Suburban Chicago school celebrates Arab American Heritage Month with the help of UIC
"For us, it is important that students learn about people who can be their neighbors, their friends at school, their teachers, their doctors, etc."
"For us, it is important that students learn about people who can be their neighbors, their friends at school, their teachers, their doctors, etc."
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports it was part of an outreach program for Arab American Heritage Month as they found their rhythm in exploring new cultures.
According to McKinsey, Black beauty brands only earned about 2.5% of the estimated $9 billion that consumers spent in 2023.
It's only been a year, but the founders are working to flip the script. With the help of other major names in the industry, having won grants from Glossier and Tarte, participated in the Sephora Accelerate Program, and it's all being run by one person from a family home in Oak Park.
Since opening in July, the Oak Park Migrant Ministry has grown to serve up to 350 people each time it opens its doors. Volunteers are just days away from their next challenge.
In west suburban Oak Park, the deadline to open another shelter for migrants is fast approaching. Organizers said they plan to open a shelter for about 100 people by March 1. It's the next challenge for a group that's been helping new arrivals with food and clothing since July.
The condition of the driver was not immediately known following the crash in Oak Park.
At the scene, a mangled car was seen wedged under the trailer of a semi-truck on the westbound shoulder.
Little Free Libraries are a network of volunteer-led book-exchange boxes, usually found on the edge of a front yard or in a public place.
Police said the cases seem to be related and that they have a suspect in mind. Little Free Libraries are a network of volunteer-led book-exchange boxes, usually found on the edge of a front yard or in a public place.
School officials notified Oak Park police around noon that the high school, in the 200 block of North Scoville Avenue, was placed on lockdown.
Oak Park and River Forest High School was the first in the state to offer a new Advanced Placement African American Studies course.
A high school in suburban Oak Park made history by teaching Black history. Oak Park and River Forest High School was the first in the state to offer the new Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course.
Pierce Joy, 10, showed off his shiny new trophy after winning the Illinois K-1 Junior League Championship.
An Oak Park fifth grader's need for speed earned him a spot in the National Go-Kart Championship. Pierce Joy, 10, showed off his shiny new trophy after winning the Illinois K-1 Junior League Championship.
Oak Park opened its doors to recently-arrived migrants late last year.
The Village of Oak Park received a nearly $2 million grant to help migrants. Oak Park opened its doors to recently-arrived migrants late last year.
"This was a brutal and premeditated crime," U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly said in handing down the sentence.
Bob Hakes, 89, aka "Old Bob," and Bob O'Connor, 77, aka "Young Bob," met through the Oak Park Runners Club.
If you have a fitness New Year's resolution, maybe to run a 5K or even a marathon, some Chicago area seniors may inspire you. They're some of the oldest, fastest men in America. As a matter of fact, it took Streaming Anchor Brad Edwards a minute to catch up with them.
Both won $1 million each by playing the new instant ticket game, $10 million, lottery officials said.
Chicago’s new rules on buses carrying migrants was intended to bring order to chaos – as migrants were showing up in Chicago from the nation’s southern border at any given time, without notice. But some bus operators are now just dropping off migrants in the suburbs instead. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The event aimed to bring comfort and joy to the families who made the journey to this country.
More than 100 Venezuelan migrants are the guests of honor at a holiday party on Friday night in Oak Park. It's all made possible by church and youth leaders there.
From the moment they open up shop, Broken Tart's got cakes, tarts, biscuits, and cookies flying off the shelves.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on social media the officers were taken to a hospital.
After a bit of digging, Dr. Katie Dana found three or four nymphs several inches in the ground.
As the climate warms, May rainfall is getting heavier in Chicago.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
In Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, both Biden and Trump elicit feelings of worry, anger and nostalgia, according to latest CBS News poll.
Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York called two new witnesses to the stand on Friday, rounding out the first week of testimony.
Former National Enquirer boss David Pecker appeared on the stand for the third day, detailing an agreement the tabloid made with a former Playboy model.
The governor's plan to reduce homelessness is focused on addressing inequities that hurt the Black community.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Still, Ravinia is capitalizing on the situation with a limited-edition shirt—reading, "Ravinia Interrupta," and calling the cicada buzz the loudest song of summer.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Officer Christian Calderon, slain Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca’s partner and best friend, described him as "the most kind and honest human being," said Huesca's death “feels like a nightmare.”
CBS News went on a baby bug hunt with Dr. Katie Dana, an entomologist at the University of Illinois, last week. They found some nymphs still nestled in the ground, not quite ready to emerge.
Karim Ismat, one of slain Officer Luis Huesca’s best friends, said he has struggled to find the words to describe him since his death.
Chicago Police Officer Lucia Chavez, who met slain Officer Luis Huesca in the police academy, said Huesca was a “really, really good friend; the friend that was going to be with you in a rough situation.”
Slain Chicago Police Officer Huesca's older brother, Emiliano Huesca Jr., said he always looked up to his brother, even though Luis was younger, because, "You had so much wisdom and I could always trust on your advice."
Officer Huesca was shot and killed on April 21 as he was returning home from his shift.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on social media the officers were taken to a hospital.
After a bit of digging, Dr. Katie Dana found three or four nymphs several inches in the ground.
As the climate warms, May rainfall is getting heavier in Chicago.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Expert panel discussion centers the focus on the disparity that 1 in 3 victims of crime in Chicago is a Black woman
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
For the second straight day, a large gathering of Cubs fans that made the trip to Fenway Park were unable to wave their "W" flags.
Chicago improved to 6-22. It outscored Tampa Bay 21-13 this weekend.
Parker earned her second MVP award in 2013 and won her first title in 2016 with the Sparks. She'd go on to win a second title with the Chicago Sky in 2021 and a third with the Las Vegas Aces last season
Gabby Douglas qualified in multiple events for the U.S. Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, next month.
The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on social media the officers were taken to a hospital.
The ages of the victims range from 14 to 39.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
The warrant accused Xavier Tate of firing a .40-caliber handgun and killing Huesca.
It was not Monica Davis' first run-in with the law after allegedly practicing dentistry without a license in Nevada.