Chicago unveils Little Village restored arch
Wednesday's ribbon-cutting comes days before Mexican Independence Day.
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Wednesday's ribbon-cutting comes days before Mexican Independence Day.
A Little Village landmark is now restored to its former glory after a significant renovation project. CDOT restored the Little Village Arch after it was designated as an official city landmark in 2022. It included fixing the clock, adding LED lights, and recreating the original sign welcoming people to the Little Village.
Family and friends are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting of Ondrea Monique King.
Ondrea Monique King, 58, was sitting in a car in Little Village on Aug. 31, when someone opened fire, and she was shot in the neck.
Nearly two dozen employees were working to get the hundreds of packages off-loaded from the truck and onto their destination.
A UPS semi truck shredded its roof going under a railroad viaduct in Little Village just before noon on Thursday. Chicago police said the semi struck the viaduct, causing damage to the truck. It was unclear how the incident happened.
Jose Martinez, 29, has been charged with two counts of aggravated arson.
The blaze injured three people, including a firefighter. Police said eyewitnesses and surveillance video helped identify 29-year-old Jose Martinez as the person who set the fire.
The guidebook goes well beyond the city's 77 official community areas—highlighting neighborhoods on a more granular level.
One of the Democratic Party’s goals is to get those visitors out of downtown so they can check out as many of the city’s neighborhoods as possible. Tara Molina reports.
The residents reached out to CBS News Chicago for help.
A $12.25 million settlement was approved earlier this year in a lawsuit over the implosion of a smokestack in the Little Village neighborhood. But as Marybel Gonzalez reports, the payouts are not going as planned.
The 3-month-old baby's injuries were so severe that doctors said he would need a lifetime of care.
A 3-month-old baby who was shot in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood over the weekend will have a long road to recovery, his family said. The infant, Jeremiah Carlos, is in the fight of his life after being shot in the chest over the weekend in Little Village in a targeted shooting.
Little Village residents spoke out in frustration Sunday night after a shooting in the area left a 3-month-old and his father fighting for their lives.
A baby and his father are hospitalized following a shooting in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.
Chicago Police say the victims were in a car in the 3100 block of West 26th Street around 4:37 p.m. when they were approached by an unknown vehicle. Two males got out of that vehicle and shot the victims before leaving the scene.
One bus passenger had just closed her eyes for a moment, and suddenly, she felt herself thrown from her seat.
One bus passenger had just closed her eyes for a moment, and suddenly, she felt herself thrown from her seat.
Surveillance video captured the moment the car crashed into the front of the bus, sending it into a building where it rested.
Neighbors said they're not allowed back in the building and are surprised by the possible crime.
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports fire officials believe the fire may be arson.
A passenger in one of the cars was taken to Chicago's Mt. Sinai Hospital, where they died.
The boy was struck multiple times in the body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
A witness told officers the teen was on the sidewalk when someone was seen firing shots in his direction before fleeing the scene and heading southbound.
