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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...
Chicago’s Vibrant Lowrider Culture On Display This Weekend At Slow & Low Festival
STREETERVILLE — Think of Navy Pier and thoughts inevitably turn to its towering Ferris wheel, beautiful lake views and, yes, abundance of tourists. But on Saturday, the iconic Chicago attraction will be home to a different kind of cultural experience when the Slow & Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival takes over Festival Hall at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave.
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 […]
Avian enthusiasts try to counter the deadly risk of Chicago high-rises for migrating birds
CHICAGO (AP) — With a neon-green net in hand, Annette Prince briskly walks a downtown Chicago plaza at dawn, looking left and right as she goes. It’s not long before she spots a tiny yellow bird sitting on the concrete. It doesn’t fly away, and she quickly nets the bird, gently places it inside a paper bag and labels the bag with the date, time and place. “This is a Nashville warbler,” said Prince, director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, noting that the bird must have flown into a glass window pane of an adjacent building. “He must only weigh about two pennies. He’s squinting his eyes because his head hurts.” For rescue groups like the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, this scene plays out hundreds of times each spring and fall after migrating birds fly into homes, small buildings and sometimes Chicago’s skyscrapers and other hulking buildings.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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