For Two World War II Vets, Friendship Endures More Than 70 Years
Native Chicagoans Nick Sherbula and Jim Vitti were strangers before World War II and the U.S. Army brought them together. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
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Native Chicagoans Nick Sherbula and Jim Vitti were strangers before World War II and the U.S. Army brought them together. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
A standoff between Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and majority Democrats is threatening to derail action on a long list of issues as lawmakers enter the final week of their spring session.
The Illinois Department of Health says warm weather means the onset of West Nile Virus, carried by mosquitoes, and a slew of insect-related diseases, carried by ticks.
In Douglas Park on Chicago's Near West Side, near the spot where a police officer shot and killed 22-year-old Rekia Boyd three years ago, a few dozen people held a memorial service for her and others they say are casualties of war.
The 4-year-old South Side girl shot in the head Friday night in a drive-by shooting in West Englewood has been upgraded to fair condition, hospital officials said Monday.
In Elmhurst, a memorial service was moved indoors, but the rain didn't stop the parade from marching through the streets.
Memorial Day is a day at the beach for those who just want to have some easy-going fun, but the weather hasn't been cooperating.
Video from a dash cam captured a frightening shootout in the Albany Park neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.
Some young Chicago performers took their act to an unlikely place recently, Lower Wacker Drive, to deliver a message.
As the nation observes Memorial Day, a new book takes an in-depth look at America's many military actions over its history.
Brian Lawrence is a Detective in the Juvenile Investigations Division of the Elgin, IL police department and has been in public service since 1990.
Ahna Holzinger specializes in counseling for couples and works with adolescents and individuals struggling with varying issues.
Jennifer Tallitsch is an elementary principal in Elgin School District U-46 and she discusses the positives and challenges of the position.
A Memorial Day ceremony in Chicago's Grant Park honored those from Illinois who served and died in the military.
