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Little Village migrant shelter closing by Nov. 3 as Chicago migrant arrivals continue to drop
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A state-run migrant shelter that opened earlier this year in a vacant CVS store in the Little Village will be closing in the coming weeks, as the number of asylum seekers staying in Chicago shelters continues to drop. The Little Village shelter at 2634 S. Pulaski Rd. has housed hundreds of migrants since it opened in January. As of Thursday, about 146 people were living in the shelter. But with thousands of vacant migrant shelter beds across the city, those people will eventually be relocated when the Little Village shelter closes for good on Nov. 3. "We've seen...
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreak strikes deer in Chicagoland
CHICAGO - The Chicagoland area is seeing an outbreak of Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), a virus that most of the time kills deer and other hoofed animals. Get your new powerful iPhone with our best deals.Save big on Apple iPhone.Verizon|. The outbreak is being fueled by ongoing drought conditions and...
South Side alder vows to sue if ShotSpotter isn't reinstated: 'We're saying we need it'
Mayor Brandon Johnson insists the controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection program is not coming back to Chicago. A South Side alderman, though, said the ordinance he and his colleagues approved says otherwise — and he’s willing to go to court.
Hike Through the Birthplace of the Atom Bomb, Celebrate Fall, Help Reforest the ‘Big Woods’: 6 Picks for Outdoor Weekend Fun
This weekend’s picks of outdoor adventures will take you on a time-traveling tour of the region’s natural history — from 400-million-year-old rock to an Ice Age “mountain” to more recent remnants of the Atomic Age. COOK COUNTY: Go Nuclear. Hands down, the strangest point of...
Mom wants Chicago district to stop sending kids to N.Y. special ed school, claims abuse
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Chicago mom is speaking out, calling on Chicago Public Schools to stop sending kids to a Westchester County, New York boarding school for students with autism. The CBS News Chicago Investigators have discovered that the school, Shrub Oak, has been investigated for reports of abuse and neglect. Yet, the Chicago Public Schools continue sending kids there. "There are kids that are nonverbal, that can't speak for themselves, and that is very upsetting," said Joanna Grenrock, the mother of a former Shrub Oak student. Grenrock was excited to send her then-21-year-old daughter, Zoe, to Shrub Oak...
Chicago doctor stops and saves man's life while running marathon in Berlin
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is coming up in three days, but a doctor from the West Loop was among the thousands of runners who took part in a different marathon last week—in Berlin.Dr. Eliza Pierko not only finished with her personal best time, but she also helped save a life along the way.For Pierko, a sports medicine specialist at Loyola Medicine, running and helping others have always been two major passions.She had suffered an ankle fracture just two years ago that involved surgery and months of rehab. Traveling to Germany to run the BMW Berlin...
Chicago Attorneys Hired at $595 an Hour for Harassment Investigation
INDIANAPOLIS — A seven-member committee investigating sexual harassment claims within local government voted Wednesday to hire the Chicago-based law firm Fisher Phillips to lead the investigation. The committee selected the firm for its experience handling workplace sexual harassment cases in private and public sectors. “I was looking at the ordinance we passed. We need a […]
Charges filed after rental truck not returned
EAU CLAIRE — A Chicago man charged after he rented a truck and failed to return it missed his plea hearing Thursday. It has been rescheduled for Nov. 12. Antonio Malone, 49, is charged with theft of movable property valued between $10,000 and $100,000 and bail jumping in Eau Claire County, but that’s not his only legal challenge. According to the criminal complaint, Malone rented the box truck for one...
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