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Answer expected on whether Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will veto budget plan
3+ min ago December 22, 2025 / 5:42 AM CST / CBS Chicago Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office said there should be an answer by Monday as to whether the mayor will veto a budget plan passed by the City Council over the weekend. The new budget'is an…...
3 people, 2 cats injured in house fire on Chicago's Northwest Side
22+ min ago The fire broke out at 3:08 p.m. Sunday in a one-and-a-half-story house in the 4700 block of North Kewanee Avenue, not so far from Elston Avenue. 3 people, 2 cats injured in house fire on Chicago's Northwest Side...
Fire rips through abandoned house in Chicago Lawn neighborhood
23+ min ago December 22, 2025 / 5:23 AM CST / CBS Chicago Chicago firefighters spent the early-morning hours Monday battling a serious blaze in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. The fire broke out overnight Sunday into Monday in a vacant two-story house at 2607 W. Lithuanian Plaza Ct., just west…...
Crews battle fire at abandoned house in Chicago Lawn neighborhood
29+ min ago The fire broke out overnight Sunday into Monday in a vacant two-story house at 2607 W. Lithuanian Plaza Ct. Crews battle fire at abandoned house in Chicago Lawn neighborhood Crews battle fire at abandoned house in Chicago Lawn neighborhood...
Christmas in the Southland provides gifts for 700 children: ‘This helps a lot’
41+ min ago Six-year-old Karis Smith is not going to be fussy this Christmas. When asked what she's going to tell Santa Claus she wants for Christmas, the young Richton Park resident smiled. "I want " I don't want much," she said. "I just…...
3 injured in house fire in Chicago's Mayfair neighborhood
42+ min ago Updated on: December 22, 2025 / 5:05 AM CST / CBS Chicago Three people were hurt on Sunday in a house fire in the Mayfair neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side. The fire broke out at 3:08 p.m. Sunday in a one-and-a-half-story bungalow in the 4700 block of North…...
Community news: Community House ball draws hundreds, ice skating in Franklin Park, more
44+ min ago More than 450 guests were on hand for the annual holiday ball, Spark the Season: A Night to Shine, a Cause to Celebrate after the Spark Youth Development Initiative, a program of the Community House in Hinsdale. This year's event, led…...
Asking Eric: I have lost trust in my sponsor
45+ min ago Dear Eric: I am in a 12-step program. We have rules about anonymity and confidentiality, specifically that what is shared in a meeting stays at the meeting, and I trust that this applies to information shared between members and their…...
Aurora working to create loan programs for economic development, sustainability
45+ min ago The city of Aurora is in the early stages of developing various new lending programs for economic development, sustainability and community projects. In general, city officials have said the four programs would be low risk and replenish themselves through the…...
John Hewko: Civic organizations in Chicago hold a crucial key to the UN’s future
46+ min ago The United States officially began its withdrawal from the World Health Organization earlier this year through a presidential executive order. Under the mandatory one-year notice period, the U.S. exit from the WHO and the cessation of funding would take effect around…...