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Prosecutors: Hit-And-Run Victim Was Trying To Stop Drunk Driver
CHICAGO (STMW) – Shane Stokowski thought the man he spotted leaving a West Town bar was too drunk to drive, so he followed him out to the parking lot, according to Cook County prosecutors. Stokowski...
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Waukegan Man Gets 47 Years For Killing Cabbie In 2010
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – The voice of the late Patrick Foster rang out clearly in a north suburban courtroom Tuesday, as prosecutors played the 911 tape in which, after being shot five times, he called...
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Tragedy Inspires Non-Profit To Help Plano Family
(CBS) – A non-profit born of tragedy is helping a Plano family dealing with their own tragedy, reports WBBM’s Mike Krauser. Tom Zimmermann and his wife Kim started a non-profit called “Tommy’s Gift”...
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Glass Slipper Project Collecting Unwanted Dresses For Prom
(CBS) – Pink taffeta, black strapless, white lace, dresses of all shapes and sizes are waiting for a new home inside Smitten Boutique in the West Loop. Old bridesmaid dresses can have a new life for a...
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Chicago’s No 1. … For Worst Place To Park A Car
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago is the worst place in the country to park a car, according to a new analysis of major city parking. The study by NerdWallet examined both the high cost of parking...
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Bullet Fired At Orland Park Mosque During Prayer Service
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Someone fired a bullet into a suburban mosque this morning during morning prayers. Imam Nazir Chahin says someone fired at the dome of the Prayer Center of Orland Park as he...
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Ex-Sentinel CEO Eric Bloom Guilty In Fraud Case
(STMW) – One of the largest fraud cases ever tried in Chicago has ended with Sentinel Management Group CEO Eric Bloom’s conviction on all 19 counts. Bloom, 49, of Northbrook, is all but certain to face...
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State Senate Committee Votes To Add Wolves, Bears And Mountain Lions To...
(CBS) — Black bears have caught a break in Springfield, along with gray wolves and mountain lions. The Senate Agriculture Committee has voted 6 to 0 (2 abstaining) to add gray wolves, black bears and...
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Alderman Questions CPS Decision To Spend Millions On Office Furniture
CHICAGO (CBS) — Less than a year after CPS closed dozens of schools and laid off thousands of employees, it’s getting ready to spend millions on an office move. CBS 2′s Dana Kozlov reports questions...
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Gary City Employee Carjacked; 2 Teens, 2 Men Charged
GARY, Ind. (STMW) – Authorities in Gary arrested and charged two men and two teen boys in connection with the carjacking of a city building inspector late Tuesday morning. About 11:25 a.m., 53-year-old...
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Quinn Budget Expected To Keep Spending Flat, Provide Middle-Class Tax Relief
(CBS) – CBS 2 has learned that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s 2014 budget to be unveiled Wednesday in Springfield is expected to include tax relief for the middle class. But what Quinn does about the...
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2 Investigators, BGA: Ambulance Response Times Getting Worse As Memo Aims To...
(CBS) – The CBS 2 Investigators and the Better Government Association have been warning about an apparent shortage of Chicago ambulances and paramedics. The result: dangerous delays for patients...
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Former Ukrainian Village Dominick’s Begins New Life While Evanston Site...
(CBS) — It was devastating news for customers when their Dominick’s store shut down in Ukrainian Village last year. But Tuesday night that store at 2021 West Chicago Avenue, begins a new life as...
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Body Found In Rosemont Forest Preserve
ROSEMONT, Ill. (STMW) – A man’s body was found Monday morning in a forest preserve in northwest suburban Rosemont. A Cook County SWAP team, comprised of people sentenced to community service,...
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Man Critically Wounded, Arrested In Bronzeville Shootout
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police have arrested a man who was critically wounded in a shootout in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side Tuesday night. The 26-year-old man was behind the wheel of a...
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NTSB: CTA Operator Dozed Off, Didn’t Wake Up Until Crash At O’Hare
Updated 03/26/14 – 4:15 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Federal investigators said the woman who was operating the Blue Line that crashed at O’Hare International Airport on Monday admitted she dozed off before...
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Mom Charged With Leaving Baby Alone In Building
CHICAGO (STMW) – TThe mother of a baby found alone in a South Side apartment building Friday night has been charged with child abandonment. Johnetta Smith, 24, of the 5800 block of South Wolcott...
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Eminem, Outkast To Headline Lollapalooza
CHICAGO (AP) – Eminem and Outkast will headline this year’s Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago. Festival founder Perry Farrell announced the lineup of more than 130 acts on Wednesday. Lorde, Kings...
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Bail Denied For Man Charged With Killing 2-Year-Old Daughter
(STMW) – A father charged with murder his 2-year-old daughter in south suburban Lansing has been ordered held without bond. Jeremiah Thompson, 21, has been charged with first-degree murder in...
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Quinn To Propose Making 2011 Tax Hike Permanent
Updated 03/26/14 – 10:55 a.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to propose making Illinois’ temporary income tax increase permanent in order to avoid massive budget cuts when he...
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