Marie Saavedra
Weekday News Anchor and Reporter at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
Journalist @cbschicago, half Cuban, proud sister to a brother w/ #downsyndrome, MIZ, singing in the car at the top of your lungs enthusiast. [email protected]
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6 days ago |
cbsnews.com | Sara Tenenbaum |Marie Saavedra
German authorities said the case against Art Institute of Chicago director James Rondeau remains open after a bizarre incident onboard a flight to Munich as he spoke out for the first time through his attorney. Rondeau is voluntarily taking time away from work after police were called to the plane. Sources tell CBS News Chicago Rondeau stripped off his clothes after he drank alcohol and took prescription medication.
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Marie Saavedra |Zak Spector
On May 13, Bolingbrook Mayor Mary Alexander-Basta will be sworn in for her second full term in office. She's unlike any other mayor in America, because of where she was born. The road to Bolingbrook's top office was very long for Alexander-Basta. It started in Egypt. "I was born in Cairo, Egypt, and I moved to the United States when I was 6 years old," she said. From then on, she grew up in Nashville, spending summers back in her native country.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Marie Saavedra |Edie Kasten
Chicago's firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics help resident through some of their worst moments, and our female first responders bring a special strength to an incredibly demanding job. In an emergency, all you want to know is that someone is coming to help. Cat Renar, who spent 20 years with the Chicago Fire Department, said the women serving the city play a special role. "I love being an engineer because I love driving the engine," she said.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Marie Saavedra
Arlington Heights Village Trustee Jim Tinaglia was elected as the new mayor of the northwest Chicago suburb Tuesday, and a day later, he was weighing in on the conditions that would have to be met for a new Chicago Bears stadium to succeed there. Tinaglia said he supports a new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, but the franchise and the village need to come to an agreement on common goals. "The common goals are win-win — win-win meaning the Bears. I know the Bears have to have a good solution.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Marie Saavedra |Edie Kasten
Charlene Brooks has a pretty neat day job, and then some. As a professional singer, she has done it all; from rock to country, jazz to Broadway. But that's just the beginning. Brooks also is Rabbi Charlene Brooks, but the people at Congregation Bene Shalom in Skokie, Illinois, simply call her Rabbi Char. How did she get from singer to rabbi, and why does she conduct services in sign language? It's a long story, and Rabbi Char loves a good story.
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