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Month: June 2023

‘Junk’ removal company remains busy as more people opt to leave Illinois

By LAUREN VICTORY Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Sometimes household chores require reinforcements, like the junk removal crews you’re about to meet. Spring cleaning projects are booking up the schedule, but as CBS 2’s Lauren Victory explained, there’s another serious reason that’s keeping the company busy. Literally tossing unwanted furniture,

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Sunny, warm; possible PM thunderstorms

GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE…  We are looking at another warm, sunny day today as we anticipate some change going through mid-week. Highs will reach the mid 80’s once again today. Northerly breezes will stay gentle at 5-10 mph for much of the day and then pick up slightly going into this evening. Look for mostly

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State school board approves application for first publicly funded religious charter school in the nation

By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A school board in Oklahoma has approved an application for a Catholic virtual charter school – a decision that would create the first publicly funded religious charter school in the nation – despite concerns over the plan’s constitutionality. The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted

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VIDEO: Macomb County deputies, firefighters save toddler from drowning in swimming pool

By SARA POWERS Click here for updates on this story     MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WWJ) — Macomb County deputies and firefighters are being recognized for rescuing a toddler who was unresponsive after falling into a swimming pool. Macomb County deputies, firefighters and MedStar were dispatched to a Macomb Township home on Saturday, June 3, after receiving

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Texas sheriff’s office files criminal case over transportation of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

By CBS TEXAS STAFF Click here for updates on this story     SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KTVT) — Several months after announcing it would investigate the transportation of Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has officially filed a completed criminal case to the county’s District Attorney’s Office. In September of last

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World Bank offers dim outlook for the global economy in face of higher interest rates

By PAUL WISEMAN and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the latest outlook of the World Bank, a 189-country anti-poverty agency, which estimates that

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Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament has formally approved the new government proposed by two main political rivals — the GERB party of ex-Premier Boyko Borissov, which won the April general election, and the runner-up, the pro-European liberal coalition “We Continue the Change — Democratic Bulgaria.” They have agreed to form the first-ever Bulgarian government

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Milley says fighting in Ukraine has increased and cautions it will continue for lengthy time

By TARA COPP Associated Press AMERICAN CEMETERY, Normandy, France (AP) — U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley says fighting in Ukraine has increased, but he is cautioning against reading too much into each day’s operations. Milley says activity throughout Russia-occupied Ukraine and fighting has picked up. He says there will be days with a

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