Kenwood high-rise fire leaves one dead, several hurt
The fire started on the 15th floor of the Harper Square Cooperative building and climbed to the 24th. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
The fire started on the 15th floor of the Harper Square Cooperative building and climbed to the 24th. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
Ald. Sophia King is on the scene. She told CBS 2 the fire has spread to nine floors. She confirmed Six people, including an elderly woman and a firefighter, were taken to the hospital and they are in good condition.
The apartments lost power during the cold snap on Dec. 23.
The apartments lost power during the cold snap on Dec. 23.
Residents contacted CBS 2, claiming they went for days without water - or any communication from the building's management.
Residents contacted CBS 2, claiming they went for days without water - or any communication from the building's management. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A man and woman were in a car in the southbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive near 45th Street when they were shot.
Police said the victim was walking when an unknown suspect fired shots in his direction from an unknown car.
Kenwood Academy High School released a letter to parents that identified the victim as a "school community member:"
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A teen is facing charges in the murder of a man found stabbed to death in the Kenwood neighborhood on Feb. 25in February.
A 41-year-old man was found stabbed in the Kenwood neighborhood early Friday morning, according to authorities.
Residents in Hyde Park and Kenwood said the snowy side streets are a nuisance, but far from the worse they've seen.
The teen was arrested after crashing a stolen red car into the front of a Kenwood fitness center Wednesday.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged Monday with two carjackings in Hyde Park and Kenwood.
Two teens were charged in a carjacking in the Kenwood neighborhood.
A firefighter was among three injured in an apartment building fire in the Kenwood neighborhood.
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Morehouse College is taking on Kentucky State University in the Chicago Football Classic on Saturday.
Tatanisha Jackson, 43, was shot four times in the head in her home in the 6800 block of South Cornell Avenue in South Shore on Thursday. Asal Rezaei reports.
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The Israeli defense force said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander with an airstrike in Beirut. Lebanon's health ministry says 12 people died in the strike and 66 others were hurt, nine of whom are in critical condition.
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) said Johnson asked for Martinez's resignation Thursday night, and Martinez said no.
Orange Line and Purple Line Express trains will be rerouted to the outer Loop.
Police said a 17-year-old boy shot Tatanisha Jackson before running away.
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