Chicago Park District boxing coach Bill Heglin set to retire after 51 years
Within the walls of the Hamlin Park, at Barry and Hoyne avenues in North Center, Heglin coached several future champions.
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Within the walls of the Hamlin Park, at Barry and Hoyne avenues in North Center, Heglin coached several future champions.
Bill Heglin is retiring after 51 years coaching pugilists at the Hamlin Park field house.
At 106 pounds and all of 14 years old, Pilsen eighth grader Jessie Anthony Sanchez is already considered a veteran of the sport.
He's just 14 years old, and he's already a force to be reckoned with. The student from Pilsen is building buzz in the boxing ring after winning a number of titles. At this rate, he may very well be on his way to the Olympics. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos had the story on the prizefighter from Pilsen.
Boxers from each of the district's 22 gyms showed off their fancy footwork and powerful hooks.
The exhibition will take place right in the shadow of the Picasso statue.
Boxers ranging from ages 8 to 25 will battle it out in the ring at 22 boxing gyms across the city.
Boxers ranging from ages 8 to 25 will battle it out in the ring at 22 boxing gyms across the city.
Watch as the city's top female youth boxers face off on the West Side.
If you can't make it today, you can catch other showcases this month on July 20 and 27.
"Seeing this hard work pay off is such a great feeling. I also know if I can do it, others can do it as well."
The teen boxing champ started the summer standing atop a podium in Texas after winning his fourth Junior Olympic boxing championship. But he doesn't think it's his biggest accomplishment. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek explains what is.
Sims has fought through obstacles to get where he is - including managing sickle cell. CBS 2's Jori Parys reports.
Sims has fought through obstacles to get where he is - including managing sickle cell.
"Basically give them hope. There are other ways to live than gang life, there are other ways to make it out of the hood than sell drugs. Maybe we get a champion out of there and then we motivate the other kids,"
He defended his Chicago and National Golden Gloves super heavyweight title in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
We want to follow up on a story we first brought you back in March on a professional basketball player-turned-boxer Eric Ross. Back then, he was a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves winner who went on to the national championship. He defended his Chicago and National Golden Gloves super heavyweight title in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
The tournament began 100 years ago when young men from Chicago's working class neighborhoods fought for respect and glory.
The Chicago Golden Gloves tournament is the largest and longest-running regional amateur boxing event in the country. This year, it turns 100. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek introduced us to an Englewood native who went from surprising start to proudly carrying on that legacy.
Throwing hands in the House of God is typically something that would be frowned upon – but not so in the basement of the La Villita Community Church in Little Village.
"You never know what somebody got on their mind and what they're going through or whatever. And sometimes they just want to release it. So boxing would be a good way to do that."
A CPS computer science teacher is rolling with the punches, teaching STEM classes during the day, then after school, his lessons turn to boxing. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray has their story.
A community program is actively working to keep children safe in and around neighborhoods where gang violence reigns.
WBA Welterweight Champion Jamal "Shango" James takes on undefeated contender Rahdzab Butaev this Saturday, October 30th on SHOWTIME. CBS' Katie Johnston sat down with the boxer to talk about the upcoming fight, his training, and his community program "Pursuit of Discipline."
CBS 2's Ryan Baker recently met a South Side pastor who's using the ring to help young people learn about life and overcoming adversity.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
The landfill opened in the early 1980s along the shore, and in 2020, the Army Corps called for extending it.
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
Candidates in a race that will determine ideological control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will square off in their only scheduled debate before the April 1 election.
Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th), who chairs the City Council Black Caucus, said banning the sale of new furs would "have such a devastating economic consequence to our city's small businesses."
Six weeks after the Reed shooting, then-Chief COPA Administrator Andrea Kersten questioned the officers' story in the Dexter Reed shooting. The CCPSA called for her termination.
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.
A couple in DuPage County are opening a co-op grocery store they hope can address the strain of ever-rising food costs.
Rosemont, Illinois, is putting the brakes on installing electric vehicle chargers inside parking structures, more than a year after an EV caught fire.
Need a REAL ID? A new supercenter in downtown Chicago will be taking walk-ins starting Wednesday.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
Each batch of paczki requires 32 egg yolks and 16 egg whites, and that cost adds up at Creative Cakes Bakery in Tinley Park.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get? Those are some of the questions a doctor at Northwestern is trying to answer.
Five years ago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical Intensive Care Unit was in the process of being transformed into a COVID ICU.
A second person has died in the measles outbreak that started in West Texas.
More than 97% of measles cases across North and South America have been in the U.S. or Canada.
The girl was not the only child who took the substance this week at McKay School in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Under the city ordinance, fur retailers in Chicago could no longer sell real fur coats. They could only sell those made with synthetic materials.
The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result of the tariffs — affecting everything from food to electronics.
The other six stores will remain open.
The call to action — or rather inaction — is asking that American consumers refrain from making any purchases at major retailers on Friday, Feb. 28.
The James Beard Foundation announced Lem's Bar-B-Q as one of six recipients of the America's Classics Award.
The season begins with Luigi Cherubini's "Medea," Oct. 11 to Oct. 26.
According to the Lollapalooza social media accounts, the lineup will be released on March 18.
In announcing Korshak's death, Broadway In Chicago called her a "trailblazing force" in the public relations industry.
"Anora" won big at the 2025 Oscars. Here's the full list of who won and was nominated for this year's Academy Awards.
David Johansen, the gravelly-voiced singer, was last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Researchers at the Potocsnak Longevity Institute at Northwestern are looking into the difference between a person’s chronological age — how many years they have lived, and their biological age — how old their body actually is. Charlie De Mar got examined himself.
Thirty-five girls learned Wednesday night how the game of basketball can instill confidence — with the help of two former Chicago Bulls players. Marissa Sulek reports.
Staffing at the Department of Education has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183. Charlie De Mar reports.
For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insisted that extending the landfill was the best option. But after a lengthy legal fight, the corps has changed its position. Jermont Terry reports.
Have you ever wondered how your body is aging, or why some people seem more vibrant the older they get?
The landfill opened in the early 1980s along the shore, and in 2020, the Army Corps called for extending it.
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
Police said during the fight, a 25-year-old man was shot twice in the lower body.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and others her son's death by suicide. Internal documents and emails show missteps that may have led to her son's death.
Cook County Crime Stoppers are now offering a new $1,000 reward for information leading to an indictment or arrest in the murder of Rosa Chacon.
CBS News Chicago obtained records showing Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights, Illinois had been repeatedly warned by the state for their handling of bodies waiting to be cremated.
Rose Bronstein founded the group Buckets Over Bullying, and has been moving mountains with her local organization.
Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights is accused of mishandling the bodies of people who recently died.
The Bulls tried to plant the seed of female empowerment Wednesday for 35 young women from the Belmont Cragin community.
DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Northwestern (17-15) earned its first conference tournament win since 2022 for a chance to play No. 5 Wisconsin in Thursday's second round.
Saint Patrick in Portage Park are off to the tournament after beatin Mount Carmel High School in supersectionals.
Somehow, Wildcats workhorse Nick Martinelli was not selected First Team All-League in postseason awards Tuesday.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said.
Robert Davis was the last person to see his girlfriend Barbara Lenz alive before she vanished in 1989, Iowa investigators said.
Charles Poulos, 55, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to the Glenview Police Department.
Micheail Ward's conviction was thrown out, after an appeals court ruled detectives violated his constitutional rights during his interrogation.
Zulma Pacheco's boyfriend of five years said he was with her at the nightclub the night she was shot, and he carried her out after he saw she was bleeding.
