Multiple families displaced after fire in South Shore
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr.
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The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the upper floors.
Cedric Dupree, 56, was arrested by Chicago police on Friday in the 4900 block of South Chicago Beach Drive.
Chicago police said the 39-year-old man was inside a residence just after 5 a.m. in the 7800 block of South Cornell Avenue, where he engaged in an argument turned fight with a 34-year-old woman.
Kendall Johnson, 51, was arrested just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday by Chicago police in the 1500 block of East 65th Street.
According to police scanner audio, the victim may be pregnant.
A 20-year-old woman is recovering after she was shot inside a South Shore home. According to police scanner audio, the victim may be pregnant. Her condition is stable at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Reports that the victim may have been pregnant were not immediately confirmed.
The victims were walking in the 2100 block of East 71st Street in South Shore when a man came up and shot them both.
A lucrative investment in cryptocurrency provided the funding for the mission, while Chris Amatore himself provides the kindness. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
A search of Joshua Williams' phone revealed 50 google searches related to strangulation, the victim's name, the death penalty, murder, how to explain an asphyxiation death, the penalty for murder and overdosing on medication, and other "inculpatory" web searches.
Amarise Parker was found strangled in an apartment in South Shore, weeks after going missing. Her mother, Yahanna Clark, spoke to reporters Thursday evening.
Amarise Parker had been reported missing last month.
The body of Amarise Parker, 15, was found in an apartment in a building in the 7200 block of South Phillips Avenue.
He wanted to spread a little cheer to the pre-K class ahead of the winter break.
Decked out in a Santa hat and bearing gifts in walked Obama himself. He wanted to spread a little cheer to the pre-K class ahead of the winter break.
The show stoppers are usually on the streets performing their latest routines, but on Saturday, they decided to switch things up by performing an act of kindness.
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She reached out to CBS 2, frustrated with the U.S. Postal Service for holding her mail with no real explanation.
Andrea Fulgham reached out to CBS 2, frustrated with the U.S. Postal Service for holding her mail with no real explanation. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza is always investigating and got to the bottom of it.
Police said they stopped a man for investigatory reasons on the street in South Shore, and he ran off and then fired at officers. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the fact that officers are being targeted is a symptom of a crisis of violence in the city. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The suspect fired at the officer during a brief pursuit following an investigatory stop, police said. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The incident happened in South Shore in the middle of the day Monday. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Goaltender Petr Mrazek was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots in the first period. Backup Arvid Soderblom made 22 saves.
Kids from more than 20 schools across the 19th Ward compete in the dodgeball tournament each year.
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Hundreds of tow truck drivers have shown Farhat's family support since he was hit by a blue minivan along Interstate 94 on Christmas Eve.
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CPS denied doing any such thing—insisting it is bargaining in good faith.
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Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
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Some 13 oz. bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips may contain an undeclared allergen, according to the snack company.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Wednesday that it had detected presumptive positive human case of H5N1 in Barron County.
The sisters share a special bond of getting a second chance at life, which they both received at the age of 38 years old.
An even larger investment of $500 million is going toward 10 new outpatient facilities throughout the South Side that will add 85,000 health care appointments each year.
Scientists used the NanoGripper to grab particles from the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19.
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Sunday night marked the last night in business for Strat's, after 38 years.
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Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
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The lawsuit alleges the unidentified girl was raped at a Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
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The man President-elect Donald Trump picked to be his so-called “border czar” said he'll need tens of billions of dollars to start rounding up undocumented immigrants once Trump takes office. This comes as other members of Trump's inner circle say the U.S. needs more migrant workers.
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Slow down and move over; that was the message in southwest suburban Bridgeview on Friday, as at least 100 tow trucks gathered in honor of tow truck driver Hussain Farhat, who was killed along Interstate 94 in Wisconsin on Christmas Eve.
A stowaway got on to a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Hawaii on Christmas Eve, just weeks after a stowaway was caught on a different flight.
The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body inside a home.
The judge in the case grew angry at times, calling the tenants caught in the middle of the dispute "cannon fodder" in an argument between the landlord and the village.
Hundreds of tow truck drivers have shown Farhat's family support since he was hit by a blue minivan along Interstate 94 on Christmas Eve.
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Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
The Chicago-based company is accused of tricking diners about delivery fees, misleading drivers about pay, and listing restaurants on its platform without permission.
Now-retired Joliet police Sgt. Javier Esqueda was charged in connection with leaking squad car video of a man who died in Joliet police custody.
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The Bears (4-12) have two double-digit losing streaks in general manager Ryan Poles' three seasons.
Atlanta trailed 124-107 with 6:23 remaining in the game and used a 23-2 run to take its first lead since the first quarter.
Former Riverside police Chief Tom Weitzel is appealing to the incoming Trump administration to get federal authorities involved next time a person kills any law enforcement officer.
Christopher Sponholz, 39, of Waukesha, Wisconsin is charged with felony hit-and-run involving death in the hit-and-run that killed Hussain Farhat, 40, on Christmas Eve Tuesday,
The boy was shot multiple times in his lower body inside a home.
After sexually assaulting the woman, the man stole some of her belongings, and fled through the back door.
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