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7 Dead, 23 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) – Seven people were killed and at least 23 others have been wounded in separate shootings across the city since Friday evening, including eight shot within the first 30 minutes of June....
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Same-Sex Marriage Law Takes Effect In Illinois
CHICAGO (CBS) – Monday is the first day that county clerks throughout the entire state of Illinois must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of the gay rights advocacy...
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Bicyclist Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Forest Park
Updated 06/02/14 – 11:09 a.m. FOREST PARK, Ill. (CBS) – A cyclist was killed overnight in a hit-and-run crash in west suburban Forest Park. The victim was heading south on Harlem Avenue around 11 p.m.,...
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Search Resumes For 2 Still Missing After Boating Accident
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago police have resumed their search for two people still missing after a boat capsized in Lake Michigan on Saturday, leaving a woman dead and a man hospitalized. The U.S. Coast...
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Students Mourn Death Of Classmate Killed Days Before 8th Grade Graduation
(CBS) – On the eve of their graduation, eighth graders at a school in the far west suburbs are mourning the death of one of their classmates reports WBBM’s Regine Schlesinger. It happened on Saturday...
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Woman Finds $60 After “Hidden Cash” Trend Hits Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – The “hidden cash” craze in California has inspired a copycat in Chicago. An intuitive young woman was able to follow clues, posted on Twitter by a user posting as @HiddencashChi, and...
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Chicago Officials Praise Legislation To Make Expunging Juvenile Records Easier
(CBS) — Elected officials from Chicago are heralding the passage of legislation making it easier for young people to have their minor arrest records erased, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig...
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Democrats, Environmentalists Rally In Support Of Obama’s Plan To Cut Carbon...
CHICAGO (CBS) – Environmentalists and Democratic political leaders gathered in Chicago to build a coalition they think will be needed to put the president’s climate change proposal into action. WBBM’s...
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High Winds Blow Docks Off-Kilter At DuSable Harbor
CHICAGO (CBS) – Boat owners at DuSable Harbor got a scare Monday as high winds knocked loose a pair of docks. A fast-moving storm blew through the Chicago area around noon, bringing heavy rain and...
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Students At Wheaton School Hospitalized After Gas Leak, Power Outage
(CBS) — Nearly 40 students at Edison Middle School received medical treatment after a power outage and gas leak occurred simultaneously shortly after noon on Monday. According to a Wheaton-Warrenville...
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Ex-Marine On Death Row In Virginia Faces Murder Trial In Lake County
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – A former north suburban man sentenced to death last Friday in Virginia murder will likely stand trial in Lake County later this summer for the brutal murder of two young girls...
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Gov. Quinn Attends Wedding Of Same-Sex Couple Together For 50 Years
CHICAGO (CBS) — With gay marriage now the law across the state of Illinois, Governor Quinn has appeared at the Chicago wedding of two men who have been a couple for five decades. The wedding at the...
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Emanuel: Fee Increase Needed To Make 911 Operations Self-Sufficient
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Emanuel says it’s “premature” to say if a higher tax on phone bills could be used to reduce the property tax hike he’s planned to help shore up the pension system, reports WBBM...
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SEC Charges UNO Charter School Group With Fraud
CHICAGO (AP) – The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Chicago charter school operator with defrauding investors. The SEC announced the charges Monday against UNO Charter School Network...
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No Bond For Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Shop Owner
(STMW) — Bond was denied Monday for a downstate man being held on a $5 million warrant for the fatal shooting of a shop owner during an apparent robbery in March in the Gage Park neighborhood. A...
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Rauner: Illinois Voters Should Have Decided Same-Sex Marriage Issue
LISLE, Ill. (AP) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner says Illinois voters should have decided whether same-sex marriage should be legal in the state. But now that it’s the law he won’t...
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Suburban Father Describes Freak Accident On Camping Trip That Killed Daughter
(CBS) – A camping trip to Wisconsin ends tragically for a family from far northwest suburban Cary. 10-year-old girl Allison Spahr died after a tree fell on her family’s tent during a storm in Devil’s...
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‘Blockbuster’ Exhibit On Ancient Greece Coming To Field Museum In Fall 2015
CHICAGO (CBS) — Coming up in the fall of next year, Chicago will host the finest display of ancient Greek artifacts ever seen in the Western Hemisphere. The usually reserved Field Museum President...
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South Siders Resigned To Idea Obama Family May Not Return
(CBS) – From the White House back to Kenwood for the first family, right? Not so fast. The website Politico suggests the Obamas could be headed to New York City. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker finds a mix of...
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Chicago Students Get Chance To Grow, Eat Their Own Food
CHICAGO (CBS) – Sweet peppers, okra and kohlrabi sound like they belong on the menu of one of Chicago’s top restaurants, but actually as we discovered in this Original Report, it’s what you’ll find...
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