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A swimmer for American Greyhound grabs a towel after taking a dip in Lake Michigan on New Year's Day in a Polar Plunge to raise awareness of efforts to find homes for retired greyhound racing dogs. (Credit: Steve Miller, WBBM)

Dozens Take Polar Plunge For Charity

Several dozen people celebrated New Year’s Day on Sunday by taking a dip in Lake Michigan to help raise money for charity.

2012/01/02

CTA union president Bob Kelly talks with CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine. (CBS)

CTA Union Dispute’s Managements Claims About Employee Sick Days

The CTA employee’s union says management is skewing statistics when it comes to sick days that workers take. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.

2011/11/11

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Chicago Kicking Off Fashion Focus Week

Monday marks the start of a weeklong event, celebrating Chicago’s growing fashion industry.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/17

Apple iPad 2 in white (Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images)

Westmont Cheerleaders Buying iPads For Special Needs Kids

WESTMONT, Ill. (WBBM) – The gift of an iPad for a special needs girl from Westmont is prompting her big sister’s cheerleading team to “pay it forward,” and help other special children. All the inspiration […]

WBBM Newsradio–2011/09/18

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West Side Church Gives Away Free Gas

Some West Side ministers were giving away $5,000 in free gas Saturday morning.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/09/17

Unity Northwest Church in Des Plaines(Photo courtesy www.unitynorthwest.org)

Everything Free At Des Plaines Church ‘Collection Day’

Bring what you don’t want, and take home what you need – for free. That’s the spirit behind an event Saturday called “Collection Day” at a church in Des Plaines.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/09/17

Volunteers with Chicago White Sox Charities will be doing painting, landscaping and other rehab work at George B. McClellan Elementary School as part of a day of service for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. (Credit: CBS)

Local Charities Preparing A Day Of Service For 9/11 Anniversary

This year, to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President Barack Obama is encouraging Americans to volunteer or do something good for their community in a national day of service. For several years now on that date, thousands of Chicagoans have been doing just that.

CBS 2–2011/08/31

Students from three Chicago Public Schools – Kelly, Julian and Social Justice high schools – spent their spring break in New Orleans, helping work on homes being rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina six years ago. (Credit: Xian Barrett)

Students Spend Spring Break Volunteering In New Orleans

Some Chicago high school students returned home Friday from a spring break trip to New Orleans, where they painted houses, hung drywall and installed insulation in homes being rebuilt nearly six years after Hurricane Katrina.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/04/22

This aerial shot shows houses in flame after being hit by a tsunami at Natori city in Miyagi prefecture. (Credit  YOMIURI SHIMBUN / Getty Images)

Donations Pouring In For Japan Relief Efforts

Over the last few days, the phones have been ringing non-stop at the North Side office of the Japanese American Service Committee, as the organization collects money for the relief effort in Japan.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/03/15

Paczki Eating Contest

Chicagoans Scarf Down Paczkis For Charity

Paczkis are a guilty pleasure for many Chicagoans just ahead of Ash Wednesday. But nine teams took it a step farther — battling it out Saturday in a paczki-eating contest for charity in Evanston.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/03/05

Polar Bear Plunge

Polar Plunge Marathon To Benefit Special Olympics

Twenty-seven hearty people are plunging once an hour into Lake Michigan for 24 hours.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/02/25

A group of seventh graders from Elm Middle School shows off a certificate of appreciation from Heifer International. (Photo Courtesy of Elm Middle School)

Middle School Teaches Giving, Teamwork

You learn the most by doing. At Elm Middle School in Elmwood Park, the lesson for every homeroom class is about giving, and about working together to make a difference.

2011/02/25