Kris Habermehl is a Traffic and Breaking News Reporter at CBS News Chicago. With a focus on transportation and mobility, Kris covers topics such as disaster and emergency response, traffic management systems, and transportation policy and regulation. He has been featured in CBS News, WKBT News 8 Now, and MSN, showcasing his expertise and dedication to delivering critical news from the sky.
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Kris Habermehl's coverage predominantly focuses on local news, particularly evolving and breaking stories related to crime, tragedy, and auto incidents in the Chicago area. His articles detail events such as accidents, shootings, police activities, and fires.
For Kris' beat, it would be beneficial to provide timely updates or expert insights related to ongoing developing stories like accidents or criminal investigations within the Chicago region. Additionally, pitches involving local community impact or human interest angles within evolving tragic incidents may align well with his coverage.
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A high-rise kitchen fire prompted a massive response in Chicago's Gold Coast district early Thursday.
By: Natalie Goldstick, By Kris Habermehl, Kris Habermehl, Kris , Kris Habermehl
An animal died in a high-rise fire in Chicago's Gold Coast district early Thursday.
By: Kris Habermehl
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 is traveling coast to coast to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of America, and the engine was rolling through Illinois on Tuesday.
By: Kris Habermehl, Kris , By Kris Habermehl, Tim Jacobi, Kris Habermehl
The inbound Kennedy Expressway was shut down at Austin Avenue for a crash as the morning rush began early Monday.
By: Elyssa Kaufman, Elyssa Kaufman, Kris Habermehl, Kris , Kris Habermehl
A fire broke out at a high-rise building in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood on Friday morning.
Northbound Interstate 57 was shut down in Chicago's south suburbs early Monday morning due to police activity.
By: Kris Habermehl, Elyssa Kaufman, Kris , Kris Habermehl, Elyssa Kaufman
Four people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway early Thursday morning.
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A semi-trailer truck caught fire Tuesday afternoon at an intermodal freight terminal in southwest suburban Elwood.
By: Kris Habermehl, Kris , Elyssa Kaufman, Kris Habermehl, Elyssa Kaufman
A police pursuit in Indiana led to a serious rollover crash in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
By: Kris Habermehl, Kris Habermehl, Elyssa Kaufman, Elyssa Kaufman, Kris
A police pursuit in Indiana led to a serious rollover crash in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
