Project Fire Buddies brings $12,000 in gifts for Markham boy suffering from cancer
Kasey Douglas waved at the lights and sirens as emergency vehicles came down his street. What he didn't know was that they were headed straight for his house.
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Kasey Douglas waved at the lights and sirens as emergency vehicles came down his street. What he didn't know was that they were headed straight for his house.
First responders brought up to $12,000 in presents – just for Kasey Douglas. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
Markham police were called to Jones' home this week.
Markham City Ald. Rondal Jones turned himself in to police by walking right through the doors of the city police headquarters. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
For months, we exposed rampant fraud in the Chicago area during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a new federal report says a U.S. government agency dropped the ball on preventing billions of dollars in fraudulent loans. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
An elderly woman who had been missing from Markham since Sunday night has been found, and is being treated at a nearby hospital.
Olga A. Gutierrez was last seen around 9 p.m. Sunday in the 3600 block of Arthur Terrace, according to Markham Police.
In response to shootings on expressways, Illinois State Police have installed new real-time camera technology in the city. But they are nowhere to be found in the south suburbs. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
In response to shootings on expressways, Illinois State Police have installed new real-time camera technology in the city. But they are nowhere to be found in the south suburbs.
Violence outside Kick-Off's Bar & Grill in south suburban Markham has prompted the mayor to call for a midnight curfew for all bars – and other bar owners behave made their objections known.
One south suburban nightclub has been the site of gunfire and fights, and the subject of hundreds of emergency calls. The City of Markham says it has had enough.
The feds let us in Wednesday on how they are cracking down on those who stole from the government, and also giving us insight on one of the largest COVID fraud schemes in the country – operating in Chicago.
Up to 10 Markham municipal employees found themselves under the city's radar Tuesday night. They all received federal tax dollars from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, and city leaders need to know why there is no record that any of those employees' businesses before now.
An investigation has now been launched less than 24 hours after CBS 2's Jermont Terry exposed ghost businesses taking Paycheck Protection Program loans in south suburban Markham.
A lot of questionable small businesses that got government PPP loans in Markham, and it's you, the taxpayer that are on the hook. CBS 2's Jermont Terry dug into what is going on.
An 8-year-old boy is dead after he was shot while playing on a front porch in south suburban Markham.
One female of unknown age was injured, and took herself to Holy Cross Hospital, with non-life-threatening injuries.
A south suburban mayor will be sworn in again.
The Illinois State Supreme Court has ruled the mayor of Markham, a convicted felon, should be allowed to keep his job. What does this mean for other ex cons with friends in high places?
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa may remain in office despite a 1999 federal mail fraud conviction – reversing a lower court ruling.
In one south suburban community, leaders spent the day Sunday encouraging residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 - especially before their kids head back to school.
Roger Agpawa, the mayor of south suburban Markham, was supposed to be sworn in for a second term on Thursday – but he was not.
Embattled Markham mayor Roger Agpawa said Sunday that he is prepared to go to the Illinois Supreme Court to stay in office after winning reelection.
Two weeks after he appeared to win re-election, an Illinois Appellate Court panel has ruled Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa is not eligible to hold public office in Illinois, due to a 1999 federal mail fraud conviction.
Polls are open until 7:00 Tuesday night for municipal elections in the suburbs.
