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Woman Arrested For DUI After Driving Wrong Way On Edens
SKOKIE, Ill. (STMW) – A female driving the wrong way on the Edens Expressway (I-94) was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol early Thursday near north suburban Skokie. About 2:05 a.m.,...
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Male In Custody After Fatal Humboldt Park Stabbing
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. Gregory Shanks, 47, was stabbed in the chest about 2:55 p.m. when he was involved in...
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Boy Charged After Accidentally Shooting 14-Year-Old Girl
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 14-year-old boy has been charged after accidentally shooting a 14-year-old girl in Englewood. Police said the boy was playing with a gun around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 6500 block of...
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RTA Boss Doubts Plan For Transit Superagency
CHICAGO (CBS) – The governor’s task force on mass transit is expected by month’s end to recommend dissolution of the Regional Transportation Authority and combining the CTA, Pace and Metra into one...
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First Day Of Spring Starts With Flurries
CHICAGO (CBS) – Thursday is the first day of spring, but Mother Nature must have hit the snooze alarm, as Chicagoans were greeted with snow flurries and freezing temperatures. The mercury should climb...
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Iconic Andersonville Water Tower Coming Down
CHICAGO (CBS) – Crews have begun removing an iconic water tower on top of a museum in Andersonville, after it was damaged by the extreme cold this winter. Swedish American Museum spokeswoman Karen Moen...
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Drew Peterson Might Lose $79,000 Police Pension
BOLINGBROOK, Ill (CBS) – Officials in southwest suburban Bolingbrook could begin an effort to strip former cop Drew Peterson of his pension, following his conviction for killing his third wife,...
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Gary Man Arrested After Stealing Ambulance, Fleeing Cops
CHICAGO (STMW) – A northwest Indiana man was arrested after allegedly leading police on a chase from Indiana to the South Chicago neighborhood in a stolen ambulance Tuesday afternoon. Edwin Herrera,...
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Petting Zoo Owner Fighting To Get Back Confiscated Animals
(CBS) – A petting zoo owner is trying to keep Kane County from taking ownership of dozens of her farm animals, after they were seized due to evidence of neglect. WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports...
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The Best And Worst Of Illinois
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois is really good at protecting its pets. It is really bad if you work for a non-profit. That is the conclusion of a user on Reddit who did an analysis of the best...
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State Supreme Court Strikes Down Eavesdropping Law
CHICAGO (AP) – Two related opinions from the Illinois Supreme Court have declared the state’s decades-old eavesdropping law unconstitutional. In the unanimous decisions released Thursday, the court...
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Two Dozen Chicago High Schools To Offer Free Condoms
CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel defended a plan to make free condoms available at 24 high schools starting next school year, expanding an effort to reduce teen pregnancy and prevent the spread of...
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GOP Congressional Candidate Believes God Created Storms Because Of Gay Rights
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s opponent in November will be a woman who said she believes God is punishing us, creating bad weather because of abortions, same sex-marriages...
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Rauner Boasts Democratic, Independent Supporters
CHICAGO (CBS) – A day after unifying Republican support behind his campaign for governor, venture capitalist Bruce Rauner surrounded himself with people from outside the GOP, including his wife, in an...
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Entertainment Legend Berry Gordy Brings ‘Motown The Musical’ To Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – Music legend Berry Gordy was in Chicago on Thursday, promoting a tribute to the Motown sound that will open on stage here next month. The story from WBBM’s Regine Schlesinger. “These...
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Court Allows New Sentencing For 100 Convicted Killers
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled prison inmates serving life sentences for murders they committed as juveniles will be allowed new sentencing hearings. WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser...
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Maryville Academy Seeks To Close Hospital
DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) – Maryville Academy is taking steps to close its psychiatric hospital in northwest suburban Des Plaines. Maryville will ask the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review...
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Heart Screening Program Offers EKGs At Oak Lawn H.S.
OAK LAWN, Ill. (CBS) – Oak Lawn Community High School hosted a potentially life-saving event on Thursday. Dale Nickos called it, “the screening that could have saved my son’s life.” His 17-year old...
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Man Charged In Humboldt Park Stabbing Death
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 61-year-old man has been charged with the fatal stabbing of another man during an argument Wednesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. Daniel Travis has...
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$492M Blue Line Renovation Project Begins This Weekend
CHICAGO (STMW) – CTA Blue Line riders between O’Hare International Airport and downtown should plan to add up to 30 minutes to any trip to or from the airport this weekend. That’s because four years of...
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