores of cicadas have surfaced in your area, they might not be making that infamous "buzzing" noise you've likely...
Pedestrian killed in crash along I-57 in Chicago
CHICAGO — A portion of I-57 in Chicago was closed on Sunday afternoon after a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. According to Illinois State Police, the crash unfolded just after 2 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57, near West 99th Street, near Washington Heights. Troopers say a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the area and was […]
Thieves crash into, rob 2 liquor stores on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - Two liquor stores on Chicago's South Side were robbed early Monday morning after being crashed into with a car. Police said a group of male offenders in a black Jeep backed into the front doors of a liquor store in the 8000 block of Kedzie Avenue at 3 a.m.
Chicago’s Education Couture celebrates ‘Get Caught Reading Month’
To promote learning and literacy, executive director Querida Flores and founder/president Ruckiya Ross of Chicago’s Education Couture stopped by the WGN Weekend Morning News to share their love of reading.
District 215 School Board meeting agenda and E-learning hearing – 5/28/24
TF Center for Academics and Technology at 6 p.m. The May 28 District 215 School Board meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Thornton Fractional Center for Academics and Technology, located at 1605 Wentworth Avenue in Calumet City. The full board packet and materials for the meeting, including all exhibits and other relevant materials, are available online.
South Chicago remembers Vietnam War heroes with fundraiser to restore mural
CHICAGO - On this Memorial Day weekend, residents of the South Chicago neighborhood are remembering members of their community lost during the Vietnam War. They're raising money to restore a mural honoring the 12 who died. A gun salute was held outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on Sunday –...
Things to do in Lansing this week – May 27, 2024 edition
LANSING, Ill. (May 26, 2024) – The items in the calendar below are public events compiled from a variety of community sources. They represent a diversity of ways to be involved this week. Click on each item to see additional details:. If your business, school, church, or organization is...
Report: State lawmakers won’t act on Bears or White Sox stadium funding requests in waning spring session
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Lawmakers are still working on the state budget after Democrats in charge of the House and Senate went through their self-imposed deadline last week Friday. So, according to a Chicago Tribune report this weekend, state lawmakers won’t be taking any action on public funding requests by either the Bears or the White […]
Chicago honoring Memorial Day with ceremony, parades
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago's Memorial Day Parade kicks off Monday morning. The 89th annual ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. with a parade of members of the Chicago Fire Department led by The Pipes and Drums of the CFD. A mass will follow at 10 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Rd. Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to attend the ceremony. "At this service, we will remember all those of our CFD family who have died since last Memorial Day, especially 2 members who have made the ultimate sacrifice by dying in The Line of Duty, 8 active members of the Department, and over 125 retirees," CFD said in a written release. A flagpole ceremony will take place at the corner of Roosevelt Road and May Avenue for a flag raising with a 21-gun salute and taps. The annual Woogms Parade, organized by the Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society, steps off at 11 a.m. in Lakeview. It's a parade where "everybody marches, nobody just watches."
Search continues for missing 48-year-old woman on South Side
CHICAGO - A search is underway for a 48-year-old woman who was reported missing on the city's South Side last week. Kimberly Howard was last seen May 22 in the 900 block of West 103rd Street, according to Chicago police. She's described as being 5 feet tall with black hair,...
Freed after 12 years in prison, man sues city and Chicago police officers over murder investigation
A recently freed man who spent more than 12 years in prison for a fatal South Side shooting in which a legally blind witness identified him as the perpetrator is suing the city of Chicago and several police officers over their handling of the murder investigation. Darien Harris is seeking compensation in a federal civil rights lawsuit that alleges authorities framed him despite evidence of his ...
Possible lightning strike leads to building fire in Chicago's Tri-Taylor neighborhood
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Lightning from storms Sunday afternoon damaged a building in Chicago's Tri-Taylor neighborhood. No one was injured, but portions of the building's facade began to crumble after it was struck. Around noon, fire officials were called to the building on Taylor and Bell for a call of a possible lightning strike. That possible strike caused a small fire on the second floor and caused portions of the building to crumble. Firefighters could be seen escorting a man from the building and picking up those heavy pieces of the building's facade as they tried to clear the sidewalk. Others could be seen on top of the building inspecting where the lightning strike possibly hit. An unoccupied unit in the building caught fire, and that's where firefighters could be seen knocking out windows and extinguishing the flames. One woman told CBS 2 she heard it all. "Lightning hit the roof," Angela said. I think I saw it because there was a huge thunderclap and with it was a big flash. So I'm thinking I saw it when it hit. And the third floor of the front of the building caught fire." It is unclear if anyone was displaced as a result of the fire.
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