Little Village artist goes from spray-painting graffiti to building an inspiring career
What began as graffiti under train tracks turned into a blossoming art and marketing career for Epifanio Monarrez. CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra has his story.
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What began as graffiti under train tracks turned into a blossoming art and marketing career for Epifanio Monarrez. CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra has his story.
Neither of the victims was hurt. No one was in custody Friday morning.
Hilco's implosion of the smokestack at the former Crawford power plant coated the surrounding Little Village neighborhood in dust and debris.
Hilco, the company that commissioned the Crawford coal power plant implosion on April 11, 2020, and its contractors will pay the settlement to end a class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago. CBS 2 Political Investigator Chris Tye reports.
Coming up on four years ago, the company Hilco's implosion of the smokestack at the former Crawford power plant coated the surrounding Little Village neighborhood in dust and debris. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
The victim was walking outside when someone in a car fired shots, police said.
This happened just after 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 2500 block of South Francisco Avenue in Little Village.
the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead on the scene.
The victim was sitting in the driver's seat of the car when shots were fired, according to police.
There is still concern about migrants sleeping in CTA warming buses and living at O'Hare International Airport.
"Buses aren't meant to be slept in."
CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports from Little Village where the state set up a new shelter. It used to be a CVS, at the corner of 27th and Pulaski. As of Wednesday, it's home to migrant families.
The total spent is $156.2 million between December 2022 and January of this year on vendor spending on the migrant crisis. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The offender fled on foot and was placed into custody by responding officers.
"Christmas ain't like it used to be."
Neighbors react after a man is shot during a robbery on their Little Village street one day after Christmas. CBS 2's Sara Machi has details on what a neighbor heard early Tuesday morning.
The day-long event provided free groceries to families facing financial challenges, just in time for the holidays. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos has the story from Little Village.
Their goal was to spread cheer to loved ones, and to shed light on how many of these families are still waiting for justice.
"It's really cool to see young people so involved and so passionate about serving others."
On this feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a small Catholic School in Little Village is doing big things. There are only about 150 students but all of them spent the day helping the community.
The victim suffered two gunshot wounds to the abdomen and one to the left leg and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.
In all four robberies, a group of men used a white SUV, but police have not said if the holdups are connected.
The woman, 44, was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Mt. Sinai Hospital in serious condition with a stab wound to the head. The man, 42, was taken by CFD to Christ Hospital in fair condition with stab wounds to the hands.
Police say the two were in an argument with a known male offender around 12:13 a.m., in the 4700 block of South Springfield Avenue, when he pulled a knife and stabbed the victims.
CBS 2's Marybel González talked with two of the victims Monday night.
A retired judge who lost her law license for fleecing her Tuskegee Airman uncle used the money she stole to buy bitcoin for herself, court records show.
From guest appearances to his latest hits, watch parties for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance were held across Chicago.
Joliet police said Joseph D. Johnson, 29, was released from medical care at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning.
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said that the repairs on Paige were completed at around 3 p.m.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Lawton Wilkerson's loved ones are planning to file another lawsuit against the disbarred judge, continuing their fight to get back the money she took.
Some observers speculated the pontiff might travel to the United Nations general assembly since he's been so outspoken about several world conflicts.
Video captured the moment as the ride called the "Tsunami" falls with dozens of people onboard.
Highs will primarily be in the upper 30s and lower 40s, giving way to a good February thaw.
Dragon and lion dances helped usher in the year of the horse, known or energy, passion, and action in the Chinese zodiac.
A retired judge who lost her law license for fleecing her Tuskegee Airman uncle used the money she stole to buy bitcoin for herself, court records show.
A mother and her boyfriend will appear at a detention hearing on Monday after her 8-year-old son was found dead in their home from apparent abuse and malnourishment.
From guest appearances to his latest hits, watch parties for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance were held across Chicago.
Joliet police said Joseph D. Johnson, 29, was released from medical care at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning.
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said that the repairs on Paige were completed at around 3 p.m.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
Not sure where to watch the 2026 Super Bowl live? There are multiple ways to watch the game for free today. Here's how.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
A woman was in custody after another woman was slashed in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this weekend.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
