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New Yorker Cover: Obama Gives GOP Their Medicine
(Credit: New Yorker Magazine) By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Declaring a victory for his health care reform plan, the New Yorker’s latest cover shows President Obama spoon-feeding GOP leaders their...
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WWI Artillery Shells Found In Teens’ Luggage At O’Hare
CHICAGO (AP) – Baggage screeners at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport have discovered two World War I artillery shells in checked luggage that arrived on a flight from London. The Transportation...
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Police Investigate “Sexting” Scandal At Barrington Middle School
BARRINGTON, Ill. (CBS) – Some students at a northwest suburban middle school could face criminal charges, after using their phones to share provocative photos of classmates, including some naked...
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Goose Island Brew Makes List Of ’10 Best Beers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of’
(Credit: Goose Island) By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — One of Goose Island’s brewing creations has made an unusual top 10 list. The Chicago brewery’s Pepe Nero has bade Huffington Post’s list of “10 Best...
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Cicero Teen Honored For Detaining Suspect In Rape At UIC Dorm
CICERO, Ill. (CBS) – The town of Cicero honored a college freshman on Tuesday for helping detain a man who had sexually assaulted a female student inside a dormitory shower at the University of...
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Palatine Man Charged In 1997 Slaying Of Teen Girl
(CBS) – A 36-year-old man from Palatine was in custody in Wisconsin, on Tuesday, charged in the 1997 slaying of 14-year-old Amber Creek, whose beaten and nearly frozen body was found in a Racine County...
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Hooded Bandit Holds Up Bank In Bensenville
(CBS) – A bank robber dubbed the “Hooded Bandit” has struck for the sixth time, holding up a northwest suburban bank on Monday. WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports the suspect – a middle-aged white...
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Former Daley Aide Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Charity
CHICAGO (STMW) – Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s deputy chief of staff admitted in court Tuesday that he cashed more than 150 large charity checks at a Chinatown restaurant then kept part of the money...
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“Benchwarmer Bandit” Holds Up Loop Bank
CHICAGO (STMW) – The “Benchwarmer Bandit” struck a Loop bank Tuesday morning, his fifth bank robbery in the last month. The suspect, dubbed the “Benchwarmer Bandit” by the FBI, robbed the Citi Bank...
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House, Senate Approve Chicago Pension Reform Plan
(CBS/AP) – The Illinois House and Senate on Tuesday approved Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s bailout proposal for two city pension programs that officials say could otherwise be out of money in little...
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Emanuel Praises Urban Prep Students For 100 Percent College Admission Rate
CHICAGO (CBS) — As Urban Prep students changed red ties for red and gold striped ties, the Mayor of Chicago said he hopes others catch the four year college idea. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said it was not a...
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Chef Graham Elliot Loses 63 Percent Of Body Weight After Surgery
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Celebrity chef Graham Elliot decided he needed to do something when he was having trouble tying his shoes and playing with his children. Elliot, owner of Graham Elliot...
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Wilmette Woman Charged After Injuring Cyclist In Evanston Crash
EVANSTON, Ill. (STMW) – A 63-year-old woman is facing a litany of charges after she went on an “erratic” driving rampage, striking three cars, a scooter and a cyclist — seriously injuring him — in...
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‘Alma Mater’ Sculpture Heads Back To U Of I From Western Suburbs After...
FOREST PARK, Ill. (CBS) — The famed “Alma Mater” sculpture at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign is returning home today and will be put in place back on campus on Thursday after spending...
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LaSalle County Settles With Female Inmates Strip-Searched By Deputies
(STMW) -- LaSalle County is paying $355,000 and rewriting its jail policies to settle lawsuits brought by five women who were stripped naked by sheriff’s deputies, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting....
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Man Pleads Guilty To 2010 Slaying Of 15-Year-Old
CHICAGO (STMW) — A South Side man who was behind the wheel of a minivan during the robbery and slaying of a 15-year-old boy in West Garfield Park in 2010 pleaded guilty last month and was sentenced to...
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Thanks To Google, Here’s A Free Tour Of The Art Institute
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Welcome to the Art Institute, your tour begins now. We’ll start off in the Modern Wing and feel free to proceed to different parts of the building at your leisure. Sweep...
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Windows XP Users Left With Decision To Make
(CBS) – One in every four PC owners are using Windows XP and today they have a decision to make: upgrade or unplug? Dorothy Tucker explains. Bob Marshall is among the millions who bought his PC more...
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Cardinal George Won’t Travel To Rome For Canonizations
CHICAGO (CBS) — Francis Cardinal George will not travel to Rome later this month for the canonization of two popes. Heeding the advice of his doctors, Cardinal George will remain in Chicago and...
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Former Bulls GM Williams Battling Rare Form Of Blood Cancer
(CBS) – He’s an NBA legend who built the Bulls into a Chicago sports staple and won an NBA championship after leaving town, but now, Pat Williams is facing a tougher contest: beating a rare blood...
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