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Sick Passenger Dies After Emergency Landing At O’Hare
CHICAGO (STMW) — A passenger died at a hospital after becoming ill on a flight, prompting an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday afternoon. American Airlines Flight 12 from Los...
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Teen Girl On Bicycle Hit By Car In Crystal Lake
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (STMW) – A teenage bicyclist had to be airlifted to a northwest suburban hospital after she was hit by a car in Crystal Lake Wednesday evening. The 17-year-old girl was riding a...
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2 Investigators: Woman Mistakenly Declared Dead Instead Of Daughter
(CBS) – Every month, as many as 800 people are incorrectly listed as deceased by the Social Security Administration. It’s a problem the 2-Investigators first highlighted earlier this year and now Pam...
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Woman Shot In Head In Humboldt Park Neighborhood
CHICAGO (STMW) — A woman was wounded in a Humboldt Park neighborhood shooting on the West Side Wednesday night. The 45-year-old woman was in the 900 block of North Pulaski Road when she was shot in the...
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Police: Man Wanted In Groping Incidents May Have Attacked Again Monday
PARK FOREST, Ill. (STMW) — A man wanted in connection with the groping of two women in two south suburban Park Forest incidents may have attacked a teenage girl on Monday. About 5:40 p.m. on Monday,...
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Move To Decriminalize Pot Possession Advances In Springfield
CHICAGO (CBS) – Advocacy groups urged state lawmakers to finally pass a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Illinois. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig...
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Prosecutors Interview Man Convicted Of Double Murder After Case Reopened
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Cook County State’s Attorney has been re-evaluating a 1982 murder case to see if the right man is in prison, and WBBM has learned there are developments in the case. WBBM...
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Illinois GOP Seeks To Close Appointment Loophole
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Senate Republicans crying foul after Gov. Pat Quinn used a rare procedural maneuver to try to aid the confirmation of two appointees announced several efforts Thursday to close...
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CBS 2 RAW VIDEO: Jay Levine’s Live Report Interrupted By Obama Protester
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Viewers of the CBS 2 news on Wednesday briefly saw a protester interrupt a live report by Jay Levine, who was covering President Obama’s fund-raising visit to Chicago....
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One Fort Hood Victim Was Illinois Sergeant
Sergeant Killed At Fort Wood Was From IllinoisWBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause (CBS) – A 37-year-old native of the central Illinois community of Effingham is among the victims of the latest Fort Hood shooting...
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Suspects ID’d In Brazen East Chicago, Ind. Bank Robbery
(STMW) – A couple wanted for robbing a Northwest Indiana bank Saturday may be in the Chicago area with their young children, according to the FBI. Jeremiah Ellis and Ashley Patterson, of the 4800 block...
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Park Forest Police Warn Parents Against Letting Kids Walk Alone, After Attacks
(CBS) – Four attacks on women and girls in a month. Park Forest police believe one man may be responsible. Now, police there are warning kids not to walk to school alone. In fact, two of these attacks...
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Banks On Notice About New ATM-Draining Scam
(CBS) – A warning for anyone using an ATM card. CBS 2’s Chris Martinez reports. Twice before, Tim Laffredi has been burned. He was first hacked through an ATM skimmer and then later hit again in the...
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Diabetic Shares His Story And Advises: Don’t Ignore The Warnings
(CBS) – A Chicago man is telling an amazing story that involves massive weight loss, healthy living and warning signs he missed that might help save your life. Anthony Graham has lost 63 pounds in the...
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CTA Backtracks On Plan To Close Wrigleyville ‘L’ Stop On Cubs’ Opening Day
(CBS) -- Maybe it was a White Sox fan’s idea of an April Fool’s joke. For a while Thursday, it appeared that Cub fans were in for a rude Opening Day surprise from the CTA, and that the transit agency...
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Two More Lawsuits Filed Over O’Hare Blue Line Crash
(STMW) – Two more people have filed lawsuits against the CTA over a Blue Line train derailment at O’Hare last week, bringing the total number of suits filed up to eight. Elizabeth Carver and Danny Diaz...
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Ricketts Family May Sell Cubs Shares To Investors
(CBS) – The Ricketts family is looking for a few people with deep pockets who want to become minority owners in the Cubs. There has to be a philosophical fit, along with deep pockets. Family spokesman...
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Letterman Stuns With Retirement Announcement
(CBS) – David Letterman is calling it a night. The longtime late-night talk show host stunned his studio audience and his many fans Thursday with the announcement tonight that he’ll retire next year....
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Fire At Six Flags Great America Causes $60,000 In Damage
GURNEE, Ill. (CBS) – A fire at Six Flags Great America caused an estimated $60,000 in damage, exactly one month before the amusement park’s spring opening. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports. Investigators...
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Eyesight In Children Appears To Be Declining; Electronics To Blame?
(CBS) – It seems younger kids are needing glasses these days, and their prescriptions are getting stronger with each visit to the eye doctor. American kids are among those with the highest risk. So...
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