City Unveils Makeover Of O’Hare International Terminal
CHICAGO (AP) – The city of Chicago has unveiled a $26 million overhaul of the international terminal at O’Hare Airport. It’s the first redevelopment since Terminal 5′s construction in 1993 and...
View ArticleDuo Who Shot At Cops After Bank Robbery Arrested In Missouri
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police in Missouri have apprehended a man and woman who robbed a northwest Indiana bank at gunpoint Saturday morning, then fired shots at police as they fled, the FBI said. Jeremiah...
View ArticleAnimated Map Tracks Potholes Across Chicago
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The melting snow and ice gradually revealed the damage done underneath, a pock-marked moonscape of destruction on the city’s streets. Potholes. Everywhere. There have been...
View ArticleVet Warns Dog Owners About Spread Of Bacteria From Standing Water
Leptospirosis Infections On The Rise WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – A prominent veterinary clinic has suggested dog owners keep a close eye on their pets, and get them vaccinated against a...
View ArticleBody Of NW Indiana Hiker Identified In Colorado
EAGLE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that a body found in Colorado’s mountains is that of a missing hiker from Indiana. Thirty-nine-year-old James C. McGrogan of Chesterton, Ind., disappeared...
View ArticleMan Gets 37 Years For Shooting At Police Officer
(STMW) – One of two men convicted of shooting at a police officer during a foot chase in the West Pullman neighborhood in 2011 was sentenced to 37 years in prison Thursday. Marvin Fields, 23, was...
View ArticleRoger Ebert’s Wife Reflects On His Passing One Year Later
(CBS) – It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a year since Chicago lost one of its most famous residents. Renowned movie critic Roger Ebert died 12 months ago after a long battle with cancer His wife,...
View ArticleSomeone You Should Know: Veteran And His Ex-Military Canine
(CBS) – Two veterans of war have found each other. David Sapyta served in Vietnam. Lucy, his dog, served in Afghanistan. By adopting Lucy, David helped save her life. CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield says...
View ArticleWho Will Replace Cardinal George One Day?
(CBS) – It’s a sensitive subject: Who will eventually replace Chicago’s Francis Cardinal George as archbishop here? CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine speaks with a possible front-runner at a...
View ArticleYour Chicago: Inventables
(CBS) – Have you ever had the desire to invent something but don’t know how to get started? A Chicago company is blazing a trail with software and 3-D printers to physically create your invention. CBS...
View ArticleMan Sentenced To 27 Years For Sexual Assault During 2008 Home Invasion
(STMW) – A man who sexually assaulted a South Shore woman during a 2008 home invasion was sentenced to 27 years in prison Friday. Jose Ellis, 24, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual assault...
View ArticleFather Stabs, Kills Daughter Then Takes Own Life
WOODRIDGE, Ill. (STMW) — A father killed his 3-year-old daughter in an apparent murder-suicide in southwest suburban Woodridge Friday, police said. Police responded to a home in the 2700 block of...
View Article1 Dead, 13 Others Shot In City Shootings Since Friday Night
CHICAGO (STMW) — One man was killed and at least 13 other people were shot across the city from late Friday into early Saturday. A man was killed and five other people were shot at a house party early...
View ArticlePhony Shooting Report Prompts 4-Hour Standoff In Park Forest
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police apparently received a phony call that prompted a standoff around a south suburban Park Forest home for about four hours Friday night, officials said. Illinois State Police...
View Article1 Dead, 5 Wounded In West Garfield Park Neighborhood Shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police say they’re looking for two shooters who opened fire at a house party overnight. Police say six people were shot and one of those victims is now dead. Police say a number...
View ArticlePolice Sergeant Shot At In Little Village
CHICAGO (STMW) — Someone shot at a Chicago Police sergeant early Saturday in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side. The sergeant was sitting in an unmarked squad car parked near the...
View ArticleTaggers Deface Statues In Grant Park Art Installation
CHICAGO (CBS) — Vandals struck overnight in Grant Park, defacing a popular art installation of human figures in the park near the corner of Michigan and Jackson. WBBM’s Mike Krauser reports most of the...
View ArticleWoman Cited After Leaving Dogs In Vehicle For 6 Hours
CHICAGO (STMW) – A woman left five dogs alone in a vehicle for about six hours Friday afternoon in the Bucktown neighborhood. About 4:30 p.m., someone saw the woman walk away from her parked vehicle in...
View ArticlePostal Workers Demonstrate Against USPS Partnership With Staples
ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. (CBS) – Roughly 200 postal workers and supporters picketed Saturday afternoon in front of a suburban Staples store, demonstrating against the postal service partnership with the...
View ArticlePolice: Driver Dead After Hitting A Parked Truck On I-90
GILBERTS, Ill. (STMW) — A driver is dead after their vehicle struck a pickup truck on Interstate 90 in northwest suburban Gilberts Saturday morning, police said. A witness told police the driver was...
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