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Close to downtown, some businesses have boarded up their windows as a preventative measure.
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She started at CBS News Chicago in December, 2022 from KSDK in St Louis where she had been an MSJ since 2019.
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An Emmy-nominated journalist, over the years Sara has reported live from presidential inaugurations, immersed herself in local court and crime reporting, and prompted new legislation to keep kids safe.
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Close to downtown, some businesses have boarded up their windows as a preventative measure.
Some of the teens preparing to cast their first ballot this November.
Residents said the no-parking signs started going up Monday, warning that parked cars would be towed away starting Wednesday.
Both women have spent their lives with health conditions that compelled these transplants.
Saturday events also included Ellen DeGeneres' sold-out last standup and a Metallica show at Soldier Field.
The Israeli military acknowledged targeting a school, saying there was a command center inside. Hamas denied that.
Organizers are hoping to tap into new audiences by inviting content creators on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and X to this month's DNC.
The driver of a Dave Matthews Band bus ejected the septic tank on the Kinzie Street bridge, sending 800 pounds of human waste onto an architectural tour boat on the Chicago River below.
They're participating in the annual Take Flight Trunk Party, hosted by Chicago Housing Authority's nonprofit partner Springboard to Success, as students scatter to nearly 60 colleges across the country.
Because of his ALS diagnosis, the Hall of Fame brought the celebration to McMichael's residence in outside Chicago.
Hydration stations, six medical tents, and Narcan demonstrations are just some components of the plan.
Chris Johnson had several patients to see recently on his rounds at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab.
Rain indeed began moving into the Chicago area just before 10 p.m., but that was too late to impact the evening for festivalgoers.
Some 700 volunteers were barely taller than the bins they are trying to fill — students the same age as those receiving these bags.
Chicago Fire sources tell CBS News Chicago this is now a recovery effort after divers were called off late Friday night.