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Most Expensive Mansion Ever Built On N. Shore For Sale
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — A Winnetka mansion that purports to be the most expensive home ever built on the North Shore is back on the market, at a relatively big discount. While it made its debut...
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Northwestern Files Appeal To Overturn College Football Union Ruling
(CBS) — The issue of a football union at Northwestern University is far from settled, even though first round went to the players. WBBM’s John Cody reports Northwestern University has asked the full...
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State Police: 1 Dead, 3 Hurt In I-55 Crash Near Bolingbrook
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (STMW) – A person was killed and three others were hurt Wednesday afternoon in a chain-reaction crash on I-55 near southwest suburban Bolingbrook. The crash in the inbound lanes of...
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Consumers, Store Owners Feeling Pinch Of Higher Meat Prices
CHICAGO (CBS) – This is not the best time to be a meat eater as beef prices are at an all-time high and a virus is sweeping the country, killing millions of pigs in the last several months. CBS 2′s Jim...
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Proposed Gun Range Triggers Angry Response From Bloomingdale Residents
BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. (CBS) — Illinois’ new concealed carry law is fueling rising demand at shooting ranges, but a proposal to build a new gun range in Bloomingdale, on Circle Drive north of Lake Street,...
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Hidden Cameras Found In Women’s Locker Room Of Wis. Gym
(CBS) – Police have arrested two people after hidden cameras were discovered inside a woman’s locker room at a popular fitness center in Wisconsin. The RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, just west...
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New Chairman Promises To Cleanup Scandal-Plagued Metra
(CBS) — In Springfield Wednesday, the legislative inspector general ruled that no laws were broken in the hiring scandal that led to a shake-up in the top ranks of Metra, but that hasn’t stopped...
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Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Portage Park
CHICAGO (STMW) — A woman was fatally struck by a car Tuesday afternoon in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Susan Perkins, 48, was struck by a car about 2:40 p.m. in the 4600 block...
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Metra Train Strikes Vehicle On NW Side
CHICAGO (STMW) –A Metra train collided with a vehicle on the Union Pacific West Line Wednesday evening in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Outbound train No. 61, scheduled to...
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Parents, Teachers Ask CPS To Spare 3 Schools From ‘Turnaround’ Process
Parents, Teachers Ask CPS To Spare 3 Schools From 'Turnaround' Process WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) — Parents, teachers and union leaders asked Chicago Public Schools hearing officers not to...
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Respected Eye Surgeon Charged With Videotaping Women In Office Bathrooms
CHICAGO (CBS) – He was trusted to look out for his patients and now a much-respected Chicago eye doctor is accused of violating that trust with video cameras hidden in secret places. Authorities says...
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2 Investigators: Union Agreement Calls For More Ambulances, Paramedics
CHICAGO (CBS) — More paramedics and more advanced life support ambulances—all as a result of a CBS2 investigation with the Better Government Association on the city’s ambulance shortage. It’s all part...
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45th Ward Alderman John Arena Condemns Anonymous Robocall
CHICAGO (CBS) – A controversial robocall is raising eyebrows in Chicago’s 45th Ward. It mentions the local alderman by name and mentions 911 calls of domestic battery in his home. CBS 2′S Mike Parker...
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Teen Critically Wounded In Chicago Lawn Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 17-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded Wednesday evening in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the South Side. The boy was standing on a sidewalk in the 6300 block of South...
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Country Club Hills To Pay $700K To Settle Wrongful Shooting Suit
CHICAGO (STMW) – South suburban Country Club Hills will pay $700,000 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming a police officer wrongfully shot a teenager who then spent 14 months in jail before he was...
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Northwest Indiana Casinos Post Lower Revenues Again
HAMMOND, Ind. (STMW) – Northwest Indiana’s five casinos saw a collective drop in revenue in March compared with the same month last year, marking their fourth month in a row with a year-over-year...
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Chicago Rapper “Blood Money” Slain In West Englewood
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicago rapper was shot and killed Wednesday night outside his home in West Englewood, just weeks after signing a record contract. CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports 30-year-old Mario Hess...
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Oberweis Pitches His Own Minimum Wage Plan
(CBS) – State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove), who is challenging U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in the November election, has unveiled his own plan to raise it to $10 per hour over three years for adult...
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CDOT Clerk Charged With Embezzling Almost $750K
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 50-year-old clerk with the Chicago Department of Transportation has been charged with embezzling nearly $750,000 in permit fees. WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller reports Antionette...
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Cook County Approves Puppy Mill Ban
County Prohibits Sale Of Pets From Puppy Mills WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – The Cook County Board has voted to ban the sale of pets from so-called “puppy mills.” WBBM Newsradio Political...
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