Lauren Victory

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Lauren Victory

Woman with disabilities is desperate for independence, but keeps getting denied housing A 29-year-old woman from Wheaton, Illinois, recently wrote CBS News Chicago a poignant email — detailing how she is stuck living at home with her parents. Lauren Bryant has osteogensis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, and has used a wheelchair since she was very young. Bryant works a part-time job and holds not one, but two degrees.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Lauren Victory |Rebecca McCann

Chicago Police dispatcher set to retire after 40 years of service CBS News Chicago often tells stories honoring our police officers and firefighters for saving lives, but rarely do we tell the stories of people who answer the call — the very first call. Debra White has been taking those first calls in Chicago for 40 years, and she is a hero every day in our community. When White first started working for the City of Chicago, the year was 1985.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Lauren Victory

Lindsey Silver's growing kids were tired of being stuck inside during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but when it came to outside activity, their bicycles were too small. So how about getting some new and larger bikes? Due to shortages brought on by pandemic back-ordering, that was not an option. "There was just no bikes available anywhere," Silver said. So Silver thought of a solution.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Lauren Victory

A Chicago woman's Morgan Park home was sold for delinquent taxes because of a clerical error. Now taxpayers are on the hook for thousands to fix her peculiar predicament. Robin McElroy paid her property tax bills on time for more than a decade, only to be told her home had been "sold for delinquent taxes." Thankfully, McElroy said her ordeal had a "very happy ending," but in the long run, she still has a lot of questions on behalf of all homeowners in cook county.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Lauren Victory

Baseball is back on the North Side. The Cubs hosted the Padres Friday afternoon for their home opener. The team did not disappoint fans, finishing with a 3-1 win. Despite the weather, nothing could put a damper on the excitement at Wrigley Field. "The slogan will be like '$10 hats! $10 shirts! $10 hats! $10 shirts!' and they just come, they love it. They sing along with me," vendor Toussaint Stevens said. That vendor's biggest seller of the day? Hats, thanks to the weather.