Measles cases follow longstanding concerns about disease at Chicago migrant shelters
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez said the CDC will be at the Pilsen shelter on Tuesday to provide their recommendations. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez said the CDC will be at the Pilsen shelter on Tuesday to provide their recommendations. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Two adult cases of measles were discovered at the shelter in Pilsen, a day after a Chicago Public Schools student was confirmed as a measles patient. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The student was staying at the Halsted Street migrant shelter in Pilsen, and was the second case associated with the shelter. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
This marks the third case of the highly contagious disease in Chicago in just three days.
This marks the third case of the highly contagious disease in Chicago in just three days.
The second case was reported at a migrant shelter in Pilsen. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
They broke the front window, reached inside, and opened the business door in the 1600 block of West Cermak.
The owners of Pilsen Cellular wanted to get this surveillance video out to help track them down. They tell CBS 2 that around $1,000 in cash and numerous cell phones were stolen.
Boxes and boxes of diapers have been delivered to a mutual aid group, and will be taken to shelters.
A mutual aid group is doing something about the problem. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Firefighters do not know what caused the fire.
A Chicago police vehicle burst into flames in Pilsen Thursday morning. It happened on Union near 17th Street.
Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero had been staying with his family at the migrant shelter at 21st and Halsted streets.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office reported Friday that Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero died of sepsis due to an infection with streptococcus pyogenes – the bacterium that causes strep throat – with COVID-19 and other viral infections contributing.
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Documents show the Johnson administration knew about the state of a shelter in Pilsen before the death of a 5-year-old asylum seeker who was staying there.
Migrants who are living at a shelter in Pilsen claim conditions have not improved. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Documents show the Johnson administration knew about the state of a shelter in Pilsen before the death of a 5-year-old asylum seeker who was staying there. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Mourners are calling Jean Carlos' death a predictable one, and are demanding changes so it does not happen to another migrant in care of the City of Chicago.
Mourners are calling Jean Carlos' death a predictable one, and are demanding changes so it does not happen to another migrant in care of the City of Chicago. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
From the outside, the shelter space at 2241 S. Halsted St. appears to be large. But residents said the people inside are on cots in close proximity – a concern as many adults and kids are sick. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
At least six people have been taken to the hospital from that shelter in Pilsen over the past few days -- mostly children. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza spoke with a volunteer trying to help.
Mayor Brandon Johnson claimed it isn't a question of how the city's shelters are run, but instead accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of sending asylum seekers to Chicago under inhumane conditions.
The City of Chicago said they are dealing with cases of chickenpox at several shelters – including the Pilsen location on Halsted Street near Cermak Road, where a 5-year-old boy recently died of an unknown illness. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Police said the boy was not feeling well Sunday afternoon and was taken from the shelter near Cermak and Halsted to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Police said the robbery happened early Saturday, Aug. 30, in the 900 block of West Lake Street in the Fulton Market District. The Morgan Street Green and Pink Line stop is located at that address.
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Police said the robbery happened early Saturday, Aug. 30, in the 900 block of West Lake Street in the Fulton Market District. The Morgan Street Green and Pink Line stop is located at that address.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
The victim was shot in the chest at Halsted and Lake streets and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.
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