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City workers posted the notices across the community, blindsiding many, especially those who have paid rent, which covers water, every month on time.
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Asal Rezaei joined CBS News Chicago as a general assignment reporter in August 2021.
Asal previously worked at Spectrum News in Milwaukee, where she covered civil unrest following the death of George Floyd and the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. She most recently spent months in Minneapolis covering the Derek Chauvin trial as a national correspondent. Prior to that, she was a reporter and fill-in anchor in Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina, where she covered numerous hurricanes and was the first reporter on the ground in the aftermath of an EF-3 tornado. She began her career as a morning anchor at NBC KYMA 11 in Yuma, Arizona.
Asal is an Iranian immigrant who was born and raised in Germany until she was about 6 years old. Her family then moved to Dallas where she was raised in the suburbs before moving to Chicago to attend Columbia College. She lived in Chicago for nearly five years as a young journalist and considers the city her adopted hometown.
Asal is passionate about telling stories that will make a difference in her community and shed light on immigration issues.
In her free time, Asal loves to paint and attend live music shows. She takes pride in her large vinyl collection and is thrilled to be back in Chicago.
City workers posted the notices across the community, blindsiding many, especially those who have paid rent, which covers water, every month on time.
A 69-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County from the scene for evaluation.
Bullet casings were marked on the ground, and Clinton Street was blocked off.
One person is in custody after a crash led to a shooting in the South Loop.
The Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus has accused Ramirez-Rosa of "physical and verbal harassment" of Ald. Emma Mitts (37th).
The girl's brother said a neighbor started yelling at them after they walked on his grass to avoid a muddy area in their own backyard, then later fired shots into their house.
The union is accusing the school of not providing a quality education due to cut classes and increased class sizes.
It's the second mass shooting of the weekend. This one happening near Pulaski and 13th Street in Lawndale.
The families say Allen Nguyen, 29, was a taekwondo teacher in Lake in the Hills.
"They could have shot him in his leg, they could have shot him in his arm. They didn't have to put three bullets in his heart."
Police issued a desperate plea for help from the community in tracking down the shooter.
Rylan Wilder was interning at Upbeat Music and Arts School in Chicago when he was shot in the arm by police.
Joseph Czuba has been charged with one count each of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and aggravated battery, and two counts of hate crime.
Police said a handgun was recovered next to the victim.
Late Wednesday night, we were there as adults and small children stepped off one of the buses, and greeted with blankets.