CHICAGO (CBS)-- Parents say damage to a Chicago Lawn neighborhood playground is a danger to their kids – so why was it taking so long to repair? As CBS 2's Marie Saavedra reported Tuesday night, one ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 15-year-old boy faces aggravated assault and weapons charges after officers observed him with a gun over the weekend and opened fire, striking him several times. Officers were ...

Those living near or visiting Gary’s Marquette Park on Sunday can expect to see closed streets and smoke from a prescribed burn. The Gary Parks Department will conduct the fires within units 1 and 5 ...

Twenty bright red life jackets, hanging on a wooden rack at Gary’s Marquette Park concession stand, now greet beachgoers as they walk to Lake Michigan. The Friends of Marquette Park’s Miller Beach ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two Chicago mass shootings that took place within hours of each other Sunday night left two people dead. The most recent shooting took place in near W. 63rd Street and S. Artesian ...

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Titus Wonsey, Is This It, from "diversión" at Marquette Park Credit: Ruby Que As artists are we automatically flower planters in our communities or do we learn to give back to them through practice? I ...

The Republican National Committee is seeking to reserve downtown's Pere Marquette Park during next month's Republican National Convention, a move that comes as the RNC has been pressuring on the U.S.