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CHICAGO (CBS) — Just days after the first big winter storm of the season blanketed the Chicago area with as much as 8 inches of snow, another storm system clobbered the Chicago area with the most snow that has been seen in years. A Winter Storm Warning was in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday, but the snow kept falling even after that. Some parts of the Chicago area got more than a foot of accumulation. RELATED: GOP Donor Asks Wisconsin Supreme Court To Block Gov. Tony Evers' Statewide Mask Mandate 10 p.m. Between Saturday night and Sunday night , O’Hare International Airport canceled 231 flights because of the winter storm, while Midway International Airport canceled 71. 9:36 p.m. The Department of Streets and Sanitation spent many hours clearing arterial streets. The department said a new crew would take over at 10 p.m. Sunday and begin clearing residential streets. Salt spreaders had been working since the snow began falling Saturday afternoon. 9:17 p.m. The snow … [Read more...] about LIVE UPDATES: Biggest Winter Storm In Years Slams Chicago Area

CHICAGO (CBS) — For the first time, Chicago Police officers are being heard on video talking about why they raided the home of an innocent family. The officers were caught on body camera busting through door sand continuing their search – even when they knew they were in the wrong place. RELATED: Two Wounded In Bishop Ford Expressway Shooting; Northbound Lanes Closed At Sibley Boulevard CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini has spent more than a year exposing a pattern of wrong raids that have left parents and children traumatized. Chicago Police Officer Joe Cappello had a search warrant to raid a drug offender’s home, but he didn’t make sure he was hitting the right place. Cappello and a team of officers with handguns and an assault rifle raided the home of an innocent family – the Mendez family. Speaking in a deposition for a lawsuit provided by the Law Offices of Al Hofeld Jr., Cappello said the assault rifle was a Spikes Tactical AR-15. It is a weapon the Mendez family … [Read more...] about Chicago Police Officers Reveal Major Missteps As They’re Questioned On Video For Lawsuit About Raiding Wrong Home

CHICAGO (CBS) — For nearly a year, CBS 2 Investigators have uncovered a disturbing pattern of Chicago Police officers executing search warrants at the wrong homes based on incorrect or bad information. The reporting revealed the devastating trauma on families across Chicago, and the lack of trust in law enforcement, left in the wake of these raids. RELATED: Two Wounded In Bishop Ford Expressway Shooting; Northbound Lanes Closed At Sibley Boulevard Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson said he has launched an internal investigation into how police are vetting information, and obtaining and executing search warrants, specifically for raids in which children are present at the home in question. “Every one of these incidents is an aggravator and a perpetuator of mistrust that exists,” Ferguson said. “It really calls for a greater accountability and examination.” In response to CBS 2’s reporting, Mayor Lori Lightfoot also committed to working with police leadership to find … [Read more...] about Chicago Police Wrong Raids: Inspector General Launches Investigation, Lori Lightfoot Calls For Reform After CBS 2 Reporting

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) — While teachers in the Chicago Public Schools system are teaching at home , educators in south suburban Chicago Heights already know when they’ll get the COVID-19 vaccine. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, the school district there found a way to secure enough doses quickly for its staff. RELATED: Fraternal Order Of Police President John Catanzara Served With Administrative Misconduct Charges The Chicago Heights Middle School is a brand-new state of the art facility. “The building is less than a year old,” said principal Will Seidelmann. Yet COVID-19 has kept its 1,000 students from walking the new halls. “And this building is welcoming kids,” Seidelmann said. “We want kids in the building, but we want everyone to be safe.” In effort to get students back to in-person learning, Chicago Heights School District 170 organized a staff wellness plan and is now ready to give out 400 doses of the vaccine to its teachers and staff. “We reached … [Read more...] about Chicago Heights School District 170 Already Has 400 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses For Teachers, Staff

CHICAGO (CBS) — As she got her COVID vaccine at a Chicago hospital, Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged people, specifically communities of color, to get vaccinated as the vaccine rollout enters Phase 1B. At the beginning of the news conference at St. Bernard Hospital in Englewood, the head of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Doctor Allison Arwady, administered the Pfizer COVID vaccine to Mayor Lightfoot. RELATED: Chicago Weather: Bitter Cold In The Morning Phase 1A began weeks ago where health care workers got their COVID vaccine. Phase 1B , which began Monday, now includes Chicagoans age 65 and older and frontline essential workers. Also included in this round are homeless shelters and correctional facilities. Who is a frontline essential worker? Correctional workers and first responders Grocery store workers and manufacturing/factory settings with outbreaks Daycare, K-12 and early education workers Public transit, other manufacturing, and agriculture workers … [Read more...] about COVID Vaccine Phase 1B Begins For Chicago Residents 65 And Older, Essential Workers; Lightfoot Urges People Of Color To Get Vaccinated