Bears, Salvation Army Hold Food Pantry For Low Income Families In Humboldt Park
The team hosting another neighborhood pantry Friday along with the Salvation Army and Greater Chicago Food Depository.
The team hosting another neighborhood pantry Friday along with the Salvation Army and Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Hundreds of volunteers spent part of their Christmas Day making sure Chicago seniors are cared for and properly fed.
Because the need for food is so high this year, volunteers are packing a thousand more boxes than they did last year.
The Salvation Army took on a mission to help those in need this Thanksgiving – with an effort to serve thousands of meals.
You might hear bells ringing on Chicago streets Monday.
The Salvation Army Red Shield Center handed out 500 COVID relief baskets to people for free; baskets full of free clothing, shoes, toiletries and household items like bleach and toilet paper.
Volunteers with I Am a Gentleman Monday cleaned and sanitized the Salvation Army Center near 69th and Morgan as part of a day of service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
Last year, the Angel Tree program helped 58,000 people in Chicago.
The Salvation Army will place smart chips and QR codes on red kettle signs across the country, allowing people to tap their phone to the kettle or scan the QR code to make a customizable online donation.
The coronavirus pandemic has altered the way people are celebrating this Thanksgiving, but 2020 is shaping up to be even harder for those in need.
Organizations like the Salvation Army were forced to rethink their plans for Thanksgiving amid this COVID-19 surge.
Instead, the group wants people to donate now on its website.
Someone stole the red Salvation Army donation kettle from outside Macy's on State Street, police and the organization said Wednesday.
The Salvation Army said one of its bell ringers was taking a break when the kettle was stolen outside the Under Armour store at 600 N. Michigan Av.
Because of debit cards, many of us don't have cash in our wallets these days. But not to worry – now, making a donation to the Salvation Army on the street or at the mall is as easy as grabbing your cell phone.
Steve speaks candidly and honestly about his heroin addiction from a room at the Salvation Army's Freedom Center off Chicago Avenue, where he's getting treatment.
Getting the city's most vulnerable to come out of the cold even with potentially life-threatening temperatures is a tough job.
"There's a sense of frustration. We're trying to raise as much as we can to fund services for families in need, and overall donations are down about 30 percent from last year."
Thousands of dollars worth of gold coins were left in Salvation Army red kettles in the Chicago area this weekend.
A Walmart spokesperson said the store asked the bell ringers to leave as soon as the issue was brought to their attention.
After someone stole two Salvation Army red kettles twice in the past week, a family from Schaumburg stepped up.
The search is on for the individual who stole two Salvation Army red kettles from outside a Michigan Avenue store twice in the past week.
The Salvation Army's Norridge Corps Community Center offers a variety of services and programs to help those in need in the community, one of which is the food pantry.
The Salvation Army hopes you'll help make the holidays brighter for a needy child, who otherwise won't find a gift under the tree.
Another piping plover, believed to be female, returned to Montrose Beach on Wednesday, giving observers hope that there might be a love connection in the works.
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" topped Apple Music's list while Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" and Nirvana's "Nevermind" finished in the top 10.
This comes as Northwestern and its leaders face a lawsuit seeking class-action status, saying the university has failed to protect Jewish students from severe antisemitic harassment.
The Chicago Fire Department transported the child to Lurie Children's Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
Metra said Train No. 2202 was involved and inbound train movement was halted.
After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor.
The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit accusing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation of illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry.
"My position is actually quite clear. My authority is quite clear that this passage of whatever it was has no bearing on my executive authority," Johnson said.
The ordinance would mean dispensaries seeking to open downtown would need approval from the City Council, rather than the Zoning Board of Appeals.
This all comes as homelessness has been on the rise in Chicago, and across Illinois, for years now.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Thursday was Mental Health Action Day and CBS is partnering with MTV to provide grants to local nonprofits that give people the tools to improve their mental health.
So far, there have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Chicago in 2024 to date.
Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
They are concerned about increased congestion and environmental concerns.
Consumers may pay more, or less, for the same items by stocking up just a few miles away.
Earlier this spring, the grocery store Foxtrot Market ordered 600 baseball caps from local apparel and gift shop Alice & Wonder – only to go out of business abruptly soon afterward.
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense a new one.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" topped Apple Music's list while Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" and Nirvana's "Nevermind" finished in the top 10.
Those auditioning were asked to sing 16 bars a cappella from a contemporary musical theatre song to show their range.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
Northwestern University President Michael Schill was testifying before Congress on Thursday at a hearing about anti-Semitism on college campuses, and defended the school's agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters last month to end a tent encampment on campus.
The showcase was held on Monday and featured some of the latest gadgets for those working in the restaurant industry.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has scheduled the vote for July 4.
Northwestern University's president will testify before Congress about antisemitism on college campuses. President Michael Schill will join the presidents of Rutgers University and UCLA to speak before the house committee on education and the workforce in the wake of Pro-Palestinian encampments taking hold on college campuses.
The drills come just days after Taiwan swore in its new president and is being called an "irrational provocation."
The victim, a 47-year-old man, was stabbed with a knife by a 41-year-old male offender.
Highs will be in the 80s with sunny skies.
Another piping plover, believed to be female, returned to Montrose Beach on Wednesday, giving observers hope that there might be a love connection in the works.
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" topped Apple Music's list while Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" and Nirvana's "Nevermind" finished in the top 10.
This comes as Northwestern and its leaders face a lawsuit seeking class-action status, saying the university has failed to protect Jewish students from severe antisemitic harassment.
After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
Plenty of high school seniors are 18 years old, and some are even older.
Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
Chicago does not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs.
Neither team has announced its starting pitcher for the series finale Thursday.
Toronto was held to two hits when the Sox beat them 5-0 Tuesday, but responded with a seven-run, two-out rally in the second inning Wednesday.
Swanson had two hits and Hoerner had the walk-off game-winner. Still, the team is battling through recent injures and scuffles at the plate.
Jimenez pulled up limping as he rounded third on a run-scoring play in the fifth inning Tuesday night in Toronto.
Justin Fields is embracing a fresh start in Pittsburgh.
A man got out of a sport-utility vehicle with a gun in hand, and demanded the woman's belongings, police said.
The victim, a 47-year-old man, was stabbed with a knife by a 41-year-old male offender.
Police said the teen, whose name was not released, has been charged with 25 counts of armed robbery with a firearm and two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking.
The teen had no other choice but to take the bus to get home from school – and in doing so, he was shot in the arm.
Police said two men began fighting with a victim on a northbound train, and one of the men shot him.