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2 Investigators: Transition To Affordable Care Act Rough For Some Blue Cross...
(CBS) – There has been a lot of confusion since the Affordable Care Act went into effect last year. There have been implementation delays and insurance policy changes that have confused...
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Indiana Harbor Dredging To Resume Next Month
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (STMW) – An estimated 180,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment is scheduled to be removed from the Indiana Harbor and Canal starting in April. Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of...
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Off-Duty Officer Killed When Van Fleeing Police Hits His Car
Updated 03/14/14 – 1:25 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – An investigation is underway after an off-duty Chicago police officer was killed early Friday when a speeding van slammed into his car while the driver...
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SUV Rolls Off Addams Exit Ramp In Rosemont
ROSEMONT, Ill. (STMW) – A woman drove her SUV off an interstate exit ramp and fell several feet into an empty parking lot early Friday in northwest suburban Rosemont. About 12:20 a.m., the woman was...
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Fate Of Hampshire Petting Zoo Animals Rests With Court
HAMPSHIRE, Ill. (STMW) – The owner of a petting zoo in northwest suburban Hampshire who has been charged with criminal neglect may find out next Wednesday whether she will get back 93 animals, ranging...
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Kane County Property Tax Referendum Draws Opposition
(CBS) – A local anti-tax group wants to defeat a referendum next week which would raise Kane County property taxes to help developmentally disabled adults. WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports people...
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Feds Allocate $54 Million To Open Thomson Prison
THOMSON, Ill. (AP) – The federal Bureau of Prisons has allocated nearly $54 million to begin opening the Thomson Correctional Center in northwestern Illinois, officials said. About $10 million will be...
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Oak Lawn Village Board Hears Complaints About New 911 System
OAK LAWN, Ill. (STMW) — During this week’s meeting of the Oak Lawn Village Board, trustee Bob Streit (3rd) brought up concerns about the emergency call center, citing a letter from Evergreen Park...
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Northwestern Announces $3.75 Billion Fundraising Effort
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – Northwestern University is kicking off an ambitious $3.75 billion fundraising effort. The private suburban Chicago university says the money will be used to a series of new...
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Man Conceived At Des Plaines Oasis Stages One-Man Protest Of Closure
DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) – A 21-year-old Crystal Lake man staged a one-man protest Friday morning over the permanent closing this weekend of the Des Plaines Oasis along the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway....
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Prosecutors: Baby Died After Dad Threw Her In Air More Than 100 Times
CHICAGO (STMW) – Emergency medical technician Jose Garcia allegedly shook his 3-week-old daughter then threw her in the air about 100 times prior to her death earlier this month, authorities said....
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Marine Reservist Sues Skokie P.D. For Discrimination
SKOKIE, Ill. (STMW) – A Marine reservist who earned the Purple Heart during a tour in Iraq filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against his employer in north suburban Skokie, saying he was retaliated...
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Teens Charged With Videotaping Abuse Of Nursing Home Resident
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STMW) – Two northwest suburban teenage employees of a nursing home have been charged with physically abusing an elderly resident and videotaping the incident, the Courier-News is...
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With Ice Gone, River To Go Green As Planned For St. Patrick’s Day Parade
CHICAGO (CBS) – A couple weeks ago, Chicagoans couldn’t be blamed for worrying about whether the Chicago River could be dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day, or if someone would have to paint ice floes to...
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Only Two Days Of Early Voting Left For Illinois Primary
CHICAGO (CBS) – Friday and Saturday are the last days for early voting in Illinois, ahead of the primary election on Tuesday. Early voting numbers have been average to lackluster, according to election...
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Ventra Cards Become Only Way To Pay For CTA, Pace On July 1
play pause CTA Says Ventra Card Is Ready, Finally WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts CHICAGO (CBS) — The CTA has finally declared the Ventra card ready. On Friday, it announced a three-phased changeover...
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Vandal Knocks Out Teeth Of Lion Statues At Chinatown Museum
CHICAGO (CBS) – Officials at the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago were outraged this week when they discovered a vandal had defaced the two lion statues that grace the museum entrance in Chinatown....
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Search Warrants Issued For Elgin Lawmaker’s Home, Office
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say federal search warrants have been executed at the Elgin home and office of state Rep. Keith Farnham. Randall Samborn is a spokesman with the U.S. attorney’s...
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Youth Poetry Team Obliterates Mayor ‘Wreck-It Rahm’ In Viral YouTube Video
By Mason Johnson Mayor Emanuel’s loudest opponent isn’t a local politician or the Chicago Teacher Union’s Karen Lewis. That honor goes to the teens in the slam poetry group TEAM Englewood, whose latest...
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Alderman Asks: Who’s Stealing Orange Cones Marking The Worst Potholes?
(CBS) – There’s a mystery in Chicago: Who’s stealing relatively inexpensive orange cones warning motorists about potholes ahead? Ald. Scott Waguespack of the 32nd Ward took to Twitter to vent. You have...
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