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Lollapalooza Returns To Grant Park Amid Growing COVID Concerns

All attendees are required to have proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or else a negative test. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

Crowds Turn Out For Lollapalooza With Negative COVID Tests, Vaccination Cards In Hand

The show is going on for Lollapalooza in Grant Park beginning Thursday, despite concerns about rising COVID numbers. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

Loop Stores Hope Turn Profit As Lollapalooza Crowds Return

Starting Thursday, the masses return to Grant Park for the first Lollapalooza in two years, and there are, of course, a lot of people hoping to cash in on those crowds. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

Police And Residents March For Peace Following Shootings

Stands against violence. This weekend, Chicago’s top cop has been hitting the streets for peace walks, just weeks after facing ire from aldermen over his handling of the violence in Chicago this..

Students Fight Food Insecurity At The Same Time Combating Food Waste

CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reports a nonprofit is serving up a mixed bag of fighting food insecurity and food waste with making students’ dreams come true.

Families, Friends Mourn 4 Young People Who Were Killed In Hickory Hills Crash

There were balloon release and separate candlelight vigils Sunday – each another reminder of the sheer number of lives young lost in a crash that sheared a car in two in Hickory Hills the night..

Devastated Families Remember 4 People Killed In Hickory Hills Crash

A memorial was set up by devastated family members and loved ones Sunday, a day after a crash left a car sheared in half and killed four people in Hickory Hills. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

Auburn Gresham Mass Shooting Leaves 5 People Wounded

Five people were shot Wednesday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

Suspect Arrested in California, Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Couple At Puerto Rican Pride Parade In Chicago

Chicago police Saturday announced an arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a couple during a Puerto Rican Pride celebration in Humboldt Park last month. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

Suspect Killed By Local, Federal Officers

CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports, CPD Supt. David Brown said Cook County Sheriff's officers and members of the U.S. Marshals Service, working on a fugitive task force, identified a 33-year-old man who was..

CPD Officers, U.S. Marshal Fatally Shoot Wanted Man Who Pointed Gun At Them

CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports three Chicago police officers and a federal marshal shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them Friday morning. This was as they were trying to arrest him on a..

With Wrigley Field As The Backdrop, 172 Become New U.S. Citizens

CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reports from the iconic location where they took their oath.

Chicago Area Teen Warns Of Job Scam Seeking Personal Information

She is a teen looking for a job. But instead, she got scammed. CBS 2’s Marissa Parra has her cautionary tale.

COVID Vaccination Lags Behind In Chicago Communities Of Color As Delta Variant Presents Concern

While vaccines have been shown to be highly effective against the delta variant, CBS 2 dug into some troubling vaccination numbers lagging behind in communities of color. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

Vigil Held For Missing Postal Worker Kierra Coles As Family Puts Pressure On Efforts To Find Her

It has been nearly three years since Kierra Coles was last seen. The Chicago mail carrier vanished without a trace on the city’s South Side. And as CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reports, her family is..

Severe Storms Cause Flooding, Other Traffic Nightmares On Chicago Area Roads

Underpasses were flooded, trees were down on Lake Shore Drive, and the Eisenhower Expressway had to be shut down after severe storms pounded the city Saturday afternoon. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

United Center Mass Vaccination Site Closing

CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports people are still lining up to get their COVID shot before the site closes Thursday evening.

Vote On Lake Shore Drive Name Change

CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports Chicago City Council could vote to change the roadway to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Drive.

Frantic Search For Woman Who Stabbed 3 People At Random In North Lakefront Neighborhoods

An urgent search was under way on Thursday for a woman who police said stabbed three people at random in north lakefront Chicago neighborhoods over the last two weeks. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

Worshipers Joyfully Return To Church In Person With COVID-19 Capacity Restrictions Lifted

Over the last year, we have seen restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic close everything from businesses to churches. But this weekend, as CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reports, many of those same churches..

1 Killed, 9 Wounded In Mass Shooting In Chatham

One woman was killed and nine people were wounded overnight in a mass shooting in the Chatham neighborhood. CBS 2's Marissa Parra reports.

In A Sign Of The Times, Suburban Mask And PPE Stores Closing As State Enters Full Reopening

On Friday, the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago are entering a full reopening – with full capacity for sports games, businesses, and restaurants. As CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reports, entering..

Lorenzo Antonio Parra Admits To Shooting At Vehicle On 91 Freeway In Riverside

A 32-year-old man with a previous felony conviction pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting at a vehicle on the 91 Freeway.

High Praise From Parishioners As Fr. Michael Pfleger Returns To St. Sabina

The Rev. Michael Pfleger made his return to St. Sabina parish in Auburn Gresham on Sunday for the first time since he was reinstated and cleared of sexual abuse allegations by the Chicago Archdiocese...

Scorching Weekend Brings Eager, COVID-Weary Crowds Back To Chicago's Beaches

The summer heat is here in full swing, and the timing couldn't be better, just days before Chicago is set to fully re-open. CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reports lot of people are hitting the beach this..