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Elderly Man Killed In Apparent Robbery In Crete Township
(STMW) – Authorities are describing the slaying of an elderly south suburban man found dead in his home Wednesday as a “robbery that went terribly wrong.” Alfred Hilton, 85, was found dead at his home...
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Snow Got You Down? These Puppies Will Cheer You Up
CHICAGO (CBS) – Snow is no way to start a Friday morning in May, but we know the perfect way to perk you up: puppies. A tent full of puppies drew a crowd at Pioneer Court, just off Michigan Avenue on...
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Madigan Advances Minimum Wage Ballot Question
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Weeks after it became clear Illinois Democrats were struggling to find the necessary votes for legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage, House Speaker Michael Madigan...
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Drizly: Adult Beverages Delivered Right To Your Door
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — A company that bills itself the Amazon of Alcohol is starting up a liquor delivery service in Chicago. Drizly has launched a mobile app (iPhone and Android) that allows...
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Coast Guard, City Officials Urge Boaters To Use Caution On Lake
Coast Guard, Firefighters Conduct Lake Rescue Drill WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – The temperatures might have been cold, and there was snow in the air, but city officials and the U.S. Coast...
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10 Hurt When Truck And CTA Bus Collide
CHICAGO (CBS) – Ten people were taken to hospitals Friday afternoon, in a crash involving a commercial delivery truck and a CTA bus on the South Side. Authorities said the truck crashed into the bus...
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Two Pawn Shop Employees Shot During Robbery
(CBS) – A sour deal at a South Shore pawn shop leads to a shooting and robbery. Now, two men who work at Cash 4 Gold are recovering from gunshot wounds. CBS 2′s Roseanne Tellez reports. Police say the...
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Six Months After Tornado, Washington Partly Rebuilt
(CBS) – Six months after a deadly tornado tore through downstate Washington, Ill., the town continues to persevere. The images were unforgettable: homes turned into rubble. Washington has made some...
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Someone You Should Know: Barber Frank Russo
(CBS) – He prides himself in his work and he’s been doing it for 50 years. CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield says Frank Russo is someone you should know. He’s a master of the comb and scissors, and he’ll...
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Chicago Missionary Murdered In Haiti
(CBS) – A Chicago missionary has been murdered, found dead in the very country he was trying to help. George Knoop, 77, was stabbed to death Tuesday in his home in Haiti. He moved to Port-au-Prince...
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Emanuel: Yes, I Can Be Difficult
(CBS) – Mayor Emanuel admits he alienates people as he pushes hard to accomplish his goals, but he’s not that contrite about it. WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports. Emanuel fielded questions...
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Astronaut To Deliver Commencement Address At U Of I
(CBS) – Becoming an astronaut certainly qualifies you to be invited back by your alma mater to be the graduation speaker. After spending six months in space, Mike Hopkins plans on delivering a...
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Parents Charged After Authorities Determine Baby Girl Starved To Death
(STMW) – The parents of a 7-month-old baby girl who was found dead earlier this year have been charged after authorities determined the child starved to death in northwest suburban Barrington....
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Parents Stage Sit-In At Turnaround School
(CBS) – About two dozen parents and students staged a sit-in Friday in hopes of saving Walter Gresham Elementary School. It’s a “turnaround” school, which means the entire staff could be replaced....
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Police: Security Guard Threatened Officer With Novelty Gun At Courthouse
(STMW) – An employee of the security firm that screens entrances to the Lake County Building and Courthouse in north suburban Waukegan was arrested and jailed Thursday after bringing a plastic novelty...
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Your Chicago: Farmers Markets
(CBS) – It may not feel like spring right now, but it’s an annual rite of spring here in Chicago: the dozens of farmers markets all across the area. CBS 2’s Rob Johnson reports on why farmers like to...
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2 Investigators: Cops Used TASER Several Times On Mentally Ill Man, Family Says
By Dave Savini (CBS) – A call to Chicago police for help with a mentally ill man led to an arrest, a TASER being repeatedly deployed and an outraged family. CBS 2′s Dave Savini has been looking into...
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Naked Man Arrested After NW Indiana Pursuit
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (STMW) – An on-again, off-again police pursuit on U.S. 30 Friday afternoon ended when a Hammond man crashed into four other vehicles, then took off running naked down Broadway,...
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Man Charged With Fatally Shooting 16-Year-Old In January
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 20-year-old has been arrested in Iowa and charged with murder for allegedly shooting 16-year-old Marquis Harris in January. Lee, 20, was arrested May 16 in Des Moines, Iowa, on...
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10 People Wounded In Shootings Since Friday Night
(STMW) –At least 10 people have been injured in shootings since Friday night on the South and West sides. The most recent shooting happened about 4:35 p.m. in Englewood, where a man was shot during a...
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