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Olivia Dunne reacts to Pirates' epic collapse against Cubs
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne took to social media on Wednesday to react to the Pirates' loss against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park.The Cubs scored 11 unanswered runs to beat the Pirates 14-10, sending the Buccos to their third consecutive loss. Amid the team's meltdown, Dunne, an LSU gymnastics star, shared her feelings on the social media platform X with a GIF.The GIF featured Skenes, the Pirates' rookie phenom pitcher who started Wednesday's game. The 22-year-old pitched five innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs. He struck out six and retired 11 of the final 13 batters he faced. He received a no-decision. The Pirates were leading 8-3 after the top of the fifth inning and increased their lead to 10-3 after the bottom of the fifth inning. Pittsburgh's bullpen allowed 11 earned runs and 11 hits over the final four innings. The Cubs scored two runs in the seventh inning, three runs in the eighth inning and six runs in the ninth inning. The Pirates (62-71) are in last place in the National League Central division. Pittsburgh travels to Cleveland on Friday to start a three-game series against the Guardians.
CTA testing AI program to detect guns at Chicago train stations
CHICAGO (CBS) — The CTA is testing a technology from a company that uses artificial intelligence to identify guns on city train platforms.Under a $200,000 test program, Zero Eyes will automatically detect guns brandished at "L" stations.Unlike cameras in most rail cars, riders will not be able to see the technology the next time they hop on a CTA train. How it worksThe cameras use AI to detect what could be a weapon in an L station. Those images are sent to the Zero Eyes operations center, where they are reviewed by a Zero Eye worker, who then alerts police, CTA officials,...
Thieves steal ATM from gas station in Grand Crossing
CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of thieves used a pickup truck to steal an ATM out of a gas station early Thursday morning on the city's South Side.It happened just before 2 a.m. in the 7600 block of S. South Chicago Avenue.Chicago police said five men removed the security gate and front door of the station before entering and taking an ATM with an unknown amount of money inside. The burglars then entered a black SUV, possibly a GMC Denali, and fled southbound.The store's owner said despite adding extra security measures, this is the second time his business has been hit."It happened in seconds. By the time police arrived, they were already gone with the ATMs, and they did all of this damage to the gas station, you know," he said. As of Thursday, no one is in custody. Area Two detectives were investigating.
Chicago Facing Almost $1 Billion Budget Gap — And Mayor Won’t Rule Out Property Tax Hike
CITY HALL — Chicago is facing an almost billion dollar budget deficit for 2025 — and Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t yet say if he’s sticking by a campaign promise to not raise property taxes during his first term in office. City officials are forecasting a $982.4...
Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Resigns
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Will Fletcher resigned earlier this month, leaving an opening at the top of one of the nation’s largest school district watchdog agencies. Over the past four years, Fletcher’s office investigated thousands of sexual misconduct complaints, among other high-profile cases. He stepped...
4 arrested after theft of TVs from train in Englewood, Chicago police say
Four people were taken into custody after Chicago police said they were caught steeling TVs from a train.The incident occurred in the 6300-block of South Wentworth Avenue at about 1:37 a.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOfficers responded to the scene and found the four suspects loading items from a train onto the bed of a truck, police said.The suspects attempted to flee, but police said they were all arrested after a short foot pursuit.SEE ALSO: Union Pacific investigating freight train cargo theft on West Side, authorities sayA total of 39 flatscreen TVs were recovered, police said.Area One detectives are investigating and charges are pending, police said.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
Today In Culture, Thursday, August 29, 2024: Chicago Exhibition Weekend | ECOS: A Chicago Latine Poetry Festival | Panel On Political Operas
Get Chicago & Midwest culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. November’s Time For Hyde Park Art Center’s Eighty-Fifth Annual Gala. Hyde Park Art Center hosts its annual Gala on Friday, November 15. Co-chaired by Jim Dempsey, Sandhya Mullangi, and Cheryl...
Back to school: ABC7's John Garcia goes back to Streamwood High School
We're celebrating the start of a new school year here at ABC7.Several of our colleagues are proud products of local schools in the area.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOur own John Garcia takes us to his high school in the northwest suburbs.They have an alumni hallway at Streamwood High School, including blurbs about some of the school's graduates over the years, including this ABC7 reporter.I was part of the inaugural class of students when the school first opened in 1978. The sign welcoming visitors to Streamwood High School was a gift from my...
Countertop manufacturer faces $1M in citations after two workers need lung transplants
CHICAGO ‒ A countertop manufacturer in Chicago faces $1 million in OSHA violations for not protecting its workers from silica exposure, a material use in the furniture manufacturing as well as other industries. Two employees became afflicted with incurable lung disease as a result, both of whom need lung transplants.
2 more members of prolific armed robbery crew get 10-year prison sentences
CHICAGO — The third and fourth members of a prolific armed robbery crew that ran havoc across the city in the winter of 2022 have pleaded guilty to their roles in the crime wave. Like two co-defendants who pleaded guilty before them, they received ten-year sentences. The judge who...
Regulators in final months of hearings over how to deal with 2,000 miles of aging gas pipes under Chicago
A regulatory battle over the subterranean network of century-old gas pipes buried beneath the streets of Chicago is entering the final rounds, with billions of dollars, safety concerns and the future of the city’s energy infrastructure riding on the outcome. Filings last week in the ongoing Illinois Commerce Commission investigation into the paused Peoples Gas pipeline replacement program ...
Sunshine Thursday afternoon in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — A humid and sunny day is ahead for the Chicago area. Thursday's highs will be in the mid-80s with sunny skies by the afternoon. Scattered showers and storms return to the forecast on Friday with highs in the upper 80s. A high swim risk is in effect for Labor Day weekend for dangerous rip currents and hazardous boating conditions.
Botched college financial aid form snarls students’ enrollment plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad. The number of high school seniors who have completed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid is...
High School Football Season Begins Tonight; Tigers, Cubs Win on Wednesday
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 29, 2024) – The high school football season along the Lakeshore begins this evening. At 6:40 PM, hear the Allendale at Holland Christian game with Greg Chandler on 99 7/1450 WHTC, or the Saugatuck at Buchanan contest on The Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van. Other match ups include Ottawa Hills versus Holland at Ray & Sue Smith Stadium, West Ottawa at Grand Ledge, Zeeland East versus Grand Rapids Union at Houseman Field, Hamilton at Plainwell, and in eight-man play, St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake at Fennville.
Local music roundup: Aug. 29-Sept. 4
Here comes Labor Day! It’s been quite a summer for music in Evanston. I’ve been lucky to attend shows by the great hip-hop band Arrested Development and jazz guitar superstar John Pizzarelli in the past week. This demonstrates the range of artists we host locally. Evanston is a great town for music fans!
Chicago youth soccer league says fire that burned equipment shed could have been arson
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A fire at a park Chicago's Southwest Side not far from Midway International Airport destroyed thousands of dollars' worth of youth soccer equipment.Daniel Nunez said earlier this month, he was sent a video in real time of a fire at Vittum Park—in the area of 49th Street and LeClaire Avenue in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood."It smelled like burned plastic," Nunez said.Vittum Park is where Nunez's youth soccer program, Academia de Fútbol Atlas FC Chicago, plays—serving kids from just 4 years old up to 17."I noticed that there was no more shed," said Nunez. "Once I got closer,...
Portillo's adds 2 new fall-themed menu items — and 1 is 20 years in the making
An iconic Chicago-area restaurant just launched a new, fall-themed menu item, 20 years in the making. Tuesday, Portillo's launched a new Salted Caramel Spice Cake and Salted Caramel Spice Cake Shake for the fall season, an announcement said. It's the first time in 20 years Portillo's has added a new...
Bronzeville child care center closes due to lack of teaching staff
The Effie Ellis Early Learning Learning Center in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood held its final graduation in recent weeks, as the facility is closing due to a lack of teaching staff. The center was originally opened by non-profit organization "Center for New Horizons" in 2008. Low-income families that met certain requirements...
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