Sabrina Franza

3 days ago | thesouthern.com | Adam Harrington |Sabrina Franza |Darius Johnson |Natalie Goldstick

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- A woman stood charged Monday with driving a car through a crowd assembled for a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Chicago earlier this month. Chicago police said Deirdre Kemp, 30, was arrested on Thursday, June 19. She was charged with one felony count each of aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm and aggravated fleeing causing bodily injury, and one misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license.

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Sabrina Franza

When the weather gets warm and teens gather at Chicago's beaches and downtown, it's known as "trend season," and while you might have seen the videos of these large gatherings, what you don't see are the adults woven in trying to make a difference. "We're building relations with the businesses so when the teens already get down here, we already have that established with the businesses," said Rodney Phillips, a crisis responder with Metropolitan Peace Initiative.

1 month ago | kesq.com | Sabrina Franza

By Sabrina Franza, sara tenenbaumClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO ( WBBM) - A former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty to shooting and killing her husband in 2021 on Tuesday. Jacqueline Villasenor was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of her husband, 44-year-old German Villasenor, also a Chicago police officer, at their home in the 8500 block of West Winona Street, just east of O'Hare International Airport.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Sabrina Franza

Downtown Chicago was busy this Memorial Day, with people spending the day outside and in stores. On Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile across the Chicago River from the Loop, there are signs of closures and empty storefronts all around. But that did not deter shoppers from taking advantage of nice weather — and a nice deal or two. But while many were on the hunt for the best deals, sometimes people searching for their usual stores found them either moved or just gone.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Sabrina Franza

Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett spoke out for the first time on Friday since settling a civil lawsuit filed against him by the city of Chicago, agreeing to make a donation to charity, rather than continue a years-long court battle.