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.
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A man was shot while driving on Chicago's West Side on Friday night.
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Police officers shot and killed a shooting suspect at a bar in Carpentersville, Illinois, overnight.
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
New legislation in Illinois means new rules for electric bikes, scooters, and similar devices. Supporters of the legislation said the goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities, but some e-bike riders question the additional cost that would be involved.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
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.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
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.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Joe Negri, known to many as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday.
A police investigation is underway at a restaurant in Carpentersville, Illinois. Here's what we know so far.
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Police officers shot and killed a shooting suspect at a bar in Carpentersville, Illinois, overnight.
Summer festivals are happening across Chicago this weekend focusing on art, music and food.
The Chicago Bears made their biggest step yet toward moving to Indiana, after the team's board of directors voted Thursday to build a stadium in Hammond, although it's still not a done deal yet.
A man was shot while driving on Chicago's West Side on Friday night.
James Higginbotham was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother said.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
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Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
Brandon Marsh hit his first homer off a left-handed starter in nearly four years as the Phillies defeated the White Sox Friday night.
Matt Chapman hit his fourth career grand slam in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot to cap San Francisco's seven-run sixth inning and the Giants pounded the slumping Chicago Cubs 18-3.
The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team is in Chicago getting ready for one final tune-up before the World Cup.
Ned Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport's top circuit.
Pete Crow-Armstrong's bloop RBI single capped a four-run ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 7-6 to avoid a three-game series sweep.
Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.
A man was ordered detained Thursday in a crash that killed an Illinois Tollway on the Tri-State Tollway last weekend.
Michael Gledhill, 44, was arrested on suspicion of murder after he turned himself in following the fatal stabbing of Handy, the LAPD said.
Students at Tilden High School in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood took part in a peace walk Thursday morning to remember one of their own who was killed in a drive-by shooting.
A man suffered cuts to his neck and body during a fight on board a CTA Blue Line train on Wednesday evening in the Loop.
