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Teen Stabbed During West Side Robbery
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and robbed early Sunday in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side. The attack happened about 2:20 a.m. in the 2700 block of South Homan Avenue,...
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South Side Irish Parade Steps Off Sunday
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s South Side Irish Parade is scheduled to step off at noon Sunday. The parade follows the city’s downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade, which took place on Saturday. The parade...
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Dillard Campaigning With Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar
(CBS) — Kirk Dillard, the man the polls say is a surging second in the Republican race for governor, is campaigning with his former boss today and tomorrow. “Illinois is broken. Illinois is not...
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Police Chase Murder Suspect On Lake Shore Drive
(CBS/STMW) – Heavily armed police have surrounded a four-door car with tinted windows on Lake Shore Drive just north of Fullerton and are demanding the man inside — a suspected armed fugitive wanted...
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Man Robs Lake View Bank
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man robbed a bank in the Lake View neighborhood Sunday morning. About 9:45 a.m., a man robbed a TCF Bank branch in the 3500 block of North Broadway, according to the FBI.The man was...
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Teen Shot In Washington Heights
CHICAGO (STMW) — A teen was shot Sunday evening in the South Side Washington Heights neighborhood. The boy, 16, was shot about 6:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of 104th Place, police News Affairs Officer...
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Made In Chicago: Shannon Rovers
CHICAGO (CBS) — If there’s one thing the members of the Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band have down pat, it’s jokes about kilts. “You know, I’ve had more fun in a kilt than I’ve ever had in pants.” Bill...
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Dog Found Living Out In The Cold Weeks After Animal Control Received Complaint
CHICAGO (CBS) – During the coldest days of this winter, Chicago Animal Care and Control failed to respond to dozens of calls about possible inhumane treatment of pets. WBBM’s Steve Miller has the...
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Elgin Man’s 2012 Cat-Hoarding Case Continues
(STMW) – The petting-zoo animal-cruelty case against Elgin resident Stacy Fiebelkorn has just begun. But the court battle of William Tinkler, accused of hoarding both dead and living cats in his...
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Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Gang Initiation Beating
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 16-year-old boy faces attempted murder charges after allegedly beating another boy, 15, who refused to join a gang Sunday morning. About 2:30 a.m., the 16-year-old and “several other...
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Former NFL Player Arrested On Drug Charges At Chicago Nightclub
CHICAGO (STMW) – Former Denver Broncos player John Moffitt was arrested on battery and drug possession charges early Sunday morning at The Underground nightclub in River North. Cook County Judge James...
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Sister: Suspect In LSD Standoff Was ‘Walking Time Bomb’
Updated 03/17/14 – 1:13 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A sister of the murder suspect who engaged in a nearly 9-hour standoff with Chicago police on Lake Shore Drive on Sunday was apologizing to his late wife’s...
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Cops Lead Two To Safety From Geneva House Fire
GENEVA, Ill. (STMW) – Police officers rescued two residents from a burning house early Sunday morning. Geneva firefighters responded shortly before 3 a.m. to 515 Highbury Lane, where flames on the roof...
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Girl, 19 Months, Found Dead In Wooded Area In Riverdale
RIVERDALE, Ill. (CBS) – The body of a 19-month-old girl was found Sunday afternoon in a wooded area in south suburban Riverdale, authorities said. About 3:25 p.m., Riverdale police received a call from...
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Infomercial King Makes Pitch To Judge For Help On Sentence
In a bizarre letter filed in federal court, informercial king Kevin Trudeau delivered a pitch worthy of one of his late night TV promotions. The letter begs one federal judge to intercede with another...
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Couple Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Michigan City
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (STMW) – A husband and wife were found dead by police Sunday morning in what’s described as a murder-suicide. The couple were identified as Raymond Anthony Richardson, 63, and...
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Harsh Winter Takes A Toll On CTA, Pace Budgets
CHICAGO (CBS) – The polar vortex has blown a hole in the CTA and Pace budgets, but neither agency is pushing the panic button yet. CTA’s January farebox and pass revenues were $1.2 million below...
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Semi Rolls Over On Ramp From I-57 To I-80
Updated 03/17/14 – 10:38 a.m. (STMW) – A semi truck rolled over Monday morning in south suburban Country Club Hills. The semi rolled over about 7:40 a.m. on the ramp leading from eastbound Interstate...
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Chicago Area Wildlife Showing Signs Of Spring Despite Cold Temps
(CBS) – Morning thermometers read 20 degrees but the calendar said spring for some early risers, reports WBBM’s John Cody. “Spring is popping all around the Chicagoland area right now,” said Cook...
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Man Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Grayslake
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. (STMW) – A man was struck and killed by a freight train in north suburban Grayslake Monday morning, causing Metra to provide bus shuttles for its passengers on its North Central Service...
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