Samantha Chatman
Weekend Morning Anchor and Reporter at WLS-TV (Chicago, IL)
Anchor/Reporter @ABC7Chicago | Emmy Award Winner | IG: Samantha.Chatman| @AKAsorority1908| #TheLinks| Chicagoan| Children’s Book Author | Likes/RT≠endorsements
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1 week ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago pastor and alderman are joining forces to strengthen the Black dollar and drive more business into Black communities, starting with 75th Street and King Drive. Their push to transform 75th Street into a "Black Wall Street" is part of a national movement. The movement is called "Spend in the Black," and its happening in cities like Atlanta, Houston, Dallas and New York.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A South Side woman is pleading for help after she said squatters moved into her home, refusing to leave. The ABC7 I-Team has been covering alleged squatting cases for weeks. The new case is being described by the homeowner as "next-level squatting." She and her husband said a person inside is posing as the new owner with bogus mortgage documents. They're demanding that laws be changed to protect property owners, and one state lawmaker is working to do just that.
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3 weeks ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A man accused of squatting in homes in the south suburbs has been charged with burglary and forgery in Evergreen Park. Lashawn Rankine is a name that has come up in three alleged squatting cases. Now, the Chicago man has been charged with residential burglary and forgery: two felonies. Police say they caught Rankine moving into a home in Evergreen Park that was on the market to be sold.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A Tinley Park man said squatters moved into his property without permission, and refused to leave. He had just put his home on the market, when he says a family of four moved in. He said Tinley Park police told him he'd have to go to court to get them out. So, he called the ABC7 Chicago I-Team for help. The Tinley Park man had heard about squatter stories before, but never thought it could happen to him.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Samantha Chatman
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is a warning from the ABC7 I-Team about a scheme that could impact the two million people in Illinois who receive food benefits from the government. Thieves have found a way to steal from people's SNAP accounts. Now the state of Illinois is telling the I-Team they are no longer able to replace the funds, leaving some families struggling to put food on the table. It is a sophisticated scheme that is affecting people nationwide.
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These five steps can make a big difference in keeping squatters out of your home. https://t.co/ppKv3jdp8g
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“It’s next-level squatting!” Chicago couple says squatter moved into their home, posing as the new owner of property, and refuses to leave. Illinois lawmaker says enough is enough. https://t.co/FUJbb9ENyv