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Top Chicago News Stories Of 2013
(CBS) As each year does, 2013 brought its fair share of ups and downs for the city of Chicago. From a rogue Blue Line car to the death of one of the world’s most respected film critics, 2013 was a wild...
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Salvation Army Tutoring Program Helps Kids Reach College
CHICAGO (CBS) – Besides feeding children’s mouths, the Salvation Army also feeds their minds. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports the Salvation Army runs an after-school tutoring center at 1 N....
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Salvation Army Community Center Merges Arts, Sports, Education
CHICAGO (CBS) – On Chicago’s Far South Side, there’s a Salvation Army facility unlike anything in the area, where arts and sports combine with life skills to create success stories. WBBM Newsradio’s...
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Judges To Hear Arguments In Blagojevich Appeal
CHICAGO (AP) – Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will on Friday get what will likely be his last chance to win his freedom, as a three-judge federal panel hears oral arguments in his...
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Salvation Army Offers Head Start For Children
CHICAGO (CBS) — One of the Salvation Army’s many programs provides Head Start services to pre-schoolers. play pause Head Start For Kids WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya The program at the Red Shield...
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Salvation Army Outdoor Camp
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Salvation Army has an outdoor effort at Camp Wonderland just over the border in Wisconsin. play pause Camp Wonderland WBBM Newsradio's John Cody Lt. Mike Shogren says says Camp...
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Explosion, Fire At Alsip Plant
Firefighters were on the scene of a petrochemical plant fire in Blue Island on Friday. (CBS) CHICAGO (CBS) — A petrochemical plant explosion in Alsip injured two people on Friday. The blast caused by a...
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CPS Students Get Gift Of Music From Salvation Army
CHICAGO (CBS) — Hundreds of Chicago Public School students are getting and giving the gift of music thanks to the Salvation Army. play pause Salvation Army Musical Gift WBBM Newsradio's Lisa Fielding...
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Mom Of Dead 7-Month-Old Held On $250K Bond
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 7-month-old girl found in a snowsuit and blanket in a “very warm” Lawndale apartment died in part from dehydration and overheating. It was the third time Erica Hampton had left her...
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4-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself In Gary
GARY, Ind. (STMW) – A 4-year-old northwest Indiana boy accidentally shot himself in the shoulder Friday morning with a gun belonging to his mother’s boyfriend, police said. The child found the gun...
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Court Panel Hears Blagojevich Case Appeal
CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. appeals court judges considering an appeal by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich focused their questions during oral arguments Friday on what constitutes...
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Court Upholds Firing Of Drew Peterson’s Son From Police Force
(AP) — An appellate court has upheld the firing of Drew Peterson’s son from a suburban Chicago police force. In a ruling issued Thursday, the Illinois Second Appellate District agreed with a trial...
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Man Accused Of Strangling His Elderly Neighbor In Elgin Committed Suicide In...
(STMW) – A man charged with strangling and robbing an 88-year-old World War II veteran hanged himself in his cell Thursday afternoon at the Cook County Jail, an autopsy found. Matthew Stoecklein, 58,...
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Shoppers Flood Dominick’s Stores In Search Of Huge Deals
CHICAGO (CBS) — Bargain hunters poured into the soon-to-be-closed Dominick’s stores on Friday, filling their carts with groceries at deals almost too good to be true. play pause Dominick's Bargain Days...
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Humboldt Park Woman Dies From Exposure To Cold
(STMW) – A Humboldt Park woman is the fifth cold-related death of the season in Cook County. Margie Chandler, 62, died at Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center at 8:35 a.m. Thursday, the...
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Mega-Millions Jackpot Up To $550 Million
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history climbed even higher Saturday after no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $425 million top Mega Millions prize. With...
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Police: Driver Was Impaired By Drugs When He Struck, Killed Elderly Woman
(STMW) – A Wheaton man was charged with driving under the influence of drugs after he struck and killed an elderly woman Thursday morning in the Clearing neighborhood on the Southwest Side. James...
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Your Chicago: Chicago Children’s Choir
(CBS) – They are an elite group of singers who come from all over Chicago and have brought joy to thousands of music lovers for decades. CBS 2’s Rob Johnson reports on the Chicago Children’s Choir. The...
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For Some, Burning Sensation In Mouth Is Non-Stop
(CBS) – Imagine your mouth feeling like it’s on fire — all the time. You have no idea why; it simply burns. As CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez reports, it’s the painful reality for millions of people who...
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Some Old CTA Fare Cards Set To Expire Monday
(STMW) — Some CTA magnetic stripe fare cards are set to expire Monday at midnight. CTA customers using the magnetic stripe cards are being asked to check the expiration date stamped on the back, the...
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