No Heat In Woodlawn Building Angers Residents
Updated: 1/5/11 – 6:14 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – If it’s too cold for comfort outside, just imagine what it must be like with no heat INSIDE. CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez talked to residents in an apartment...
View ArticleMore Cases Of Elgin ID Theft Surface
ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) — First, there were three. Now even home owners in an Elgin subdivision say at least six neighbors have had their identities stolen — most in the last two weeks. So, what’s going on?...
View Article‘Smart Meter’ Installations Generate Health Concerns In Naperville
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (CBS) — It’s a multi-million dollar plan one suburb says will save money and time. The “smart grid initiative” is already under way in Naperville, with workers installing high-tech...
View ArticleTunney Wants To Crack Down On Parking Permit Resales Near Wrigley
CHICAGO (CBS) — Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) wants to crack down on Wrigleyville residents who sell their neighborhood parking permits. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bob Conway reports, the issue is not new. Tunney...
View ArticleEmanuel Thanks South Loop Residents For Putting Up With NATO Summit
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel was out thanking people in the South Loop Tuesday morning for putting up with NATO. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports, Mayor Emanuel was at the Roosevelt...
View ArticleInd. Tenants Without Water For 2 Days
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (CBS) — No toilets. No sinks. No showers. Hundreds of families in northwest Indiana were without water for more than a day. As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reports, the outage had nothing to...
View ArticleLathrop Homes Public Housing Residents Fear Being Kicked Out
CHICAGO (CBS) — Residents of a the Lathrop Homes public housing development, at Diversey Parkway and the Chicago River’s North Branch, are fighting to stay in their homes in wake of a CHA renovation...
View ArticleChicago Residents Describe The Horror Of The Boston Blasts
(CBS) — An Aurora couple’s first reaction after the explosions at the Boston Marathon was to find each other. A Lakeview man, meanwhile, saw the destruction firsthand. They’re among the Chicago-area...
View ArticleGlen Ellyn Housing Complex Residents Could Be Forced Out
CHICAGO (CBS) – About 500 residents of a low-income housing development in Glen Ellyn have been told their apartments are part of a proposed TIF district, and they should reasonably expect to be...
View ArticleWith ‘Positive Loitering,’ Residents Gather To Send Messages To Criminals
(CBS) — In a city the size of Chicago, with an estimated 70,000 gang members, you can probably find gang activity in just about every neighborhood. What you’ll also find is residents fighting back,...
View ArticleResidents Lament The Changing Face Of Back Of The Yards
(CBS) — Cornell Square Park looks like a great place for kids to have fun, with baseball diamonds, a soccer field, a field house, plus basketball courts. But now it’s known as the scene of a mass...
View ArticleCity Officials Thank Residents, Snow Crews For Enduring Snow
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicago officials are thanking residents for enduring the city’s latest icy covering of snow this week, but they warn more is yet to come. Streets and Sanitation Commissioner...
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