Chicago Police officer lauded for saving woman in water off North Avenue Beach
The woman who had been in the water was taken to the hospital, where she is expected to recover.
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The woman who had been in the water was taken to the hospital, where she is expected to recover.
The woman who had been in the water was taken to the hospital, where she is expected to recover.
A message on the website for Castaways says it is “temporarily closed this summer for renovations.”
Police said from Friday night to late Tuesday night, there were 42 shooting incidents – in which 53 were shot. Eleven of those 53 people died, and a 12th person was stabbed to death.
It appeared there had been a group of young men who got into a fight on the beach when someone pulled out a gun and fired a shot.
North Avenue Beach has been closed on Friday afternoon, after shots was fired just hours after the beach had opened to swimmers for the summer, sending visitors scrambling for cover.
North Avenue Beach has been closed on Friday afternoon, after shots was fired just hours after the beach had opened to swimmers for the summer, sending visitors scrambling for cover.
Less than three hours after Chicago's beaches officially opened to swimmers for the summer, shots were fired at North Avenue beach, sending visitors scrambling.
North Avenue Beach has been closed on Friday afternoon, after at least one shot was fired, sending visitors scrambling for cover.
It's Earth Day, and people across the city are doing their part to protect our planet.
It's Earth Day, and people across the city are doing their part to protect our planet.
Thousands of people are expected to take the plunge into the cold waters of Lake Michigan for a good cause.
Participants will head to North Avenue Beach to take park in the 23rd annual event - benefiting the Special Olympics - at 10 a.m.
The 23rd annual Chicago Polar Plunge - benefiting the Special Olympics - takes place this Sunday at North Avenue Beach.
Bystanders pulled the child out of the lake around 7:30 p.m.
A man was shot and wounded at North Avenue Beach Tuesday night, and three police officers were injured in fights that followed in Old Town. CBS 2's Meredith Barack reports on the search for a suspect a night later.
Three officers were also injured after the beach was cleared and fights broke out in nearby Old Town. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
The shooting happened at the beach near Castaways Bar & Grill. Hours late three officers were struck by a 16-year-old boy.
The shooting took place near Castaways Bar & Grill
Tom Pazol quickly sprang into action with a life ring this week when he saw someone struggling in the water at the North Avenue Beach.
A Chicago Police officer captured on viral video restraining and struggling with a woman on North Avenue Beach last August has resigned.
Tom Pazol quickly sprang into action with a life ring this week when he saw someone struggling in the water at the North Avenue Beach. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A Chicago Police spokesperson confirmed Officer Bruce Dyker left the department in May – before the department announced any disciplinary action.
This rescue comes just days after Governor JB Pritzker made having devices along the lakefront an official state law.
Police arrested four people at North Avenue Beach late Memorial Day, and a group threw projectiles at officers afterward.
