Samah Assad

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Dave Savini |Samah Assad

The wrongful police raid on an innocent family, which propelled a years-long investigation by CBS News Chicago and sparked police reforms, is set for trial Monday, April 21. The Mendez family is suing the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department, accusing officers of violating their civil rights and traumatizing them and their children — then-9-year-old Peter and 5-year-old Jack — during the raid. It all started November of 2017, when a confidential informant, or "J.

Nov 19, 2024 | waow.com | Megan Hickey |Elyssa Kaufman |Samah Assad

Click here for updates on this storyWHEATFIELD, Indiana (WBBM) -- Kandice Cole longs for the life she knew before her 4-year-old son, Eric, found a loaded gun at a babysitter's house. In September, she stood in her living room, surrounded by images of him. A room once filled with his laughter is now a reminder of his absence. His toys now sit untouched. A little basketball hoop hangs from the closet door. Toy cars and action figures line the shelves. A little league photo sits above the entryway.

Nov 18, 2024 | krdo.com | Megan Hickey |Elyssa Kaufman |Samah Assad

By Megan Hickey, Elyssa Kaufman, Samah AssadClick here for updates on this story    WHEATFIELD, Indiana (WBBM) — Kandice Cole longs for the life she knew before her 4-year-old son, Eric, found a loaded gun at a babysitter’s house. In September, she stood in her living room, surrounded by images of him. A room once filled with his laughter is now a reminder of his absence. His toys now sit untouched. A little basketball hoop hangs from the closet door. Toy cars and action figures line the shelves.

Nov 18, 2024 | ktvz.com | Megan Hickey |Elyssa Kaufman |Samah Assad

By Megan Hickey, Elyssa Kaufman, Samah AssadClick here for updates on this story    WHEATFIELD, Indiana (WBBM) — Kandice Cole longs for the life she knew before her 4-year-old son, Eric, found a loaded gun at a babysitter’s house. In September, she stood in her living room, surrounded by images of him. A room once filled with his laughter is now a reminder of his absence. His toys now sit untouched. A little basketball hoop hangs from the closet door. Toy cars and action figures line the shelves.

Oct 8, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Dorothy Tucker |Samah Assad

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The war in Gaza now enters its second year. On Oct. 7, Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 hostages and continues to hold more than 100. Israel's response was immediate, relentlessly bombing Gaza, and killing nearly 42,000 Palestinians over the past year. The Chicago area is home to the largest Palestinian community in the country. Many of them are grieving, and their fear for their family still in Gaza haven't ended.