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Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan near 31st Street Beach
Rescue crews were seen near 31st Street Beach just before 5 a.m.
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Rescue crews were seen near 31st Street Beach just before 5 a.m.
Chicago police said a 38-year-old man was pulled from the water around 5 a.m.
Noel Brennan reports the competition started in 1898 with just five boats; this year, there are 250 sailboats and more than 2,200 sailors.
The competition started in 1898 with just five boats; this year, there are 250 sailboats and more than 2,200 sailors.
They're cruising to Mackinac Island in the 115TH Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. Noel Brennan reports the race attracts sailors from all over the world.
Eduardo Rivera Jr., 45, and Salvador Lopez, 32, both of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, were last seen on July 5 when both jumped off a boat in Lake Michigan near Whiting, Indiana.
The 333-mile race from Chicago to Mackinac Island in Michigan is the oldest annual freshwater race.
Capt. Ernesto Amparan couldn't believe his eyes when he saw what turned out to be a sturgeon.
Rescue crews and family members have been focusing their search in the Whiting and Hammond areas.
The boaters were spending a day Lake Michigan when conditions took a turn this past Friday afternoon. One man was rescued, but two were still missing as of Monday night. Marybel Gonzalez talked to one of the boaters' families.
After nearly a week, rescue teams have recovered a body matching the description of a missing swimmer in Lake Michigan.
The body was found by a fishing charter about two miles off Dempster Street Beach.
Crews were searching Lake Michigan on Friday evening for two missing boaters who jumped into the water near Whiting, Indiana.
One boater jumped into the water but began to struggle. Then two others went in to save them. Only one of the boaters was rescued Friday afternoon.
There was a desperate search for missing swimmer in Lake Michigan off the coast near Hammond, Indiana, on Friday afternoon.
Three other swimmers – a mother and her two teenage daughters – were rescued from the lake on Sunday, but a 41-year-old man is still missing.
The search for a swimmer who went missing Sunday afternoon at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston resumed on Monday.
The search for the 41-year-old man went on for hours before officials called off the recovery mission just before 8 p.m. Sunday due to harsh conditions.
Police say three swimmers were rescued, but a fourth was unaccounted for as of Monday.
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Boats will gather in the playpen near Navy Pier on Sunday afternoon, followed by a party at the boat harbor at 31st Street Beach. Organizer K. Kirkman discusses the event's goal.
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As of Tuesday evening, a total of five tornadoes had been confirmed in the Chicago area from the storms Monday night and six Sunday night.
Tiffany Henyard was accused by board members of keeping certain items off the agenda Tuesday night—including an ordinance that board members say would cap spending by the supervisor.
President Biden is considering proposals to reform the Supreme Court, CBS News has learned.
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Sen. Bob Menendez tried to shift the blame to his wife, Nadine Menendez, but was found guilty on all 16 felony counts for a scheme involving bribery and business favors.
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As of Tuesday evening, a total of five tornadoes had been confirmed in the Chicago area from the storms Monday night and six Sunday night.
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Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors.
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Meanwhile, Joe Donlon is joined by CBS Chicago Political Analyst Pat Brady for a breakdown of the second day of the convention, including an appearance by onetime Trump challenger Nikki Haley.
Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard was accused by board members of keeping certain items off the agenda Tuesday night.
U.S. intelligence recently shared an Iranian plot against former President Trump that was shared with the Secret Service before the rally, but there does not seem to be a connection to the shooting Saturday. Charlie De Mar reports.
For Monday night, 11 individual tornadoes have been confirmed so far.
Severe storms brought heavy rain, high winds, and tornadoes across the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana Monday night.
Officials responded to the home at 8902 W. 141st Lane around 10:20 p.m.
Crews were called to the river to search for the child a little after 3 p.m.
In Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood, a street was blocked by not one but two trees, and people who commute through that area said the damage was from two separate storms.
Former Secret Service agent McCarthy said security for both conventions is now even under more scrutiny since the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
The department has now confirmed they will be providing emergency medical support both inside the secure perimeter that will be going up around the United Center.
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