Samantha Chatman
Weekend Morning Anchor and Reporter at WLS-TV (Chicago, IL)
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2 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
I-Team: Taser ForceThursday, June 12, 2025 2:07AMAn interaction with suburban police left a man with permanent eye damage. The ABC7 I-Team investigates a case of use of force, Thursday at 10 p.m.CHICAGO (WLS) -- An interaction with police left a man with permanent eye damage. Samantha Chatman and the ABC7 I-Team investigate a case of use of force by a suburban police department. The I-Team investigates, Thursday at 10 p.m.Copyright © 2025 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A local cleaning company says the village of Dolton owes them nearly $13,000. The business owner says they were hired to clean the Dolton Police Department, when, all of a sudden, the village stopped making payments. She called the ABC7 I-Team for help. She's furious and devastated. The woman says she's been waiting on the village of Dolton to send her a check for the missing payments for months. Now, she says she's in jeopardy of losing her cleaning business.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The last weekend of May marked one year since Marian Robinson passed away. The Chicago native raised former first lady Michelle Obama and her son Craig on the city's South Side. Michelle Obama paid tribute to her late mother on social media saying "we lost my mother a year ago, but somehow, it almost feels like she' with us more and more each day."ABC7 is reflecting back on Robinson's legacy.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago is known for its diverse neighborhood summer festivals and street events, but organizers say the cost to pull them off has skyrocketed. The owner of the Silver Room in Hyde Park wants to put together more festivals on the South Side, but he's still facing financial hardship from the last several block parties that he's put together. He's one of several event planners who want to make festivals more financially sustainable.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago man says he did the unthinkable when he discovered alleged squatters in his property: He decided to move in with them. Marco Velazquez is the owner of a South Side property, which is on the market to be sold. He says his realtor came by with a potential buyer, but there were already people inside. "I couldn't believe it. It was like a nightmare," Velazquez said.
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A local cleaning company says the village of Dolton owes them nearly $13,000. The business owner says they were hired to clean the Dolton Police Department, when, all of a sudden, the village stopped making payments. https://t.co/3jyGD9sOEK
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