Hero’s Sendoff For MaShawn Plummer, Firefighter Who Died Of Injuries From Apartment Fire

Police Clearing Oakbrook Center Following ShootingCBS 2’s Jermont Terry spoke with one family as they waiting to be reunited while police cleared the scene after a shooting at Oakbrook Center mall.

Lake County Man Battling COVID-19 Makes List For Lung TransplantThere is finally a light at the end of the tunnel for one Lake County man who has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for months, as he will soon receive a gift that could not have come at a better time.

State Sen Kimberly Lightford Recalls Moments During Carjacking: ‘I Call My Husband Hero Today’Lightford, the Illinois Senate Majority Leader, said she and her husband had pulled up to a friend’s home to drop her off in west suburban Broadview on Tuesday night, when another car pulled up alongside them.

‘Our Youth Need Us To Provide Positive Activities’CBS 2 Photojournalist Jeff Langan takes us to West Pullman Park to see the action on the courts and how it’ll help provide an option for kids who need one.

Robocalls Bother Everyone, But There’s A Way To Stop ThemThey even targeted CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra. So, she decided to do some digging and learned ’tis the season for those annoying rings and what you can do to try to stop them.

7 Families Displaced After 2 Cars Crash Into Multi-Unit Apartment Building In BerwynTwo people suffered minor injures after crashing into a multi-unit building in Berwyn Thursday morning. Seven families were also displaced due to the crash. 

State Sen Kimberly Lightford Recalls Moment Of Carjacking: ‘It Was Like A Scene From A Movie’That’s Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s takeaway after she and her husband were carjacked at gunpoint Tuesday night after they had just gone shopping for Christmas gifts for a toy giveaway for children in her district.

Thousands Of Gifts Distributed During Toy Giveaway In West Garfield ParkChristmas is just days away, but people on Chicago’s west side are coming together to make sure all children have toys under their trees this year.

Not assignedCBS 2’s Tim McNicholas reports Cook County is following Chicago’s lead for many indoor businesses to require customers ages five and older to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 starting next year.

Chicago Officer Reunites With Man He Saved From Burning House In EnglewoodTrue heroism is how Officer Adrian McCoy’s boss describes what he did Wednesday after saving four people from a burning house in Englewood — including Joseph Ortiz.

Chicago Weather: Rainy Weekend AheadCBS 2 meteorologist Robb Ellis has a look at the extended forecast.

On ‘Scott’s Law Day’, Illinois State Police Urges Drivers To Slow DownIllinois State Police are reminding you to slow down and move over when you approach emergency vehicles with their hazard lights flashing.

Hundreds Of Kids Received Gifts During Christmas In The Wards Event At Proviso West High SchoolThe elves were busy with all these presents from bikes to trucks, dolls, and art supplies as part of a giveaway at a local school.

Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford Begged Gunmen Not To Shoot Her Or Husband During Broadview CarjackingIllinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford is talking about the terrifying moments when three men carjacked her and her husband Tuesday night in Broadview.

Thousands Of Kids Receive New Toys During Annual Giveaway In West Garfield ParkChristmas is just days away, but people on Chicago’s west side are coming together to make sure all children have toys under their trees this year.

Cook County Suburbs To Require Proof Of Vaccine At Restaurants, Bars, Gyms, Entertainment VenuesCook County officials are following Chicago’s lead, and will require many indoor businesses in the suburbs to require customers age 5 and older to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 beginning in the new year.

Mild Temperatures AheadCBS 2 meteorologist Robb Ellis has the forecast.

Man Takes Security Guard’s Gun During ATM Robbery At Bank Of America In AvondaleJust before 11 p.m., a security at a Bank of America, in the 3200 block of West Belmont Avenue, was approached by a man who reached for the guards gun.

Man Shoots At Police Responding To South Shore Domestic Incident, No Injuries ReportedPolice officers responding to a domestic incident in South Shore were shot at Wednesday night, authorities said.

Chicago Weather: Breezy And Warmer ThursdayCBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. RealTime Weather forecast for Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021.

Mother Demands Answers After Her Daughter Is Shot And Killed In Avalon ParkIt has been five weeks since a Chicago woman lost her daughter to gun violence in Avalon Park – five weeks of mourning and questions, but no answers. CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra reports.

State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, Husband Carjacked In BroadviewPolice said on Tuesday night., three masked individuals driving a Dodge Durango carjacked Lightford as she was driving a Mercedes Benz SUV in the 2000 block of South 20th Avenue, near Fillmore Street, along with her husband. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reports.

Robbers Target Stores Along Busy Stretch Of Oak StreetThieves targeted stores on Oak Street in the Gold Coast late Wednesday, and a security guard was pepper-sprayed in one of the incidents.

Police: 2 Bank Technicians Robbed At Gunpoint In West PullmanTwo bank technicians were robbed of quite the haul in West Pullman late on Wednesday afternoon. CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reports.

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