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Chicago Mayor Johnson signs executive order setting up youth peacekeeping initiative
27+ min ago (195+ words) April 26, 2026 / 10: 22 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson this weekend signed an executive order creating the city's first year-round peacekeeping program to be led by young people. "This executive order is to send a signal to the young people…...
A surprise honoring Suzanne's daughter Katarina, spring blooms downtown | What Caught My Eye
42+ min ago (49+ words) Suzanne Le Mignot shows us a senior year surprise in her daughter Katarina's locker honoring all the young woman's progress, and Mary Kay shows us some spring blooms downtown captured by Derek Poznanski. A surprise honoring Suzanne's daughter Katarina, spring…...
At least 1 person killed in crash on I-55 in Joliet, Illinois
21+ min ago (78+ words) April 26, 2026 / 10: 27 AM CDT / CBS Chicago At least one person was killed early Sunday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on I-55 in Joliet, Illinois. The crash happened at 5: 12 a. m. on Interstate at Black Road in Joliet, according to Illinois State Police. State police…...
Grandma, I have a secret: Illinois woman, 21, worked 3 jobs to buy back the house her family's matriarch was forced to sell years before
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (700+ words) A 21-year-old was able to pull off what most families only dream about. In a moment now seen by millions on Tik Tok, Jailynn Dickerson filmed her grandmother, Susan Rilea, as they pulled up to a familiar house in Canton,…...
Mayor Johnson's executive order creates youth peacekeeping program in Chicago
50+ min ago (35+ words) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson this weekend signed an executive order creating the city's first year-round peacekeeping program to be led by young people. Mayor Johnson's executive order creates youth peacekeeping program in Chicago...
Fire destroys house in Antioch, Illinois
44+ min ago (140+ words) April 26, 2026 / 10: 04 AM CDT / CBS Chicago A fire destroyed a house in Antioch, Illinois, near the Wisconsin state line this weekend. At 2: 29 p. m. Saturday, the Antioch Fire Department was called for a house fire in the 41000 block of Lincoln Avenue, near Route…...
Southern Illinois reptile show returns to Marion
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (406+ words) WSIL-TV - Download the WSIL Storm Track 3 Weather App MARION, Ill. (WSIL) -- A reptile and exotics show is returning to southern Illinois in April, offering families a chance to see a variety of unusual animals and shop for exotic pets. The Southern…...
Man in custody after SUV hits pickup truck, building on Chicago's Southwest Side
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (201+ words) April 26, 2026 / 9: 34 AM CDT / CBS Chicago A man was in custody Sunday morning after police said he ran a red light and crashed a sport-utility vehicle into a pickup truck and a building on Chicago's Southwest Side. The crash happened at…...
Man taken into custody after crash on Chicago's Southwest Side
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (42+ words) A man was in custody Sunday morning after police said he ran a red light and crashed a sport-utility vehicle into a pickup truck and a building on Chicago's Southwest Side. Man taken into custody after crash on Chicago's Southwest…...
Man in custody after shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (37+ words) It remains unknown why a man opened fire just outside the ballroom at the White House Correspondents" Dinner Saturday night. New video shows the moment it happened. Man in custody after shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner...