Jewell Hillery
Anchor at WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)
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5 days ago |
wgntv.com | Jewell Hillery |Ashlyn Wright
CHICAGO (WGN) — During Sunday service at St. Sabina Church, Father Michael Pfleger and parishioners did something a little bit different. They stepped outside of the church to pass out flyers hoping that someone will come forward with information about a shooting near the church early Saturday morning. The flyers announced a $10,000 reward leading to an arrest in connection with shooting that injured seven young men ages 17, 18 and 19.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Jewell Hillery
CHICAGO — Rose Marie Ruggiero, who goes by Cookie, and Mary Reusz, now affectionately known as Grandma Mary, go way back. “I lived right across the alley from her grandmother,” Reusz said. “Her grandmother had a cherry tree, and I used to go and steal cherries from the tree.”Along with building humorous memories at home, the ladies, now in their 90s, also shared unforgettable times at James Ward Elementary School.
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1 week ago |
wgntv.com | Jewell Hillery
CHICAGO (WGN) — A late-night shooting in Humboldt Park left one Chicago police officer injured, a male suspect dead, and grieving family members disputing CPD’s account of the incident. Loved ones of 19-year-old Natahniel Fejerang told WGN-TV Friday that they are heartbroken and in disbelief over his shooting death, which they say occurred near his home. “I’m so devastated.
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1 week ago |
wgntv.com | Jewell Hillery |Eli Ong
CHICAGO (WGN) — A North Side restaurant known for fusing Taiwanese and Vietnamese cuisines is hosting a celebration today in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Night markets in Taiwan are vibrant, full of life and happen daily, depending on what part of the country you’re in. The owners at the 2D Restaurant want Chicagoans to experience that excitement firsthand through good food and traditional games.
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1 week ago |
wgntv.com | Michael Johnson |Jewell Hillery
On a Sunday edition of Jewell’s Jems on the WGN Weekend Morning News, Jewell Hillery celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month by doing some Bollywood dancing with Culture in Motion Dance Studio of north suburban Northbrook. Founder Remlee Dhorchowdhury first opened Culture in Motion Dance Studio in 2010 in her parents’ basement. In 2018, the studio moved to its current location in Northbrook Court Mall, at 2068 Northbrook Court.
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