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Autoworkers rally in Chicago amid strike
More plants are expected to walk off the job on Friday if the impasse continues – and the Ford Plant at 126th Street and Torrence Avenue in Chicago could be one of them. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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More plants are expected to walk off the job on Friday if the impasse continues – and the Ford Plant at 126th Street and Torrence Avenue in Chicago could be one of them. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
UAW leaders have said their strike could expand by the end of the week if there isn't significant progress on a deal.
"I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show's premiere until the strike is over," Barrymore wrote on Instagram.
Striking auto workers say there is some progress to report, in their talks with Ford - one of the three Detroit automakers impacted by their walkout now entering its third day. Economists say a long and expanded strike could lead to higher car prices.
The union is asking for a 40% pay hike, a shorter week for workers, and the return of pension plans for hourly employees. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports from the Ford plant in South Deering.
So far the walkouts have been limited to a Ford factory in Michigan, a GM plant in Missouri, and a Stellantis complex in Ohio.
Thousands of employees at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio launched a historic work stoppage against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
The UAW is asking for up to a 40% raise from Ford, GM, and Stellantis, the company that makes Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram vehicles.
The clock was ticking Thursday night as the deadline for the country's big three car companies and the United Auto Workers union to reach a deal to avoid a strike was not far away.
President Biden is trying to make the case that his economic policies are working, but there are a couple of issues that threaten the U.S. economy. CBS 2's Skyler Henry has more details from The White House.
As CBS News Kris Van Cleave reports, a historic strike looms as UAW members plan to walk off the job at midnight which can cost the U.S. economy billions.
The nurses want the VA to implement new, more flexible schedules to attract and retain more staff.
The head of the United Auto Workers warned on Wednesday that the union plans to go on strike against any of the big three major American automakers unless a new deal is reached by the time the contracts expire next week.
First Lady Jill Biden delivered a talk on Wednesday at the McCormick Place to the Chicago Federation of Labor at its annual Labor Day reception.
Union members plan to rally outside Thursday's Board of Trustees.
Union members said they have yet to reach a deal with Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital leaders.
Workers will now get $17 an hour and a $1 raise next year.
It includes increasing minimum wage rates for all titles and pay increases for all Loretto workers.
On Saturday, Loretto Hospital workers held a rally as their strike entered a sixth day. Workers said they are understaffed, which creates unsafe conditions.
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Their union, SEIU Healthcare Illinois, is calling for Loretto Hospital to pay a living wage.
According to union workers, the hospital has previously received citations from the state because of unsafe staffing numbers.
According to union workers, the hospital has previously received citations from the state because of unsafe staffing numbers.
CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports the current climate of understaffing, they said, is overwhelming workers. Another demand that workers are making is to make Juneteenth a permanent holiday.
"We may take out your trash, but you are not going to treat us like trash."
Illinois State police say a vehicle was traveling down I-94 near 73rd Street around 2:40 a.m. when someone in another car started shooting at them – striking the boy who was a passenger.
Police did not say if both shootings were connected, but Area 2 detectives were investigating the circumstances surrounding both incidents.
Normal for this time of year is 85 degrees for a high and 67 degrees for a low
It was taken just after 6 p.m. Monday, the day she went missing, at the Levy Senior Center in Evanston.
Police released surveillance video of the suspects and say the men robbed at least seven people at gunpoint on June 26.
More than two dozen House Democrats have now publicly called for President Biden to end his bid for re-election.
"I am not supposed to be here tonight," former President Donald Trump said. "I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God."
Two senior House Democrats believe Biden could leave the 2024 presidential race within days after a pressure campaign from top Democratic lawmakers.
The delegates signaled total comfort and confidence with where things sit four months before the election.
Trump would also lead Harris. Voters say both Biden and Trump encouraged national unity after assassination attempt against Trump.
The hike was fueled mainly by the company's Safety Modernization Program to replace nearly 2,000 miles of dangerous, old, deteriorating natural gas pipes.
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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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.
Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
The plant, which was indefinitely idled in February 2023, is expected to reopen next year.
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The rain could be heavy at times, especially near the I-88 Corridor.
The driver of the struck car exited the expressway and stopped near 22nd and Michigan to call for help.
Police found the Durango in the 8900 block of South Holland Avenue. Officers were on scene with the U.S. Postal Police, investigating the case involving 48-year-old Octavia Redmond's death.
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Chicago is home to the longest-running disability pride parade in the country.
Illinois State police say a vehicle was traveling down I-94 near 73rd Street around 2:40 a.m. when someone in another car started shooting at them – striking the boy who was a passenger.
Police have found the vehicle connected with the fatal shooting of a Chicago postal worker, but it was torched.
Preliminary information indicated a white Infinity sedan driven by a man, 18, with a passenger, a woman, 21, was traveling westbound when it failed to stop at a traffic signal, striking the bus occupied by the driver and a passenger traveling northbound.
Police did not say if both shootings were connected, but Area 2 detectives were investigating the circumstances surrounding both incidents.
Normal for this time of year is 85 degrees for a high and 67 degrees for a low
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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The former University of Illinois football player had been hired at Aunt Martha's despite having a criminal conviction on his record.
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Police said the victim had gotten into a fight with the shooter, who shot him in the chest and hip.
But when thieves damaged the AC units, the heat spilled over to inside.
The robber choked the man, hit him in the head with the pliers, and took his cellphone, police said.
No other injuries were reported, police said.
Mateo was shot in the head in front of his mother and three siblings while riding in the family car in the West Lawn neighborhood.