Your Chicago: 1871 Tech Incubator
(CBS) – It is one of the largest tech incubators in the country, nurturing startups and fueling the passion of hundreds of young and not-so-young entrepreneurs. And it’s in Chicago. The space is called...
View ArticleMother Killed In Morgan Park
(CBS/STMW) – A 37-year-old woman who died after she was shot Friday evening in the Morgan Park neighborhood has been identified. Summer Moore heard gunfire while sitting in a front yard about 7:50 p.m....
View ArticlePolice: Man Found Shot Dead In Little Village
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man was found shot to death in the Little Village neighborhood early Saturday, police said. The 34-year-old was found shot to death in the 4100 block of West 28th Street at 3:24...
View ArticleTwo Men ‘Intentionally’ Hit By Car On Near North Side
CHICAGO (STMW) — Two men were “intentionally” struck by a car on the Near North Side after an altercation in a nightclub. The two men, both 23, were intentionally hit by a black Chevrolet sedan near...
View ArticlePolice: 3 Dead, 4 Wounded In Shootings Since Friday Night
CHICAGO (STMW) — Three people were killed and at least four others have been wounded in shootings on the South and West sides since Friday night, police said. About 1:35 p.m. Saturday, a male was shot...
View ArticleGary Students In School On Saturday To Make Up For Snow Day
GARY, Ind. (CBS) – School is in session Saturday for students in Gary, Indiana. This makes a 6-day week for students, not the kind of week you want to have leading up to Mother’s Day. District leaders...
View ArticlePolice: Man Killed In Evanston Motorcycle Crash
EVANSTON, Ill. (STMW) — A man was killed Saturday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in north suburban Evanston, police said. The man, whose age was not immediately known, was...
View ArticleChicago Park District Turns On Buckingham Fountain
CHICAGO (CBS) — You know summer is just around the corner when the Chicago Park District turns on Buckingham Fountain, which it did Saturday morning. WBBM’s Nancy Harty reports it is a sight for sore...
View ArticleElderly Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Mount Prospect Parking Lot
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (STMW) — A 90-year-old woman died Friday after she was struck by a vehicle in a grocery store parking lot in northwest suburban Mount Prospect. Harriet Abernethy-Ogorzale was...
View ArticleMan Dies After Fire In Glen Ellyn Apartment
(STMW) – A west suburban man died Saturday morning after a fire broke out in his Glen Ellyn apartment Friday morning. Firefighters responded to the blaze in a three-story building about 5:40 a.m....
View ArticleThousands Attend Daley Plaza Rally Demanding Return Of Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
CHICAGO (CBS) —Thousands of people filled Daley Plaza to support the missing schoolgirls in Nigeria and call for their return, reports WBBM’s Bob Roberts. The signs read, “Boko Haram is not Islam” and...
View ArticleGoogle, Chicago Public Libraries Partner To Offer Robots That Teach Programming
CHICAGO (CBS) — In addition to the standard books and movies, you can now check out at Chicago Public Libraries small robots that teach computer programming. Mayor Emanuel says through the lending...
View ArticlePolice: Male Shot To Death In West Garfield Park
CHICAGO (STMW) — A male was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, police said. The male, whose age was not immediately known, suffered multiple...
View ArticleHeart Of Basketball Player Who Died After Collapse Donated For Research
(CBS) — The death in the past week of a West Side teen who collapsed during a basketball tournament may provide medical science with a way to determine how to find and treat the rare condition that...
View ArticleMan In Critical Condition After Chasing Down Car Thief
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man is in critical condition after trying to stop a teenage boy from stealing his car Saturday morning in the Hyde Park neighborhood. The incident occurred about 11 a.m. in the 5100...
View ArticleProviso East High School In Maywood Catches Fire
(CBS) –An extra-alarm fire at Proviso East High School in Maywood drew fire departments from several suburbs Saturday evening. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which began around 9 p.m. at the...
View ArticleResidents Of Blackhawk Street Celebrate Team’s Success
CHICAGO (CBS) — As the Blackhawks continue fighting for another Stanley Cup, what’s the coolest street in Chicago? It’s Blackhawk Street, of course, which runs east-west and is 1400 North. Natalie...
View ArticleWoman Critically Wounded In Englewood Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A woman was shot and critically wounded early Sunday in Englewood. The woman was approached by an armed suspect in the 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard as she was leaving a...
View ArticleMan Attempts To Abduct Girl, 5, From Brighton Park Neighborhood
CHICAGO (CBS)) — Chicago Police have issued a community alert after man with a gun tried to abduct a five-year-old girl from the backyard of her home. Parents told CBS 2′s Derrick Blakley the incident...
View ArticleAutopsy: Woman Found Dead In South Holland Was Murdered
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (STMW) — A woman found dead Friday morning in south suburban South Holland died from multiple injures she suffered during an assault, an autopsy revealed Saturday. Police were...
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