Police say 10-year-old Rockford girl was killed by a sex offender
"I have a seven-year-old daughter and I just don't understand how someone has this in their being to do something like this."
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Marissa Perlman is an award-winning reporter for CBS News Chicago. She joined the team in February 2021.
She is thrilled to be back reporting and breaking stories in her hometown. Marissa grew up in Glenview and is a graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication.
Marissa's career as an anchor and reporter started in Elmira, New York at WETM-TV just two weeks after her graduation from Syracuse. She was the lead anchor and interim news director in 2013. She is a two-time Edward R. Murrow Award winner for reporting on winter weather coverage and participating on special report on the opioid epidemic.
She also won a New York State Broadcasting Award for her live field anchoring during major flooding in Watkins Glen, N.Y. and served as a panelist in the 2014 congressional debate.
Marissa's next stop was in Buffalo, working for WIVB where she served as both weekend morning and evening news anchor for four years. She covered everything from wild winter weather to politics. She was a part of the Emmy-award-winning team for storm coverage.
She joined the CBS family in April of 2019 as a reporter and fill-in anchor at KOVR, the CBS affiliate in Sacramento, Calif. She was recognized for her reporting for her daily investigations, state politics and covering wildfires.
You'll find Marissa in her off time exploring the Chicago restaurant scene, traveling as much as possible, spending time with her family and going on long walks throughout the city.
"I have a seven-year-old daughter and I just don't understand how someone has this in their being to do something like this."
It's the second time in less than a week a would-be victim shot a suspected offender on the North Side.
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires, Fourth of July fireworks, heavy rain, and even the NASCAR Street Race could all have had an impact.
"The lack of communication provided to us, as consumers and customers of a local water company, has been horrible."
"One year ago we were shaken to our core," said Mayor Nancy Rotering.
"Anyone driving along Grand Avenue there could have been killed," said Irish Nobleman Pub owner Declan Morgan.
The ruling means 40 million Americans who stood to have thousands of dollars in debt wiped away will now have to pay up.
The family would never be the same, but now, they say they're focusing their energy on moving forward.
The biggest upcoming road closure will be southbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive, which will be closed from Randolph Street to McFetridge Road starting June 28. City officials expect to reopen those lanes by July 4.
It's part of the ongoing work being done ahead of the NASCAR race on July 1 and July 2.
A parent at the center shot a video that appears to show a black bear running near the center.
In a statement, the city said the Broadway Armory is being considered along with other locations.
First responders found the bicyclist severely injured. The driver was already gone.
According to Chicago police, a group of people fired shots at another group in the 4200 block of South Wells Street just after 8:20 p.m.
More than 50,000 fans swarmed the lakefront stadium for the first of three sold-out shows.