Neighbors Hold Anti-Violence March, Vigil After Similar Shootings Of Two Young Girls
Community activists in Little Village are speaking out after the deadly shooting of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega.
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Community activists in Little Village are speaking out after the deadly shooting of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega.
People living in Little Village are holding an anti-violence march Saturday afternoon.
At the accused gunman's bond hearing on Thursday, Cook County prosecutors said 16-year-old Emilio Corripio teen had committed three aggravated carjackings in the span of just 5 months, and was on "intensive probation" at the time of the murder.
"She came from Mexico to have a better life."
The CBS 2 Investigators have learned from law enforcement sources – at the time the 16-year-old was arrested for killing Melissa Ortega, he was on probation for a 2021 aggravated carjacking. And we're told this juvenile has also been arrested on a gun charge.
The Chicago City Council has designated the Little Village arch as an official city landmark.
Two children – 8-year-old Melissa Ortega and 7-year-old Dantrell Davis – were both killed in gang crossfire in Chicago nearly 30 years apart. When it comes to promises for change, is it just politics?
Oftentimes, people are afraid to speak up, offer tips, or report what they saw when it comes to a crime. In the case of the murder of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in Little Village this past weekend, such was not the case at all.
"The hope that came with whatever her life was going to be, is going to be a hole that is so big, nothing will ever to fill it or replace her."
A third grader at Emiliano Zapata Academy, Melissa was new to Chicago, here since August, and excited to build a better life with her mother, both from Mexico.
Memorials lined the streets of the Little Village community Tuesday, placed for victims of gun violence. Parents are angry - even more so since the death of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega over the weekend.
The shooting that killed 8-year-old Melissa Ortega is not only heartbreaking, but also a big concern for the Little Village neighborhood.
"Losing a child under any circumstances is horrifying, and the circumstances in which this family lost this precious, precious child is almost unspeakable," Lightfoot said.
They sought the American dream but were dealt the all-too-common hand of American violence instead.
An 8-year-old girl has died following a shooting in Little Village.
A man was in serious condition Wednesday night after being shot and wounded in Little Village.
The Inspector General also recommended discipline for a a Chicago Department of Public Health official.
A mobile vaccination clinic will be held in the Little Village neighborhood Thursday.
A New Year means new fitness goals for many, and the YMCA of Metro Chicago hopes to help with that.
Santa and his helpers will be making stops in Little Village, Brighton Park, and McKinley Park until 4:00 p.m.
The 2,000-square-foot facility near 26th and Harding includes therapy rooms for kids.
Police are warning business owners about burglaries in the Little Village neighborhood.
"My dog started pulling in that direction. So I looked and I saw an elderly man sitting in the doorway."
Instituto del Progreso Latino recently unveiled a new community mural honoring the Native American roots of many in the Chicago Latino community this Native American Heritage Month.
This weekend was the first for COVID-19 vaccine events for children, and on Sunday, hundreds of children as young as 5 years old got their Pfizer shots in Little Village.
A Glen Ellyn family is demanding criminal charges after they said their mail carrier attacked a hospice nurse as she was leaving their home.
Jacob Misiorowski pitched six scoreless innings, Brice Turang was 3 for 4 with a two-run homer, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 to move into first place in the NL Central.
It's the last call for one of America's longest-running beers.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Two men have been charged in a shooting that left two teenagers dead and an adult injured last October in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
The Internal Revenue Service is permanently barred from pursuing claims against President Trump or his company based on prior tax returns, part of a controversial settlement deal between the Justice Department and Mr. Trump.
Survivors say they'd asked for more medical support before the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at their command post in Kuwait in the war's first 24 hours.
An attorney for Chicago Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) on Monday called an ethics investigation into the alderman's conduct a malicious "travesty."
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Investigators are gathering evidence and working to learn more about the two teenage gunmen responsible for the deadly shooting at an Islamic center in San Diego. So far, they have recovered dozens of guns and a crossbow from two homes they've searched.
The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting Tuedsay on the Ebola outbreak in Africa. An American doctor is among those testing positive.
A Glen Ellyn family is demanding criminal charges after they said their mail carrier attacked a hospice nurse as she was leaving their home.
A Chicago man is facing multiple charges for several bizarre and disturbing allegations, accused of posing as an art student and asking women to pose topless for a school project, and sexually abusing some of those women.
A Glen Ellyn family is demanding criminal charges after they said their mail carrier attacked a hospice nurse as she was leaving their home.
In the wake of the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, many Muslim Chicagoans say they're not surprised and that conditions in the world right now are right for attacks like this to happen again.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
A man is being held in custody on charges that he tricked two young women into believing he was an art student working on a photography project in Chicago's Northalsted district, and went on to sexually abuse one of them.
It's the last call for one of America's longest-running beers.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
Jacob Misiorowski pitched six scoreless innings, Brice Turang was 3 for 4 with a two-run homer, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 to move into first place in the NL Central.
Rickea Jackson's promising first season with the Chicago Sky is over after it barely began after suffering a torn ACL in Sunday's win against the Minnesota Lynx.
The Chicago Bears met with NFL owners on Tuesday in Orlando to brief them on their push for a new stadium in either Arlington Heights or Hammond.
Touted prospect Colt Emerson launched a three-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Seattle Mariners stopped a three-game slide with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 in the first meeting this season between the longtime NL Central rivals.
A man was shot and killed in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie early Tuesday.
A man is being held in custody on charges that he tricked two young women into believing he was an art student working on a photography project in Chicago's Northalsted district, and went on to sexually abuse one of them.
A suspect was due in court Tuesday on charges that he shot and killed his ex-husband's new husband in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A truck driver was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand.
Police in Michigan City, Indiana, were searching Monday for the person they said shot and killed a 14-year-old boy.
