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Caleb Williams painted his nails in the coolest way possible for Bears debut
The reveal we've all been waiting for is here. On the first official day of the Caleb Williams Era in Chicago, the Bears' new franchise QB unveiled some appropriately-themed fingernail paint for his home debut. The debut is appropriately Chicago in every way. I don't think it would make fans want to run through a brick wall, but I'd bet it make them do something, like, 15% less intense than that – it's a long season.
DePaul grad returns from Paralympic Games with gold medal, new world record
The Paralympic Games in Paris wrap up Sunday, and a DePaul University graduate is among the U.S. athletes who are coming home with a gold medal. Malkamaki’s right hand never developed due to a congenital disorder.
Our Chicago: Black Fire Brigade helping trains hundreds of teens, aspiring first responders
When disaster strikes Chicago firefighters and paramedics are often the first on the scene.But there's a clear disparity on who is answering that call for help.City data shows the Chicago Fire Department's workforce is about 63% white and 90% male. Only about 14.4% of the department is Black, even though African-Americans makeup about 30% of Chicago's population.Quention Curtis, a 37-year veteran and CFD fire lieutenant, He founded the Black Fire Brigade in 2018.The goal is to train and get more Black first responders hired.""If they can't see us, they can't become us," said Curtis.Chicago-based Black Fire Brigade is...
75 Years of ‘Annie Allen’: Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks’ Pulitzer-Winning Legacy
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of “Annie Allen,” Gwendolyn Brooks’ literary triumph, Brooks Permissions and partners are launching a series of events, re-releases, and the Living Legacy project to honor the poet’s enduring influence on Black female writers and the literary world (Photos courtesy of Brooks Permissions).
Printers Row Lit Fest is 'like a family reunion' for authors and book fans
Thousands of book lovers converged at the 39th annual Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday, buying books and engaging with their favorite writers while authors exchanged ideas and reconnected. Friends and poets Natalie Staples and Kira Tucker already had several books in hand coming into the festival. They had come...
Pedestrian killed, shutting down Stevenson Expressway in Chicago
A pedestrian was struck and killed on the Stevenson Expressway Sunday morning, shutting down all lanes of the highway near Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. According to Illinois State Police, a white Nissan sedan was traveling on the southbound side of the Stevenson Expressway just before 5 a.m. when it struck a pedestrian underneath the Dan Ryan overpass.
Person in custody after SWAT situation in Roseland neighborhood
The video above is from an earlier report. CHICAGO (CBS) — A person is in custody Sunday morning after a shooting prompted a SWAT response on the city's South Side. Chicago police said around 2:13 a.m., a 29-year-old man self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center after being shot in the 10500 block of South Cottage Grove in the Roseland neighborhood. The victim was listed in critical condition with gunshot wounds to his body. A second shooting victim was taken to Roseland Hospital with a graze wound to the left forearm in good condition. The age and gender of the victim were not released. One person was placed in custody, and the incident was cleared without incident. Area Two detectives were investigating.
At least 7 shot, 2 killed, in about 5 hours overnight around Chicago, according to police
CHICAGO — At least seven people were shot, two fatally, in six incidents around the city during a span of about five hours overnight, according to Chicago police. Police say they have nobody in custody for any of the shootings as of early Sunday morning. The first fatal shooting reported by police happened just before […]
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