Brush Fire Erupts Along I-94 In Northwest Indiana
(STMW) — A brush fire burned out of control near Interstate 80/94 in Hammond on Saturday evening but was contained by 9 p.m. The fire started about 7:40 p.m. behind 7925 Indianapolis Blvd., Hammond...
View ArticleWrigley Field Cashier Charged With Theft
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Wrigley Field cashier was ordered held in lieu of $10,000 Saturday after she allegedly stole at least $1,400 from a coworker’s ballpark register. Porsha Summeries, 21, of the 3500...
View ArticleMan Stabbed To Death In Chatham
CHICAGO (STMW) –A man was stabbed to death during a fight Saturday night in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side. Rickey Hayes, 55, was involved in an altercation with another male in the 7900...
View ArticlePolice: Man Dead After He Runs Across I-94
CHICAGO (STMW) –A man is dead after he ran across Interstate 94 and was hit by a car early Sunday on the Far South Side. About 3 a.m., a 36-year-old man was heading north on I-94 in a 2007 Ford Taurus...
View ArticleMan Fatally Shot In Maywood Parking Lot
MAYWOOD, Ill. (STMW) — A 49-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday night in west suburban Maywood. Milton Carswell suffered a single gunshot wound to the head at 6:08 p.m. in a parking lot at 34 S....
View ArticlePolice: 1 Dead, 3 Wounded In River North Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — Four men were shot — one fatally — early Sunday in the River North neighborhood, police said. The group was standing in a cul-de-sac in the 500 block of West Erie Street at 3:10 a.m....
View ArticleRomeoville Man Charged With DUI After I-55 Crash That Killed His Son
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (STMW) — A man has been charged with aggravated DUI after a rollover crash that killed his 4-year-old son and critically injured his two other young children early Sunday in southwest...
View ArticleState Trooper Injured In I-88 Crash Among Officers At St. Jude March
CHICAGO (CBS) — 2,000 Chicago Police and other law enforcement officers assembled east of Soldier Field for the annual St. Jude March to honor fallen officers. Among the spectators was a survivor –...
View ArticleLoyola Wins NCAA Volleyball Title
CHICAGO (AP) — Loyola of Chicago opposite hitter Joe Smalzer no longer has a chip on his shoulder about being an underdog. California schools have long dominated men’s volleyball while only a few other...
View ArticleCrews Battling Fire In Oak Park
OAK PARK, Ill. (STMW) — Crews are working to extinguish a fire in west suburban Oak Park Sunday morning. An Oak Park police dispatcher said the 800 block of Clinton Avenue was closed to traffic between...
View ArticlePolice: Person Shot To Death In South Side Garage
CHICAGO (STMW) – A male was shot to death Sunday morning in the South Side Washington Heights neighborhood, police said. The shooting happened about 11:35 a.m. in a garage in the 9200 block of South...
View ArticleHigh School Basketball Player Hospitalized After Collapse During Game
(CBS) – A 16-year-old Chicago high school student is hospitalized in critical condition after collapsing at an AAU basketball tournament game on Saturday that was being held at Riverside Brookfield...
View ArticleHealthcare Council Of Illinois Pushes For Managed Care Bill Of Rights
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Healthcare Council of Illinois made a stop at the Jackson Square Nursing Center Saturday as part of a seven city, seven facility tour designed to get support from nursing home...
View ArticleMade In Chicago: Artist Chris Knight
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chris Knight was trying to make his living as a photographer until almost a year ago. And then came the flags. “And then came the flags. It just steamrolled, honestly. Every flag I made...
View ArticleSuspect Charged In Beauty Shop Burglary; 2nd At Large
SKOKIE, Ill. (STMW) – A man has been charged with burglarizing a Sally Beauty Supply store in north suburban Skokie early Wednesday. Reginald D. Stewart, 45, faces one count of burglary, according to a...
View ArticleAttorneys Wrangle Over Previous Allegations In Sex Abuse Case
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STMW) – Facing a multitude of sex assault charges, Jose Mendoza-Sosa decided he didn’t want to be his own attorney after all. Sosa, 46, last of Aurora, tried get rid of his public...
View ArticleMERS Patient Improves At Munster Hospital; No New Cases Reported
MUNSTER, Ind. (STMW) – A patient with the first confirmed U.S. case of a deadly new respiratory illness continues to improve at Community Hospital in Munster, according to the hospital and the Indiana...
View ArticlePerson Arrested In Fatal Shooting In Joliet
JOLIET, Ill. (STMW) – One person has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting early Sunday in southwest suburban Joliet. Police responding to a call of shots fired about 3:30 a.m. on...
View ArticleMan Hit, Killed By Car While Running Across I-94
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man is dead after he ran across Interstate 94 and was hit by a car early Sunday on the Far South Side. About 3 a.m., a 36-year-old man was heading north on I-94 in a 2007 Ford Taurus...
View ArticleMan Shot And Killed In Chatham
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was found shot to death Sunday morning in his home in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side. Jabari Davis, 29, was found with a gunshot wound to the head about 7:15 a.m. at...
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