Darius Johnson
Reporter at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
Human. Listener. Journalist @CBSChicago | 2024 DuPont Finalist | 🎓 @ColumbiaJourn @Morehouse | 📧 [email protected]
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6 days ago |
cbsnews.com | Darius Johnson
A special mass is underway at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral for the first American-born pope. Pope Leo XIV grew up in South Suburban Dolton. Those who know him are reflecting on the humble beginnings of a global faith leader. Parishioners entered the cathedral, filling the pews for this Friday morning's Mass of Thanksgiving. It's their normal mass, but it's also the first time they will pray for Pope Leo XIV. Born Robert Francis Prevost, he is now known as Pope Leo XIV.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Darius Johnson
Two separate shootings involving Chicago police were reported on the South Side early Monday morning. Around 3:15 a.m., the Civilian Office of Police Accountability responded to a shooting involving an off-duty Chicago police officer in the 1400 block of East 78th Street in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. The investigation appears to be at an assisted living community.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Darius Johnson
Some business owners are sounding the alarm over rising costs and new tariff talks.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Darius Johnson
19-year-old in custody after reported sexual assault on Chicago's North Side A 19-year-old man is in custody after a reported sexual assault of a woman in a Roger's Park gangway on Thursday night. Just after 11 p.m., Chicago police said a 21-year-old woman was walking in the gangway, in the 18000 block of Lunt Avenue, when a 19-year-old sexually assaulted her while armed with a knife. Police said the victim went to the police station to make a report.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Darius Johnson
The Chicago Teachers Union ratified its contract with Chicago Public Schools. A CTU spokesperson confirmed on Monday that the contract was ratified with 97% of the vote. For the first time in more than a decade, this contract comes without a strike vote. Union leadership gave the tentative deal the green light over a week ago. The four-year agreement includes the largest salary increase CPS teachers have seen in a decade with raises between 4% and 5% each year.
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"Da Pope": Chicago ready with the jokes after native son Cardinal Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV @cbschicago https://t.co/0cwZpRx1NS
RT @cbschicago: BREAKING: Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was born in Chicago, has been elected the new pope, the Vatican just announced. htt…