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9 Kids Hospitalized After School Bus Crash
CHICAGO (STMW – Nine Chicago Public Schools students were taken to hospitals with minor injuries Thursday after their school bus sideswiped a beam on their way to school, according to Chicago Police....
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Rewind Chicago: Naval Training At Monmouth College
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — This installment of “Rewind Chicago” takes us beyond the city limits down to tiny Monmouth, Ill. During World War II, Monmouth College was one of seventeen institutions...
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Ex-Cop, Son Convicted Of Killing Elder Man’s Girlfriend
MAYWOOD, Ill. (STMW) – A father and son who plotted the killing of the elder man’s girlfriend in 2011 have been found guilty of her murder. Devin Bickham Sr., 42; and Devin Bickham Jr., 23, were...
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South Holland Man Gets Nearly 17 Years For Illegal Gun Deals
CHICAGO (STMW) – A south suburban man has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison for illegally trafficking hundreds of guns from Indiana to Chicago. David “Big Dave” Lewisbey , 24, of...
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Mayor Urges Governor To Sign Chicago Pension Reform Plan
Quinn Opposes Property Tax Hike To Address Pension Debt WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel essentially told Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday, “I scratched your back, now you scratch...
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Owner Of Building Where Firefighters Died Gets 6 Months For Contempt
CHICAGO (CBS) – The owner of a building where two firefighters died in an extra-alarm blaze in 2010 has pleaded guilty to contempt charges for failing to make court-ordered repairs to the building, and...
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Norway Diplomat: Emanuel Irked By Peace Prize For Obama
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) – A senior Norwegian diplomat says his country’s former ambassador to the United States was given a verbal lashing by Barack Obama’s chief of staff when the president was awarded...
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Cubs Plan Fix Of Wrigley Centennial Mural, Which Shows Comiskey Park
Updated 5/15/2014 at 9:45 p.m. Mural Of Lindbergh Shows Visit To Comiskey, Not Wrigley WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – One of the photos in a mural on the outer wall of Wrigley Field as part...
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Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Cuts Final Ties With Chicago, Selling Loft
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The former CEO and co-founder of Groupon has put his Chicago loft up for sale, cutting the last vestige to his career here. Andrew Mason wants $1.2 million for his...
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BGA: Animal Control Mistakes Led To Deaths Of 2 Dogs
(CBS) – Chicago’s Animal Care and Control is charged with controlling and caring for unwanted or abused animals. But a WBBM investigation with the Better Government Association has uncovered recent...
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Liver Virus Concerns Prompt Free Hepatitis Screenings
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s a virus 100 times more infectious than HIV, that can live for a week outside the body on razors and toothbrushes, that destroys the liver through cirrhosis and cancer, and doctors...
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Fallout From Airport Snag: Shortage Of Rental Cars
(CBS) – A problem at Chicago’s airports earlier in the week may have spilled over into Thursday for some travellers. On Tuesday, smoke at an air traffic control facility disrupted travel at both...
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Motion: End Federal Oversight Of Chicago Hiring
CHICAGO (AP) – An attorney who has fought patronage hiring for decades says the city of Chicago is largely in compliance with bans on the practice. Attorney Michael Shakman has asked a judge to end...
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Twin Towers Survivor Has Mixed Emotions About New 9/11 Museum
(CBS) – A 9/11 survivor with local ties says he plans to visit the new museum on the site of the old World Trade Center, but with mixed emotions. Joe Dittmar was on the 105th floor of the south tower...
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Veteran: VA Hospital Almost Caused My Death
(CBS) – When 66-year-old Vietnam veteran Allen Sloma went to Hines VA Hospital in December 2012, the symptoms were worrying. “I was having real bad night sweats. I was losing weight real fast,” he...
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Five Lung-Transplant Patients Grateful For Second Chance
(CBS) – A special education teacher, a judge, a grandmother, an executive director and a 21-year-old woman. Five people, five different backgrounds, all share one thing: the gift of a new life, thanks...
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Booze Delivered To Your Door? There’s An App For That
(CBS) – It seems there’s an app for everything – now, that includes getting alcohol delivered to your door. “Download the app, set your location and add your favorite beer, wine or liquor, pick ‘check...
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Man Arrested Trying To Meet Teen For Sex: Police
(CBS) – A former coach at Vernon Hills High School has been arrested at another north suburban high school and charged with indecent solicitation. The suspect, 25-year-old Emmanuel Perez, volunteered...
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Man Attempted To Lure Girl Into SUV On Her Way To School: Police
(STMW) – Police issued an alert after a man tried luring a 15-year-old girl into his SUV on her way to school early Thursday in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The incident...
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Woman, 23, Shot In Albany Park
(CBS) – A 23-year-old woman was shot Thursday night in the Albany Park neighborhood. The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 4700 block of North Bernard and may have been a robbery. The woman,...
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