This is CBS 2 news right now with 10 we continue to follow that deadly stabbing spree in Rockford what police are sharing about the man charged and any moment now Chicago city council could alter how they keep track of migrants living in City shelters we’re live from
City Hall and later on and all day long it is opening day for Major League Baseball and our good friend of the stream chgo Chicago’s Luke stuck is live with how our local teams are looking well hello and good morning to you I’m Jackie costic in for Brad Edwards the
22-year-old man arrested in connection with a violent crime spree in Rockford is expected in court this afternoon yesterday’s stabbing attack ended with four people dead and seven others seriously hurt CBS 2’s Mugo dway is live in our control room with what we know about that suspect so Mugo good morning
Yeah good morning to you Jackie the suspect has been identified as 22-year-old Christian Ivan SoDo take a look at your screen right now because police released this mug shot of him earlier this morning and they confirmed SoDo is facing several charges including murder intent to kill and home invasion
With a dangerous weapon now the victims in this case range from 15 to 63 years of age and the attacks happened at several locations around the Rockford area according to authorities not all of the 11 victims were stabbed and none of them were shot the crime spree started
Around 1:15 yesterday afternoon as a home invasion a woman was injured during a stabbing along with a Good Samaritan who tried to help her the whole thing ended with the suspect in in police custody around 135 investigators confirmed a postal service worker is among those killed a woman who lives in
The area tells us it was her longtime mailman Witnesses say he may have been hit by a pickup mail carrier he was the kindest person he would help anybody would step in and help always friendly we will miss him I think like most Rock 4ans just totally shaken by uh
This act of violence and the impact that it’s having now on multiple families lives now we expect to learn more details about this very deadly and tragic case later this morning at 11:30 during a news conference with authorities again the suspect SoDo is expected in court at 1:30 this afternoon
Right now it’s still not clear why he did this or if he knew any of the victims in this case we know that a vigil will be held for those victims later this afternoon at 2:30 and the City of Rockford is offering support and counseling services for anyone who lives
In the neighborhood where the attacks happened we’re live in the control room Mugo uay CBS J news Mugo thank you so much we’re also learning about the deadly stabbing of a Walmart employee in Rockford so the victim is identified as 18-year-old high school student Jason Jenkins according to the police report
Witnesses say 28-year-old Timothy Carter wandered around the store on Sunday holding knives sometime later Jenkins was stabbed in his back Witnesses also report hearing Carter utter racial slurs he’s now facing first-degree murder charges police say the two men did not know each other now to a deadly shooting
Overnight in Gage Park Chicago Police responded to the call just after midnight near 57th in Cristiana when officers got there they found the victim unresponsive in a white car he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died CPD is trying to figure out what led up to that
Shooting as they search for who did it the Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from actor Jesse Smet Smet was convicted of lying to police about being the victim of a hate crime after orchestrating a staged attack his attorney say the conviction violated an agreement reached with Cook County
Prosecutors that agreement included dropping the case if he performed community service it’s not clear when arguments could begin well right now a city council committee is considering a big change in how to keep track of migrants in Chicago shelters CBS News alel Rai is at City Hall this morning
Where that meeting just got underway soell what do we remember so far yeah Jackie that meeting starting within the last couple of minutes and they’re going to be discussing and possibly voting on a new order that if it passes it would require the Department of Family and support
Services to count exactly how many new arrivals are evicted each day along with how many of them are put on notices to leave City shelters and they would also be required to put that information online to be available to the public now the committee on immigrant and Refugee
Rights plans to put that to a vote here today we know there’s a 60-day shelter limit policy and they’re focusing now on making sure that policy is being abided many migrants have been able to extend their stays as some of them are in the process of applying for City benefits
Others are staying extra because they have health related reasons this ordinance meeting comes as we know hundreds of migrants staying across five Chicago Park District facilities will be moved to other locations so that those Park sites can reopen to the public the mayor’s office saying those moves can
Happen and start as early as this Saturday right now there are about 10,3 50 migrants in 23 shelters across Chicago the city receiving over 37,900 new arrivals since 2022 Jackie we have learned a portion of today’s meeting discussing shelter conditions has been cancelled but that ordinance vote still in place again that meeting
Started the last few minutes at 10:00 we’re going to head upstairs to see exactly what’s happening we’ll bring you an update at 11: on channel 2 I’m live at City Hall Asel Rai CBS sounds good as thank you so much taking a live look outside right now on this
Thursday morning it’s still looking a little hazy or cloudy definitely not Sunny so let’s bring in meteorologist Ed Kern and Ed you were saying it this morning but the clouds just kind of moving in and out yeah and we have a little bit of sunshine making it through
The clouds and spots and out west and to calb here you can see nice breaks in the clouds so we’ll see a little bit more Sunshine as time goes on but it will be a mix of clouds and sun right now clouds for the most part at O’Hare 30 6°
Southwest wind at 7 mph temperatures across the area everybody’s pretty much in the same boat we’re pretty much in the mid 30s to upper 30s and today’s high comes into 52 degrees which is a seasonable high you expect to be right around 52 degrees this time of year 54
Tomorrow with clouds that increases we had had later in the day for tomorrow but uh today will be a great day around Chicago tomorrow not only do we get to about 54 at O’Hare but we get to the mid 60s as you work your way well Inland a
Breeze off the lake holds temps down near the lake to about 47 degrees we’ll tell you about the weekend forecast the Easter forecast coming up and the forecast for the Cubs home opener on Monday as well in just a little bit Jackie all right Ed sounds good thanks
So much turning now to the Illinois Primary Election and the ongoing ballot count so more than 20 800 more votes have been tallied and added to Chicago’s unofficial results that means that right now just over 388,000 votes have been counted the Board of Elections will process more provisional ballots today
More than 53,000 provisional ballots have not been returned and the Board of Elections does not expect any of them to come in and be properly postmarked by the April 2nd deadline the outstanding ballots could still swing the race for County State’s Attorney eileene O’Neal Burke is leading Clayton Harris by less
Than 2,000 votes meaning that right now this race is still too close to call if former Governor Pat Quinn gets his way the funding of new stadiums for the Bears and the white socks will be up for a vote I’m proposing a uh referendum for the people of Chicago to vote on whether
Or not uh state or local taxpayer money should be used to build a state Stadium for the Chicago Bears or the Chicago White Socks the Bears want a covered stadium that would could also host other major events like the Super Bowl or the final four the team has talked with the
City about a new stadium on the lakefront and the white socks have released renderings for a new ballpark on undeveloped land in the South Loop near Roosevelt and Clark oh we’re just hours away from the return of baseball season the Cubs are getting their season started on the road Against the World
Series champs in Dallas but the Outsiders are throwing out their first pitch right here at home at guaranteed right field and that’s where we find our Marissa Pearlman happy opening day to you the baseball magic is certainly in the air we are here in the exfinity kids zone
I’m joined by special guest Michael Huff thanks so much for being with us bright early this morning very excited to be here so you are a coach yes you are going to teach me a little bit a little bit and tell me about where we are first
Cuz this is really special well yeah I have a very cool job with the white socks director of Youth Baseball but that also includes running the kid zone so all of our coaches instructors go through training that we put all of our summer cam coaches all of our team
Training coaches through and for the kids to come here three levels of a lot of excitement a way to burn off some energy maybe in those mid Innings because the games sometimes get long sure uh it’s a great chance for them to learn a couple things and have some fun
From somebody like you a professional that’s crazy professional former professional oh once and always right thank you thank you okay so what’s the secret you were telling the V over the C okay so when you when you play catch you have to start with the grip and what we
Teach the kids all the time is where you can find that letter C for the small kids make a W for the big kids like us make a V and put that V over the C and make sure your thumb is underneath if you’ve got that let me see it that’s a
Secret all right you have a chance to throw a ball straight fast and far cuz you will have a for te grip so we’re going to see how this works okay see how we do it all right Mike Over the Sea V Over the Sea now we
Talk about spill the drink equal and opposite and then step and throw oh that was perfect a perfect 126 rotation I could have done it any better let’s take it let’s take a catch here nicely done Mike what do you want us to know about the summer programs here too because the
Summer camps are very fun these are for kids 5 to 12 a lot of the little Leaguers boys and girls white ./ playay we will do over 50 camps this summer from Northwest Indiana all the way through the northwest suburbs and again just trying to bring what I learned as a
White Sox player what the current coaches are teaching in the minor leagues but really kind of breaking it down for the little kids and just understand some of these buzzwords phrases like the V overse so these kids just have a chance for a little bit more success picking up their skills a White
Socks game kind of incredible Michael Huff thank you so much for being with us this morning happy opening day talking about it all morning it’s like Christmas and New Year’s rolled into one baseball is back so much to do and see here come check out the kids zone here
If you’re a mom and dad and need to get your kids uh to burn some energy just one of the amazing things here at the park all right we’ll throw back to mik and back to you perfect that was clever Marissa has gotten better at the baseball over the
Morning all right students in the south suburbs are celebrating black women during women’s History Month at southa and College Prep in richon park they’re paying tribute to the four historically black sororities with a step show 31 students have learned the art of stepping and learned more about the four
Historically black sororities so an English teacher who put it together says that she saw success when she did a similar program at another school it is something that I had done at a previous school that I worked at and we had turned it into an annual show as a
Tribute to all the organizations of the Divine ey and I really wanted to bring that here because it was something that our students hadn’t really been exposed to something students have family members who are active in those sororities and say it made them feel closer to them others said it teaches
Them about black Greek life well coming up crypto King Sam bankman freed finds out how long he’ll spend in prison the sentenced prosecutors are asking for as one of the largest white collar crime cases in history finally w up also ahead these Bean catching birds can play fetch
Too so we look at a Chinese tradition that some in Beijing are working to keep alive when we come Back Welcome back this weekend for the first time since 2019 the Chicago Water Taxi will resume 7 days service so back in September the water taxi returned to the Chicago River for limited service after completely shutting down at the beginning of the pandemic on Saturday full service will resume seven days a
Week that means arrivals and departures at Olie and Union train stations Michigan Avenue and Chinatown all right meteorologist Ed Kern is in the First Alert weather center for us for our opening day forecast but you’ve got Michigan Avenue behind you I am Michigan Avenue behind me it’s great the water taxi is coming
Back I won’t have to swim anymore that’s wonderful just getting in there with your goggles and your swim cat oh yeah it’s been it’s been a chore especially during this weather but uh it is uh going to be a nicer day out as soon as
We uh can break up the clouds a little bit downtown and get more and more sunshine in our day we have 36 degrees right now we have a Southwest wind that’s running at 7 mph and we’re looking at a high today that comes in at low 50s which is typical for this time
Of year and we’ll see more Sunshine as we move through the afternoon hours and the white socks throughout the first pitch tomorrow 54 degrees and uh tomorrow we’ll see clouds on the increase so the breeze off Lake Michigan will hold down temperatures if you’re near the lake if you’re well Inland
You’ll see temperatures not at 54 degrees you’ll see temperatures that are well into the upper 60s so quite a difference quite a spread in temperatures Saturday around here 60° and for Easter Sunday 50° some afternoon showers are possible so your 7 day looks like this 52 today and 54 tomorrow some
Sunshine each day mixed with clouds 60 on Saturday maybe a leftover shower from overnight rain Friday to Saturday and 60 deges for a high Sunday 50 with a chance for showers late and Monday uh we look for showers and thunderstorms for the Cubs home opener and 53° and then
Tuesday we’re in around 49 and Wednesday 52 and then temperatures climb after we get out of the 7-Day period here so uh enjoy your day it’s a beautiful day for opening day on the souths side Ed it sure is thanks so much well today is the sentencing for former FTX CEO Sam
Bankman freed a federal jury convicted him of wire fraud and conspiracy charg prosecutors filed papers recommending that he get up to 50 years in prison after he lied to investors and Banks to steal billions in deposits from customers for his now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange new developments out of Baltimore where investigators
With the NTSB race to collect as much perishable evidence as they can after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge new developments again out of Baltimore where investigators they are rushing so you are looking at some of that video right now Cru were out yes it is going to lead
To a lot of complications for our supply chain okay we are just going to continue on also yesterday recovery Crews found the bodies of two of the six workers who went missing when the bridge came down the search for the other four presumed victims will continue today a new pledge from
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to Russian Air Force personnel this morning Putin says the Kremlin has no interest in attacking any NATO country including Poland or the Baltic states well this has long been a concern of Washington and the rest of the West however Putin did warn that if NATO
States were to donate F-16 fighter jets to keev they would view airfields supplying them as legitimate targets it’s quote wherever they might be located keeping a unique tradition alive check out these awesome photos of people playing Fetch with birds it’s part of a traditional Chinese game that dates back
To the 17th century so most of these birds are migratory staying in Beijing over the winter that’s when people will catch the birds domesticate them and teach them to play the way it works the human will shoot a bead through a tube and into the air the bird will then
Catch it and bring it back in exchange for a treat the birds are usually released by summertime so they can migrate back North According to some accounts there are only about 50 to 60 people who still carry on this very unique tradition well there are new protections for the latest art piece by
Bsy after it was apparently vandalized the art is centered around this severely chopped Cherry Tree in London on the wall behind it bangy stencl in a girl holding a pressure hose and lots of green paint as a standin for the trees missing leaves it’s likely meant as a
Commentary on the environment two days after it appeared though the art was doused in white paint an apparent Act of vandalism the building’s owner responded by fencing it off and surrounding it with plastic Massachusetts State Police are honoring a special member of the team that quickly became a best friend
It wasn’t a person nor a dog but a four-legged robot named Rosco earlier this month Troopers responded to a SWAT standoff where they sent Rosco and that’s when the suspect armed with a rifle shot the robotic dog multiple times police say they sent the special Lifesaver to manufacturers in the area
Who not only have removed the bullets but have kept it for research purposes well we know the bond between people and their pets is incredible and scientists say personality can play a big role in that now researchers in the US and Britain are using the power of artificial intelligence to do some pet
Matchmaking Ian Lee has a look at how it works searching for a new best friend often comes down to a gut feeling Chelsea battle adopted her Cavapoo peanut during the pandemic one of the most important relationships in my life he’s he’s my son while Chelsea got lucky researchers hope artificial
Intelligence will take the chance out of it by predicting personality types in dogs these personality types are defined based on the behavior and attributes not the breed not the gender of the dog using behavioral records of more than 70,000 dogs from the University of Pennsylvania computer scientists from
The University of East London developed an algorithm to classify canines into five groups with up to 99% accuracy they found dogs fall into one of these categories excitable and Hyper ATT attached anxious and fearful aloof and predatory reactive and assertive and calm and agreeable this is centimeter with this information in Paw
Researchers hope to eventually predict the best dogs for sniffing out drugs or guiding the blind if we have an idea about the dog personality in advance we can select the right dog for the right Joby or the right match for a family a high-tech solution to finding the
Perfect pup whatever the personality Ian Lee CBS News London nearly 50% of people who have returned dogs to animal shelters say that behavioral issues were a factor researchers hope that AI will lead to more successful adoptions well usually when you see the bird in traffic you don’t expect to see an ostrich High
Stepping right by you so check out this video from a police department in South Korea they say this a nostr named tadori escaped a zoo called Bug City but clearly had his sight set on the big city instead residents were understandably surprised to see him roaming around some very hi traffic
Roads no need to worry though tadori was found unharmed at a car park nearby the zoo says distress over the recent death of his only friend a female ostrich named tuni may be the reason for his behavior tadori is now recovering back at bug City H my heart breaks for him
We’ll still ahead Illinois is finally back in the sweet 16 but how are they looking ahead of tonight’s matchup our Sports director Marshall Harris is in Boston as the Ali get ready to face Iowa State Tonight Well tonight is the night the sweet 16 tips off and Illinois has hopes of playing in a national championship game but players know that getting this far does not happen every day or every year either our Marshall Harris is in Boston where the Ali are just trying to take it all
In so this is TD Garden huh yes three seed Illinois is in Boston getting ready for their biggest Tournament Challenge yet at after back-to-back blowout wins taking on a two- seed Iowa State team that won the Big 12 tournament and was also dominant last week in Omaha
Everybody still in it is uh you know extremely good and they’re here for a reason so it’s going to be really high level high level intensity and uh everyone’s going to be locked into detail it’s a special um situation that we’re in right now you know uh we don’t
Take the the situation for granted you know we realize that one of the biggest stes in the country 16 teams left going to recognize that but also realize it’s just another game at the end of the today while the Alani boasts one of the nation’s top offenses Iowa State’s
Defense has been one of if not the best in the country so the X Factor in this one could be Terence Shannon Jr he he’s done what great players have the ability to do and that’s uh the bigger the stage take it to another level and he’s done
It uh with his energy uh I think mentally he’s been uh very very focused um defensively he’s guarding the other team’s best player proving just how loose they are with with synchronized Podium exits each time they address the media so much fun they’re not trying to exit this tournament anytime soon with
The line I am Boston Marshall Harris CBS 2 news thank you for that Marshall Shriner’s Children’s Hospital is hosting its first ever merch Madness contest today where employees will participate in a 602nd Free Throw Contest their goal wear their favorite college sports team gear to cheer on their favorite care
Team that’s starting today at noon in the hospital’s indoor basketball court in Oak Park several teams of students from Northwest Indiana have qualified for the world championships the times of Northwest Indiana reports they qualified at the Indiana robotics State Championship last Saturday so this is a
Look at the mslr robotics team based in Dyer other teams advancing came from Crown Point and Portage the Vex robotics World Championship will be held in Dallas from April 25th until May third well coming up at 10:30 as we continue to celebrate opening day CH goo’s Luke
Stuck is live with all you need to know about the upcoming season for the Cubs and also ahead as Chicago’s city council decides how best to help migrants we go back to the southern border to see the dangerous path that migrants are now taking to avoid authorities in Texas This is CBS 2 News hello and good Thursday morning to you I’m Jackie cosk in for Brad Edwards this morning taking a live look outside right now let’s see what we’re looking at surprise surprise okay we’re looking at the skyline and it’s still looking a little hazy a
Little overcast on this opening day let’s bring in meteorologist Ed ker for a look at our opening day forecast as the socks prepare to take on the Tigers Ed what’s going on yeah we should have a little more Sunshine around by that time we see a little glimpse of sunshine now
And then around the area for the most part we do have clouds as we look out from guaranteed ra field clouds most everywhere a little sunshine here and there like Wan has a little bit of sun Ki as well and temperatures that are running uh on the cold side we’re still
In the 30s but we’re headed for the lower 50s today which which is a temperature you expect to see this time of year so by later this afternoon more Sunshine mixed with some clouds out there 52° tomorrow we bring it up to 54° with clouds increasing tomorrow and
A little bit cooler at the lakefront all in all we’re in pretty good shape for today and tomorrow Saturday brings 60 and Easter Sunday brings 50° with a chance for afternoon showers showers and thunderstorms on Monday we’re watching it carefully that’s the Cubs home opener on Monday Jackie all right Ed sounds
Good thank you Chicago police are investigating in West woodl so we saw officers in a taped off crime scene overnight near 62 in eart we’re still working to learn what happened and if anyone was hurt but our camera spotted a knife on the ground we also saw an
Ambulance at the scene we’ll bring you any updates as they come in well right now Chicago Police hoping to bust up an armed robbery group that’s been quite busy new video shows one of their attacks just last week you can see the moment a group of gunmen Corner a
Manager before robbing him police say these men are behind more than a dozen robberies in just a few days that happened on the west near West and Northwest sides well scammers are also targeting drivers with an iass if you get a text that includes a link to a
Website don’t click on it because it’s a fishing scam the clue this is not real is because it says it comes from the Illinois Tollway spelled with three words not two if you get the tax or asked to report it to ic3.gov a city council committee is set
To vote on a proposed ordinance about migrant shelter evictions if passed it would require the Department of Family and support services to count how many new arrivals are evicted each day as well as how many migrants were put on notice the city would make that data available
Online all right and let’s move on now to a federal appeals court that has kept Texas’s new immigration law on hold which would allow the state to arrest and Deport migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border the Supreme Court May ultimately decide if the state has that power Texas has
Already mounted an aggressive border operation and because of that more migrants are attempting to cross the border in Arizona taking a much more dangerous route our Cameo Montoya Galvez got a firsthand look from above out here there is nothing this desolate stretch of the Arizona border is one of the deadliest for migrants
Each day federal agents take to the skies their search for people in distress often turns into a rescue mission you’ve had to rescue migrants oh absolutely and children too oh children women older folks in its latest annual count border patrol reported a record 895 migrant deaths 142 of them here in
The Tucson sector this is one of the most remote sections of the US Mexico border it is also now the busiest border patrol sector for illegal crossings migrants from across the globe are using gaps in the border wall just like this one to enter the us as Texas has become
More hostile to migrants the number of people crossing in Arizona has soared most are looking to claim Asylum how long was the journey from Nepal it’s take too long why did you come political problem political problems in Nepal yes in Texas migrant Crossings have plunged by over 50% since
Late last year now more than 60% of all border crossings are occurring in Arizona and California governor Abbott has credited his policies for that Geographic shift if you will is that accurate hard to say it’s a could it have had some impact sure uh is it is it
The the one Panacea that’s caused that’s corrected the problem I don’t think that’s a fair statement officials worried the warmer weather will bring more migration and deaths nobody wants to see someone die that is the absolute worst part of this job but unfortunately one they’re seeing more often camil
Monto galz CBS news near Sasse Arizona a newly published survey finds working women are more likely than men to want to work from home a recent survey from indeed.com found that women are almost 25% more likely to say remote work helped prompt their search than men and
That number has only grown over the past several years well the College of DuPage and Glenn Ellen is bumping its tuition cost by eight bucks per credit hour despite the higher price tag the school’s rates are still below the average compared to other instate community colleges School trustees say
The higher cost is necessary to cover a recent pay increase for the staff well now turning to Lake County where residents are saying goodbye to a preschool that’s been in business for 75 years The Daily heral Herald reports that the cause of this was lack of enrollment which dropped during the
Pandemic right now the school has 18 students with two teachers that will close at the end of the school year and then hold a picnic in May for all of its former students well March Madness means basketball ball to most people but CBS 2 likes to build a bracket around food
It’s our second annual tournament and this year we’re in the search of the Chicago area’s favorite Italian beef spot so here’s a look at the hot and sweet 16 bracket so head to the CBS Chicago YouTube page and vote on the community tab we’ve already received thousands of votes which of course we
Love to see and on Monday we’ll announce which restaurants are moving on to the the Elite 8 so to speak well still ahead well many parts of Chicago are seeing a population decline one part of Indiana is seeing a major population boom we’ll tell you why people are flocking back to
Northwest Indiana right when we come [Applause] Back Well the Beehive is buzzing this morning as Beyonce shares what seems to be the track list for her upcoming country album It’s called act to Cowboy Carter and is set to drop on Friday she already released the singles Texas holdom and 16 carriages during the Super Bowl her post
On Instagram lists another 25 phrases and they include some big names like Dolly Parton Willie Nelson and a few others that you just want to look at that list to see it’s not clear if those Stars will also sing on her album let’s bring in meteorologist Ed Curran Ed I
Didn’t see your name on that list but I wouldn’t be surprised if you make an appearance right she’s got my tape right all right a enough s enough set okay all right A View From guaranteed ra field and you could see out there that we have
Some clouds in the distance and we have spring flowers struggling to come up around the area and 36° a little chilly out there Southwest winds at 7 m an hour currently today more Sunshine as we go through our day with temperatures that top out in the low 50s and we’re looking
Tomorrow for 54 degrees after today is 52 de 54 tomorrow seasonable temperatures you ought to be right around 52 this time of year so high temperatures tomorrow are going to have a spread uh 47 at the lakefront 54 O’Hare but all the way to the mid6 60s
Or so as you get well Inland away from the influence of This breeze coming in off of Lake Michigan so we’ve taken a look at uh temperatures over the next couple days that are seasonable Saturday we’re looking at 60° with maybe some morning showers some heavier rain comes through overnight
Friday to Saturday and then Sunday for Easter a nice day 50° but we could develop some afternoon showers around the area so your 7day forecast uh shows an increase in rain as we get to Easter afternoon and into Monday with temperatures that drop off near the end
Of the 7-Day period but then climb after that uh beyond the 7-Day period uh when we’re watching Monday which is the Cubs home opener we have 53 degrees a typical temperature but we also have a chance for showers and storms Jackie well we are keeping our Opening Day Celebrations rolling this morning
Earlier we talked with white socks or we talked the white socks with ch goo’s herb Lawrence and now from CH goo’s Cub show we’ve got our old friend Luke stuckmeyer joining us now so Luke thank you so much for joining us and happy opening day to you oh thanks Jackie it’s
Finally here that was a long off season it really was a long off season especially for the Cubs who just barely missed the playoffs last last year do you feel like the expectations are higher for this team coming into this season with so many questions answered
Last season I really do I mean they won 83 games last year and for me I believe Cubs fans should feel like the rebuild is over that doesn’t mean that young prospects aren’t still coming but you shouldn’t have rebuilding expectations you should have winning the National League central in a very average
Division this year the Cubs in my eyes are the favorite to win the division and I think you should be thinking about winning a playoff series listen there’s there’s a lot of progress being made I could see how this team potentially worst case scenario wins only 83 games
Last year but I could also see this team going as high as as 90 and getting into the postseason and making a little bit of noise I think cubs fans should view this as this is a postseason bound team not a team in the middle of a rebound uh
Or rebuild I guess you would say the last couple of Seasons there’s there’s much more hope this year no question about it that’s that’s that is good news for Cubs fans for sure a lot of familiar faces of course in the clubhouse a lot of fans really glad to see Cody
Bellinger signed in the off season who do you expect to have breakout seasons and who do you really expect to just hold down the team this year well I think when you mentioned Cody Bellinger that was the biggest thing that happened this offseason was getting him back at
At this point last year you didn’t know what he was going to be now you know he can be back to that player that was at an MVP level with the Dodgers you hope he can hold it down you hope Dan Dansby Swanson can hold it down Nico hor at
Second base up the middle this team is really really good defensively and offensively I think seya Suzuki might be the exactor for the team he was great at the end of the season last year he had a spectacular spring he led the team with six home runs and I know Cactus League
Stats don’t mean anything but it’s the way the guy was carrying himself around Arizona it’s the way he was approaching his at bat it’s the way his teammates are talking about him he’s healthy are we going to see a full season out of SE Suzuki and will it be that level he was
Playing at at the end of last year if so that’s an Allstar level and that greatly changes the Outfield it greatly changes the Cubs lineup and a big season from SE Suzuki could signal a big season for the Cubs absolutely uh let’s talk about another potential X Factor do you see
Now the the highest paid manager in Major League Baseball cig Council in his first season with the Cubs do you see him being an xor X Factor for this team in like you said not just making the playoffs but really making a run in the playoffs boy that’s the uh seven or
Eight million dollar question right highest paid manager in all of baseball uh they moved their buddy David Ross to the side said listen we’ve got to do this this is the best manager in baseball he’s available they brought him in I don’t know how many wins a good
Really good manager is worth in baseball we may find out this season Cubs put a lot of money into getting Craig Council one thing we know he does very well is manage bullpens the Cubs had beefed up their Bullpen it was a big problem that
Failed at the end of last season it was overworked and council is known as a guy who does wonders with figuring out the right guy to bring in when to bring him in and how long to leave him in so I think that’s where we’re going to see
The biggest impact from Craig council is is working the Bullpen this year and you know there’s room for improvement there so we’re going to find out how much of a difference he makes I some people say three four five wins well let let’s let’s find out I’m excited opening day
Always brings some uh optimistic opportunities for a lot of teams and talk about opportunities on this opening day the Cubs taking on the defending World Series champion Rangers in Texas how big of a challenge is that and and how can that really set the tone for this
Team well you know I don’t think if you go out and get swept by the Rangers I don’t think the season’s over that that part is true but when you have Justin Steel on the mount you can go out and you can make a little statement and
Build a little buzz before you get back to Wrigley that’s never a bad thing keep in mind you know halfway through the season or even at the end of last season there weren’t too many people saying it was going to be the Diamondbacks and the Rangers in the World Series baseball’s a
Funny sport there are six playoff spots in the National League the Cubs just have to get one one of them I don’t care if that’s as division champ that’s what it should be or if it’s as a wild card as the Diamondbacks came in they were one game behind those Diamond Backs last
Year so the Cubs can be going into this season thinking listen there was a game difference between us missing the postseason and US potentially going all the way to the World Series I think there’s big optimism on the team Why not start big by beating the defending World
Series champs that would be fun that would be fun uh and speaking of fun let’s talk about what you guys are doing for opening day today you guys got a little watch party celebration happening right yeah we do we’ll be down at uh Country Club which is a bar right on
Clark just off Clark and Addison we’re going to be there around 6 o’ for a chgo Cubs watch party if you can RSVP that’s great if you can’t we’re going to have drink specials there we’ve got a pretty big crew already showing up to root on
The Cubs taking on the Rangers and we’ll have some dope merch giveaways as I like to say we’ll be giving away some of our CH merch and some Cubs merch and we’re just going to have a good time you know the Cubs aren’t home for the for the
Opening day this year so we’re going to get together in Wrigleyville hang out and then we’re going to have a live postgame show when it’s over uh we’ll take questions from the fans uh we’ll get comments from the fans and uh I believe we’ve got like almost 100 people
Showing up already so far that have signed up so if you’re in the area in Wrigleyville come on out to Country Club on Clark tonight 6 o’ we’ll be having a party all right Luke having a party I love it and like you said I mean it’s a
Long season so so hopefully we’ll start with the win but you know you just just got to stay optimistic either way that’s right get ready for the home opener on Monday for sure Luke thank you so much for your time and for joining us we really appreciate it all right have a
Great day we will we will all right that was Luke STM with ch Geo Cubs so thank you so much Cubs and Rangers getting underway tonight at 6:35 all right Northwest Indiana is growing the times of Northwest Indiana reports that Lake County’s population last year was more than half a million
People for the first time since 1982 that was when the steel industry collapsed and people left the area to find better jobs elsewhere the region was just shy of the half million Mark in 2022 well most gigantic jackpots for games like Mega Millions in Powerball have happened in just the last two years
After Lottery organizers made the games much harder to win Americans are now spending record amounts on all types of lottery games so how did the come to play such a big role in our lives Brooke Silva Braga looks into that every day in more than 40 States millions of Americans wait for their
Numbers to come up one minute one minute mic check thank you just last year more than $100 billion was spent on the lottery the first ball up that’s more than concerts movies books and streaming services combined bind give me two set for life and that money pours into places like honeybee convenience a
So-called lucky store in Staten Island New York and you play to make money you play because it’s fun I play pay bills four lottery players have become millionaires here 71 many others have tried do you have a a daily budget yeah I have a daily budget no more than 50 a
Day no more than 50 a day how’s business for the lottery as good as it’s ever been Jonathan Cohen’s history of the American lottery for a dollar and a dream is a story of misplaced hope another one no one starting with the politicians Who legalized the lottery in
The 1960s cash poor states noticed the mob was making a killing on illegal gambling and saw an opportunity New Jersey Congressman Cornelius Gallagher argued if this Revenue could be channeled to the state through a daily lottery we could Abandon All taxation in New Jersey and increase every service in
Our state four times over that was the argument used to make the lottery happen that’s right while that windfall never arrived help with the budget Remains the Lottery’s key selling point the California Lottery has raised more than $37 billion for California’s Public Schools that’s true over nearly four
Decades but the fine print reveals in any one year the lottery covers less than 1 and a half% of the state school budget and after studying years of res resarch on the subject Cohen argues the lottery is largely funded by a small group of heavy players and that group is
Disproportionately less educated lower income non-white uh and male some of these guys come in here and they play like 4500 they got like a grocery list but State budgets now count on this money and in Lottery Commission meetings across the country we found States not just allowing their citizens to gamble
But constantly searching for ways to increase their play we’re seeing a trend that is concerning flat to declining uh revenues there I know that we’re working on this scratch off sales were down $12 million that continues to be alarming and that’s one of the things that we’re
Really looking at we have seen some weakness in scrap celles we’ve made some adjustments to our game plan and we’ll see if we see an impact from those changes you’d expect that at like a board meeting of MGM Las Vegas casino you don’t expect that of like government
Officials seeing that it’s a problem that people in their state are not gambling enough Brian owire is the chairman of the New York Gaming Commission which runs the nation’s largest Lottery should the government not only be allowing but in the case of New York State spending $90 million a year advertising encouraging their
Citizens to gamble is that the role of the government it is the role of the government it could be somebody else it has been somebody else it’s been the mafia why are we spending money because it’s good for New Yorkers to re Seasons good for New Yorkers for Education good
For New Yorkers because we’ve taken away the profit motive of illegal gambling people look at who’s gambling and disproportionately these lotteries are funded by people on the lower end of the income Spectrum does that concern you at all I don’t think it really shows particularly the lottery does not really
Show that that people in the lower income are really abusing the lottery so some researchers say that is the case if you became convinced that was the case would you differently what I would be more inclined to do is to address the problem of problem gambling I think that’s the
Answer that that we have to be cognizant of and we are New York like many states directs a small share of Lottery money to problem gambling prevention but Cohen says the Lottery’s continuing success each year selling more than the last all right I could try next time tells us
Something deeper about these games appeal you know there’s this old phrase that a lotteries stupid tax or attacks on people who are bad at math and I think that’s totally unfair I think a lot of Lottery players sort of reason that they don’t have a chance maybe not
Even at wealth at sort of financial stability and the lottery even if it’s one in 22.2 million offered some chance mathematically irrational but sort of culturally socially politically economically makes total sense can’t win if you don’t play that’s right and somebody’s got to win it might as well
Be you I’m Jory Paris Illinois has hopes to be playing in a national championship game but players know getting to the Sweet 16 doesn’t happen every day either Marshall Harris is in Boston where the Ali are taking it all in so this is TD Gard huh yes three seed
Illinois is in Boston getting ready for their biggest Tournament Challenge yet after back-to-back blowout wins taking on a two- seed Iowa State team that won the Big 12 tournament and was also dominant last week in Omaha everybody still in it is uh you know extremely good and they’re here for a reason so
It’s going to be really high level high level intensity and everyone’s going to be locked into detail it’s a special um situation that we’re in right now you know uh we don’t take the the situation for granted you know we realize that one of the biggest stes in the country 16
Teams left going to recognize that but also realize it’s just another game at the end of the day while the Alani boast one of the nation’s top offenses Iowa State’s defense has been one of if not the best in the country so the X Factor
In this one could be teren Shannon Jr he he’s done what great players have the ability to do and that’s uh the biger the stage take it to another level and he’s done it uh with his energy uh I think mentally he’s been uh very very focused um defensively he’s guarding the
Other team’s best player proving just how loose they are with synchronized Podium exits each time they address the media so much fun they’re not trying to exit this tournament anytime soon with the Ali I in Boston Marshall Harris CBS 2 news thank you Marshall Bears GM Ryan
Polls at the United Center for Bulls Pacer on Wednesday Javonte green recently back with the team on that 10-day contract checked in for the first time this season and he made an impact the Bulls were up big most of the game 24o deficit here in the fourth IO dumu
Misses the three from the wing but Kobe might Kobe white makes up for it in a big way he had 18 points to Mar Rosen drops 27 as the Bulls hold the Pacers under 100 points for the first time this season 12599 snapping a three- game skid well
The white socks got in a pre-opening day workout at guarant R Field Garett crochet got the nod to make his first career start against the Tigers the left-hander had a strong spring and threw 80 pitches in his last Cactus League game he wants to be a regular
Starter for a team that’s eager to improve upon 101 losses as competitors you know and uh just the guys that we have in that locker room a lot of guys in there have had success uh in the past and are looking to keep that rolling so I think
That our expectations uh are kind of only what we’re placed on oursel right now obviously not a whole lot really coming from the outside but but but I think that we expect a lot out of ourselves as for the Cubs Justin steel is the first Lefty drafted by the
Franchise to be its opening day starter when they open the season in Texas against the Rangers and that’s a look at sports happy opening Day
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