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Chicago Area Marks 70th Anniversary Of D-Day
(CBS) – Several commemorations have been planned throughout the Chicago area on Friday to honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day, bringing together communities and surviving veterans to tell their...
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Quinn Still Won’t Spell Out His Plans For City Pension Reform Legislation
CHICAGO (CBS) – A plan to overhaul some of Chicago’s underfunded employee pension systems could spell a long weekend for Gov. Pat Quinn, who has until Monday to decide what to do with the legislation...
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Englewood Charter School’s First Senior Class To Graduate Monday
WBBM 780’s Bernie Tafoya WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Next Monday is a big day for a charter school in the Englewood neighborhood. Johnson College Prep High School’s first graduation will...
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Shaw Calls On Mayor To Hire More Black Detectives
Ex-Alderman Challenging Emanuel In 2015 WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayoral challenger and former Chicago alderman Bob Shaw has called for more diversity among the ranks of the city’s...
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Human Remains Found In 2 Suitcases In Wisconsin
TOWN OF GENEVA, Wis. (AP) — Police say two suitcases containing the remains of two people have been found in long grass near a road in southeastern Wisconsin. Highway workers came across the suitcases...
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Electric Firm Moving Back To Chicago
Electric Company Returns To Chicago WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause (CBS) – Meade Electric Co., which employs 2,000 workers, is moving its headquarters back to Chicago. Meade designs, installs and maintains...
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Don’t Be Fooled By Warm Weather — Lake Temps Remain Dangerously Cold
(CBS) – With beautiful weather on tap for the weekend, lots of people will be boating on Lake Michigan. But after two deadly accidents on the water last weekend, the Chicago Fire Department is...
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Metra Under Federal Scrutiny Following Safety Complaints
(CBS) – Metra is under a federal review following three incidents that occurred over 10 days, authorities announced Friday. Commuter Paul Bedell is among the passengers who raised an alarm after a wild...
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Fire Breaks Out Near Great America Rollercoaster
(STMW) – Even though Great America’s hot, new wooden roller coaster has not yet opened to the public, crowds rushed to Goliath on Friday afternoon. About 2:21 p.m., Gurnee firefighters were called to...
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Man Fatally Shot In Rogers Park
(STMW) – One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side. Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 1:45 p.m. found...
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CPS Investigates Claims Student, 12, Committed Suicide After Bullying
(CBS) – Chicago Public Schools says it’s investigating allegations of bullying in connection with the death of a 12-year-old girl who attended a North Side elementary school. A memorial web page for...
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Boy, 17, Shot In Evanston Park
(STMW) – A 17-year-old boy was shot in a park Friday afternoon in north suburban Evanston. Police responded to multiple calls of shots fired in the 1600 block of Emerson Street about 6:25 p.m.,...
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Body Found In Vehicle On Northwest Side
(STMW) – A body was found in a vehicle Friday night in the Jefferson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The male body was found in a vehicle in the 6300 block of West Strong Street about 7:15...
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Five Years After Suicide Ruling, Mom Insists Son Died From ‘Hanging Game’
(CBS) – A suburban mother is struggling with the death of her son and wondering if something called “The Hanging Game,” involving the hook in a bathroom stall, might be to blame. Ten-year-old Aquan...
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Your Chicago: Millennium Park
(CBS) – It has become one of the hottest tourist attractions in Chicago over the past decade, turning an underutilized part of the lakefront into a spectator spectacle. CBS 2’s Rob Johnson takes us on...
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Police Chase Ends When Murder Suspect Shoots Self In Northwest Indiana
CROWN POINT, Ind. (STMW) — A three-county police chase ended Friday afternoon on an Interstate 65 exit ramp near Crown Point after the driver lost control of his vehicle and then shot himself. The...
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Two Wounded–One Critically–In Kenwood Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) –Two people were wounded–one critically– in an early Saturday shooting in the Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side. The 20-year-old woman and 21-year-old man were shot about 3:10 a.m....
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1 Dead, 1 Critically Wounded In Washington Park Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man was killed and another was critically wounded in a Washington Park neighborhood shooting on the South Side early Saturday. Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 1:30...
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Two Chicago Police Officers Shot After Traffic Stop
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two officers became the target of gunfire during a traffic stop late Friday night in Washington Heights. Two others were also wounded in the shooting. CBS 2′s Courtney Gousman reports...
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2 Dead, 13 Wounded In Shootings Since Friday Evening
CHICAGO (STMW) –Two people were killed and at least thirteen others have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening. The most recent fatal shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. Saturday...
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