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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |John Odenthal |Steffanie Dupree
St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities continued Sunday with the South Side Irish Parade in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood. Dozens of floats and hundreds of marchers took part in the parade along Western Avenue between 103rd and 115th streets — braving chilly and snowy weather. The Big Shoulders Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides support for Catholic schools in Chicago, was the grand marshal this year.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Todd Feurer |Steffanie Dupree
Hundreds rally in Chicago to support Ukraine Through songs and speeches, crowds packed Michigan Avenue on Saturday in a huge show of support for Ukraine in downtown Chicago. Monday marks three years since the start of Russia's invasion, and during a rally outside the Wrigley Building on Saturday afternoon, hundreds gathered to call for Chicago to stand united with Ukraine.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Steffanie Dupree
Field Museum to host kitten cafe on Presidents' Day Since November, the Field Museum of Natural History has been hosting an exhibit all about cats of all kinds — domestic and wild, cuddly and ferocious. The last CBS News Chicago headline to come out of the Field Museum before Sunday was also about felines — specifically the man-eating Lions of Tsavo, which have been on display at the museum in taxidermy form since 1924.
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2 months ago | 
news8000.com | Adam Harrington |Steffanie Dupree
CHICAGO (WBBM) -- The sky was the limit when it came to love Sunday, as two couples tied the knot, and two others renewed vows, with magnificent views of the city beneath their feet. The couples were the winners of the "Love on the Ledge" contest at Skydeck Chicago. They all got to exchange or renew their vows at the top of the Willis Tower, 103 stories high.
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2 months ago | 
channel3000.com | Adam Harrington |Steffanie Dupree
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) -- The sky was the limit when it came to love Sunday, as two couples tied the knot, and two others renewed vows, with magnificent views of the city beneath their feet. The couples were the winners of the "Love on the Ledge" contest at Skydeck Chicago. They all got to exchange or renew their vows at the top of the Willis Tower, 103 stories high.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Steffanie Dupree
CHICAGO (CBS) -- More than two years after a fire at the Harper Square Cooperative residential high-rise in the Kenwood neighborhood, dozens of frustrated residents were wondering if they would ever return home. The fire that ripped through the building at 4850 S. Lake Park Ave. in the South Side's Kenwood neighborhood happened back on Jan. 25, 2023. That wintry Wednesday, flames broke out just after 10 a.m. on the 15th floor of the apartment tower.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Steffanie Dupree
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police released surveillance video Monday night of a group of men suspected in multiple burglaries in the Norwood Park and Edison Park neighborhoods on the city's Northwest Side. Surveillance video taken early on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23, shows the burglars breaking into Trendy Nails Salon, 7226 N. Harlem Ave., and Mug's Pizza and Ribs, 7228 N. Harlem Ave. They also hit Chopstick Express Chinese Restaurant, 7230 N. Harlem Ave. and River Spa Massage, 7222 N.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Steffanie Dupree
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The new leader of Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was crowned Sunday. Cara Walsh was crowned this year's queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 Plumbers Hall, at 150 W. Washington Blvd. on the Near West Side. The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local \Union 130 oversees the green dyeing of the Chicago River for St. Patrick's Day. The St. Patrick's Day parade queen title comes with some responsibilities too.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Edie Kasten |Steffanie Dupree
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Police this weekend put business owners in three neighborhoods on the Northwest and Southwest sides on alert, after a string of crash-and-grab burglaries. In each incident, the burglars smashed into a business using at least one vehicle, and then took gaming equipment and fled the scene. The burglaries happened at the following times and locations:5:43 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, in the 2500 block of West North Avenue, West Town. 3:48 a.m. Tuesday, Jan.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Steffanie Dupree
Chicago Symphony Orchestra gets $50 million gift from Zell Family Foundation CHICAGO (CBS) -- A huge holiday gift for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was announced Tuesday. The Zell Family Foundation announced it is giving the orchestra association $50 million. The gift is one of nearly 200 made to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association's Sempre Always Capital Campaign chaired by Helen Zell—which has now raised $215 million.
