Zak Spector
Weekend Evening Writer and Producer at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
Husband, Father, Traveler, Observer, Chicagoan, University of Colorado Graduate, 1987 Hillel Torah Dreidel Champion. Opinions are my own.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Joe Donlon |Zak Spector
Doomsday Clock shows humanity closer to extinction than ever, but scientists still optimistic It was a small change, but a frightening one. Last month, the "Doomsday Clock" was moved up to 89 seconds, the closest the world has ever been to total annihilation. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, based at the University of Chicago, uses the clock as a metaphor to show how close the planet is to reaching human extinction.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Joe Donlon |Zak Spector
"The Brutalist," a film about a Hungarian World War II survivor who rebuilds his life in America, could be the darling of the Oscars this year. Part of the movie's gritty realism is how the actors speak, and the person who taught them is a theater teacher in Chicago.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Zak Spector
Tow truck hits building after being hit by car on Chicago's South Side CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was injured and a building was damaged in a chain-reaction crash in South Shore on Thursday. At 9:30 a.m., a 26-year-old man was driving a sedan east on 79th Street near Stony Island Avenue in a sedan, when he hit a tow truck. The tow truck in turn hit the building, police said. The driver of the sedan was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in good condition, police said. No one else was hurt.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Zak Spector
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Florida woman was due in court Monday on charges of animal cruelty in Chicago. Anita Damodaran, 38, was arrested on Dec. 10 at her home off Barbados Isle Drive in Tampa, according to the Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff's office. Damodaran had an active warrant for her arrest from the Chicago Police Department on animal cruelty charges, according to the sheriff's office.
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Dec 3, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Joe Donlon |Zak Spector
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Stem cell donations save lives—and they are often a selfless act to help a stranger. But one case involving a Chicago man with leukemia shows it can help the donor too—in profound ways. Cameras were rolling as Marquis Williams met and embraced Renee Smith—the woman who saved his life. "All I could do was give her a hug, cry, and say thank you," Williams said. AdvertisementWilliams was diagnosed with leukemia in 2017.
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It’s the season of giving and some gifts you can’t get at any store. What one woman got in return may have saved her life. Thanks @UChicagoMed for sharing an incredible story. https://t.co/Ybdm63a8lm
The sounds of Old Mexico. This #HispanicHeritageMonth2024 we learned about traditional Mexican folk music and the Chicago band that revived it and made it popular. #mexico #music #chicago #folk https://t.co/ka9b9Gqam7
This story is about thinking differently. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers a class using scents as the medium. @cbschicago @saic_news #artschool #art #chicago https://t.co/jslW3K8kGZ
