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Friends And Family — Not Feds — Transported Jesse Jackson Jr. To His New...
(CBS) – CBS 2 has learned that former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. — currently serving a 30 month jail term for misuse of campaign funds — was driven by a family friend from North Carolina to Alabama...
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Elections Begin For Chicago Local School Councils
CHICAGO (CBS) – It’s election day in Chicago Monday. Not for mayor or alderman, but for a group of lesser-known people who can have a big impact on how public schools are run. Local School Councils...
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Police Searching For PTA Treasurer Accused Of Stealing $4,000
(CBS) — There’s an arrest warrant in Kendall County for a 36-year-old former PTA treasurer wanted in the theft of $4,000 from the PTA’s accounts. Why would former treasurer Meredith Henry want to take...
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Tourism Revenue, Reputation At Stake As Travel Professionals Converge On Chicago
(CBS) – It’s more than a convention. Experts say a travel show taking place in Chicago right now could translate into a billion-dollar boon for Chicago. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports. The goal of hosting...
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Mother Wants Answers After She Says Chicago Police Arrested 10-Year-Old Son
CHICAGO (CBS) — He is a child, but his mother says he was arrested as she stood right there, helpless. In this original report, Jim Williams reports the mother wants answers from the officers’ bosses....
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Police Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man In Gage Park
(STMW) -- Chicago Police shot and killed a man Monday evening in the Gage Park neighborhood, authorities said. About 5:45 p.m., police were called to a home in the 2500 block of West 50th Street. A...
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Police: 1 Killed, 1 Seriously Wounded In Rogers Park Shoooting
(STMW) – A man was killed and another was seriously wounded in a shooting in the Rogers Park neighborhood Monday night, police said. About 7:20 p.m., a 24-year-old man and a 33-year-old man were both...
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Wannabe Cubs Mascot Gives His Side Of Bar Brawl
(CBS) -- A controversial character who hangs around Wrigley Field wants to set the record straight. He was caught on video this weekend throwing a punch in a Wrigleyville bar. As CBS 2’s Mike Parker...
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Barrington Middle School Officials React To ‘Sexting’ Incident Among Students
(CBS) – A sexting scandal involving provocative and naked photos of eighth-graders has erupted in the affluent northwest suburb of Barrington. CBS 2’s Pamela Jones reports. Parents just learning about...
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Van Crashes Through Dunkin’ Donuts
(CBS) – A van crashed into a Portage Park Dunkin’ Donuts Monday, but no one was injured. Surveillance video shows the vehicle crash through the front of the store, 3842 N. Cicero, just moments after a...
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Wauconda Police Shoot, Kill Man Armed With Gun
WAUCONDA, Ill. (STMW) – Police shot and killed a man Monday afternoon after he allegedly refused to put a gun down in northwest suburban Wauconda. A resident of the 100 block of Slocum Lake Road in...
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Wrong-Way Driver Injures Multiple People On I-355
LOCKPORT, Ill. (STMW) – A driver who was allegedly drunk and driving the wrong way on Interstate 355 injured multiple people in a crash Monday night. About 8 p.m., the driver was heading south on...
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Details Expected Tuesday On Arrest In 1997 Murder Of Palatine Teen
(CBS) – Authorities in Wisconsin were expected to reveal more information on Tuesday about the suspect arrested in the 1997 murder of a 14-year-old Palatine girl. WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports...
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Chicago Police Shoot, Kill Man Wielding Knives In Gage Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – Chicago Police shot and killed a man Monday evening in the Gage Park neighborhood, authorities said. About 6 p.m., police responded to domestic disturbance call from a home in the 2500...
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Man Shot At Goose Island Nightclub
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot inside a club on Goose Island early Tuesday. The 24-year-old man was involved in an argument about 3:15 a.m. with a group of “several” males in a hallway near the exit...
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Teen Charged With Defacing Statues In Grant Park
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly defacing a popular art installation at Grant Park. The boy faces multiple charges, including felony criminal damage to property, for...
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1 Killed, 2 Wounded In Rogers Park Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in the Rogers Park neighborhood Monday night. About 7:20 p.m., three men, ages 27, 25 and 36, were in a convenience store in...
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Animals Seized From Hampshire Farm To Be Put Up For Adoption
(CBS) – Horses and other animals confiscated from an Elgin woman charged with animal cruelty and neglect were being put up for adoption. WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports a Kane County judge has...
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Group Stresses Railroad Safety After Deaths Rise In 2013
Safety Group Links Rise In Train Deaths To Mobile Device Use WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause (CBS) – More people than ever have been killed or injured by trains in Illinois and elsewhere, and safety...
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Charter School Parents, Students To Lobby State Lawmakers
Advocates Say Charter Schools Are Under Attack WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Students and parents from Chicago charter schools boarded two dozen busses Tuesday morning for a trip to...
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