Winnie Dortch
Reporter at WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)
Reporter for WGN-TV Storyteller Kaelie Wynter’s Mom
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2 days ago |
wgntv.com | Gabriel Castillo |Winnie Dortch
CHICAGO (WGN) — A stabbing attack on the city’s Southwest Side left a man dead and sparked a police investigation overnight. According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded just before 11:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of South California Avenue in Brighton Park. Officers say they believe the incident occurred after the victim, a 23-year-old man, got into an argument with a woman who was accompanied by a group.
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4 days ago |
wgntv.com | Bronagh Tumulty |Ashlyn Wright |Winnie Dortch |Michael Johnson
CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois lawmakers wrapped up the spring session without allocating any funding for the Chicago Transit Authority in their budget for next year, leaving no plan in place to address a looming large fiscal cliff. That has some CTA riders concerned over possible transit cuts if lawmakers can’t come up with some type of solution soon.
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1 week ago |
wgntv.com | Winnie Dortch |Gabriel Castillo
CHICAGO — A group of firefighters and paramedics were honored Wednesday for their role in saving the life of a 13-month-old child. The group being honored included two Chicago Fire Department paramedics and four EMTs who saved a life after receiving a call about a child in cardiac arrest earlier this year. Thanks to their life-saving measures, the child was brought back to life and on Wednesday, they received Project ADAM’s Community Hero Awards for their heroic work.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Winnie Dortch
CHICAGO — A former Chicago police officer is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in the death of her husband. Jacqueline Villasenor is charged with one felony count of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors said she shot and killed her husband German Villasenor, who was also a Chicago officer. Police said Villasenor and her husband were arguing in their home on the 8500 block of West Winona Street on the evening of November 2, 2021.
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1 week ago |
wgntv.com | Michael Johnson |Winnie Dortch
CHICAGO — Memorial Day is a day to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. There are multiple events taking place around Chicagoland on Monday to do just that, including the 10th annual South Side Memorial Day Parade, which steps off in the city’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood — and will finish with a new name. The event begins at 10 a.m. with a wreath ceremony at St. Leo’s Residence for Veterans, located at 7750 South Emerald Avenue.
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Warehouse fire on the 5000 of W Lake St. 2-11 Alarm Two workers escaped CTA suspended Green line service between Harlem/Lake and Ashland/Lake CTA Emergency responders shut down power to the Green line in this area No fire hit CTA structure https://t.co/ms5KdpccDA
Procession for Chicago Police officer who died this morning. Detectives are currently conducting a death investigation. CPD is asking the public “to keep the officer’s family and her fellow officers in your prayers as they grieve this unimaginable loss”. https://t.co/n3jDP8XfFf
A 56-year-old man shot while inside his vehicle. He was rushed to Mt. Sinai with a gunshot wound to the neck. He is listed as critical. After he was shot, he drove off and struck a pole. Police blocked off the bridge near Harrison and South Independence https://t.co/PAQkY9xjPk