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Gore Accuses GOP Of ‘Enforced Orthodoxy’ To Deny Climate Change
Former VP Urges More Involvement To Address Climate Change WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Former Vice President Al Gore implored a local crowd to get involved in efforts to address climate...
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Climate Change Exists. Period. Here’s The Real Debate:
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — This past winter–with extreme cold and heavy snow–was statistically one of the worst in Chicago’s history. In the summer of 2012, the Midwest endured nearly two weeks of...
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Citizens Utility Board: Rising Complaints About ComEd Rivals
Some Alternative Energy Suppliers Charge Far More Than ComEd WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Ahead of an energy rate hike at ComEd next month, a utility watchdog group said it’s seen a...
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Flights At O’Hare And Midway Resume After Ground Halt
Updated 05/13/14 – 9:20 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Flights in and out of O’Hare and Midway international airports are resuming after a ground halt was ordered when the local radar facility was evacuated...
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The Illinois Politicians That Want To Take Your Internet Rights Away From You
By Mason Johnson With net neutrality effectively neutered, Internet service providers (ISPs) starting to do as they please and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) attempting to create new rules...
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Englewood Resident Touts Benefits Of Her Neighborhood
Resident Promotes 'What's Good In Englewood' WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – An Englewood resident, sick of all the bad news about her neighborhood, has launched an effort to promote the good...
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“Destination Solar System” At Adler Offers Closer Look At Planetary Neighborhood
Adler Offers Virtual Tour Of Solar System WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – The Adler Planetarium has been teaching visitors about the Solar System for years, and its latest Sky Theater show...
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Sexual Predator Gets 10 Years For Viewing Child Porn At Library
WHEATON, Ill. (STMW) – A northwest suburban man listed by the state as a sexual predator will spend 10 years in prison for looking at child pornography on a computer at a public library last year....
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6 Students Arrested After Fight At Streamwood H.S.
STREAMWOOD, Ill. (CBS) – Police arrested six students at Streamwood High School on Tuesday, after a fight that prompted a “hold in place” order at the school. Six students were arrested in connection...
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Proviso East High School To Reopen Wednesday After Fire Damages School
(CBS) – Proviso East High School will reopen Wednesday after the school was damaged by a fire last Saturday. School officials cancelled Monday and Tuesday classes which they say will not be made up in...
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Residents Want Funds To Fix Gale Math And Science Academy
CHICAGO (CBS) — Neighborhood residents are pleading with the Chicago Public Schools to free up money to fix some serious problems at the Gale Math and Science Academy in Rogers Park, reports WBBM...
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New Initiative Aims To Raise Awareness For Lung Cancer
(CBS) – Every five minutes, a woman is diagnosed with lung cancer and half, will die in the first year. It’s the number one cancer killer in women. Stats like that have led to a call for action. CBS...
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Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal West Town Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 17-year-old has been charged with murder for allegedly crashing into and then fatally shooting a Chicago White Sox vendor last month in the West Town neighborhood. The teen, whose...
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Police: Man Killed Chicago Heights
CHICAGO HEIGHTS (STMW) — A man was beaten to death just blocks from his home in south suburban Chicago Heights Tuesday morning, authorities said. About 5:45 a.m., Salvador Rodriguez, 29, was found...
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Chicago Wolves Stranded By Flight Delays Ahead Of Playoff Game
(CBS) — Chicago’s other pro hockey team is a victim of the flight delays. It’s left the Wolves in playoff limbo. Already down two games to none in their best-of-seven American Hockey League Western...
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2 Investigators: Kids Used To Sell Candy For Fake Charities
(CBS) – Young children are being sent to unfamiliar neighborhoods sell candy door-to-door in the name of charity. CBS 2′s Dave Savini has been investigating these operations and found, in some cases,...
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Trial Delayed In Brutal Double Murder In Antioch
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – A significant delay in the trial date of an Antioch man charged in the double homicide of his wife and mother last fall was granted Tuesday after his attorney requested more...
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Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Killing 5 In 2008
CHICAGO (STMW) – After Torolan Williams and his friend robbed and murdered five people at a house party on the South Side, he turned to his partner in crime and laughed, Cook County prosecutors said....
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Airports Could Need Days To Catch Up From Tuesday Travel Nightmare
CHICAGO (CBS) – Thousands of travelers were still stranded at O’Hare and Midway international airports on Wednesday, after hundreds of flights were halted Tuesday when the local air-traffic center was...
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Police Find Guns, 160 Rounds Of Ammo In Garbage Can
CHICAGO (STMW) – Chicago Police found two guns and more than 160 rounds of live ammunition hidden in a Gresham neighborhood garbage can Tuesday on the South Side. Tactical officers patrolling the...
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