Chicago's St. Sabina Restarts Gun Buyback Program
Working guns can be turned in from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Saint Sabina parish in Gresham.
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Working guns can be turned in from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Saint Sabina parish in Gresham.
"I couldn't forgive myself because I blamed myself all of these years."
"I am devastated, hurt and yes angry, but I am first, a person of Faith, I Trust God," Pfleger wrote in a Facebook post. "Pray also for the person, my life is more than a 40 year old accusation, and on that and my Faith I will stand."
Thanks to an anonymous donor, 1,000 meals from Manny's Deli will be given out at noon.
More than 100 people gathered in the church parking lot to get their supplies and assignments. They're canvassing the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, talking to people and putting reminders on doors.
Members of St. Sabina Church held a protest on the Dan Ryan overpass at 76th Street Friday afternoon honoring Emmett Till and protesting racism in America and the shootings of Black men.
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Yo-Yo Man joined in on a number called "A Song For Terrell" about a young man in Chicago who died at the age of 18.
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St. Sabina Parish and community groups teamed up Tuesday to offer free box dinners for parishioners and others in the neighborhood.
St. Sabina Catholic Church held a gun turn-in program Saturday, offering $100 gift cards for guns, no questions asked, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports at St. Sabina, it was a virtual lovefest between a controversial pastor and the leader of the archdiocese.
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Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina's says a City Council meeting Monday discussing the merits of a movie titled Chiraq is "insulting," reports WBBM's Mariam Sobh.
Hundreds of people are at St. Sabina's Block Party on the 7800 block of South Throop for a good time and the chance to get a photo taken with filmmaker Spike Lee, who's underwriting the festivities.
David Moore, the alderman in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood where the Spike Lee movie "Chiraq" is being shot, is denying a permit for a block party for the film.
CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports those moms, hoping to use their painful loss, for a higher purpose.
Teuvo Teravainen had two assists as the 'Hawks closed out a perfect three-game homestand.
The teams will meet again in Chicago on Saturday night.
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Martinez was at Luther Burbank Elementary, 2035 N. Mobile Ave., as the Special Olympics recognized the school for excellence in inclusive sports programming.
The toys arrived at the hospital on Thursday, and the parents of those children were more than pleased to get help in their time of need.
Martinez was at Luther Burbank Elementary, 2035 N. Mobile Ave., as the Special Olympics recognized the school for excellence in inclusive sports programming.
Henyard had named three people to serve as police chief, village administrator, and village attorney without approval from the village board.
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The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
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The bar has been in the ownership of the same family since 1989.
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Police said the man broke into a home in Berwyn and killed two dogs, then later fired at officers in a nearby yard.
Accumulating snow will impact Chicago and surrounding areas through Friday morning.
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, had been facing hate crime and terrorism charges in an attack on a Jewish man in late October. He has since died by suicide in custody
A California judge issued a restraining order Tuesday against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents that he had been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter.
Teuvo Teravainen had two assists as the 'Hawks closed out a perfect three-game homestand.
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.
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Teuvo Teravainen had two assists as the 'Hawks closed out a perfect three-game homestand.
The teams will meet again in Chicago on Saturday night.
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Williams' completion percentage so far this year is 61.9%, which would be lower than any of his three college seasons.
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, had been facing hate crime and terrorism charges in an attack on a Jewish man in late October. He has since died by suicide in custody
Damonte McCorkle is charged with aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated carjacking, and armed robbery.
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