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Cardinal Hopes Doctors Will Allow Him To Attend Canonizations In Rome
(CBS) – Francis Cardinal George still hopes to travel to Rome for the April 27 canonizations of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII, but he may have a hard time convincing his doctors. CBS 2 Chief...
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No Bond For Man Charged With Tuesday Shooting In Avalon Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A South Shore man charged with shooting another man Tuesday morning in the South Side Avalon Park neighborhood was ordered held without bond Thursday. Romando Williams, 21, of the 7600...
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Woman Killed In Chicago Ridge Crash
CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. (STMW) – A woman was killed when she lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree Thursday afternoon in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge. Cindy Schultz was driving southbound on...
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Man Gets 59 Years For Role In Blowtorch Murder
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – The man accused of holding a gun on 27-year-old David Campbell as he was tortured and killed in a north suburban Waukegan body shop in July 2011 was sentenced Thursday to 59...
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Tennessee Man Dies After Park Manor Beating
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Tennessee man died Thursday morning, more than a week after he was found beaten in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side. The 27-year-old man was found battered in the 7000...
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Lawmakers Fear Blame For Chicago Pension Tax Hike
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A fast-tracked plan to overhaul two Chicago city-pension programs slowed in the Illinois House Thursday, as nervous lawmakers said they fear backlash for a massive property-tax...
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Aurora Police Make $1.9M Heroin Bust
AURORA, Ill. (CBS) – Bond has been set at a staggering $15 million for an Aurora man arrested on heroin peddling charges. WBBM Newsradio’s Bob Roberts reports an Evanston couple faces related money...
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Man Snuck Into Julian H.S. Carrying Gun, Wearing Bulletproof Vest
Updated 04/04/14 – 10:59 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A 22-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning, after allegedly impersonating a U.S. Marshal when he was found wandering the halls of a South Side high...
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Hot Air Balloon Stuck At Millennium Park
CHICAGO (CBS) – A hot air balloon got stuck on a lamppost at Millennium Park early Friday. The Airheads balloon has been floating around Chicago and passing out samples of candy downtown, as part of a...
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Break-In At Saint Laurent Paris Store On Gold Coast
CHICAGO (STMW) – Thieves busted out windows at a luxury retail store on the Gold Coast early Friday, and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise. CBS 2’s Chelsea Irving reports...
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Officials Investigating Student “Hit List” Found At Indiana School
GRIFFITH, Ind. (CBS) – Students at a northwest Indiana grade school are accused of drawing up a “hit list” of fellow students. Neither school officials nor police are releasing specifics on the length...
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Police Warn Of Ruse Burglaries Targeting Elderly Residents On NW Side
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police are warning residents about a series of ruse burglaries targeting elderly people across the city’s Northwest Side over the past two weeks. In the reported incidents, one man...
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GrubHub Stocks Soar In First Day On Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street appears to be in the mood for takeout. Investors sent shares of online food ordering service GrubHub Inc. jumped 51 percent to $39.20 in early trading in its stock market...
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Harold Washington Library Displays Books Key To City’s First Library
Books From Queen Victoria Helped Establish Chicago's First Public Library WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Pillows at the Harold Washington Library Center cushion the display of two books...
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Cubs’ New Mascot Clark ‘Strangles’ WBBM-TV Reporter Mike Puccinelli
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Sometimes people forget that cute, furry mascots are real animals, and one must remember to never EVER poke a bear. CBS 2 reporter Mike Puccinelli learned this lesson the...
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Gang Member Gets 40 Years For Killing Boy At Uptown Pizzeria
CHICAGO (STMW) – A purported Gangster Disciple was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday after admitting he shot and killed a 13-year-old boy at an Uptown pizzeria. Andre Alejandro, 25, pleaded...
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CTA Moves To Fire Operator In Blue Line Crash At O’Hare
Updated 04/04/14 – 1:04 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – CTA officials were taking steps to fire the train operator who fell asleep at the controls of a Blue Line train before it crashed at O’Hare International...
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Richard Lyons Sentenced To 60 Years For Slaying Daughter, Mya, In 2008
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — A father convicted of killing his young daughter was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Friday. Richard Lyons will serve the time for the brutal 2008 murder of his 9...
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Gray Day Won’t Dampen Cubs’ Spirits At Home Opener
CHICAGO (CBS) – It’s a big day for the Chicago Cubs, and as long as the rain holds off this afternoon, the weather won’t wash away fans’ excitement for the team’s home opener, and the start of a...
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‘Shady Bandit’ Nabbed For North Side Bank Robbery
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Chicago woman dubbed the “Shady Bandit” by the FBI and suspected of robbing several North Side banks is charged with robbing a TCF Bank in the Uptown neighborhood in February. Irene...
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