4 people hurt after car crashes into Crystal Lake restaurant
A man having dinner with his wife saved her life when he pushed her out of the way – but he then ended up pinned under the car.
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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.
A man having dinner with his wife saved her life when he pushed her out of the way – but he then ended up pinned under the car.
"You were caught red-handed," a Cook County Criminal Court judge told the teenage suspect.
It doesn't look like a whole lot, but the building on Jefferson Street has a deep history in Chicago.
"She was afraid she wouldn't wake up."
The runoff is two weeks from Tuesday. Early voting starts this coming Monday.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman got to experience some of the fun.
Aria Tadin got a very special visit at home from the New Lenox Police Department as she was honored with a bravery award.
The community is calling for change after a student brought a gun to campus last week and the school was not placed on lockdown.
The Fire Department said two CPD officers were taken to an area hospital from the scene.
The revolving door at the entrance to the bank was left with six different bullet holes.
The firefighter's wife and two other children remain in grave condition.
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.
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) said he was told said the Taste of Chicago will move this year to Polk Bros. Park near Navy Pier.
Cartez Daniels, Samiya Shelton, and a 9-year-old girl whose name has not yet been released were shot and killed.
The funeral mass will be on Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, at 7740 S. Western Av., followed by a private burial.