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Man Who Tried To Open Door Prompts Southwest To Divert Flight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California-bound Southwest Airlines flight was diverted to Omaha, Neb. on Sunday after witnesses said a passenger tried to open a door. The captain of the...
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Homeowners Upset Over O’Hare Noise Win Property Tax Appeals
CHICAGO (STMW) – Residents of three choice Northwest Side neighborhoods have won property tax appeals — of up to nearly 12 percent — after arguing that the value of their homes has taken a nose dive...
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Gary Police Might Have Found Truck That Struck, Killed Teen
GARY, Ind. (CBS) – Police in Gary, Ind., said they might have found the truck involved in a hit-and-run that killed a 13-year-old boy this weekend. WBBM Newsradio’s Veronica Carter reports Malik Herron...
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Durbin Seeks Federal Regulation Of E-Cigarettes
FDA Urged To Crack Down On E-Cigarette Marketing WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and others were calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to crack down...
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IDOT Reminds Drivers To Slow Down In Construction Zones
State Says Most Work Zone Crash Fatalities Are The Drivers Themselves WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – It might not be prime road construction weather yet, but spring and summer are primed to...
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Autopsy: U Of C Student Found In Dorm Died Of Alcohol Poisoning
(STMW) – A University of Chicago student found dead in his dorm room in February died of alcohol poisoning, authorities said Monday. Nicholas Barnes, 20, was found Feb. 15 inside his dorm room in the...
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Fewer Than 50 Percent Of Trivia Players Can Name All 50 States
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Less than half of players on an online game site could name all 50 U.S. states. A quiz/trivia site called Sporcle gives players 10 minutes to name all the states. Players...
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Volunteers Help Retrieve Thousands Of Items Belonging To Washington, Ill....
(CBS) — Volunteers and good Samaritans have helped victims of the tornado in Washington, Illinois get back some of the things they lost. If you only had a few minutes to grab things out of your house...
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McCarthy: Lax Gun Laws To Blame For Violence
McCarthy: Lax Gun Laws To Blame For Violence WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – On the heels of a weekend that saw at least 37 people shot in Chicago – four of them fatally – Police Supt. Garry...
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Suburban High School Basketball Coach Arrested For DUI
FRANKFORT, Ill. (STMW) – The head coach for the girls’ basketball team at Hillcrest High School in south suburban Country Club Hills was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge earlier this month,...
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Teen Charged With Fatal Shooting In Gage Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 17-year-old boy was denied bond Monday for allegedly fatally shooting a fellow gang member during a dispute over money early Sunday in the Gage Park neighborhood, Homicide Watch...
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Shake Shack Hirings Signal Opening Later This Year
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — In a sign that the super-popular New York burger joint Shake Shack is aiming to open in River North later this year, the company has posted openings for managers. (Credit:...
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Poll: Rauner Leads Quinn; Durbin Ahead Of Oberweis
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Republican challenger Bruce Rauner holds an early edge against incumbent Pat Quinn in the race for Illinois governor, according to a poll released on Monday. A new...
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Snow Tonight, Yes, Snow Tonight In Chicago Area
CHICAGO (CBS) — Here is the latest guidance from the National Weather Service: It will snow tonight. CBS 2 correspondents are so gobsmacked by the news, they simply can’t write the s-word anymore So,...
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Parking Meter Convenience App Being Test-Driven In West Loop
(CBS) – Chicago drivers can now pay to park at some meters with an app. A new program is being test-driven this week. The pilot program, which will last two to three weeks, is being conducted in the...
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Chicago Jewish Community Concerned After Kansas Shootings
CHICAGO (CBS) — The shootings by white supremacist Frazier Glenn Cross outside Kansas City have Chicago’s Jewish leaders reaching out. Chicago Rabbi Yona Reiss of the Chicago Rabbinical Council touched...
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Daley Nephew Completes Jail Term In 2004 Manslaughter Case
(CBS) – A nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley has been released from jail after serving a 60-day sentence for involuntary manslaughter. The McHenry County Jail reported Monday that R.J. Vanecko,...
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Neighbors Say Southeast Side Street Is Sinking
(CBS) – We’re used to city streets scarred by potholes and patches. But there’s a different situation on the Southeast Side that has residents concerned. CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez takes a closer look at...
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Police: Man, 90, Found Dead At Bottom Of Garbage Chute
(CBS) -- Chicago Police are investigating the death of an elderly man on the Northwest Side who may have fallen down a trash chute. Police say the man’s body was found at the bottom of a garbage chute...
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Woman Sexually Assaulted In Lake View Alley
(CBS) – Police are looking for a suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted in the Lake View neighborhood Monday afternoon. They say a 22-year-old woman was walking southbound in an alley when she...
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