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Rauner Enlists Bipartisan Support In Seeking “New Solutions” For Illinois
CHICAGO (CBS) – Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner said he’s not going to agree with his supporters on every issue, even his own wife. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore...
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Bucktown Parents Furious After CPS Questions Kids About ISAT Boycott
CHICAGO (CBS) – Many parents of students at a Bucktown elementary school are outraged Chicago Public Schools lawyers pulled their kids out of class Thursday to question them about opting out of a...
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Feds Seek To Prove Convicted Drug Dealer Killed Chicago Cop
CHICAGO (CBS) – Federal prosecutors have sought the stiffest sentence possible for a purported gang leader convicted of drug trafficking, arguing he was the triggerman in the murder of a Chicago cop...
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City To Sell Vacant Lots In Englewood For $1
CHICAGO (AP) – Residents in one of Chicago’s most distressed neighborhoods will be able to buy vacant lots for a dollar as part of a city redevelopment plan. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday the sale...
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Snow Total For 2013-14 Season Reaches 80 Inches
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The first day of spring on Thursday officially brought just less than an inch of snow, pushing Chicago a bit closer to the second-snowiest season ever. The 0.7 of an inch...
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Wicked Winter Leaves Some ‘Lost And Found’ Boxes Full To The Brim
play pause Wicked Winter Leaves Some 'Lost And Found' Boxes Full To The Brim WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya CHICAGO (CBS) – As we slowly — very slowly — put winter behind us, schools in the Chicago...
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Teen Charged With Killing Father, Son In Palatine
PALATINE, Ill. (STMW) – A 17-year-old boy charged with two counts of murder for the fatal shooting of a father and son in northwest suburban Palatine is being held without bond. Marco Lopez, 17, is...
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Former Stroger Aide Gets 51 Months For Bribery
CHICAGO (STMW) – Eugene Mullins — Todd Stroger’s onetime chief media spokesman and best friend since childhood — was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison on seven counts of bribery and...
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When It Comes To Tipping, Chicago Is Tip-Top
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicagoans rank among the most generous in the nation when it comes to leaving tips. Take Our Poll According to an analysis of data from the pay service Square, the...
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Driver, 2 Kids Hurt In School Bus Crash In LaSalle County
LASALLE, Ill. (CBS) – Two children and an adult were injured when a school bus skidded off the road and rolled over in rural LaSalle County. Sandwich School District 430 Supt. Rick Schmitt said an...
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Navy Pier Ferris Wheel Closed For A Makeover
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The iconic Ferris wheel at Navy Pier will be closed for a few weeks while it gets a makeover. The wheel is getting a fresh coat of paint and a cleaning, according to Navy...
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Schaumburg Cop Pleads Guilty In Drug Case, Gets 24 Years
WHEATON, Ill. (STMW) – One of three Schaumburg police detectives accused of withholding and reselling illegal drugs they seized from dealers pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 24 years in...
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Palatine To Help Washington Replace Trees Lost To Tornado
PALATINE, Ill. (CBS) – Officials in Palatine have begun taking steps to reforest the downstate town of Washington, after it lost many of its trees to a devastating tornado in November. “There were so...
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Sheriff’s Deputies, State Comptroller Checking Harvey’s Financial Records
play pause Deputies, Auditors Check Harvey Financial Records WBBM Newsradio's Craig Dellimore HARVEY, Ill. (CBS) – Cook County Sheriff’s deputies and state officials have stepped in to make sure the...
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Teens Arrested In Waukegan For Debit Card Scam
play pause Teens Arrested In Waukegan For Debit Card Scam WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) – Waukegan police have carried out a sting operation on against people who allegedly...
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March Madness: Trouble Ahead For Barack Obama’s Bracket
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — President and bracketologist Barack Obama has gone a respectable 14-3 so far in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. That ranks him in the top 2 percent in the country...
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State Lawmakers Push For Another Big Ten School In Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – Some state lawmakers seem to want to play the role of Big Ten commissioner, and have taken steps to study the feasibility of having another Illinois college join the...
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Woman Arrested For Claiming Mom Was Sick To Avoid Ticket
DEERFIELD, Ill. (STMW) – Claiming your mother is having a medical emergency might seem a way out of a traffic ticket, but not when the officer calls 911 and paramedics discover mom is just fine. About...
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Report Critical Of Cook County Pretrial Services
CHICAGO (AP) – A new report says staff shortages and other problems have undermined the office that helps Cook County judges decide if a suspect should remain in jail pending trial. Friday’s release of...
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Cardinal George Released From Hospital
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cardinal George was released from the hospital on Friday a week after being admitted for flu-like symptoms. “Cardinal George was released from Loyola University Medical Center in...
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