Sara Machi
News Reporter at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
New-ish reporter at @CBSChicago Send story ideas + dog photos at [email protected] (she/her)
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Sara Machi
The plan to grant landmark status to a historic Pilsen church moved forward on Tuesday, but some of the people fighting to protect the long-shuttered St. Adalbert Catholic Church said they feel slighted. The City Council Zoning Committee on Tuesday approved a compromise plan that would landmark only the main church building, not the rectory, school, and convent buildings as originally planned. "It's bittersweet. It's of course about the church. We need to protect the church.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Sara Machi
The U.S. State Department has raised its travel advisory for Israel to the highest level for Israel and announced the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed Tuesday — with the country's airports and seaports sealed. This came on the fourth day of open warfare between Israel and Iran, which shows no signs of slowing down. A Chicago family among those stranded in Israel.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Sara Machi
Police were searching for a shooter Sunday night after a 15-year-old boy was shot and seriously wounded in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood — within earshot of the Puerto Rican Festival. But a neighbor said there was no gunman for whom to search, because the teen accidentally shot himself. He was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in critical condition.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Sara Machi
A Chicago woman said she was left with a broken arm, injuries on her face, and follow-up doctor appointments after a car came barreling at her and other protestors Tuesday evening. Heather Blair said Wednesday that she was heading home when the car started accelerating. Around 6:19 p.m. Tuesday, a maroon sedan was seen barreling down the street as the protesters marched at Monroe Street and Wabash Avenue. Police confirmed Wednesday that they were looking for the driver of the car.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Sara Machi
Cleanup begins after severe weather hits Batavia, Illinois Sunday's storms in Batavia left trees and power lines down, with street after street without power. Some work has already begun, but other cleanup will take longer. One home is bearing the brunt of a fallen tree. After the storm cleared out, the air in Batavia hummed with the sound of resilience.
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