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Lieutenant Of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Being Held In Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – A top lieutenant of the drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ is being held in Chicago where he faces federal drug charges. CBS 2′s Derrick Blakley reports the feds have had Edgar Manuel Valencia,...
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Some Chicago Residents Not Swayed By Street Repaving Promises
CHICAGO (CBS) – Crews are planning to repave 345 miles of roads as part of a promise from City Hall to fix streets plagued by potholes. They began work on Wednesday/ “For all that pain, 345 miles of...
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12-Year-Old Boy Killed In Whiting Hit-And-Run
(CBS) –- Police in northwest Indiana are questioning a trucker in the hit-and-run death of an 12-year-old boy. Whiting Police called in Indiana State Police to take charge of the case shortly after...
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Gambling Supporters Propose Casino In Thompson Center
(CBS) — Its known for being too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, but some gambling supporters have proposed to put a casino in the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. CBS 2 Chief...
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Lake Station Mayor, Wife Indicted
LAKE STATION, Ind. (STMW) – Lake Station, Ind. Mayor Keith Soderquist and his wife, Deborah, were indicted Wednesday on public corruption charges, the Post-Tribune is reporting. According to a press...
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Pit Bulls Attack East Chicago Boy
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (STMW) – A 9-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after being attacked by two pit bulls Tuesday evening in East Chicago, Ind., the Post-Tribune is reporting. Detective Terrance...
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Boy, 14, Shot In West Pullman
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 14-year-old boy was shot multiple times Wednesday evening in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. The boy was shot about 6:35 p.m. when three males approached him in...
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Mother Of Amber Creek Speaks For First Time Since Daughter’s Murder
(CBS) — For 17 years, she has remained silent, not once speaking out about her daughter’s murder. Amber Creek’s mother broke her silence Wednesday and finally shared her story, speaking with CBS 2’s...
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CUB Promises To Fight Potential ComEd Rate Hike
(CBS) — ComEd is asking for another rate hike, but the Citizens Utility Board says it will fight it every step of the way. ComEd says the money would help pay for its massive overhaul of the electrical...
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Lyons Residents Vent At Village Meeting On Police Layoffs
LYONS, Ill. (CBS) — Residents of Lyons got a chance to vent their frustrations about police layoffs at a town meeting Wednesday night. There are yard signs here and there decrying the layoffs of seven...
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Police: Mother Abducted Two Sons, 9 And 11
Updated 04/17/14 – 10 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Police were searching for a woman who abducted her two sons from the West Beverly neighborhood. Jamie Duignan abducted her sons Daniel, 11, and Owen, 9, from...
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Trucker Released After Questioning In Hit-And-Run That Killed 12-Year-Old Boy
WHITING, Ind. (CBS) – Police have released a truck driver, after questioning him late into the night about a hit-and-run that killed a 12-year-old boy in Whiting, Ind., on Wednesday. CBS 2’s Chelsea...
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Trial Delayed For Former North Chicago Police Chief
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – Officials hope the theft of government funds case against former North Chicago Police Chief Michael Newsome will be concluded this summer after the latest in a series of delays...
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Man Gets 25 Years For West Suburban Murder
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STMW) – Arthur Manning spoke softly Wednesday as he, once again, placed the blame for Naromi Mannery’s death on Mannery himself. Manning couched his finger-pointing with shades of...
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Two Cops Hurt Breaking Up Domestic Dispute In Waukegan
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – Two police officers were injured early Wednesday when they responded to a call of a couple fighting in north suburban Waukegan. Two officers responded to a call of a couple...
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CTA Still Examining Three Options To Extend Red Line South
CTA Not Ready To Start Work On Red Line South Extension WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – The CTA says, contrary to published reports, it has NOT narrowed to two the list of potential routes...
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Kirk Promotes Stroke Research Funding, Treatments
CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Wednesday called for more funding for research to decrease the risk of strokes and to treat those who have them. The Republican from Highland Park, who suffered a...
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Skokie Cops Search For Man Who Attacked Senior On Yellow Line
SKOKIE, Ill. (STMW) – Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a senior citizen on a CTA Yellow Line train in late March. The man boarded the train and began yelling at passengers about...
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Teen Charged With Shooting 14-Year-Old In West Pullman
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged Wednesday after police said he shot a 14-year-old boy in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. Henry Jackson is charged as an...
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First Mustang Owner, A Chicago Teacher, ‘Felt Like A Movie Star’
CHICAGO (CBS) – Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of the Ford Mustang, one of the company’s most iconic models. The first Mustang production model ever sold was bought by a Chicagoan....
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