Erica Demarest is a journalist for WTTW/Chicago PBS, specializing in local news and events in the Chicago area. With a focus on community engagement and cultural happenings, Erica provides readers with recommendations for things to do, updates on city initiatives, and coverage of local crime and events.
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Erica Demarest's coverage primarily revolves around local events, seasonal activities, and announcements in the Chicago area. She focuses on providing information about weekend activities, neighborhood events, and seasonal festivities.
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The annual “Christmas Around the World” exhibit at Museum of Science and Industry. (Heidi Peters / Museum of Science and Industry Chicago)
By: Erica Demarest, Jamie Kelter Davis
The sixth annual Viking Pub Crawl is expected to draw more than 300 costumed Vikings to Andersonville. Tickets include a commemorative glass, an appetizer and access to drink specials. If you really want to go all out, a limited number of cow horn drinking horns are available.
By: Erica Demarest
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with 11 counts of armed robbery with a firearm in connection to an early morning robbery spree in August, the Chicago Police Department announced Tuesday.
By: Erica Demarest
“Wintergreen” at the Lincoln Park Conservatory. (Chicago Park District)
By: Erica Demarest
Caroling at “Cloud Gate” in 2019. (Courtesy of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events)
By: Erica Demarest
If you want to get out and about this winter — without breaking the bank — look no further than Chicago-area museums and zoos. Many recently announced free admission days in 2024.
By: Erica Demarest, Michael Izquierdo Wttw
A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult in a triple homicide that occurred in Chatham last month.
By: Erica Demarest
Kathy Salvi appears on “Chicago Tonight” on Oct. 27, 2022. (WTTW News)
By: Erica Demarest
One firefighter died after battling a fire in the 12000 block of South Wallace Street on April 4, 2023. (Credit: Chicago Fire Department)
By: Erica Demarest
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on Sept. 3, 2024, speaks to reporters at the Forest Park Village Hall over the shooting death of four people on a CTA Blue Line train in Forest Park, Ill. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
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