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Preschool Teacher Faces Child-Porn Charges
Preschool Teacher Faces Child-Porn Charges WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause (STMW) – A 34-year-old west suburban man who was recently hired as a preschool teacher is facing child pornography charges. Richard...
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Kirk: President Wrong To Swap Five Taliban Members For Captive U.S. Soldier
(CBS) – Illinois’ Republican U.S. senator, Mark Kirk, is condemning the five-for-one prisoner swap that freed captive soldier Bowe Bergdahl. Kirk says it endangers military and diplomatic personnel...
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Lemont Losing All Of Its Ash Trees To Infestation
(CBS) – It’s a growing problem hitting suburbs everywhere: dead or dying ash trees. The numbers are staggering: 40 million to 50 million dead trees across the state, most in the Chicago area. In one...
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Will Highways Become Tollways?
(CBS) – It’s costing more to repair our roads, and there’s less tax money to do it. So, President Obama is offering one solution: turning highways into tollways. CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley reports. It’s...
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Man Charged With Murder In Island Lake Death, Car Theft, Crash Into House
(STMW) – A man suspected of stealing a car from a woman later found dead in her northwest suburban home this week has now been charged with her murder. Howard E. Dibbern, 49, of McHenry, is charged...
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Hillary Clinton Absent, But Supporters Pack Fundraiser To Prepare For 2016 Run
(CBS) – It’s starting to sound like a poorly kept secret. Even though Hillary Clinton has not said if she will run for president in 2016, Chicago supporters on Thursday hosted a huge fundraiser for her...
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Mom: Kids Attacked Son, Put Video On Facebook
(CBS) – A southwest suburban mother says her son was bullied, beaten, and it was all caught on video and posted on the Internet. Punched in the face and pushed to the ground, seventh-grader Anthony...
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Condom Found In Nursing Home Patient’s Stomach, Suit Claims
(STMW) – A woman is suing a west suburban rehabilitation center and a hospital after doctors found a condom lodged inside a patient’s stomach. Trixie Scott filed the lawsuit Thursday in Cook County...
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Englewood Man Charged With Shooting At Police
CHICAGO (STMW) – An Englewood man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at two Chicago Police officers early Wednesday. Elijah Williams, 20, was charged late Thursday with two...
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Woman Dies In Custody At West Side Police Station
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Humboldt Park woman died in the Harrison District Chicago Police Station Thursday morning while she was being held there after an arrest. An officer found the 34-year-old arrestee...
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School Board VP Condemns Anti-Semitic Bullying At Ogden
CHICAGO (STMW) – The vice president of the Chicago Board of Education said Thursday that Chicago Public Schools does not condone anti-Semitism. It was the first time a Chicago schools official has used...
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Seven Wounded In Thursday Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) – Seven people were wounded in shootings across the city Thursday. Most recently, a 24-year-old man was wounded in the Gage Park neighborhood about 7:15 p.m. The man was in the 5100...
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Printers Row Lit Fest To Feature ‘Human Library’
WBBM 780’s Terry Keshner WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Many authors will be speaking at this weekend’s Printer’s Row Lit Fest in the South Loop and some “books” also will be speaking out....
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Mother Of Terminal Cancer Patient Organizes ‘Pay It Forward Day’
WBBM 780’s Nancy Harty WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – If someone pays for your coffee today or leaves you a nice note on your car, it might be thanks to a west suburban woman with cancer....
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Trucker Rescues Driver Who Crashed Into His Rig In Blue Island
BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (CBS) – A truck driver sprang into action overnight to save the man who had just crashed head-on into his semi. CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reports, according to sources, the driver of...
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‘Big Ten Experience’ Museum Set To Open In Rosemont
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) – The Big Ten Conference is set to open its doors for a new digital museum at its headquarters in Illinois. Conference officials have announced that the so-called “Big Ten...
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Congressman: Marion VA Hospital Needs Hundreds More Staffers
MARION, Ill. (AP) – Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart said Thursday that he was pleased with the overall quality of care at the VA Medical Center in Marion but that there is room for improvement....
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Endia Martin’s Death Exposes Entrenched Chicago Violence
CHICAGO (AP) – When a 14-year-old Chicago girl was arrested on charges that she shot and killed another 14-year-old Chicago girl, much of the attention centered on how the shooting stemmed from an...
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City Still Towing And Ticketing Cars After West Loop Parking Ban Lifted
(CBS) – Parking in the city can be expensive and frustrating. CBS 2 found a West Loop parking ban that ended months ago is still being enforced. As you can imagine, it is generating complaints from...
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City Council Progressive Caucus Wants Hearing On Crime Stats
WBBM 780’s John Cody WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – The City Council’s Progressive Caucus has asked for a public hearing into allegations the Chicago Police Department has exaggerated a drop...
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