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Double Duty Classic showcases high school baseball standouts
Guaranteed Rate Field will host the Double Duty Classic Wednesday at 6 p.m. Some of the best high school baseball players from across the country will play. Named after Negro League standout, Ted "Double Duty" Radcliff, the event celebrates the history and tradition of Negro League Baseball in Chicago.
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 24
• Michelle Stenzel, a member of IDOT North DLSD task force: Yesterday the department announced it is eliminating proposed bus-only lanes options. • ATA: Coalition issued statement this week opposing current plans for rebuilding NDLSD as proposed by IDOT. • Architectural Digest: DLSD is one of the "most beautiful streets...
The Jibarito Stop celebrates 10 years in Pilsen
On this week's Win With Women, Fox 32's Anita Blanton sat down with small business owner Ana Rodriguez to learn about her success with The Jibarito Stop. Rodriguez started her business as a food truck in 2012 and expanded just three years later.
More Than $400,000 Raised So Far In Chicago’s 2024 School Board Elections
CHICAGO — The 45 candidates vying for 10 seats in Chicago’s first school board elections this November have raised more than $400,000 collectively for their campaigns, new campaign finance filings show. The money is a mix of small donations from candidates’ friends and family, sizable personal loans and...
Man, 58, seriously wounded in shooting inside Humboldt Park home
CHICAGO - A man was shot and seriously wounded during an argument Tuesday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The 58-year-old was arguing with someone he knew just before midnight when they pulled out a gun and shot him in the cheek inside a residence in the 900 block of North Trumbull Avenue, according to police.
Chicago weather: Another round of storms to come, with severe weather chances for some parts
Some in the Chicago area Wednesday morning were waking up to rainy, wet conditions and downed trees and branches after thunderstorms with lightning, small hail and heavy downpours slammed some parts Tuesday evening and overnight. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, another round of showers and storms were on...
Chicago sues 2 suburban gun shops, accuses them of contributing to crime
CHICAGO (CBS) – The City of Chicago is suing two suburban gun shops accused of contributing to crime in the city.The newly expanded lawsuit named Eagle Sports Range in Oak Forest and Midwest Sporting Goods in Lyons as defendants. The parent company of Glock Handguns in Austria was also added as a defendant.The city accused the gunmaker and its local dealers of endangering Chicago residents by selling and marketing Glock handguns that can be easily turned into fully automatic weapons.The lawsuit claimed the two suburban dealers are top sellers of guns used in crimes in Chicago.
Angel Reese pulls up with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant for Team USA exhibition game
The Chi Barbie has gone global in support of the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team. Chicago Sky superstar Angel Reese sat courtside next to Steph Curry and Kevin Durant to watch Team USA beat Germany 84-57 in an exhibition game on Tuesday. It was a needed bounce-back win for the...
Chicago business owner fed up after thieves target store for 2nd time: 'The city is doing a really s----- job'
CHICAGO - A River North business owner is fed up with the city after thieves targeted his store for the second time in two weeks. Early Tuesday, the Gold Coast Market posted surveillance video on its Instagram page, showing four men getting out of a gray vehicle. One man had...
A contested Democratic National Convention would have been great TV. Ohio Democrats are glad it won’t happen.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It would have been must-see TV had Democrats gathered next month to actually pick a presidential candidate during their national convention in Chicago. But with the election just more than three months away, Ohio Democrats like those elsewhere are moving toward a less interesting, but much more orderly convention by quickly coalescing around Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he won’t seek reelection.
Chicago residents warned of new parking ticket scam
CHICAGO - A new scam is targeting Chicago residents with fraudulent text messages claiming they have unpaid parking tickets. The texts include a link to a fake website designed to steal personal information. Treveyon Kinnard, a Chicago resident, recently received a suspicious text from a phone number with a 343...
Burglars target NW Side restaurants in Edison Park, Norwood Park, Jefferson Park
Several Northwest Side restaurants were burglarized in the Edison Park, Norwood Park and Jefferson Park area during the early hours of Friday, July 19, in a manner that was similar to a series of burglaries in the Edgebrook and Gladstone Park area on July 4. On both dates three...
‘Why Isn’t She In Prison?!’: White Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Man of Rape Is ‘Pampered’ By Dr. Phil During Face-to-Face Meeting with the Wrongly Convicted Man
Dr. Phil reintroduced a video clip from a 2008 episode of his talk show last week, highlighting the incredible story of a Chicago woman who […] ‘Why Isn’t She In Prison?!’: White Woman Who Falsely Accused Black Man of Rape Is ‘Pampered’ By Dr. Phil During Face-to-Face Meeting with the Wrongly Convicted Man
Cam Newton Imitating Angel Reese's Viral Video About Romantic Life Has WNBA Fans in Tears
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese surely has a lot of suitors sliding into her DM's. Yet, the "Chi Barbie" made it very clear that she's tired of hearing men asking her to get flown out to Sky games. Reese went extremely viral earlier this month for saying, “The delusion y’all think ...
Chicago crime: 29-year-old man shot while standing on front porch
CHICAGO - A man was shot while standing on a front porch on Chicago's West Side Tuesday afternoon. At about 1:43 p.m., a 29-year-old man was on the front porch of a residence in the 1800 block of South St. Louis Avenue when an unknown vehicle pulled up, police said.
Chicago woman, 25, charged with DUI on Chicago expressway
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman was charged with driving under the influence after crashing her car on the Jane Byrne Interchange, leaving her passenger seriously injured. Illinois State Police said the single-vehicle crash happened on the Interstate 290 eastbound ramp to Interstate 94 northbound at 6:06 a.m. Sunday. The driver,...
Man gets 13 years for committing 6 robberies and a carjacking in one night; ‘I am going to shoot you, little girl’
CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been handed a 13-year sentence after pleading guilty to committing six robberies and a carjacking in a single night. Tony Davis, 24, began his crime spree by carjacking a man in Chinatown late on July 3, 2023. At about 11:37 p.m., a 29-year-old...
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