Lauren Victory
Reporter at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
Proud @NorthwesternU grad reporting for @CBSChicago since 2016. 2x Emmy Award Winner, 5x nominated. Alum of @MyNBC5 & @FOX61News. CONTACT: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Lauren Victory
Back in 1979, The Boomtown Rats had a hit in several countries with "I Don't Like Mondays." This particular Monday some 46 years later, there's some news you might not like — not about Boomtown Rats, but about West Town rats in Chicago. Rats in the West Town community area on Chicago's Near Northwest Side are not a new problem by any stretch. But one viewer said they are escalating in a local park. Only halfway through 2025, Chicagoans have already made more than 15,000 reports about rats.
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3 weeks ago |
kesq.com | Lauren Victory
By Lauren VictoryClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois ( WBBM) - A Chicago area man is down in the dumps, after learning the money he hoped to use for his daughter's college tuition is not going to materialize. Military veteran Mark Aiello, of northwest suburban Roselle, thought he hit some big bets during March Madness, but the gambling app he used won't pay out, and state regulators have sided with the sports betting company.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Lauren Victory
A Chicago area man is down in the dumps, after learning the money he hoped to use for his daughter's college tuition is not going to materialize. Military veteran Mark Aiello, of northwest suburban Roselle, thought he hit some big bets during March Madness, but the gambling app he used won't pay out, and state regulators have sided with the sports betting company.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Lauren Victory
In what amounts to a David-and-Goliath situation, a suburban small business owner is taking on Google over a beef you've likely seen in some form in the headlines. He says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations. Bridgeview, Illinois-based Royal Home Flooring posts spiffy videos of its jobs — which sometimes spur a sale. Word-of-mouth referrals do the trick too.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Lauren Victory
It's no secret that political campaigns can get nasty — but how far is too far? Chicago Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th) and his team are under fire for mailers and texts during the campaign for the 2023 election. A jury just awarded his opponent more than $1 million in damages in the trial for her defamation lawsuit. Ebony Lucas said her campaign to be alderman of the 4th Ward on Chicago's South Side was going well in the winter of 2023 — but then she got a call.
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