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Loop Alley Parties To Offer New Perspective Of Downtown
Five 'Placemaking' Parties Planned In Loop Alleys WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – A downtown booster organization has launched a series of parties designed to get people to think of the...
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Man Charged With Lying About Theft Of Gun Used To Kill Teen
CHICAGO (CBS) – The man who originally owned the gun used to kill a 14-year-old girl earlier this week has been charged with illegally selling the gun to someone else, then lying about it being stolen....
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Caught On Camera: Police SUV In Disabled Parking Spot
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Spotted in a fast food parking lot on the South Side: A Chicago Police SUV parked in a clearly marked disabled parking spot, just a few feet from the restaurant door. The...
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Two Shot During Convenience Store Robbery In East Chicago
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (CBS) – Police in northwest Indiana were hoping surveillance images would help them catch the suspects who shot two convenience store clerks during a robbery this week. Officers were...
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Feds Probing Quinn’s Embattled Anti-Violence Program
CHICAGO (CBS) — Federal prosecutors are looking into Gov. Quinn’s embattled anti-violence program, CBS 2 has confirmed. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Springfield sought information about the...
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Three More Metra Lines Get Wind Gauges To Reduce Storm Delays
Metra Seeking To Cut Down On Major Weather Delays WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Metra has installed eight new wind gauges along three of its commuter rail lines, hoping to minimize delays...
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Sonic Drive-In Opens Uptown Restaurant Ahead Of Schedule
CHICAGO (CBS) – Before today, Chicagoans had travel outside the city to indulge in Sonic, a drive-in fast food restaurant established in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Well, the wait for one within Chicago’s...
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Dual Tragedies For Elgin Family Prompt Outpouring Of Support
(CBS) – Neighbors, relatives and strangers have come to the aid of an Elgin family that recently was hit hard with a couple of major calamities. On April 19, 54-year old truck driver John Estep passed...
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Rauner Sets Up Hotline To Report Corruption Under Quinn
CHICAGO (CBS) – Just hours before it was disclosed federal prosecutors are looking into Gov. Pat Quinn’s embattled anti-violence program, Republican rival Bruce Rauner’s campaign launched a toll-free...
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Blue Cross Sponsorship Of Divvy Bikes Nets City $12.5M
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Emanuel Administration has finally landed a corporate sponsor for its Divvy bike-sharing program, a major health insurer that makes a fitting match for the popular blue bikes. WBBM...
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Two Teen Boys Charged In Barrington School ‘Sexting’ Case
(STMW) — Two teen boys were charged this week after sending sexually explicit images and videos to fellow students in northwest suburban Barrington. One boy was charged Wednesday while the other was...
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Happy May Day! The Minimum Wage Still Hasn’t Been Raised… So Let’s Create A...
By Mason Johnson — This article is an opinion piece that solely reflects the viewpoints of the author… May Day should be an important day for all of us — especially Chicagoans. A celebration of...
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Embattled Toronto Mayor Comes To Chicago For Rehab: Reports
(CBS) — Rob Ford, the larger-than-life Toronto mayor who has wrestled with substance-abuse issues in the public eye, may be seeking help for his problems in Chicago. Numerous media reports indicate the...
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Families Displaced After Grilling Accident Sparks Woodridge Fire
(CBS) – A propane grill accident on a second-floor balcony Thursday is believed to have caused an apartment building fire in west suburban Woodridge, displacing 12 families, authorities said. A...
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Woman Freed In Baby’s Death: ‘I’m Not Bitter’
(CBS) – Jennifer Del Prete spent a decade without her children because she was convicted of killing someone else’s baby. She’s now free because of evidence never turned over at her 2005 trial. CBS 2′s...
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Suspect Sketch Released In Sex Assault Of Boy
(STMW) – A 7-year-old boy was sexually assaulted when he went to the restroom alone at a restaurant Saturday in the Little Village neighborhood. The boy and his family were eating dinner at Great China...
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City Officials Waiting As Hundreds Show Up To Job-Fair Hoax
(CBS) – The hoax that claimed the city of Chicago would take applications for 10,000 summer jobs drew hundreds of job seekers to the Thompson Center downtown. But many found a silver lining. Job...
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Video Of Hammond Officer’s Treatment Of K-9 Prompts Investigation
(CBS) – A Hammond, Ind. K-9 police officer is under investigation because of how he handled his dog, an incident was caught on video. It happened Wednesday during a traffic stop. The officer and his...
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Former Country Club Hills Police Chief Gets 5 Years In Prison
(STMW) – Former Country Clubs Hills Police Chief Regina Evans was sentenced late Thursday to five years in prison for stealing more than $900,000 in state grant money, the Chicago Sun-Times is...
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2 Investigators: What Passengers Are Breathing On Metra Train Cars
By Dave Savini (CBS) – Dirty vents, diesel fumes — what are Metra riders breathing in when they commute? CBS 2′s Dave Savini launched an investigation to find out what passengers are being exposed...
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