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Darius Johnson joined CBS News Chicago in August 2023.
Johnson is thrilled to be home after growing up in Chatham. His maternal grandparents raised him after his mother, Sonja, was shot and killed on their front porch six weeks after his birth.
His passion for journalism began with his grandparents watching the news every day. He got his first shot by doing morning announcements at Burnside Academy and King College Prep.
Growing up, Johnson was a proud South Shore Drill Team member and King College Prep Marching Band member.
Before CBS News Chicago, he spent two years as a morning reporter and noon anchor at KUSA in Denver. There, he conducted multi-part investigations into Domestic Violence, Colorado's Fentanyl Crisis, and Kinship Care in Colorado.
His reporting on Kinship Care was recognized as a 2024 finalist of the DuPont Columbia University Awards.
Before Denver, he spent time at FOX59/CBS4 in Indianapolis, WSAV-TV in Savannah, GA, and CNN Atlanta. He graduated from Morehouse College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and The National Association of Black Journalists.
Johnson enjoys skiing, traveling, dancing, and spending time with family, friends, and his four-legged friend, Charli. He hopes to serve as a pillar in the community while back home in Chicago.
Over the last six years, they've raised over $120,000 for Make a Wish Illinois.
As Darius Johnson reports, hundreds from the Midwest arrived at the train station, near Accenture Tower, where the consulate office is located.
The field could potentially host up to six concerts during the off-season, bringing the city nearly $80 million in revenue yearly.
The company that manages the Forest View mobile home park hasn't paid the water bill since March.
Inside a UIC conference room heartfelt and meaningful conversations were had. And those conversations all had hope for change.
Days ago, a group of volunteers visiting Texas came across a rancher who they say did not have good intentions for the bunch of puppies.
All the businesses that were targeted had doors or windows smashed, and a few cash registers were missing.
The clerk was taken to St. Francis Hospital in serious condition with cuts to the head.
On November 17th CBS 2's Irika Sargent and Joe Donlon will flip the switch lighting the tree in Millennium Park for the holidays at 6:00.
Jackson said Chicago already has 680,000 people experiencing homelessness, who also need help.
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.
"He was a community man, and he just cared for others. He was very caring to other people, and so this is very devastating that this would happen to anyone, not just him."
The union is accusing the school of not providing a quality education due to cut classes and increased class sizes.
Many could be heard shouting "free free Palestine" as they called for a ceasefire in the war with Israel.
CBS 2's Darius Johnson confirmed the man who allegedly shot the trooper is also wanted in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman.