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Wife of man accused of shooting neighbor in hate crime under investigation
LOCKPORT, Ill. — The wife of a man accused of shooting his neighbor in a racially motivated incident is now under investigation. Investigators say 70-year-old John Shadbar’s wife works as a correctional Sergent at Cook County Jail and that she was home when her husband allegedly shot their neighbor. She has been de-deputized, pending the […]
Pequod's adds a new pizza to May menu — and it's a first for the popular restaurant
Pequod's Pizza launched a new menu item for the month of May and it will mark a first for the popular restaurant. The pizzeria, recently dubbed the best in the country by Yelp, announced the "Tripping Billy," which will be available every Thursday in May. The pizza, done in collaboration...
Chicago Businesses on Alert as Armed Robberies Strike Multiple Districts, Police Advise Vigilance
Local Chicago businesses are on high alert as a spate of armed robberies rattled the community, with the Chicago Police Department warning establishments across multiple districts of the increased danger. A string of commercial armed robberies has been reported in the 9th, 12th, 16th, 20th, 24th, and 25th Districts, indicating a possible pattern of criminal activity that's unsettling local business owners and patrons alike.
House panel demands info on Northwestern's response to antisemitism at campus protests
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A congressional committee has opened an investigation into Northwestern University's response to allegations of antisemitism during pro-Palestinian protests on campus.U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, sent Northwestern a letter saying she has "grave concerns regarding Northwestern's persistent failure in addressing antisemitism."She is asking the university to provide several documents to the committee by May 17, including all communications related to the protest encampment; documents and communications referring to allegations of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel; minutes, notes, summaries, and recordings of all...
Restaurant is second to be burglarized recently on same strip of Irving Park Road
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Northwest Side restaurant was raided by burglars in the middle of the night in a crime caught on camera – and business owners said such crimes are out of control.The most recent target, Mima's Taste of Cuba, was one of two restaurants located just blocks away from each other that were each burglarized in a similar fashion – just weeks apart.Mima's Taste of Cuba is located at 2925 W. Irving Park Rd. in the Irving Park neighborhood, and is owned by Billy Alvarez. The first thing Alvarez does when he wakes up is check the surveillance...
Photos: Northern Lights stun the skies across Chicago, suburbs
The Northern Lights dazzled the night sky over the Chicago area late Friday, putting on quite a spectacular show. Aurora borealis, commonly referred to as the Northern Lights, emerged in a wide swath of the country as a result of a "very rare" geomagnetic storm. Many people took notice and...
IN Chicago/Romeoville, IL Zone Forecast
Lake IN- Including the cities of Gary, Hammond, and Merrillville. .TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly. cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s inland, but only in the lower 60s. near the lake. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to. 30 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in...
It's 62 degrees, do you know when the cicadas will emerge in Chicago?
It's 62 degrees. Do you know where the cicadas are?They are almost heeeeere. That's the current soil temperature in Chicago. The magic number for the periodical cicadas to emerge from their 17-year slumber is 64 degrees. Some "baby" cicadas have already been spotted in the northwest suburbs. When will cicadas emerge in Chicago?CBS News Chicago meteorologist Laura Bannon is expecting a "noise-free" Mother's Day weekend, and they are pretty loud.However, she said to expect to see millions of them emerging next week. "The weather, of course, is going to play a huge role in that," Bannon said. "We have these up and down temperatures."Indeed, highs will ping-pong between the 60s and 70s over the next week. Babies emerge after rainstormsIt's common for cicada nymphs to emerge from the soil after rainstorms help warm and loosen the ground.Chicago has had its fair share of storms this week. Two groups of periodical cicadas are emerging in Illinois this year — those that emerge every 13 years and those that emerge every 17 years. For most of their lives, cicadas live underground.
Probation for woman who used postal service master keys to burglarize residential mailrooms
CHICAGO — A woman accused of using U.S. Postal Service master keys to commit eight mailroom burglaries at apartment and condo buildings has been sentenced to probation. Kalea Blanke, 33, pleaded guilty to six counts of burglary, and prosecutors dropped the other two cases, according to court records. Judge Michele Gemskie put her on probation for two years with orders to participate in an “intensive drug program.” Blanke must also submit to random drug testing and provide a DNA sample for indexing by law enforcement.
Protesters disrupted classes, vandalized property at U of C
(The Center Square) – A University of Chicago student says protesters disrupted student life at the school. Christopher Phillips, a member of the U of C’s College Republicans, said students opposed to Israel’s war against Hamas began the encampment like a great exercise of freedom of speech, but it turned into a massive disruption to student's campus experience. “You had people who were harassing students on the Quad, people shouting...
Man robbed victim, fired shot at witness while wearing ankle monitor for a gun case: prosecutors
CHICAGO — Prosecutors say a man wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet for a pending gun case fired a shot at a witness while trying to rob a victim on the West Side. The bullet did not hit anyone. The robbery occurred around 5 p.m. on May 1 in the...
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