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Stolen Car Found Submerged In Fox River
ELGIN, Ill. (STMW) – A car found submerged in the Fox River Tuesday morning turned out to have no one inside it, and the vehicle had been stolen the night before from an Elgin resident. The car was...
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Watch This Window Washing Video, If You Dare …
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — WARNING: If you get dizzy standing on a chair, you might not like this video. However, if you are interested in what it feels like to wash high-rise windows, this video is...
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Kelly Reflects On ‘Enlightening’ And Challenging First Year In Congress
CHICAGO (CBS) – Congresswoman Robin Kelly said her first year in office replacing imprisoned Jesse Jackson Jr. was “like building a ship in the middle of the ocean,” because she was not only a freshman...
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Illinois Among Best States For Addressing Infertility
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Some good news for women who are having difficulty becoming pregnant: Illinois is one of only five states in the country to get high marks for assisting couples with...
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Democratic Party Asks Chicago To Bid For 2016 Convention
CHICAGO (CBS) – Democratic Party leaders have asked Chicago and 14 other cities – including Detroit and Indianapolis – to submit bids to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Democratic...
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In Wake Of Child Shootings, ER Doctors Seek Ways To Cope
CHICAGO (CBS) – Emergency room staffs were plenty busy in the city over the past few days because of all the shootings that had been going on, including at the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s...
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Reward Increased To Find Imperial Lions Vandal
CHICAGO (CBS) — On the early morning hours of March 2, a man trudged through the snow in front of the Chinese American Museum in Chinatown and used a hammer to bust out the teeth of the hand carved...
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Worker Critically Injured At Near North Side Filtration Plant
CHICAGO (STMW) — A worker was injured at the city water filtration plant Tuesday afternoon on the Near North Side. The private contractor was hurt while working at the Jardine Walter Filtration Plant...
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Man Charged With Striking Police Officers With Vehicle
CHICAGO (STMW) – A West Side man facing a litany of charges was ordered held on $75,000 bond after he allegedly struck two Chicago Police officers with a vehicle while trying to flee the scene of an...
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1 Dead, 2 Wounded In North Lawndale Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man is dead after a shooting Thursday afternoon that also wounded two others in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. The three were in a vehicle in the 1600 block of...
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Former Student Sues St. Charles East H.S. Over Hazing, Bullying
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STMW) – A former St. Charles East High School student is suing the district and several staffers, alleging she was bullied, hazed and harassed by members of her drill team and that...
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Northwestern Players Vote Whether To Join Union
EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS/AP) — Northwestern University football players were voting Friday on whether they want to form a union, but results of the vote might not be revealed for months. After Friday’s...
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2 Dead, 8 Wounded In Shootings Since Thursday Afternoon
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded in shootings across the city from Thursday afternoon to early Friday. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., a 23-year-old man was...
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Poll: 1 In 4 Illinois Residents Say State Is Worst Place To Live
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Residents of Illinois apparently are pretty miserable. According to a new Gallup poll, 25 percent of residents say it is the worst state to live. That’s easily the highest...
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After Recovery, Wounded Bald Eagle Returned To The Wild
WAYNE, Ill. (CBS) – After two months of treatment and recovery for a broken wing from an apparent gunshot wound, it took a bit of coaxing, but a 5-year-old bald eagle was able to return to the wild...
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Evanston Cops Issue 120 Tickets In Crackdown On Distracted Driving
Cops Target Drivers Violating Cell Phone Ban WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) – A one-day crackdown on motorists who violate the ban on using a cell phone while driving resulted in dozens...
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After Visit To Ukraine, Quigley Urges Caution From White House
Congressman Says Ukrainians Willing To Go To War With Russia WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – After returning from a visit to Ukraine, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) said the smallest...
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Data Shows, Chicago Loves Its Divvy Bikes
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — September 28th of 2013 was a perfect day for a bike ride: The sun was shining, a gentle southerly breeze kept temperatures in the 70s. For the city’s bike sharing system,...
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Rauner Pounces On IDOT Patronage Hiring Allegations To Attack Quinn
Rauner Accuses Quinn Of 'Trying To Hide The Truth From The Voters' WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Questions about alleged patronage hiring violations at the Illinois Department of...
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NATO 3 Sentenced To 5 To 8 Years In Prison
CHICAGO (CBS) — Three men convicted for making crude incendiary devices to potentially disrupt the NATO summit in Chicago two years ago were sentenced to five to eight years in prison on Friday. The...
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