Generation Heroin: Mom Lost Her Son, Now Works To Save Others
Caroline Kacena can't believe where her life has led her.
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Caroline Kacena can't believe where her life has led her.
Tim Ryan started drinking at 13, and was dabbling in drugs soon after. In his early 30's he tried heroin for the first time.
If your loved one was addicted to heroin, would you know? For most parents and loved ones, the revelation comes as complete surprise and many learn after it's too late.
Since 2012, heroin has taken a life every three days in Chicago's suburbs. WBBM's Lisa Fielding has this first part in her series, "Generation Heroin."
Beginning this summer, when you apply for a new Illinois license, you'll now be getting it through the mail.
Twenty new restaurants will make their Taste of Chicago debut this summer, including six food trucks, and 11 vendors who will sell at pop-up stands for one or two days.
It took 20 rolls of duct tape but every student at St. John's Lutheran School got a chance to stick it to their principal Doug Markworth.
Chicago is just weeks away from the grand opening of Navy Pier's new and improved Ferris wheel and now it has a new name.
There isn't much John O'Hurley hasn't done in his nearly 40-year career.
The last time Jim Johnson saw John Borling, it was Feb. 12, 1973. They reunited this week in the southwest suburbs. WBBM's Lisa Fielding reports.
Dave Urban was a staple in Roscoe Village, selling StreetWise for 14 years.
Ground will soon be broken on what will be Chicago's third tallest building, reports WBBM's Lisa Fielding.
After a wild turkey took over for their mother, who was killed by a hawk, a nest of duck eggs has begun hatching at a west suburban animal rescue center.
It was a big day for seniors at Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men as they recited the school's creed at a special ceremony at Daley Plaza.
Tracy Swenson remembers the day in May of 2012 when her husband Aaron was killed by a speeding truck driver that slammed into the back of his car while he was stopped in a construction zone.
Inmates being dragged, manhandled, and forced to the ground; Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has released six videos showing deputies using excessive force, saying the public has the right to know.
A bacterial infection called Elizabethkingia has already claimed 18 lives in Wisconsin. Now the first case confirmed here in Illinois has taken another life, reports CBS 2's Marissa Bailey.
The RBI program allows young men to play who wouldn't otherwise be able to.
On the North Side, continued Wrigley Field renovations will make it a bit more difficult as fans flock to the home opener.
Residents of Fairdale continue to recover from a deadly tornado that ripped through the tiny town. This weekend, they will mark the one year anniversary with remembrance and celebration.
The family of five was headed from Chicago to Washington D.C. March 20. They say they were asked to leave when they requested a strap for the youngest child's booster seat.
Prosecutors in DeKalb County have said the conviction of a 76-year-old man in the 1957 murder of a 7-year-old girl, because newly obtained phone records show he could not possibly have abducted her.
Hundreds of Chicago students were the first to see "Magic Tree House: A night in New Orleans," now playing at the Broadway Playhouse. WBBM's Lisa Fielding reports.
