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Tamia Jackson, Displaced By Richton Park Fire, Gets A Special Sweet 16 Celebration
A fire destroyed Tamia Jackson's home last week, but her suburban community was not about to let that steal her sweet 16.
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A fire destroyed Tamia Jackson's home last week, but her suburban community was not about to let that steal her sweet 16.
After a massive extra alarm fire started by a man frying chicken, 26 Richton Park families are now homeless.
Several families were forced out of their homes Friday morning as firefighters battled an extra-alarm blaze in south suburban Richton Park.
Flames were spotted at a house on the 22700 block of Ridgeway Avenue around 8:30 p.m.
Some students on a school bus saw the boy with the gun on Wednesday, and told the principal about it after getting off the bus.
Someone smashed the windows out of 14 vehicles parked in Park Forest overnight.
Twin babies were found strapped in their car seats alone in an alley after their mother's car was stolen Friday in Richton Park.
A man was shot in the head in the 400 block of Suwanee Street around 2 p.m. Monday, according to the Park Forest Police Department. The altercation started in Park Forest and ended in Richton Park.
Police were involved in a shooting following a reported armed robbery in Richton Park.
An 11-year-old girl knew exactly what to do when she saw her neighbor's home on fire early Thursday.
Schools in south suburban Richton Park were locked down for about an hour on Thursday, after a shooting and stabbing about a half mile from Rich South High School.
Three people are in custody after three people were shot early Sunday at a bowling alley in south suburban Richton Park.
A 28-year-old woman died Saturday after she was involved in a crash in south suburban Richton Park.
A 61-year-old south suburban man died Friday of injuries he suffered about seven months earlier in a Richton Park house fire.
A victim was stabbed early Wednesday morning during a home invasion in Richton Park.
A New York woman with ties to the Chicago area hasn't been seen since Thursday.
A south suburban Richton Park girl is about halfway through her goal of collecting and giving to other, mostly young underprivileged girls, a thousand Barbie dolls, reports WBBM's Bernie Tafoya.
A tornado warning was briefly in effect Friday evening for several south suburbs in Cook and Will counties.
Thursday was Dads' Day at one south suburban elementary school, an annual effort to promote the idea of men as role models for their children and grandchildren.
The co-star of a Chicago-based web series was shot and killed Wednesday night in south suburban Richton Park.
The victim – identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Kyle Fisher of Chicago Heights – was pronounced dead at St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields.
Monroe Akins, of Steger, has been charged in a string of assaults between March and June in Park Forest, Forest Park, and Richton Park. He allegedly abused six different women and teens beginning in mid-March.
A major brawl broke out Monday afternoon at Rich South High School when students from Rich Central arrived after being evacuated from their school by a bomb threat, authorities said.
A 911 call at about 2:30 p.m. Friday summoned firefighters to the edge of Lake George, near the intersection of Sauk Trail and Cicero Avenue.
More than two years after his Northwest Indiana restaurant was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a Richton Park man and his wife now face federal charges connected to that and a child day care business they ran.
The 18-year-old later died at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Baraa lost his right foot and suffered significant injuries to his arm during a bombing in the Israel-Hamas war.
Warren Beard is an assistant pastor at New Israelite Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side.
Police arrived at 21st and Michigan Avenue around 11:15 Saturday night to find more than three dozen shell casings.
Burglars rammed a Jeep into a Smoke Valley smoke shop in Lincoln Park.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a call with ranking committee members on Sunday.
President Biden sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in Wisconsin Friday for the first interview since his disastrous presidential debate last week.
Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, called the vandalism "a vile act of hate."
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections in the presidential swing state.
"Let me say this as clearly as I can: I'm staying in the race," President Biden said during a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday.
The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
The family asked CBS 2 for help after they found themselves stuck with random stuff and boxes filling their space—and nowhere else left to turn.
The gas hike approved in November was the largest gas utility rate hike in Illinois history.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Under state law, all children living in a high-risk ZIP code must be tested for lead exposure at 12, 24, and 36 months of age.
Shane Butler said he was grateful to be alive, and he owes it all to the safety training he did exactly one year before he accidentally shot himself.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
Iowa joins more than a dozen other states with restrictive abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Three other states currently ban abortions at about six weeks.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
The Fresh Market already has stores in Crystal Lake, Geneva, Lake Forest, and Wilmette.
The change impacts every single restaurant in Chicago that operates with tipped workers, and critics say it could impact customers as well.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
Getting added to the guide is not the same as being awarded a Michelin star, but still signifies a stamp of approval.
Cody Fry grew up in the north suburbs, and now lives in Nashville, but he recently returned to Chicago for a very memorable one-night event at the Chicago Symphony Center.
It's the dawn of a new era at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Patrick Bertoletti is the new men's champion, and Miki Sudo set a new record and retained the women's division title.
The Chicago "rat hole" was a rodent-shaped indentation in the concrete in front of a blond brick three-flat building in Roscoe Village. While now gone, its legacy lives on.
Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and the starring role in its spinoff, "Fernwood 2 Night."
The Rolling Stones played at the stadium for the first of two concerts over the next several days—as part of their Hackney Diamonds Tour.
According to Chicago police, an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old got into an argument with someone on the street, in the 700 block of East 89th Place around 11:50 p.m. when shots were fired.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the 10 p.m. forecast for Sunday, July 7, 2024.
Police arrived at 21st and Michigan Avenue around 11:15 Saturday night to find more than three dozen shell casings.
Northwestern College abruptly shut down after more than 122 years. The college in south suburban Oak Lawn offered degrees in medicine, dentistry, and nursing.
Baraa lost his right foot and suffered significant injuries to his arm during a bombing in the Israel-Hamas war.
This comes one year after torrential storms delayed and canceled some parts of the inaugural event.
Chicago police said around 5:19 a.m., the men, 29, 31, and 51, were on the 700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when an SUV approached and began firing shots.
Police arrived at 21st and Michigan Avenue around 11:15 Saturday night to find more than three dozen shell casings.
Baraa lost his right foot and suffered significant injuries to his arm during a bombing in the Israel-Hamas war.
Preliminary reports indicated the driver, a 32-year-old man from Salem, Wisconsin, was driving a stolen Lexus GS400 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
The former University of Illinois football player had been hired at Aunt Martha's despite having a criminal conviction on his record.
Two battalion chiefs told CBS 2 Investigators said hiring needs to be a priority for the Chicago Fire Department, and they plan to protest their working conditions.
They hope national recognition from the U.S. surgeon general will actually make a difference.
The gas hike approved in November was the largest gas utility rate hike in Illinois history.
Jake Burger hit a game-winning three-run homer and the Miami Marlins scored four times in the ninth to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Sunday.
Hayden Wesneski threw 6 1/3 innings, Michael Busch hit a two-run home run and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Sunday.
When it comes to the streets of Chicago — or any road course, really — van Gisbergen is one of NASCAR's best drivers.
Reese's 12 straight double-doubles tied Candace Parker's WNBA-record streak that spanned the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Drew Thorpe threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, Nicky López doubled twice and drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 3-2.
The measures, including canceling officers' days off, come after multiple mass shootings within a day.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
Police in Wisconsin say a driver in Eau Claire reported someone chasing them down before aggressively throwing cheese at their vehicle.
Police said the shooting may have stemmed from a personal dispute. One of the victims was a 7-year-old boy who died.
So far, in 2024, there have been nine shootings at or near the beach.