West Side team with migrant players loses championship game
The New Life Centers little league program has over 300 players across all age groups on 20 teams.
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The New Life Centers little league program has over 300 players across all age groups on 20 teams.
After moving ahead in tournaments and clinching a recent district game, the New Life Centers little league team, unfortunately, lost in the championship game Wednesday night.
One could call this a rare opportunity to ask the mayor some questions on any topic. It was the first such opportunity in weeks.
"Yeah, I want to be a professional player, so I could help my family. Because I just love it."
Teenage migrants who recently arrived in Chicago are now getting a chance to play the game they love as part of a youth program on the West Side. CBS 2's Andrew Ramon has their story.
The Park District has shared plans to transform the Broadway Armory community center into a temporary shelter for 250 migrants for a minimum of six months.
Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) says the plan to make the Broadway Armory into a temporary shelter has been in the works for almost a year. But she said the entire shelter system in the city is not sustainable, and still lacking is federal help and a comprehensive plan to deal with the issues. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
They told CBS 2's Marybel González Monday night that they have no choice because of rules that bar them from applying for jobs.
Some migrants told CBS 2's Marybel González Monday night that they have no choice because of rules that bar them from applying for jobs. Read more
The residents lashed out at city leaders that the facility was chosen despite the fact that it is already being utilized.
The residents lashed out at city leaders that the facility was chosen despite the fact that it is already being utilized. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) called for a special meeting of the full City Council to demand more thorough answers from city agencies.
Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) called for a special meeting of the full City Council to demand more thorough answers from city agencies.
What’s going on - according to community members - is loitering, late-night partying, littering, prostitution, and at least one fight between migrants and residents. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Taylor, who lives in the community, said she's seen incidents like loitering and partying into the late-night hours around the shelter.
Neighbors are voicing their concerns over a migrant shelter in the Woodlawn neighborhood. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov was at the meeting, which was just getting underway at 6 p.m. on Monday.
The latest temporary shelter is set for the Uptown neighborhood – at the building at Marine Drive and Irving Park Road that formerly housed the American Islamic College, and before that, Immaculata High School. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The shelter set to open next Friday at the building at Marine Drive and Irving Park Road that formerly housed the American Islamic College, and before that, Immaculata High School.
Similar meetings have been held in different parts of the city – where residents expressed both support and concerns for migrant shelters. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
A temporary shelter is set to open in the former American Islamic college right near Irving Park and Marine Drive.
Sources told CBS 2 previously there are at least four officers involved, and a migrant teen now pregnant, from those alleged encounters.
Progress is slow in the case of the alleged sexual misconduct, and it is nowhere near finished. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Twelve days after opening a probe into whether police officers had engaged in sexual misconduct with migrants at a West Side police station, investigators said they have yet to substantiate any claims against police -- but their investigation remains open. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Twelve days after opening a probe into whether police officers had engaged in sexual misconduct with migrants at a West Side police station, investigators said they have yet to substantiate any claims against police, but their investigation remains open, and has led to a similar allegation at a second police station.
A center inside a school streamlines the process instead of trying to navigate different appointments with different departments.
An Oak Lawn man had Molotov cocktails on him when he was arrested in Mokena while blocking a road, police say.
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Woodstock, Illinois, this week.
The Chicago Bears held their second straight padded practice Tuesday with multiple periods of live tackling as they focused in on defense.
There was a large fire department response to a two-alarm blaze at an apartment building south suburban Homewood Tuesday afternoon.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with stabbing a man during a fight in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood this past weekend.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday protecting consumers in the state from unfair home and auto insurance rates.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget director, Annette Guzman, is stepping down from her post, the mayor's office confirmed Monday night.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he's running for re-election, but certainly sounded like he was giving a campaign speech at a brief press conference on Monday.
"She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) filed a lawsuit last week, taking the Illinois State Board of Elections to task for what he said are unnecessarily high hurdles for third-party candidates to get on the ballot.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue is now being torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Stella's Diner in Chicago's East Lakeview community has gone out of business.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
The restaurant confirmed Monday afternoon that it will be closing. No final date has been set, but the goal is to be open through the end of August, the restaurant said.
Ariana Grande addressed the announcement she’s stepping back from public life during the first of three shows at Chicago’s United Center Monday.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday protecting consumers in the state from unfair home and auto insurance rates.
Seven members of a fraternity at Indiana University in Bloomington are now facing criminal charges for hazing methods that led to two pledges being hospitalized in 2025.
The Chicago Urban League is bringing people together to address gun violence in honor of National Civility Month.
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday protecting consumers in the state from unfair home and auto insurance rates.
Ariana Grande addressed the announcement she's stepping back from public life during the first of three shows at Chicago's United Center.
An Oak Lawn man had Molotov cocktails on him when he was arrested in Mokena while blocking a road, police say.
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Woodstock, Illinois, this week.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
The Chicago Bears held their second straight padded practice Tuesday with multiple periods of live tackling as they focused in on defense.
Seiya Suzuki, Carson Kelly and Kevin Alcántara each hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Los Angeles Dodgers their fourth consecutive loss with a 10-5 victory.
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets on Monday for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas.
Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss the next 8-10 weeks due to a hyperextended knee, bone bruise and small fracture suffered in Monday's training camp practice, ESPN reports.
The schools announced Monday they have agreed to a four-game home-and-home series.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with stabbing a man during a fight in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood this past weekend.
An Illinois State Police trooper appeared in court on Tuesday after being charged with sexually assaulting a bartender after drugging her and taking her to a hotel last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Thieves stole an ATM from a gas station in Chicago's Roseland community early Monday.
Two young men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded early Monday in Chicago's Park Manor community.
A man was stabbed late Sunday night in a fight with a woman on Chicago's West Side, police said.
