Fire pump violations seen at three high-rises where fires broke out this year
CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza dug into city records and found violations cited for each of the three high-rises where fires broke out.
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CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza dug into city records and found violations cited for each of the three high-rises where fires broke out.
Worshippers will begin to march outside of the church's entrance near LaSalle and Oak Street.
Firefighter Jermaine Pelt and Lt. Jan Tchoryk died while fighting different fires a day apart. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled his cause of death to be a type of cardiovascular disease, natural causes.
As we learn more about Chicago Fire Lt. Jan Tchoryk's death due to natural causes fighting the fire at a Gold Coast high rise on Wednesday, those who knew him described him as a dear friend. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza spoke to one of his friend who said Tchoryk was devoted to his family and the fire department.
As we learn more about Chicago Fire Lt. Jan Tchoryk's death due to natural causes fighting the fire at a Gold Coast high rise on Wednesday, those who knew him described him as a dear friend. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza spoke to one of his friend who said Tchoryk was devoted to his family and the fire department.
Police did not specify whether a weapon was displayed.
Three other firefighters were also injured in the fire and were in fair to serious condition, and two civilians were taken to the hospital in good condition.
Retrofitting high-rise buildings with sprinkler systems is much more expensive than including them in a new build.
Some tenants at the building at 1212 N. Lake Shore Dr. pointed out the lack of a fire sprinkler system. The reason the building doesn’t have one has to do with the city's complicated fire code history. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The fire lieutenant died while fighting a blaze in a Gold Coast high-rise Wednesday. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Two firefighters are injured, one critically, after responding to a high-rise fire in Gold Coast Wednesday morning.
Feitler was robbed and shot in the Gold Coast on June 18, 1989. CBS 2's Elizabeth Vargas reports on the investigation.
One of the robberies happened in the fashionable Oak Street shopping district, the other on State Street in bustling River North.
Artist's renderings were released Thursday of the interior and exterior plan for The Bellevue.
CBS 2's Tara Molina took a closer look Tuesday at the crimes - and what is being done to keep the youngest offenders in Chicago from getting charged again.
CBS 2's Tara Molina took a closer look Tuesday at the crimes - and what is being done to keep the youngest offenders in Chicago from getting charged again.
People showed up to the parking lot at Maple Street and LaSalle Boulevard – only to learn their keys had been stolen.
It happened in the middle of the day on Thursday, and not for the first time. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
People showed up to the parking lot at Maple Street and LaSalle Boulevard – only to learn their keys had been stolen. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Witnesses say after Mexico lost to Argentina in the World Cup, some fans got aggressive.
Witnesses say after Mexico lost to Argentina in the World Cup, some fans got aggressive.
Staff explained that there were about 70 people inside watching the Mexico versus Argentina World Cup game.
The Drake Hotel has stood regally at the northernmost point on the Magnificent Mile for more than a century as an icon of luxury and high society. It is also known for ghosts.
The reason they are closing is because the owners of the building want to put a new restaurant concept in the space.
