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I-94 ramp shut down at Stoney Island due to rollover crash; alternate route advised
Lanes were closed and alternate routes were advised after a semi-truck rolled over on an Bishop Ford (I-94) ramp Wednesday afternoon. According to the Illinois State Police, the Stoney Island southbound feeder ramp to I-94 northbound is shut down due to a rolled-over semi truck. "If this is your entrance...
911 operator honored for directing caller through CPR of retired Chicago firefighter
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 911 call taker is being recognized for her calm directions to help a caller do CPR and save the life of a retired Chicago firefighter.Amanda Garr shared the stage with George Mahatah, who collapsed in October and wasn't breathing. His friends called 911 for help.As paramedics rushed to him, Garr talked his friends through the call to keep his heart pumping.Mahatah was taken to the hospital and has made a full recovery."I know that when people call 911, they're not calling because they're having a good day. My hope is to be able to be there and make that a little bit easier," said Garr. Her father, Chief Barry Garr, also expressed how proud he was of his daughter. "Pride. That's what I feel. Both for what she's done for her job, what she's done for the community, what she's done for George, and continue for many more years," he said. Amanda's dad was George's boss on Engine 109 before George retired.She comes from a long line of firefighters, with her great-grandfather, grandfather, and dad all working for the department.
Blame the parents for guns, violence, crime?: Reckon Report
The “What about Chicago?” was strong on the internet last week after a judge sentenced James and Jennifer Crumbley to 10-15 years in prison for manslaughter. Earlier this year, a jury convicted the Crumbleys for negligence in failing to prevent their son’s 2021 shooting rampage that killed four high-school students.
Prosecutors file detention petitions against men mistakenly given ankle monitors after being charged with trying to abduct 2 boys
CHICAGO — Remember our story a couple of weeks ago about the two men accused of trying to lure children into a van where cops allegedly found sex supplies, booze, and a mattress? The men who were given electronic monitoring because a judge and prosecutors mistakenly believed that attempted child abduction is not a detainable offense under Illinois’ cashless bail system?
Armed robbers target Dunkin' Donuts in Chinatown
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Chicago police are looking for two men who robbed a Dunkin' Donuts in Chinatown Tuesday night. Around 9:30 p.m., police said two men, one with a gun, approached the counter and demanded money from the register. This took place near Archer Avenue and Wallace Street. The clerk gave them the cash before the robber took wallets and cell phones from four customers in the store. No injuries were reported. Police are investigating.
RampNOW: Access And Independence With Dignity
Wheelchair ramps, stair lifts, bath safety products and more. The team at RampNOW knows what can help you stay independent in your own home. They also believe in giving back and they are excited to give away something special this week. President and owner, Carlos Rogers-Lopez sat down with us to discuss.
The clues inside the Taylor Swift QR code mural in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Taylor Swift's QR code is live in Chicago, "Are you ready for it?" Ready or not, Digital Producer Elyssa made the journey on foot to see the viral QR code that has left the Swiftie world in suspense. She walked down Dearborn Street and turned right on Grand Avenue. While the building was not immediately noticeable, the crowd of Swifties holding out their phones tipped her off to the spot. Spoiler: the building-sized QR code links to a YouTube Short on Swift's official page. She found a video of an old-fashioned manual typewriter typing the letter "T" on a piece of...
Urgent Search Continues for Missing 25-Year-Old Morgan Farley from Chicago's South Side
Concern is mounting for a missing 25-year-old woman, Morgan Farley, who vanished earlier this month from the South Side of Chicago. Farley, described as a 5-foot-10 African-American female with brown eyes and black hair, was last seen on the 1300 block of W. 110th St., and her disappearance has sparked an urgent appeal for public assistance.
Chicago man pointed firearm at 33-year-old man before robbing business: police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man is accused of pointing a gun at a victim before robbing a West Side business last month. Jeffery Anderson, 29, faces one felony count of aggravated armed robbery with a firearm. According to police, Anderson allegedly displayed a firearm at a 33-year-old man before robbing...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's allies stall effort to keep ShotSpotter in place in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A bid to keep controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in place in Chicago, despite Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to end the contact this fall, hit a temporary roadblock on Wednesday.Aldermen were set to vote Wednesday on a measure to require a full City Council vote before removing ShotSpotter sensors from any wards, but two allies of the mayor – Alds. Daniel La Spata (1st) and Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd) – moved to delay the vote. It's unclear how soon a vote will now take place. The next City Council meeting is set for Friday afternoon, but supporters...
Movie Review: A lyrical portrait of childhood in Cabrini-Green with ‘We Grown Now’
Two 11-year-old boys navigate school, friendship, family and change in Minhal Baig’s lyrical drama “We Grown Now.” It’s an evocative memory piece, wistful and honest, and a different kind of portrait of a very infamous place: Chicago’s Cabrini-Green public housing development. And, pointedly, it’s a film that might not have existed without Participant, the activist film and television studio that just this month announced it was shutting down operations. Baig sets her film in the fall of 1992, a moment in which the promise of the 1940s urban renewal project had curdled beyond repair. It was there, on Oct. 13 of that year, that 7-year-old Dantrell Davis was killed by a sniper while walking to elementary school with his mother. A few days later, the horror film “Candyman” opened across the country with its Black boogeyman and white heroine, inspiring pointed critiques for its regressive racial stereotypes. No longer the place of “Good Times,” Cabrini-Green had become a metonym for the failures of the system. A few years later, authorities would begin demolishing buildings there, the last of which came down in 2011. It’s now home to luxury apartments.
Student critically hurt following hit-and-run outside Fenger High School
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago police are looking for a driver they say was involved in a hit and run that seriously injured a student outside Fenger High School on MondayThe crash happened as classes were letting out.Investigators say the driver of a black Chevy Monte Carlo struck the teen as he crossed the street near 112th and Wallace and left the scene without stopping to render aid.The victim's family has identified him as 15-year-old Maari Robinson. He's in critical condition at Comer Children's Hospital.His loved ones are pleading for anyone with information to come forward.
New Chicago ordinance would fine people $1,000 for distributing hate flyers
CHICAGO - A new Chicago ordinance would give fines of up to $1,000 to those who distribute hateful or threatening flyers. Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) introduced the ordinance Wednesday morning to be sent to the City Council's Committee on Health and Human Relations. The ordinance targets people who disperse hateful...
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