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3 days ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Sulek
The family of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy with ties to Chicago said he was gunned down by Israel Defense Forces this week while out with cousins in the West Bank. Family and friends gathered in Chicago's southwest suburbs Tuesday night to honor the life of the teenager, Ammar Hayamel. An Azza, or Muslim visitation, brought dozens of people to Bridgeview.
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6 days ago |
kesq.com | Marissa Sulek
By Marissa SulekClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO ( WBBM) - First responders across Chicago and the suburbs were put to the test on Saturday, responding to at least a dozen water rescues and possible drownings along the lakefront, including responses at Navy Pier, 63rd Street Beach, and The Playpen. Amid the extreme heat this weekend, people flocked to the lakefront on Saturday, but safety advocates said the main problem behind most of the incidents on the lake was strong winds.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Sulek
First responders across Chicago and the suburbs were put to the test on Saturday, responding to at least a dozen water rescues and possible drownings along the lakefront, including responses at Navy Pier, 63rd Street Beach, and The Playpen. Amid the extreme heat this weekend, people flocked to the lakefront on Saturday, but safety advocates said the main problem behind most of the incidents on the lake was strong winds.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Sulek
North suburban fire chiefs need more resources for water rescues; 2 drownings already this week Fire chiefs in the north suburbs say they need more resources for water rescues, especially as we head into a heat wave, after two people drowned just this week at Lake Michigan beaches. One of the drownings happened at Foster Beach in Chicago on Monday, and the other at Illinois Beach State Park in the northern suburbs.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Sulek
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a $32.1 million plan to upgrade security at and around Wrigley Field. The package calls for "anti-terrorism rated security bollards" to be installed around the ballpark, and for sidewalks on Addison Street to be widened by four feet. The project will receive $10 million in city funding and $12 million in state funding. The Cubs will have to pay at least $8 million, and cover any cost overruns. Ald.
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