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Illinois Tributes Begin Pouring In For Mandela
(CBS) – Reaction came swiftly Thursday after the South African government announced the passing of civil-rights icon Nelson Mandela, who died at the age of 95. Typical of the accolades was this written...
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Gold Coins Worth More Than $5,000 Dropped In Salvation Army Kettle
(STMW) – A secretive, generous Santa dropped four gold coins worth $1,300 each into a Salvation Army kettle on Wednesday outside a northwest suburban Wal-Mart. The $50 coins dropped in a kettle in Lake...
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With ’93 Chicago Visit, Mandela Raised Millions To Run For President Of South...
(CBS) – Nelson Mandela, whose death at age 95 was announced today, created quite a stir when he visited Chicago back in 1993. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker takes a look back at Mandela’s historic visit....
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Chicago Priest From South Africa Says Mandela ‘Made Us Believe In Ourselves’
play pause Chicagoans Remember Mandela WBBM Newsradio's Nancy Harty (CBS) – Nelson Mandela touched so many lives – including that of a Chicago Catholic priest originally from South Africa. CBS 2’s...
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Bell Ringer Stole More Than $1,000 From Salvation Army Kettle: Prosecutors
(STMW) – A Chicago man stole more than $1,000 from a Salvation Army Red Kettle while working as a bell ringer, prosecutors allege. Joe Horton, 52, also tried to use a credit card which he found in a...
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Does Your Kid Have A Santa Phobia? Expert Offers Tips To Calm Children
play pause How Not To Be Afraid Of Santa WBBM Newsradio's Nancy Harty (CBS) – If you’re looking for the perfect family Christmas photo, an expert says plan ahead before visiting Santa. Social worker...
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In Chicago’s Hyde Park, Sadness Spreads At News Of Mandela’s Death
(CBS) – Nelson Mandela holds a special place in the hearts of many Chicagoans. CBS 2’s Pamela Jones talks with residents in Hyde Park. South African graduate student Renju Varghese was walking around...
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Local Mandela Biographer: A Triumphant End To Triumphant Life
play pause Biographer On Mandela's 'Triumphant Life' WBBM Newsradio's Steve Grzanich By Steve Grzanich (CBS) – One of Nelson Mandela’s biographers says the former South African President’s death,...
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Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman He Met Online
(STMW) – A Chicago man is being held on a $250,000 bond after being charged with driving an 18-year-old woman he met on social media to a south suburban forest preserve and raping her at gunpoint....
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Man Hits Tree, Flips Vehicle On South Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was hospitalized late Thursday after he flipped his vehicle and hit a tree while driving drunk on the South Side. Cristian Salazar, 20, was cited for DUI, striking private...
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UIC Faculty Votes For Strike, But Talks Continue
CHICAGO (CBS) — Members of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s faculty union voted to approve a strike Thursday, although union negotiators will continue to attend previously scheduled mediation...
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Snowstorm Hitting Southern Illinois, Indiana
HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) – Snow is falling in parts of southern Illinois and central Indiana and forecasters say parts of the region could get more than a foot by the time a wintry storm moves through....
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Illinois Tornado Benefit Concert Raises $300,000
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say this week’s benefit concert for Illinois tornado victims has raised about $300,000 for relief efforts. Wednesday’s sold-out Rock to the Rescue concert at the...
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Bitter Cold, Snow Expected This Weekend
CHICAGO (CBS) — Unseasonably cold weather will stick around Chicago for the next week, with a chance of snow accumulation this weekend. Temperatures over the next seven days will remain well below...
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Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $291 Million
CHICAGO (CBS) — Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot could put a lot of presents under the tree. $291 million worth of presents. Or, if you take the lump sum cash option–$157 million. Of course, you’ll have...
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Gary Man Charged In Deadly Double Shooting
GARY, Ind. (STMW) — A northwest Indiana man who recently completed a 20-year prison term for murder is wanted on a new murder charge in the Monday shooting death of Damian Reedus. Anthony T. Williams,...
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Ship Loaded With Christmas Trees Arrives In Chicago
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw arrives in Chicago with a load of Christmas trees. (Credit: Mike Krauser/WBBM Newsradio) CHICAGO (AP) – A U.S. Coast Guard ship loaded with more than 1,200 Michigan...
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Juan Rangel Out As Boss Of UNO Charter Schools
CHICAGO (CBS) — Juan Rangel, longtime leader of the politically powerful United Neighborhood Organization, has stepped aside from his $250,000-a-year post as UNO’s chief executive in the wake of a...
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Will County Workers Back On The Job After Approving Contract
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) – Will County employees returned to work Thursday after a 2-1/2 week strike and overwhelmingly approved a new contract. The new contract includes cost-of-living salary increases of...
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Kirk, Indiana Senator Tout Benefits Of Illiana Expressway
CHICAGO (CBS) — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and his counterpart from Indiana, U.S. Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN), urged more Illinois and Indiana residents to throw their support behind the controversial...
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