Three houses damaged in Northwest Chicago fire
The family in the house on Christiana Avenue in Avondale, where the fire was believed to have started, said they lost everything. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The family in the house on Christiana Avenue in Avondale, where the fire was believed to have started, said they lost everything. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
A man and his 83-year-old mother lost more than 50 years of memories and precious items as the fire ravaged their home.
Renard McGee, 18, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking, attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking, and aggravated assault.
Police say four to five men jumped out of a vehicle and pointed guns at victims saying, "This is a robbery, give me everything you got."
"We're going to put something really, really fun in this space," chef and co-owner Beverly Kim said of the popular Korean restaurant in Avondale.
Chicago police said the teen was identified as one of the offenders who burglarized or attempted to burglarize retail businesses in Avondale and Logan Square.
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On Sunday night, police said the 66-year-old woman was in her car at the Chase Bank ATM near Addison Street and Elston Avenue when two men opened her car door. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Police said both involved three male suspects armed with handguns.
Police found the bodies of a 66-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man.
police found the bodies of a 66-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man.
It happened in the 3600 block of West Belmont Avenue near Central Park Avenue – just a couple of blocks west of the Belmont Blue Line stop.
Investigation revealed the vehicle was driven on the sidewalk and struck the front of the building before returning to the street where it came to a stop.
Chicago police say officers responded to a traffic crash where an unoccupied green SUV was overturned in the center of the street.
Three of the victims have hired a food-borne illness attorney based in Seattle.
Inside, the Chicago Department of Public Health found raw beef and eggs stored above ready-to-eat lettuce and other food safety issues.
Two people who got sick due to a salmonella outbreak linked to an Avondale taqueria filed lawsuits against the restaurant. Carnicerias Guanajuato shut down its taqueria earlier this month. Since then, 30 people have reported getting salmonella, and 10 were hospitalized.
The taqueria has been closed since Sept. 8, and CDPH said the owners are cooperating with an investigation into the specific source of the infections.
The taqueria has been closed since Sept. 8, and CDPH said the owners are cooperating with an investigation into the specific source of the infections.
Anyone who has eaten any prepared food from Carnicerias Guanajuato's taqueria or the prepared food section of the grocery store since Aug. 29 might have been exposed to salmonella.
At least 20 people got sick, and 10 were hospitalized after contracting salmonella from food at a taqueria in Avondale.
Chicago police said officers responded to the scene and found the victims inside the second floor of the apartment with multiple stab wounds.
The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
The man can be seen early Friday morning methodically checking each of the six mail slots and taking out the mail before closing it back up.
In each robbery, two or three people get out of a vehicle, and demand the victims' property at gunpoint.
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Danny Mendick had two hits, and Gavin Sheets and manager Pedro Grifol were ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the eighth inning.
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Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
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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.
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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.
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Café Selmarie, 4721 N. Lincoln Ave., first announced its plans to close in September. Owner Birgit Kobayashi is set to retire.
Right now, Illinois sports books pay 15% tax on their revenue. But Gov. JB Pritzker's latest budget proposal would spike the tax to 35%.
Currently, a pair of two-story vintage buildings occupy the space.
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The mural was unveiled on the side of the building at the southeast corner the Chicago Medical Society building at Grand Avenue Dearborn Street.
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Congregation Am Shalom in Glencoe set up chairs with photos of the hostages on its lawn.
The settlement will cover property damage and personal injury claims filed against Hilco after Little Village was coated in dust when the company commissioned the implosion of the smokestack at a shuttered power plant. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
An autopsy will be performed on Tuesday after the boy died in the fire in Munster.
Huesca was off duty, but in uniform, at the time of the shooting.
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
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Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
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Danny Mendick had two hits, and Gavin Sheets and manager Pedro Grifol were ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the eighth inning.
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Sandra Kolalou was convicted in the death of 69-year-old Frances Walker.
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Huesca was off duty, but in uniform, at the time of the shooting.
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