Johnson, Vallas in the home stretch before April 4 mayoral runoff
Vallas attacked his opponent for what he says is his lack of experience 'managing anything.'
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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.
Vallas attacked his opponent for what he says is his lack of experience 'managing anything.'
The suspect was arrested after a Chicago Police officer was hit by a car Friday night on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near the Museum Campus.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center's 2023 Digital Terrorism and Hate Report, to be released on Monday, shows a nationwide surge of propaganda-driven recruitment and hate crimes.
The city's St. Patrick's Day festivities continue on Sunday with the South Side Irish Parade in the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods.
In each case, four men would approach victims on the walkway and rob them of their belongings.
A Chicago Fire Department spokesman said the firefighter who lives on the home performed CPR on his wife before she was taken to the hospital.
She was inside of a car when she was shot in the shoulder, back and hand, police said.
The officer was responding to a domestic incident in which a suspect was allegedly chasing a woman with a gun.
Fire officials confirmed a victim is a Cook County Sheriff correctional officer.
It comes after a number of violent shootings right outside of different schools on the west and south sides.
Long lines are expected at Roeser's Bakery, located at 3216 W. North Ave., where CBS 2's Asal Rezaei is reporting live.
Three people were killed – 1-year-old A-mara Hall, 13-year-old William Smith, and 19-year-old Nasir Hall – according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
The Michigan State Alumni Club of Chicago plans to gather for a candlelight vigil later today.
As we inch closer to Election Day, we can expect to see candidates making more stops like this, hoping to earn the support of voters.
Many held signs calling for an end to executions in Iran, while others read, "We stand united."