Newly renovated 79th Street Metra Electric station now open
The new 79th Street Chatham station on the Metra Electric Line reopens Monday after being closed for over a year for renovations.
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The new 79th Street Chatham station on the Metra Electric Line reopens Monday after being closed for over a year for renovations.
Some of the upgrades include new wheelchair accessible entrances, new lighting, and new signage.
Chicago police said around 10:30 p.m., an unknown male was attempting to break into a vehicle in the 8700 block of South Dauphin Avenue when a man, 40, a resident and CCL holder, went outside and confronted the offender.
The offender became aware of the man and fled the scene on foot. Another unknown male exited a vehicle nearby and shot at the 40-year-old male, who then returned fire.
David Brantley of Hazel Crest, Illinois, and Tayvon Andrews of Chicago, both 18, were charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm, possessing a stolen vehicle, and a misdemeanor count of resisting a peace officer.
One person was taken into custody.
A new side venture JoJo's Turkey Leg Joint, is also now in operation.
A car crashed into the Chatham neighborhood restaurant, forcing it to shut down for nearly three months.
The woman was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
CTA officials received a disturbance call just before 9:40 a.m. on board a bus near the entrance to the Red Line station along the Dan Ryan Expressway.
The officer, identified as 26-year-old Enrique Martinez, was struck multiple times.
Rickisha King-Tiggs was 24 when she was shot and killed, allegedly by a man who had been harassing and attacking her and her mother.
Rickisha King-Tiggs was 24 when she was shot and killed at 4:54 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 2022, while walking with her mother in Chatham. Misty Tiggs talked with Darius Johnson about the pain that remains as gripping as ever.
CBS News Chicago spent the day with those researchers and the community leaders with whom they're partnering to learn more.
When it rains in Chicago, it floods specifically in the South Side’s Chatham neighborhood, and to find out why, a team of national researchers is kicking off a special project. Tara Molina reports.
The offenders in each incident are two to three men, police said.
The new book by former battalion chief Dekalb Walcott Jr. focuses on the history of Engine 21 over a 100-year period.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition with a stab wound to the back.
Police haven't confirmed if the incidents were related, but officers did recover the truck used in the electronics burglary in the 8500 block of South Laflin Street in Auburn Gresham.
The crash happened around 12:15 a.m. at the Heart of the Lamb Outreach Ministries in the 200 block of East 79th Street.
A 39-year-old man was traveling westbound in the 200 Block of East 79th Street in a black SUV when he lost control and struck the church.
If you shop at the new store near 87th and Stony Island, you might see 5-year-old Jaden Gilbert restocking the shelves.
No one was hurt in the crash at Josephine’s Southern Cooking in Chatham, but founder Mother Josephine Wade was crestfallen to see the damage. Tara Molina reports.
Josephine's Southern Cooking, at 436 E. 79th St, has been a staple in the Chatham neighborhood for decades. On Friday morning, a car smashed into the restaurant, as Tara Molina reports.
The event is free and open to anyone who wants to attend.
