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Someone You Should Know: Choral Director Mattie Robertson
(CBS) – She’s been performing music, directing choirs and teaching students for decades. Mattie Robertson is a music legend in Chicago. CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield says she’s someone you should know....
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Mandela Condolence Book In Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — The consulate general of South Africa in Chicago is making a condolence book available after the death of Nelson Mandela. Officials with the consulate say the book will be open at its...
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Englewood Students Learn About Mandela’s Fight For Freedom
CHICAGO (CBS) – As they learn about the life and accomplishments of late South African President Nelson Mandela, students at an Englewood charter school will get a chance to see a new biographical film...
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Chicago Cops Help State Troopers Who Lost Homes To Tornado
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago police officers have been helping a pair of Illinois State Police troopers dig out from the tornado that devastated their hometown of Washington. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody...
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Whittier Fieldhouse Protesters Acquitted Of Trespassing
CHICAGO (STMW) – Nine protesters charged with trespassing after they tried to save a beloved Pilsen school fieldhouse were found not guilty Friday by a Cook County judge, the Sun-Times is reporting....
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Photographer Seeks Funds For Book Chronicling Youth Violence In Chicago
We All We Got … (Photo Credit: Carlos Javier Ortiz) CHICAGO (CBS) – To some, youth violence in Chicago is nothing more than statistics taking up time on their nightly newscast. Carlos Javier Ortiz — in...
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Second Vehicle May Have Played Role In Fatal Single-Car Crash: Skokie Police
SKOKIE, Ill. (STMW) – Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a white vehicle that may have played a role in the death of a 23-year-old Chicago man who died in a single-vehicle accident...
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Professor: Mandela Was ‘A President For The World’
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicago professor who considered former South Africa President Nelson Mandela a friend said the loss of the equal rights icon was the death of “a president for the world.” Columbia...
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Identical Twins Fight Breast Cancer Together
(CBS) – This holiday season, a suburban woman doesn’t have to worry about what she’ll give her twin sister. That’s because Kristen Maurer already gave her twin, Kelly McCarthy, a very special gift: a...
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Father Charged With Killing Infant Son
CHICAGO (STMW) – A West Englewood man was ordered held on $500,000 bond Friday for allegedly killing his 28-day-old son on Halloween. Arthur Carpenter, 22, of the 7300 block of South Honore Street, was...
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Judge OKs $160M Settlement In Racial-Bias Case Against Merrill Lynch
(CBS) – An eight-year legal saga ended Friday when a federal judge approved a $160 million settlement between Merrill Lynch and African-American financial advisers who said they had been discriminated...
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‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’-Themed Tree Gets The Axe At Holiday Event
play pause Controversial Tree Gets The Axe At Event WBBM Newsradio's Veronica Carter (CBS) – A kink has been worked out of a family-friendly holiday event at Navy Pier. The traditional Winter Wonder...
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Company Spends Holiday Party Fulfilling Wishes Of Needy Families
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (CBS) – It’s that time of year when many companies host holiday parties. Some people might be headed to one right now, but in Downers Grove, one company is foregoing a party and...
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America’s Most Searched Zip Code Is In Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – For two years in a row, this Chicago ZIP code has made Realtor.com’s “Year’s Most Searched ZIP Codes” list. Can you guess which neighborhood the ZIP belongs to? Known for its...
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ComEd Crews To Help Little Rock In Face Of Ice Storm
CHICAGO (CBS) – Although Chicago is experiencing wintry temperatures early, it could be a lot worse. ComEd Friday dispatched 50 linemen and support personnel, and several dozen trucks, 650 miles south...
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CTA: Ventra Cards Not Working On Some Buses Friday Evening
(STMW) – The CTA is reporting scattered Ventra card reader outages on buses Friday evening. Scattered reports began to come in about 6:30 p.m. that buses on multiple routes are experiencing outages,...
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Mandela Vigil Held At Rainbow PUSH Headquarters
CHICAGO (AP) – The Rev. Jesse Jackson led a prayer vigil for Nelson Mandela at the Chicago headquarters of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition. About 30 people — including a local Catholic priest who was born...
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Chicago-Area Woman Still Owns The First Ford Mustang Sold In The U.S.
(CBS) – The original Mustang went on sale on April 17, 1964. But a Chicago woman was the very first person to buy one — all because of an eager dealer who sold it to her two days ahead of time. As CBS...
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Family Gets Empty Package — Then Resistance From Retailer, Delivery Company
(CBS) – With the holidays just around the corner, you’re bound to hear about people stealing packages from porches. But what happens when the box arrives and there’s nothing inside? CBS 2’s Pamela...
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Chicago-Area Millennials Flourishing On The Vine
(CBS) – A new app has exploded in the world of social media: Vine. People use it to make six-second videos. While that may sound strange, CBS 2’s Marissa Bailey reports Millennials can’t get enough....
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