Gary Murder Suspect Surrenders To Police
(CBS) – A murder suspect who was the subject of a nationwide alert after he was allowed to go free from a Chicago area hospital in February has turned himself in to police in Gary, Indiana. Gary Police...
View ArticleDurbin Pushes Legislation For Refinancing Student Loans
(CBS) – Senator Dick Durbin says students with loans should get the same break as homeowners with mortgages and be allowed to refinance down, reports WBBM’s John Cody. Senator Durbin says some loans...
View Article‘Stylish’ Rahm Emanuel Behind The Glass At Blackhawks-Wild Game
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is taking a bit of a beating on social media for his casual wardrobe at Sunday’s Blackhawks game at the United Center. The mayor was sporting a...
View ArticleAurora Police Reforming Canine Unit After 7 Years Without Police Dogs
AURORA, Ill. (CBS) –The Aurora Police Department has a canine unit after seven years without one. WBBM’s Steve Miller was there as the dogs were put through their paces. Aurora Police say it was time...
View ArticleMcCarthy Not Surprised By Assault Rifle Theft At South Side Rail Yard
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police say the recent theft of 13 semi-automatic assault rifles from a South Side rail yard is a concern, but not a surprise, reports WBBM’s Terry Keshner. “It is probably a...
View ArticleSketch Of Suspect In Shop Owner’s Slaying Released
Authorities released this sketch of a man suspected of fatally shooting a business owner March 1, 2014, in the Gage Park neighborhood. (Chicago Police sketch) CHICAGO (STMW) – Police have released a...
View ArticleMother Breaks Silence After Daughter’s Murder Case Reopened
(CBS) — Suffering for more than 20 years, a south suburban mom finally breaks her silence. Her daughter was raped, murdered and left in a field in Dixmoor back in 1991. Police have re-opened the case...
View ArticleThat Wedding Dress Deal Online? It May Be Too Good To Be True
(CBS) – A warning tonight for brides: Buying your dress online could doom your dream day. Thousands of bad websites are ripping off brides to be. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker talks to one victim. Jeanne...
View ArticleNew Smart-Phone App Will Park Your Car
(CBS) – It’s one of the worst parts of driving in the city: finding parking. But a new automated parking system could change all that. As CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez reports, instead of a valet, you use a...
View ArticleJuvenile Charged In 15-Year-Old’s Shooting Death
(STMW) – A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting a fellow 15-year-old on Mother’s Day in the West Pullman community. Vaughn Holeman and the gunman were outside in the 200...
View ArticleNew Trier Warns Parents About Lake-Jump Dare Among Students
(CBS) – A new trend has teenagers from New Trier High School taking a dangerous plunge called the “cold water challenge,” with students nominating each other to jump into Lake Michigan. New Trier...
View ArticleWaukegan Bank Robbed
(STMW) -- Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a bank in north suburban Waukegan Monday afternoon. About 12:40 p.m., police received a notification of a panic alarm going off at NorStates...
View ArticleActivist: Gage Park Property Was Used For Human Trafficking
(CBS) – It is a disturbing scene: an abandoned building where a longtime community activist and crime fighter says teenage girls were held against their will and forced into prostitution. CBS 2’s Jim...
View ArticleFour Shot In Little Village
CHICAGO (STMW) – Four men were shot late Monday in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The men were standing on the sidewalk about 11:15 p.m. in the 3400 block of West 24th Street,...
View ArticleNew DNA Evidence Cited In Zion Baby Death Case
ZION, Ill. (STMW) – A new, “significant,” DNA report involving the murder of a 5-month-old baby from north suburban Zion last summer is being reviewed by prosecutors and defense attorneys for Demetries...
View ArticleMan And Woman Shot In West Pullman
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man and a woman were shot early Tuesday in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. About 1:35 a.m., the two were passengers in a vehicle in the 0 – 100 block of East...
View ArticleTeen Shot In Englewood After Argument On CTA Bus
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 17-year-old boy was shot Monday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. About 9:15 p.m., the teenager was shot after he was involved in an argument with another male...
View ArticleMonday’s Storms Leave Homes And Roads Flooded
Updated 05/13/14 – 10:35 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Heavy rainfall from a series of thunderstorms that moved through the Chicago area on Monday and early Tuesday left several roads impassable, and many...
View Article12 Shot Across Chicago Since Monday Afternoon
CHICAGO (STMW) – At least 12 people — including two teenage boys — have been wounded in shootings on the South and West Sides since Monday afternoon. A 16-year-old boy was shot early Tuesday in the...
View ArticleMan Killed In Motorcycle Crash On I-80/94 In Munster
MUNSTER, Ind. (STMW) – A 36-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle crashed into a semi truck on Interstate 80/94 in Munster, Ind. Monday night. Vonzell Griffin boarded the I-80/94 eastbound ramp...
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