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History Of The Death Penalty In Illinois
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — A botched execution this week in Oklahoma has renewed debate over the death penalty, a practice that was abandoned in Illinois by Gov. George Ryan in 2000. Before the...
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Jewel-Osco Hiring 1,500, Releases Information On Job Fairs
CHICAGO — Jewel-Osco is looking to hire 1,500 workers to help run their planned five new stores this summer. Check out the job fairs at the dates and locations below: Store 2506; 424 W Division St....
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Woman In Shaken Baby Case Free After Nearly Decade In Prison
(CBS) – The Hickory Hills day care worker who’s spent almost a decade in prison after being convicted of shaking a baby to death is now free. The Illinois Department of Corrections says Jennifer Del...
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Chicagoland Teens Given The Chance To Perform With Rock Band Foreigner
Though most of their hits were released in the late 1970s and 1980s, Foreigner still maintains a huge following – yes, even among teens. And it’s teens who should be paying attention most, since...
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11-Year-Old Girl Scared To Leave Home After Being Shot
CHICAGO (CBS) – At 11-years-old, Tymisha Washington should be out jumping rope or playing with friends. Instead, the Chicago 5th grader is recovering from two gunshots. Tymisha was with her cousin and...
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Proposal Would Make Illinois Small Businesses Give Retirement Accounts To...
(CBS) –If you work for a small business, would you want the state of Illinois involved with your retirement account? New legislation now in the General Assembly would make that happen for some...
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Veteran Adopts Bomb-Sniffing Dog After More Than 100 Missions Together
CHICAGO (CBS) — An Iraq veteran and his retired bomb-sniffing military dog have been reunited after a two-year separation. It was like they never parted. Within minutes of the time Cila first sniffed...
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Two Teens Among Three Shot In West Side Drive-By
CHICAGO (STMW) — Three people—including two teenage boys—were shot Wednesday afternoon in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. Two boys, ages 14 and 17, and a 25-year-old man were...
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Four Wounded In South Shore Shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) – Four people were wounded Wednesday night in a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood. The victims were walking in front of 7320 S. Phillips Av. at approximately 9:05 p.m., police...
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Four Charged In Pepper Spray Attack At Cell Phone Store
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago police detectives are trying to determine if four people charged with the robbery Monday of a cell phone store in the north side Edgewater neighborhood are responsible for any...
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Winter’s Impact Still Felt In Gardens, Health
(CBS) – Now that spring has sprung, our frozen winter seems like a distant memory, until you step outside to take a look at your garden. CBS 2′s Megan Glaros shows you the impact winter is still having...
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Two Men Shot In Buena Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two men were shot Wednesday night in the Buena Park neighborhood on the North Side. The two men, 23 and 42, were standing on a sidewalk in the 800 block of West Cuyler Avenue about...
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Man Charged In Burglary Of South Loop Mariano’s
CHICAGO (STMW) – A West Side man is facing felony burglary charges after he attempted to rob a Mariano’s Fresh Market in the South Loop early Wednesday. Kenard Jarrett, 20, was charged with three...
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Man Shot And Killed In Chatham
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was found shot dead in the South Side Chatham neighborhood early Thursday. Police responding to a call of shots fired at 2:05 a.m. near East 81st Street and South Cottage Grove...
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Murders Up, But Shootings Down Through April
CHICAGO (CBS) – Murders in Chicago edged up slightly for the start of the year, compared to the first four months of 2013, but the overall number of shooting victims was down slightly. Police said both...
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CTA, Pace Begin Phasing Out Old Fare Cards Ahead Of Full Switch To Ventra
CHICAGO (CBS) – Delayed several months by glitches with the new Ventra fare system, the CTA has begun phasing out its old fare cards, with an eye towards a full switchover to Ventra by July 1. CTA...
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Man Stabbed To Death In Chicago Lawn
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was stabbed to death Wednesday night at his home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Larry Martin, 28, suffered a stab wound to the chest about 6:40 p.m. at...
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Street Sweeper Crash On Inbound Edens Prompts Temporary Closure
NORTHFIELD, Ill. (STMW) – Part of the inbound Edens Expressway (I-94) was closed for at least two hours early Thursday after a street sweeper truck collided with two SUVs near north suburban...
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Historic Wilmette Theatre To Stay Open After Getting Second Digital Projector
WILMETTE, Ill. (CBS) – The show will go on, following a month-long fund-raising drive to allow the century-old Wilmette Theatre to go digital. Carole Dibo, the theater’s director of education and...
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‘It’s Going To Be A Rough Season’ For Allergy Sufferers
Pollen Counts Already Very High WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause (CBS) – This is already shaping up as a challenging spring allergy season for many people. Dr. Joseph Leija, an allergist at Gottlieb Memorial...
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