Lissette Nunez

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Reporter at WLS-TV (Chicago, IL)

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Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly running for US Senate

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Lissette Nunez

Share Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced Tuesday she is running for the U.S. Senate.Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced Tuesday she is running for the U.S. Senate.Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced Tuesday she is running for the U.S. Senate.Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced Tuesday she is running for the U.S. Senate.CHICAGO (WLS) -- Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced she'll run for Dick Durbin's senate seat.This comes after last month, Senator Dick...
Illinois woman Karen Schepers missing since 1983 found in Toyota Celica pulled from Fox River

Mar 26, 2025 | abc7.com | Lissette Nunez |Michelle Gallardo |Tre Ward

ELGIN, Illinois -- Skeletal human remains have been found inside a car linked to a decades-old cold case, the Kane County coroner confirmed on Tuesday evening. The WLS-TV news helicopter was over the scene as crews removed the 1980 canary yellow Toyota Celica from the Fox River on Tuesday just before 3 p.m. following hours of work. Search teams with a nonprofit group called the Chaos Divers found the car, believed to have been submerged for 42 years, near the Slade Avenue boat launch on Monday.
Governor JB Pritzker responds to 'garbage' DOJ lawsuit over sanctuary city policies

Feb 8, 2025 | lucianne.com | Lissette Nunez

Original ArticlePosted By: NorthernDog, 2/8/2025 5:31:28 PMCHICAGO -- A fired-up Governor JB Pritzker is going after President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice over that immigration lawsuit filed on Thursday. Governor Pritzker said he had no idea the DOJ was taking Chicago, Cook County and the state to court. The Department of Justice is accusing Chicago, Illinois, and Cook County of prohibiting federal officers from carrying out immigration enforcement.
Daniel Penny trial: What to know as opening statements begin

Nov 1, 2024 | fox5ny.com | Michael Stallone |Lissette Nunez

Opening statements are expected today in the criminal trial of Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran accused of placing homeless man Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold last year on a NYC subway train. JUMP TO | The 25-year-old Penny is accused of "recklessly causing the death" of Neely, a 30-year-old former street performer who witnesses said was acting erratically on the train back on May 1, 2023, when Penny moved to restrain him.
Triple shooting in Westchester County leaves 1 dead; suspect sought

Oct 29, 2024 | fox5ny.com | Michael Stallone |Lissette Nunez

A triple shooting in Westchester County left one person dead, and two others hospitalized, as New York State Police search for the suspect. Shooting in Somers Police were called on Monday just after 11:30 p.m. to a complex off Route 6 in Somers, New York. The triple shooting in Somers, NY left one person dead, and two others hospitalized, state police said. According to police, one person was killed, and two others were receiving care at hospitals.
NYC subway surfing incident: Teen girl dies, another critically injured in Queens

Oct 28, 2024 | fox5ny.com | Michael Stallone |Lissette Nunez

A teenage girl is dead, and another is critically injured, following a subway surfing incident in Queens, the NYPD said. The two girls were believed to be subway surfing on Sunday just before 11 p.m. at the 111th Street station in the Corona section. The 111th Street station in the Corona section of Queens. According to police, the girls fell in between two subway cars on a southbound 7 train.
The Vessel in NYC officially reopens: Here's what's new

Oct 21, 2024 | fox5ny.com | Lissette Nunez

The Vessel, a towering honeycomb-like sculpture in New York City, reopened on Monday with new safety features following its closure in 2021 due to a series of suicides. The 150-foot (46-meter) structure opened in 2019 as the centerpiece of the Hudson Yards development on Manhattan's West Side. The climbable sculpture with zigzagging stairs drew crowds of tourists, but was closed to the public in 2021 after several people took their own lives by jumping off the structure.
Meet the NYPD's highest ranking Dominican officer

Oct 16, 2024 | fox5ny.com | Lissette Nunez

Chief Wilson Aramboles is the highest ranking Dominican cop within the NYPD. He oversees the Special Operations Division, which has five Subunits: emergency service, aviation, harbor, mounted and strategic response. They are known for carrying out some of the most daring operations, such as air-and-sea rescues, barricading perpetrators and jumpers from city bridges and high rises.
How Quinceañeras became a billion-dollar global industry

Oct 9, 2024 | fox5ny.com | Lissette Nunez

From big sparkly dresses, to over the top celebrations costing as much as a wedding, the quinceañera business has reportedly become a multi- billion dollar global industry "The range could be $15-$20,000 to have a nice party," says Natali Aguilar, from Quince Dresses. Aside from the big bucks typically spent on the celebration, it is a coming-of-age tradition in the Latino community celebrated when a teenage girl turns 15.
How Quinceañeras became a billion-dollar global industry

Oct 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Lissette Nunez

From big sparkly dresses, to over the top celebrations costing as much as a wedding, the quinceañera business has reportedly become a multi- billion dollar global industry"The range could be $15-$20,000 to have a nice party," says Natali Aguilar, from Quince Dresses. Aside from the big bucks typically spent on the celebration, it is a coming-of-age tradition in the Latino community celebrated when a teenage girl turns 15.