Traci Maloney

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Producer at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)

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Photo shows pipe that broke and caused massive flood in Skokie, Illinois

Mar 4, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Traci Maloney

Photo shows pipe that broke and caused flood in Skokie, Illinois Images released Tuesday show the pipe at the center of the devastating leak in north suburban Skokie last month. On Friday, Feb. 14, Valentine's Day, video showed millions of gallons of water flooding out streets and creating icy yards. The flood also totaled cars and required emergency calls to the plumber. CBS News Chicago has now obtained more than 100 internal documents and photos outlining what happened that day.
Chicago Mayor's office to list all gifts publicly online after Inspector General report

Feb 4, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Traci Maloney

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Changes are coming to the way gifts to the mayor are cataloged and stored inside Chicago's City Hall. This comes after a report by the Chicago Office of Inspector General showed hundreds of gifts given to the Mayor's office came in without noting who gave the gifts.
Church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood on alert amid immigration crackdown fears

Jan 23, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Traci Maloney

CHICAGO (CBS) -- With President Trump having announced plans for an immigration crackdown, a church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood is on alert. Pastor Emma Lozano said her members at the Lincoln United Methodist Church, 2009 W. 22nd Pl., are anxious. The church used to provide sanctuary for migrants facing deportation. Lozano is now worried this practice could make the church a target for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "When you deport a loved one, it affects all of us.
2 people injured in apartment fire on Chicago's Southwest Side

Jan 13, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Traci Maloney

2 injured in apartment fire on Chicago's Southwest Side CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two people were hurt in a fire in an apartment in the West Lawn neighborhood Monday. The fire broke out just after 11:30 a.m. in an apartment in the 1960s-era apartment building at 3941 W. 59th St., just east of Pulaski Road. Glass was broken on the second floor of the three-story building, where the fire broke out.
Migrant shelter in old motel in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood has closed

Nov 25, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Traci Maloney

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A migrant shelter at the at a former Super 8 motel in Rogers Park closed over the weekend, CBS News Chicago has learned. The shelter at the former motel, at 7300 N. Sheridan Rd. at Chase Avenue, had been in operation since July 2023. The motel opened in 1959 as the Sheridan-Chase Motel—a name it carried for decades before Super 8 took over.
Police investigate, keep searching for whoever shot family's pet cat in Crystal Lake, Illinois

Nov 21, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Traci Maloney

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (CBS) -- Police on Thursday were still looking for the person who shot a family's pet cat in Crystal Lake—and left him paralyzed. Nearly two weeks ago, Kylie Rodriguez found her cat, Timmy, with a wound on his back. He was unable to stand on all four legs. Soon afterward, their veterinarian found a bullet lodged in Timmy's fine. Crystal Lake police said they are investigating Timmy's injuries as a possible weapons offense.
University of Chicago receives mathematically fascinating Gömböc sculpture

Oct 29, 2024 | ktvz.com | Adam Harrington |Edie Kasten |Traci Maloney

Published October 29, 2024 9:00 AM By Adam Harrington, Edie Kasten, Traci MaloneyClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Monday marked an exciting day at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park—as the university received a beautiful gift with a complicated story. The gift in question was a Gömböc (roughly pronounced “GUHM-buhts”) sculpture from Hungary. In addition to being rather attractive aesthetically, the Gömböc is a mathematical wonder.
University of Chicago receives mathematically fascinating Gömböc sculpture

Oct 28, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Edie Kasten |Traci Maloney

Mathematically fascinating Gömböc sculpture comes to University of Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) -- Monday marked an exciting day at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park—as the university received a beautiful gift with a complicated story. The gift in question was a Gömböc (roughly pronounced "GUHM-buhts") sculpture from Hungary. In addition to being rather attractive aesthetically, the Gömböc is a mathematical wonder.
Car hits building, causes fire in south Chicago suburbs

Oct 23, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Traci Maloney

Car slams into building in south Chicago suburbs HARVEY, Ill. (CBS) -- A car slammed into a building in south suburban Harvey Wednesday, causing the car and the building to catch on fire. The car crashed into the Universal Kingdom of God House of Israel on 147th Street at Lincoln Avenue. At one point, flames were seen coming out of the top of the building. At least one person was taken from the scene on a stretcher. CBS News Chicago has reached out to officials in Harvey.
Fire spreads to multiple houses in Whiting, Indiana

Oct 7, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Traci Maloney

WHITING, Ind. (CBS) -- A large fire broke out in Whiting, Indiana Monday afternoon, and spread to several homes. The fire was raging with towering flames and smoke at a house in the 1800 block of Oliver Street in Whiting. A large emergency response was seen. It was not immediately learned how the fire started. The west side of Oliver Street where the fire broke out is lined with stately Victorian frame houses.