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Chicago police ramp up security at places of worship as protests against Israel continue
Chicago police are ramping up security at places of worship while protesters continue their calls for a cease-fire on Tuesday night.A rallying cry was heard outside the Israel Consulate of Chicago following a gathering of a few hundred people with the U.S. Palestinian Community Network at Federal Plaza.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe group continued its protest against Israel, saying the nation's aggressions in Lebanon and Gaza could start a region-wide war in the Middle East."We need to stop this madness. We need a ceasefire and end to genocide, and the United States government can deliver...
True Crime Tuesday: H.H. Holmes
The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair was an influential social and cultural event that brought in visitors from all over the world to witness its elaborate attractions. But around this time, some of the most heinous crimes were being committed by a deeply disturbed man in the White City and elsewhere. H.H. Holmes, who is known […] The post True Crime Tuesday: H.H. Holmes appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Rogers Park Residents Forced Out Of Affordable Housing After Developer Buys Building
ROGERS PARK — Rogers Park tenants are being forced out of their affordable apartments after a prominent developer on the Far North Side bought the building and didn’t offer lease renewals due to required repair work. Becovic, a Chicago-based real estate company, bought a four-story building at 1546...
DoorDash is helping people on government assistance get groceries
DoorDash says since it began accepting SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, in July of last year, 25,000 people in Cook County who receive benefits have used DoorDash for 145,000 deliveries.
ABC7 Chicago to celebrate Italian American Heritage Month with live Columbus Day Parade broadcast
ABC7, Chicago's most-watched television station, is celebrating the city's vibrant Italian American community, with the broadcast of the 72nd annual Columbus Day Parade.The live event is hosted by ABC7 sports anchor and "Windy City Weekend" host Ryan Chiaverini, reporter Liz Nagy and meteorologist Greg Dutra, reporting all the festivities from the street. Pasquale D. Gianni, attorney and Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans officer, will contribute color commentary from the broadcast area. The parade will air Monday, Oct. 14, from noon to 2 p.m., and will have an encore broadcast on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 p.m. Both broadcasts will...
Burglars target iconic hot dog joint, The Wieners Circle, on Chicago's North Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — Burglars targeted an iconic hot dog joint in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood early Monday morning. Windows were smashed at The Wieners Circle, located at 2622 North Clark Street. Around 3:45 a.m., police said a group of at least three people broke the glass door of the business. The suspects took a large object, possibly a safe or ATM from inside. Police said the suspects left in a black SUV and drove south on Clark Street. According to a restaurant manager, this is the second burglary in two tweeks. No arrests have been made. Police are investigating.
Organizers hold concert in middle of Logan Square pothole they want to save
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some Logan Square neighborhood residents want a pothole in the middle of an intersection to stay right where it is, and now, organizers of the "Save the Hole" campaign are making their pleas into a song.A viewer, Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas, sent video taken out a window of a pop-up concert performed right in the middle of the pothole at Belden and St. Louis avenues.The man who started the "Save the Hole" effort also plays in a band—so he and his bandmates decided the middle of the roughly 16-by-16-foot crater would be the perfect place to play.Residents report that high speeds have long been an issue on the block. So when the large hole emerged earlier this month, so did an online campaign, complete with the hashtag #SaveTheHole, as neighbors believe it has been forcing drivers to slow down.But city officials say a traffic circle set to go into the intersection soon will serve the same purpose—and will look much better aesthetically. The traffic circle is expected to be completed by mid-October.
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