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Federal Climate Change Report Warns Of Increasing Harms
(CBS/AP) – A new federal scientific report urged immediate action to protect the planet against the effects of climate change. CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist reports the findings in the National...
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Lawmakers To Allow Subpoenas For Anti-Violence Program
Lawmakers To Open New Probe Into Quinn's Anti-Violence Program WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – A panel of lawmakers has voted to give itself subpoena power to conduct its own probe...
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Alert Issued After Gary Murder Suspect Released From Hospital
GARY, Ind. (CBS) – Police in Gary, Indiana, have issued a nationwide alert for a murder suspect who was released from a Chicago area hospital in February. Gary Police Cpl. Gabrielle King said...
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Special Olympics Spring Games Kick Off At Soldier Field
CHICAGO (CBS) – Thousands of athletes and their coaches marched into Soldier Field on Tuesday for the opening ceremony for the Special Olympics Chicago spring games. WBBM Newsradio’s Nancy Harty...
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Illinois Spared In Latest Nationwide Corruption Analysis
New Jersey is the least corrupt state in America. Georgia is the most corrupt. Click on image for bigger view. (Credit: Center For Public Integrity) By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — This just in …...
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Ravenswood Church Considering Move After Disputes With Neighbors
CHICAGO (CBS) — In the heart of Ravenswood, some neighbors of a church are feeling less than charitable about the congregation – and the pastor says he’s been getting hate mail. “When they come to mass...
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‘June Is The Most Dangerous Time To Be A Turtle’
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Hoping to avoid the “significant amount of carnage” from last year, Vernon Hills is taking important steps to save its turtle population. Crews there have posted Turtle...
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Jackson Might Lead Delegation To Nigeria
U.S. Sending Team To Help Find Kidnapped Nigerian Girls WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – On the day the White House said a U.S. team will head to Nigeria to help search for nearly 300 teenage...
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Cook County Forest Preserve Buys 400 Acre Barrington Horse Farm
(CBS) — Cook County is laying out $14.5 million for a 400 acre horse farm, it’s largest land purchase in almost a half century. Cook County Forest Preserve District General Superintendent Arnold...
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One Killed, One Critically Wounded In West Side Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) –A woman was killed and a man critically wounded in a West Side shooting Tuesday afternoon. The two were shot about 4:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Central Park Avenue, police said....
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Family Of Geese Escorted To Safety After Slowing Traffic On I-80/94
(CBS) — Two geese and their five baby goslings have been rescued after slowing traffic on I-80/94 at the Illinois-Indiana border Tuesday afternoon. The geese were walking along the shoulder of the road...
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Juarez H.S. Being Investigated For Attendance Numbers, Grading Policy
CHICAGO (CBS) – CPS is investigating Benito Juarez High School over questions surrounding attendance numbers and grading policy at the school. The investigation comes six months after the Pilsen school...
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Levine: White Sox Can Move Up With Weak Schedule
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) — If the Chicago White Sox are going to compete for a playoff spot in 2014, there would be no better time to strike than now. The South Side 25 are in a swing of playing 10 of 13...
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Motorcyclist Killed In Barrington Crash
BARRINGTON, Ill. (STMW) — A 19-year-old man died after a motorcycle crash in northwest suburban Barrington Tuesday afternoon, police said. Just before 1:40 p.m., Barrington police and fire crews...
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North Suburban School Officials Warning About Potential Mumps Cases
(CBS) – Officials in two north suburban school districts are warning students, staff and parents about possible cases of the mumps, even though they cannot confirm it. The window of opportunity for...
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Chicago Teen Dies Days After Collapse During Basketball Game
(CBS) – A Chicago teenager died Tuesday morning after collapsing during a basketball tournament last Saturday. Jermaine Cullum, a 16-year-old sophomore at Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High...
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Chicago Man Survives Electric Shock From Downed Power Lines
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago man is still shaking from the ordeal after he was shocked when live power lines fell on top of a car he happened to touch. The shock caused him to have a seizure. “I thought I...
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West Side Residents Say Garbage Piling Up At Abandoned House
CHICAGO (CBS) – Frustration is building, along with a pile of trash in one South Austin block. That trash, at an abandoned house in is now a breeding ground for rodents and disease. CBS 2’s Brad...
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Pet Advocates, Store Owners Clash Over Puppy Mill Ordinance
(CBS) — It’s a battle over what kind of puppy you can buy and where you can buy it. Starting in March, a new ordinance in Chicago will only allow pet stores to sell rescue or shelter dogs. Opponents...
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Feds: Ex-Burnham Village Clerk Stole $650,000 For Casino Runs
CHICAGO (STMW) – A south suburban elected official who allegedly stole more than $650,000 from taxpayers and spent it at casinos has agreed to plead guilty. Former Burnham Village Clerk Nancy Dobrowski...
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