Wisconsin Cinnabon worker fired after shouting racist slurs at customers
A Cinnabon worker in Wisconsin has been fired after a racist outburst directed at two customers went viral, the company said.
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A Cinnabon worker in Wisconsin has been fired after a racist outburst directed at two customers went viral, the company said.
Danyiell Montgomery also said some of the harassment was violent, and happened while she was pregnant.
In the last few weeks since the election, brazenly racist text messages sent to Black people across the country have made headlines. Hispanic and queer Americans have also been victims. It is not clear who is responsible and how the offenders knew the race of their victims—but as Ash-har Quraishi reports, it has a lot to do with how much of our personal information is already out there.
CBS News Chicago also heard from universities in Illinois that were targeted.
The Illinois Attorney General’s office responded Friday to the disturbing, racist text messages, calling them offensive. As Charlie De Mar reports. CBS News Chicago also heard from universities in Illinois that were targeted.
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe is facing a backlash over an offensive joke about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally days before the 2024 election.
Puerto Rican community members said they'll use their anger to help organize in the campaign's closing days.
Two days after a comedian at a rally supporting Donald Trump made racist jokes about Puerto Rico, members of Chicago's Puerto Rican community are calling for action. Conservative defenders said when one invites an insult comic to an event, they should expect insulting things to be said.
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say there is a 17 to 50% disparity between white and Black women, depending on the type of breast cancer.
A River Forest business owner said she's been taunted for more than a year by the owner of a neighboring shop. Glenda Harris, the business owner, said he's called her and her daughter a racial slur numerous times. An incident this week that was caught on camera led to the man being taken away in handcuffs.
Alexander Morris, the lead singer of the Four Tops, filed a lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, a nurse and security guard after he was treated like he was mentally ill after he told them he was in the legendary Motown group.
The settlement covers 12 current and former Water Department workers who claimed they were subjected to a "hostile and abusive work environment."
Minooka Community High School has faced allegations of tolerating racism in the classroom before.
Minooka Community High School has faced allegations of tolerating racism in the classroom before. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The new policy is up for a vote on Monday by the city's Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability.
According to the Kurdi family lawyer, the driver admitted to police that she drank alcohol before the crash.
Activists claim police officers were negligent and racist in two cases.
The Chicago Tribune is among outlets dropping the comic strip after its creator described people who are Black as members of "a racist hate group" during an online video show.
Owner Sydney Blakely just fully opened Cook It Mama four months ago.
Issues such as racism, crime, and the economy were front and center much as they are today. And back then CBS 2’s news team examined the trends and what the city needed to do to change. Anchorman Bob McBride is the host for “Chicago in Transition: The Legacy ’72, The Challenge ’73."
"He stated that we didn't want to use that because it may offend some of the Evanston residents."
Hateful, racist graffiti was discovered Friday at Oak Park and River Forest High School, and now police are getting involved.
Mayor Lightfoot campaigned on a promise to make city government "much more transparent," but for more than a year has fought public records requests about racism and discrimination among city workers.
for more than a year, CBS 2 has been asking for basic information from the City of Chicago. The Illinois Attorney General even said the city should provide that information. Yet the city continues to refuse - using taxpayer resources to fight the request from CBS 2's Tim McNicholas.
"If the name sounded Hispanic or if the name sounded Muslim, they would turn that deal down or wouldn't even look at that deal."
$10 million settlement in case of Anthony Stringfellow, Jr. who took his own life while at Madden Mental Health Center
Residents at Tuesday's city council meeting said they aren't mad at the idea of the center, but are concerned about potential utility increases and health risks.
Plumbers say that in the midst of this cold snap, pro services see 10% more calls than average.
Matas Buzelis added 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18, and Kevin Huerter added 14. All three players made four 3s.
Shuttle buses were requested from 95th to Garfield to connect the impacted areas.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Three people were arrested this week after police said they destroyed campaign posters for a candidate for Cook County commissioner in Chicago's Fuller Park neighborhood.
Hawaii enacted a rule that bars people from bringing guns onto private property that is open to the public, like shops or gas stations, unless the owner gives express authorization.
Rideshare drivers from across Illinois kicked off a two-day fight Tuesday for better pay and working conditions.
As the EU calls Trump's threat to tariff allies for rejecting his bid for Greenland a mistake, Denmark's leader laments "being threatened by our closest ally."
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
If you can't get enough of "Heated Rivalry," merch from the show is now available.
A flamenco dance series in Chicago is expanding access to the arts by bringing the expressive traditional dance form to Chicago communities.
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
She recently appeared as herself in the Netflix movie "A House of Dynamite" and modeled in Victoria’s Secret fashion show.
The Journal of Hazardous Materials found that bottled water exclusive drinkers ended up ingesting up to 90,000 microplastic particles each year.
Periods of snow can be expected overnight through Wednesday morning, following the afternoon with more blowing and gusty snow showers.
The first-place winner got a Wiener's Circle gift card, merchandise, bragging rights, and a sweet trophy.
Anthony Stringfellow, 19, was supposed to be under staff checks every 15 minutes, but a state police investigation found that didn't happen. Now the state is paying $10 million to settle the family's lawsuit, which alleges negligence, without claiming responsibility for Anthony's death.
$10 million settlement in case of Anthony Stringfellow, Jr. who took his own life while at Madden Mental Health Center
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
Residents at Tuesday's city council meeting said they aren't mad at the idea of the center, but are concerned about potential utility increases and health risks.
Plumbers say that in the midst of this cold snap, pro services see 10% more calls than average.
The first-place winner gets a Wiener's Circle gift card, merchandise, and bragging rights.
$10 million settlement in case of Anthony Stringfellow, Jr. who took his own life while at Madden Mental Health Center
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
Chicago police issued a warning about a string of vehicle break-ins involving Honda Civics on the South Side.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Matas Buzelis added 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18, and Kevin Huerter added 14. All three players made four 3s.
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Caleb Williams was reflective the day after and focused on attacking the offseason, while appreciating the impact this team had on the city of Chicago.
Caleb Williams' last throw in regulation was a backpedaling, fourth-down rainbow that landed in Cole Kmet's hands in the corner of the end zone for a breathtaking touchdown.
Lawrence Reed, the man accused of setting a young woman on fire on a Chicago Transit Authority train this past November, appeared in court Tuesday.
The video shows burglars slicing into display cases under the eyes of several Louvre Museum staff members who do not intervene.
A judge and his wife were shot and wounded in their home over the weekend in Lafayette, Indiana.
A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
