Cornell Square Park gets $4.3M from Chicago
The park and its facilities are more than 100 years old. Its fieldhouse has been a resource for the Back of the Yards community offering programs for all ages since it opened in 1904.
The park and its facilities are more than 100 years old. Its fieldhouse has been a resource for the Back of the Yards community offering programs for all ages since it opened in 1904.
Chicago Park District officials and Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) next week will announce a $4.3 million plan for enhancements to Cornell Square Park in Back of the Yards.
Chicago Park District officials and Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) next week will announce a $4.3 million plan for enhancements to Cornell Square Park.
Ladarius Harris, 33, was arrested by Chicago police officers and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday, in the 5600 block of South Michigan Avenue.
The landlord, Lorenzo Lavalle, is remembered as a pillar in the community – even helping newly-arriving migrants getting on their feet.
Lorenzo Lavalle is remembered as a pillar of his Back of the Yards community. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Chicago police said just before 9 p.m., an unknown man walked inside Naples's Pizza in the 4500 block of South Ashland Avenue and demanded money while armed with a handgun.
Chicago police are looking for an armed robber, they say opened fire at a restaurant in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Saturday night.
In each of the robberies, a gunman approached his victims on the street, stole their cash and other belongings, and ran off.
CPD officers responded to the scene where the employee told them that a masked man entered the restaurant armed with a handgun.
Officers were called to the EZPAWN pawn shop, in the 4800 block of South Ashland Avenue, for a domestic disturbance.
Police were on the scene blocking the street.
A mangled white car was on 47th Street near Halsted and a white Jeep was nearby on the curb. Police were on the scene blocking the street. It's not clear if anyone was injured.
Carlos Sanchez, 24, was shot and killed this week not far from Back of the Yards College Prep, where he was a star on the soccer field. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
To those closest to him, Carlos Sanchez, 24, was known as "Chispa," Spanish for "spark."
Sanchez was shot dead outside his alma mater, Back of the Yards College Prep.
Police said 5:29 p.m. Monday, a gunman opened fire and struck Carlos Sanchez, 24.
In all four robberies, a group of men used a white SUV, but police have not said if the holdups are connected.
The robberies happened between 7:20 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. in the city's Lower West Side, McKinley Park, Back of the Yards, Chicago Lawn, and Gage Park neighborhoods.
Chicago police say an on-duty officer was driving when A light gray SUV entered oncoming traffic and struck the squad car.
Chicago police responded to the scene of a crash involving one of their officers in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Sunday morning.
"There wasn't a mention of any violations. The place is very clean. I have been in that place two or three times before."
Firefighters spent hours battling an extra-alarm fire at a Back of the Yards food processing plant on Thursday. It was dangerous, made worse by high winds. CBS 2's Sara Machi has the story.
The fire started at a warehouse near 41st and Halsted, and later spread to multiple buildings.
The victim drove himself to Rush University Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.
Passing rain showers are expected through 8 a.m. before clearing skies.
The first shooting took place on the inbound Stevenson Expressway near Halsted Street.
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The first shooting took place on the inbound Stevenson Expressway near Halsted Street around 2:10 a.m. Police are investigating but have not provided further details.
The first shooting took place on the inbound Stevenson Expressway near Halsted Street around 2:10 a.m. Police are investigating but have not provided further details.
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The first shooting took place on the inbound Stevenson Expressway near Halsted Street.
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