Rebecca McCann

Chicago

Executive Producer at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)

@cbschicago Executive Producer * 🏆 Peabody, National Murrow & Emmy winner * writer * traveler * 🐶 animal lover * dreamer & coffee addict

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Metra service disrupted by Amtrak accident in Lemont, Illinois

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Rebecca McCann

Metra service to Chicago's southwest suburbs was disrupted Thursday afternoon due to an accident involving an Amtrak train and a car. The accident happened in downtown Lemont. Details of what happened were not immediately learned. The accident impacted the Metra Heritage Corridor Line to Joliet. It was unclear whether anyone was hurt. CHECK: Metra updates In: Amtrak Metra
St. Sabina pastor Fr. Michael Pfleger celebrating 50 years as a priest

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Dorothy Tucker |Rebecca McCann

Father Michael Pfleger marking 50 years as priest Fr. Michael Pfleger, the longtime pastor of St. Sabina Church on the South Side of Chicago, is celebrating 50 years as a priest on Wednesday. Pfleger began his ministry in 1975. Earlier this week, he recalled how Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit to Marquette Park in the summer of 1966 inspired his own fight for social justice. It was defining moment in his life.
Chicago mentorship program organizes all-girls' construction conference

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Rebecca McCann

300 girls attend Pink Hard Hat construction conference A local mentoring program is on a mission to inspire young girls to be anything. On Wednesday, that meant introducing them to careers not thought of as typically being held by women. This week, 300 middle and high schoolers attended Chicago's first-ever All-Girls' Pink Hard Hat Construction Conference.
Veteran Chicago Police dispatcher is ready to hang up her headset after 40 years

2 months 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.
Driver arrested after high-speed pursuit down Chicago's Eisenhower, Dan Ryan expressways

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | John Odenthal |Rebecca McCann

Dan Ryan Expressway backed up after high-speed police pursuit, arrest A high-speed pursuit sent police after a car plowing recklessly down the Eisenhower and Dan Ryan expressways during the afternoon rush Thursday. Police started following the car on the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago's West Side. The car was wanted for fleeing and eluding out of west suburban Oak Brook.
Chicago Auto Show set to return in February with an array of experiences for all

Jan 8, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Rebecca McCann

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The nation's largest and longest-running auto show returns to McCormick Place in February. This year's show runs from Saturday, Feb. 8 through Monday, Feb.17. Among the highlights this year is the return of the Camp Jeep test track, which allows consumers to experience a Jeep in off-road conditions—including a 30-degree hill ascent and descent.
When it comes to recycling, Chicago and Cook County have a long way to go

Dec 4, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Tara Molina |Rebecca McCann

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A CBS News investigation recently uncovered that while Starbucks advertises its recycling practices to customers, many of its plastic cups end up in landfills or incinerators after being placed in recycling bins. Why does so much of what gets tossed into those blue recycling bins end up in the trash? CBS News Chicago visited the city's largest recycling facility for some answers. The LRS Chicago's Exchange Material Recovery Facility, at 4121 S. Packers Ave.
Self-driving cars: What will it look and feel like to take our hands off the wheel?

Nov 28, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Marie Saavedra |Rebecca McCann

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (CBS) -- Imagine a world where your commute to work is your actual office, or where you can comfort your crying child in the backseat without having to pull off the road. Self-driving cars have been held up as the future of the automotive industry for several years—but how close are we really to being able to take our hands off the wheel for good, and what will it look like when it happens?
Illinois lawmakers pass legislation to protect victims who sue for sexual abuse

Nov 22, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Todd Feurer |Rebecca McCann

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois lawmakers have passed new legislation spurred by the story of a woman who was sexually abused by a teacher, only to have a psychiatrist claim that not all cases of sexual abuse are traumatic when she sued Chicago Public Schools. The woman, who is now in her 30s, was abused by a teacher at Hubbard High School in the early 2000s.
FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Chicago, Homewood to help victims of summer storms

Oct 16, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Todd Feurer |Rebecca McCann

CHICAGO (CBS) -- If your home was flooded, or you had wind or other damage from the summer storms in July, federal help is available.