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Crisp, fall morning in Chicago for Wednesday
CHICAGO (CBS)—There will be a Quick swing in temperatures this week. It's a crisp fall morning, and low temperatures are in the 40s, which is seasonal for October. On Thursday, the city heads back to the 80s for highs! Our weather pattern stays mostly dry. A weak cold front moves through Thursday night, and at most, a spotty shower or two is possible early Friday morning. The weekend will be beautiful and dry. Great for outdoor fall activities. Highs of 80 on Saturday, cooler on Sunday in the 70s. Both days will be fairly breezy, especially on Sunday. This could lead to a big day for fire weather due to the dry conditions. There are no meaningful rain opportunities on the horizon either. Mainly dry weather is expected through at least late next week. What to expect for WednesdayA chilly start, sunny and breezy with a high of 72Clear for tonight Clear and not as cold. Low of 50.Warmer Thursday aheadPartly cloudy, warmer with a high of 77.
After 40 Years Of Feeding Neighbors, Irving Park Community Food Pantry Continues To Grow
IRVING PARK — In the late 1970s, some Irving Park residents started bringing food to a few dozen neighbors. Their efforts blossomed into the Irving Park Community Food Pantry. Four decades later, the food pantry serves about 1,600 people a month, receives 10,000 pounds of food every week, hosts...
Chicago band gets stuck in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene, comforts community with music
What began as a weeklong recording session turned into an ordeal band mates will never forget.They're now home in Chicago following a 17-hour drive.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch"We made it out safely by pure luck. We found gas. We found a back road," said Sneezy vocalist Brett O'Connor.O'Connor and keyboardist Danny Bauer are members of the band Sneezy, whose high energy music, for a brief moment. brought relief to some who had lost everything."We're all scared and confused and worried and not able to contact our loved-ones, and people just got a chance to just...
Famous Illinois Airport Is Home To Over 1 Million Bees
You'll never what you'll see at an airport in Illinois but this has to be one of the most strangest things in the United States. I've been to airports including the major ones in Illinois, many times in my life. When I'm in Chicago at O'Hare International Airport, it's usually way too busy or I'm in a huge rush so I really don't have a lot of time or energy to mess around and sightsee.
Signature Room space in former Hancock Center to undergo massive renovation
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been hired to redevelop two floors once occupied by the Signature Room in the former John Hancock Center, which the firm designed in the 1960s. Observation deck company 360 Chicago announced the hiring of SOM on Tuesday but said it is still deciding...
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...
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.
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...
Lions use soccer winds to blow past Bulldogs
Mason Burda is the Lyons Township High School boys soccer team’s only returning starter from the 2023 Class 3A state runners-up. He’s still part of another talented senior class this season. “Seeing us graduate all of those guys, a lot of people didn’t think we’d be as competitive,”...
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