At the very venue, where Sariyah Watson and Heaven Williams competed in the sport they loved, family, friends, and community members gathered to honor the two friends with a balloon release and a lap around the track as a tribute.
Police say three of the men were arrested, but the fourth managed to push past the deputy and steal their squad car, and then use it to hit the deputy before speeding away.
This week we take a trip to the West Garfield Park, learning its history and meeting Marie Henderson, owner of Out of the Past Records on Madison. This Black-owned business has been in the neighborhood since the 1960s!
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. After CBS News Chicago Investigator Tara Molina exposed consistent problems with potholes on a stretch of Cottage Grove Avenue, city crews came out, but they didn't fully fix the problem.
Park Forest police have reunited a lost horse with its owner after it was found wandering near Western and Steger Friday morning. More at the link in bio.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze put down the pigskin and picked up a paintbrush to channel Bob Ross as the team announced their 2026 schedule of "Happy Little Matchups."
A former member of the school board for Aurora Christian Schools is charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse, accused of grooming and sexually abusing a teenage boy for years, and police are looking for more victims.
