Beverly
2 Injured In Beverly Car Explosion
The Chicago Fire Department says two men were critically burned as they worked on a car this afternoon in the Beverly neighborhood.
Made In Chicago: Rainbow Cone Celebrates 87 Years In Beverly
For Lynn Sapp, ice cream is the family business.
Families Celebrate At South Side Irish Parade
As the bagpipes, marching bands and fire trucks rolled down Western Avenue, the biggest crowds were near the start of the route at 103rd and Western.
Beverly-Morgan Park Residents Band Together To Help Fire Victims
Nearly 70 people lost everything this past weekend, when an extra-alarm fire ripped through their condo building in the Morgan Park neighborhood.
Chicago Firefighter Suffers Fatal Heart Attack
A Chicago firefighter suffered a heart attack and died late Sunday after he returned to quarters after helping to put out a small fire in the South Side Beverly neighborhood.
Key Alderman Plans To Join Businessman’s Protest Of Lack Of Black Construction Jobs
The head of a powerful City Council committee was speaking out Tuesday, in support of Soft Sheen Products founder Edward Gardner, who has led a pair of protests over minority hiring for construction work.
Businessman Leads Protest To Demand Black Construction Jobs
Legendary South Side business owner Ed Gardner on Sunday was once again protesting the lack of black workers on local construction crews, leading about 1,000 demonstrators supporting his cause.
Prominent Businessman Leads Protest Over Lack Of Construction Jobs For Blacks
The 87-year old founder and former owner of Soft Sheen Products led a pair of protests in the Beverly neighborhood and Evergreen Park on Monday, over the lack of black workers on local construction crews.
South Side Residents Stage Silent Protest Against Gang-Related Funerals
More than 200 local residents, fed up with what they perceive to be dangerous gang-related funeral processions rolling through their Beverly and Mount Greenwood communities, were staged a silent protest Saturday afternoon.
Police Death Of Man Found In Alley With Bullet In Head
Police are investigating the death of a man who died a day after being found having a seizure in a Beverly neighborhood alley, and was only later discovered to have a bullet in his head.
Police: Man Fatally Shot In Beverly
A man was fatally shot Tuesday evening in the South Side Beverly neighborhood.
Calmer South Side Irish Parade Returns To Beverly
After popular demand, a South Side tradition has returned. The South Side Irish Parade kicked off Sunday morning, after a two-year hiatus.
Parking Tickets Issued During Fallen Marine’s Procession Now Voided
City Hall is apologizing. Parking tickets issued during Friday’s funeral procession for a Marine from Beverly have been voided.
Final Preparations Under Way For Revived Irish Parade
Outside the Beverly Bakery, the “No Parking” signs are already posted. The chefs are roasting veggies for Guinness stew, and they’ve already cooked up amaretto cupcakes, CBS 2′s Derrick Blakley reports.
Fallen Chicago Marine Honored, Mourned
A fallen American hero arrived home in the West Beverly neighborhood Friday morning, after a procession from Midway International Airport.
Mayor Wants To Ensure Safe Return For South Side Irish Parade
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he hopes the organizers of the South Side Irish Parade have taken the last three years to think about how to resume the parade, while making sure to avoid the alcohol-fueled mayhem that prompted the Beverly neighborhood to put a stop to the event after 2009.
Man Found Dead In Suspected Suicide Near Beverly Fire
A man was found shot to death in a suspected suicide early Tuesday, near the scene of a fire that broke out in a house in the Beverly neighborhood.
Teen Charged With Hate Crime In Attack On Classmate
An African-American teenager says he was attacked, strangled with a noose and racially taunted by three white youths because of his relationship with a suspect’s family member.
It’s Back: South Side Irish Parade To Return
Nearly three years after it was scrapped because it had morphed into a beer-drenched, arrest-filled nightmare for Southwest Side neighborhoods, the South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade appears to be coming back.
6 Hospitalized After Beverly Carbon Monoxide Leak
At least six people were taken to the hospital early Monday from a home on the northern edge of the Beverly neighborhood.
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