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Freed Former Day Care Worker Says Time In Prison Tough On Family
(CBS) – A former day care center worker says ten year behind bars has been tough, especially on her kids, reports WBBM’s John Cody. 43-year-old Hickory Hills mother of two Jennifer Del Prete isn’t...
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Lawsuits Claim Indiana Doctor Recommended Unnecessary Heart Surgery
(CBS) – They had heart surgery, but claim they didn’t need it and now two patients are suing Indiana Doctor Arvind Gandhi. Those patients told CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov how the alleged unnecessary procedures...
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Lockport Cabinet Business Destroyed By Massive Fire
(CBS) — A custom cabinets business in Lockport became engulfed Wednesday afternoon. Despite firefighters’ best efforts, the business is destroyed. CBS 2′s Brad Edwards reports the fire broke out at...
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Chicago-Based Jet Magazine To End Print Edition, Become Online-Only
CHICAGO (CBS) – Jet Magazine, a staple in African-American homes for 63 years, is pulling the plug on print. The Chicago based publication is shifting to online-only. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker takes a...
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Lindblom High School Principal Awarded Golden Apple
CHICAGO (CBS) — Nearly 30 years ago, a man with no car but a passion for teaching came to Chicago to get a job. Today, he leads Lindblom Math and Science Academy. As CBS 2′s Susanna Song reports, he is...
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Elderly Woman Shot In Brighton Park
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 76-year-old woman was shot Wednesday evening in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder about 6:45 p.m. while she was...
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CTA ‘Pleased’ With #AskVentra Twitter Questions
CHICAGO (CBS) — The CTA took questions on Twitter for an hour Wednesday about Ventra and it didn’t even melt down any computers. There were perhaps 100 serious questions to CTA at #AskVentra mixed in...
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Former Head Of Disgraced State Anti-Violence Program Now Leads Private City...
(CBS) — As investigations mount concerning spending within Governor Quinn’s anti-violence program, CBS 2 has learned the same woman who oversaw it is now running a private $50 million anti-violence...
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2 Investigators: Complaints Growing Over Undelivered Mail
(CBS) — Regular mail delivery is taken for granted by most people, but now there’s been a growing chorus of complaints from residential neighborhoods across the city to businesses in the Loop. The CBS...
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Lyons Residents Say Signs Supporting Police Stolen From Lawns
LYONS, Ill. (CBS) – Cuts to the police department in suburban Lyons are not sitting well with some residents. Now there are claims somebody’s stealing signs that support fired officers. The alleged...
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Hampshire Teacher Accused Of Improper Behavior With Student
HAMPSHIRE, Ill. (STMW) – A teacher at Hampshire High School in the northwest suburbs is under investigation for improper conduct with a student and has been put on paid administrative leave, school...
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Car Catches Fire In Lake Shore Drive Apartment Garage
CHICAGO (STMW) – A car caught on fire at an apartment high-rise early Thursday in the Near North Side neighborhood. Firefighters responded to the incident about 3 a.m. in the 900 block of North Lake...
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Bribery Suspects Post Rubies, Diamonds To Pay Bail
CHICAGO (STMW) – A father and son accused of a big-time education scam agreed to pay a pirate’s ransom Wednesday — posting a stash of diamonds and rubies to stay free. Millionaires Jowhar Soultanali,...
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Suburban School District Drops Out Of Federal Lunch Program
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) – It might seem like a no-brainer to give kids healthier lunch options, but one suburban school district wants to keep their pizza and fries, because they don’t think...
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City Cracks Down On Immigration Service Providers
CHICAGO (STMW) – A recent sting operation that targeted 31 immigration service providers found that all but one of them were in violation of the law. Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and...
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Plea Deal Expected In Former Teacher’s Sex Abuse Case
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – A negotiated plea deal is being finalized in the case of a former teacher at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein who is accused of abusing a 14-year-old student four years ago....
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Emanuel Trying To Lure NFL Draft To Chicago
Chicago, L.A. Mayors Make Pitches To Host NFL Draft WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – As the NFL Draft begins Thursday evening in New York, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is hoping to bring the three-day...
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Body Recovered From Lake Michigan In Lake Forest
Updated 05/08/14 – 12:01 p.m. LAKE FOREST, Ill. (CBS) – Marine units equipped with sonar and drag lines recovered a body from Lake Michigan near Lake Forest on Thursday, more than two hours after a...
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‘The Sound Of Music’ Helps Lyric Opera Bring In New Fans
'The Sound Of Music' Playing To Packed Audiences WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – The Lyric Opera is reaching out to new audiences with its latest popular musical offering: “The Sound of...
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Chicago Islamic Groups: Nigerian Kidnappers Not Real Muslims
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago area Islamic groups were coming together Thursday to express their collective outrage at a crime that has horrified the world; the kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls by a...
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