Charitable Organizations Help Provide Cooling Relief
The longer the extreme heat continues the more worried emergency workers become about our most vulnerable people.
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The longer the extreme heat continues the more worried emergency workers become about our most vulnerable people.
The heat settling in on the Chicago area isn't just uncomfortable, it's potentially dangerous.
Kevin Little wanted to clean up his act. He got the help he needed to do that at Chicago's Salvation Army and on Friday night, he wore a cap and gown and got a precious diploma.
Did you know that January is the month to get organized? According to the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), this year marks the seventh year that January is the month to get organized. NAPO wants to raise awareness on the benefits of getting organized and since getting organized is usually one of the top five New Years resolutions, what better time to start than now?
Toy donations are down 30 percent across the Chicagoland area -- 60 to 70 percent at some city locations. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
WBBM Newsradio's annual Good Neighbor Radiothon is underway, this year benefiting the Salvation Army. Here is a look at the numerous ways in which the Salvation Army makes a difference to those in need in Chicago.
The Salvation Army Tri-City Corps in the western suburbs has lost up to $400, after a man fooled a bell-ringer into giving him a kettle full of cash.
The Salvation Army has literally struck gold with several anonymous donors in the northern suburbs.
Agencies that provide emergency help for utility bills in Lake County are beginning to see a backlog.
Streamwood police say they are questioning a person of interest in the death of a newborn found last week in a bathroom at a Salvation Army Store.
A former Waukegan mayoral candidate denied burning down the Waukegan Salvation Army building at his arraignment Thursday in a north suburban court.
The Salvation Army is having a hard time keeping up with demand in Chicago and elsewhere.
Chicago area donations to the The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign are down 13 percent over last year.
Four teenage boys have been charged with stealing a Salvation Army kettle from outside a Jewel grocery store in west suburban Addison.
Police are investigating the theft of a Salvation Army kettle possibly containing a couple hundred dollars from outside a west suburban Jewel store Saturday.
You see it every year around the holidays, passersby dropping coins into those red Salvation Army kettles.
A new effort is underway in Chicago, aimed at steering vulnerable young women away from prostitution. WBBM Newsradio 780's Bob Conway reports on the new Anne's House facility.
