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Man, Woman Hold Up East Chicago Bank, Shoot At Cops
(CBS) – Authorities are looking for a man and a woman who conducted a violent takeover-style robbery at an East Chicago, Ind. bank before firing shots at responding police. Police say a man and woman,...
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If You Got Sick Or Died, Would Your Family Be Able To Access Your Online...
(CBS) – Protect your password. That’s the warning from every online entity in the world. But what if something happens to you? Without your password and your username, who picks up the pieces of your...
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Man Shot And Killed In Roseland
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot to death in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side Monday night. About 9:30 p.m., the 26-year-old was found with two gunshot wounds to the head in the 11300...
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Man Charged In Hit-And-Run That Critically Injured Pedestrian
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man has been charged with DUI after allegedly striking a woman with his vehicle Saturday evening in the North Side Norwood Park neighborhood. Ciprian Tanase, 34, faces felony counts...
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No New Oil Found From BP Spill
WHITING, Ind. (STMW) – No new oil has been found floating in Lake Michigan or at the bottom of a cove following further inspection Sunday of the spill site near the BP Refinery in Whiting, Ind. Scott...
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Man Killed In South Chicago Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot and killed about two blocks from his home in the South Chicago neighborhood Monday evening. He was found shot in the abdomen and lying in a doorway in the 2500 block of...
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Mayor To Seek $250 Million Property Tax Hike To Address Pension Debt
Updated 04/01/14 – 2:08 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed raising property taxes by $250 million over five years as part of a pension reform plan that also would require city workers...
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Caterpillar Defends Move To Avoid $2.4B In Federal Taxes
Updated 04/01/14 – 2:31 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) – Caterpillar Inc. executives defended a tax strategy Tuesday that has saved the Peoria-based manufacturing giant billions in U.S. taxes. They got support...
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Proposed Law Would Let Drivers ‘Sign And Go’ For Speeding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Legislation being considered by lawmakers in Springfield would allow drivers to keep their licenses in hand after getting speeding tickets. The bill is sponsored by Democratic...
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Police: 2014 First Quarter Murder Total Lowest In 56 Years
CHICAGO (STMW) – The city’s first-quarter murder total this year hit its lowest number since 1958, police say. The first three months of the year saw 6 fewer murders than the same time frame in 2013–a...
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Man Charged With Attacking Woman In UIC Dorm Shower
Updated 04/01/14 – 4:18 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a dormitory shower on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on Monday. Police said...
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Man Shot To Death In Chicago Lawn
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot to death inside a food mart in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the West Side early Tuesday morning. The man was shot in the chest about 6:15 a.m. in the 2400 block of...
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One In Custody After Dozens Of Stolen Cars Found At Scrap Yard
Updated 04/01/14 – 11:18 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – One person was in custody Tuesday morning, after Chicago police found dozens of stolen vehicles at a salvage yard on the Southeast Side. WBBM Newsradio’s...
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Las Vegas High Roller Ferris Wheel Opens, But Original Was Born In Chicago
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The High Roller Ferris Wheel in Las Vegas–the world’s tallest–opened on Monday, but the original was built right here in Chicago. From the ground to the top of the tallest...
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Chicago Sets Four-Month Cold Temperature Record
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The average temperature over the past four months now ranks as the coldest ever in Chicago. One can thank the record 26 days at or below zero this winter and the 19th...
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Alsip Teen Killed In Indian Head Park Crash
INDIAN HEAD PARK, Ill. (STMW) – Students returning to Shepard High School on Monday after spring break were stunned by the news that Cassie Hense, of Alsip, who graduated early after the fall semester,...
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Apple Patent Aims To Allow For Safe Texting And Walking
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Walking and texting just might become as easy as walking and chewing gum at the same time. Apple has filed a patent, which was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark...
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Harry Caray’s Opening New Restaurant, Sports Museum At Water Tower Place
CHICAGO (CBS) – Just in time for the start of baseball season, Harry Caray’s Restaurant Group is opening a new restaurant at Water Tower Place, along with the new Chicago Sports Museum. WBBM...
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On Twitter, Bill Clinton Parodies Famous Photo Of ‘Texting Hillary’
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — So, those Clintons are just like millions of other couples who joke around with each other on social media. Former President Bill Clinton posted a parody of the now famous...
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Rabbis Going Bald To Honor Boy Who Died Of Cancer
CHICAGO (CBS) – A group of 76 rabbis is going bald to raise money for pediatric cancer research, and in honor of “Superman Sam” Sommer, an 8-year-old boy who died of leukemia in December. WBBM...
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