
Irika Sargent
@irikasargent
News Anchor for CBS Chicago 5/6/10pm • Licensed Attorney • @Mizzou Journalism and @CornellLaw Alum • @ChicagoChildren Board of Directors • Taekwondo Black Belt
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29-06-2012 16:35:15
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The family of Nicolas Toledo tells me he was one of the people shot and killed at the Highland Park 4th of July Parade. “We are all feeling pretty numb. We’re all pretty broken inside,” his granddaughter said. She shared these photos with CBS Chicago



Police have named Bobby Crimo as the suspected Highland Park Parade shooter. CBS Chicago


JUST IN: Sources tell us Robert Cremo III has been taken into custody. CBS Chicago

Remember this little boy found wandering alone after #HighlandPark parade? We’ve just found out why… both his parents were killed💔 A fundraiser has been started for Irina and Kevin McCarthy’s 2-yo son Aiden as he grows up without them Link: gofundme.com/f/irina-and-ke… CBS Chicago


8-year-old-Cooper Roberts was shot in the chest at the #HighlandPark parade. -His spinal cord was severed. He is in critical condition -His mother and brother were also shot/hit with shrapnel. -He is sedated on ventilator “Cooper will have a new normal” CBS Chicago



Breaking NOW: reports of multiple people shot near Washington Park at 51st and St. Lawrence. Several CPD officers on scene investigating. CBS Chicago working to determine how many injured and extent of injuries. Live report at 10pm


A busy fall supporting great organizations! •Emceeing Chicago Children's Advocacy Center A Night of Heroes Awards •Moderating panel on infant and maternal mortality rates for Marillac St. Vincent •Speaking to University of Illinois law students •Moderating theater production on the Black Sox Scandal






An inspiring start to the day co-emceeing American Red Cross of Illinois Heroes Breakfast with Joe Donlon! CBS Chicago #RedCrossHeroes


Irika Sargent Emmy award Winning!!!! “The Black Metropolis and the unlikely historian” just won a Chicago Emmy


This is one of my favorite stories of all time!! Thank you Shermann Dilla Thomas! CBS Chicago

It's almost go time! Thank you Irika Sargent and Joe Donlon for being such wonderful emcees for our 22nd annual Heroes Breakfast! #RedCrossHeroes CBS Chicago


Emceeing the Red Cross Heroes Breakfast! 800 people up early for a great cause. #redcrossheroes @redcrossil Dana Kozlov CBS Chicago
