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Police: ‘Strong Possibility’ Robberies At Pizzeria, 7-Eleven Are Connected
Updated 03/28/14 – 10:42 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago police were investigating whether overnight robberies at a pizzeria in the West Loop and a 7-Eleven in Lincoln Square were related. CBS 2’s...
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House OKs Proposal To Require School Buses For Safe Passage Routes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – The Illinois House has approved legislation that would require the Chicago Public Schools to provide school buses for all students who use Safe Passage routes to get to...
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Teen Pleads Guilty To DUI In Drag Race That Killed Antioch Girl
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – Antioch teenager Jeremy Betancourt pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated DUI for a crash that caused the death of 16-year-old Antioch High School student Cynthia Perez. Under a...
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Arson Ruled Out, Gas Leak Blamed In Joliet House Explosion
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) – Investigators have confirmed a gas leak was to blame for an explosion and fire that destroyed a house in southwest suburban Joliet earlier this week. A blast rocked a home in the...
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Police: Man Caused Brain Injury To Baby Girl
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly causing a severe brain injury to a baby girl at his home in the Marquette Park neighborhood. Richard Martin, of the 7200 block of South...
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Repairs Continue At O’Hare Blue Line Station; Weekend Reopening Expected
CHICAGO (CBS) – CTA repair crews appeared to be on track Friday morning as they scrambled to get the Blue Line station at O’Hare International Airport reopened this weekend, possibly as soon as Sunday....
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Brutal Winter Seen From Space
(CBS) – Even from miles above the Earth’s surface, it was clear this winter was one of the most severe we’ve ever experienced, and not just for Chicago. A time-lapse video of satellite images recorded...
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Two Weeks Late, Wendella Boat Tours Cruising River Again
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Windy City’s aquatic sign of spring, Wendella tour boats, finally made it down the Chicago River for the first time this year, stalled for two weeks by thick ice in the harbor at...
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City Wants Cubs, Sox Fans To Be Ready For Changes In 2014
CHICAGO (CBS) – Opening Day is next week for the White Sox and the Cubs, so Chicago police and each team’s alderman were reaching out to fans Friday to prepare them for a few changes in store this...
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DuPage Narcan Program Saves Another Life From Heroin OD
(CBS) – Make it two lives saved in heroin overdose situations in less than a week for police in DuPage County. That has officials proudly saying the county’s relatively new Narcan antidote program is...
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Mother Of Child Sex Abuse Victim Seeking New State Law
(CBS) – A Plainfield mother has taken up the fight to change what she sees as a loophole in the state’s child sex abuse laws, after her daughter’s experience with the justice system in Will County....
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Simon Non-Committal On Quinn’s Income Tax Plan
CHICAGO (CBS) – Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, who is running for Illinois State Comptroller, had some praise for Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget plan on Friday, but she stopped short of endorsing his plan to make a...
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Off-Duty Officer Shoots Home Invasion Suspect
(STMW) -- Two people are in custody after an off-duty Chicago Police officer shot one of three men who tried to break into his home Friday afternoon in the Far South Side Roseland neighborhood. The...
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Weather Conditions Blunted Impact Of BP Oil Spill On Lake Michigan: Expert
(CBS) – Lake Michigan is the source of drinking water for 7 million people in Chicago and the suburbs. So, when 39 barrels of oil spilled, it raised a lot of concern. Still, as CBS 2’s Ed Curran...
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Blame Game Between CTA, Union Continues In Wake Of O’Hare Train Crash
play pause CTA, Union Dispute Number Of Hours Train Operator Had Worked WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts (CBS) – Startling new information emerged Friday about the woman at the controls of the Blue Line...
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After School Closing, Jesse Owens Honored With Name On Different Building
play pause Jesse Owens Honored With Name On School WBBM Newsradio's Nancy Harty (CBS) – The name Jesse Owens is once again on the front door of a Chicago public school. WBBM’s Nancy Harty reports....
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Dixmoor Trustee Accused Of Assaulting Police Chief
DIXMOOR (STMW) – A south suburban village trustee was arrested Thursday for allegedly assaulting the police chief at the village hall following a board meeting Michael Smith, 23, was charged with...
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Boy, 15, Pulled From Ventilation Shaft After Grate Collapses
(CBS) – A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday after he fell into a ventilation shaft outside the Flossmoor Public Library. The outdoor grates on which the teen was standing gave way around 5:10...
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Two People, Including FedEx Worker, Shot In Hyde Park
(CBS) – Two people, including an on-duty FedEx worker, were hurt in a shooting Friday evening in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side. The shooting occurred at 6:37 p.m. in the 4100 block of...
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Authorities Charge Suspect Who Wore Only Boots And Skullcap During Attack
(CBS) – A man suspected of making inappropriate contact with a woman earlier this month in Park Forest while wearing only boots and a skull cap has been charged with felony aggravated battery, police...
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