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Pastor Corey Brooks Raising Funds For Community Center
CHICAGO (CBS) – The South Side pastor who camped on a motel roof for three months and then walked across the country in an effort to raise funds to build a community center and give young people...
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Near-Drowning Inspires Man To Teach Water Safety Courses
CHICAGO (CBS) – The non-profit Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project is conducting water safety and rescue courses in Chicago this weekend as the beach season gets underway. WBBM’s Mike Krauser reports there...
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First Of Its Kind Dr. Seuss Exhibit Opens Next Saturday
(CBS) – We’ve all grown up with the beloved works of Dr. Seuss. Now a gallery dedicated to his art. “You’re certainly going to see the work that you know and love from Seuss’ best known children’s...
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Two Charged With Burglarizing Rail Cars
CHICAGO (CBS) – A couple has been charged after police officers observed them burglarizing rail cars early Friday morning. According to police, Michael Williams, 33, and Jasmine Gibson were seen by...
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Police Searching For Clues In Murders Of Deacon, Guitar Player
CHICAGO (CBS) – Police, Cook County Crime Stoppers and members of two murder victims’ families went door-to-door in the South Side Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood looking for clues, reports WBBM’s...
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‘Clean Slate’ Juvenile Expungement Legislation Signed By Gov. Quinn
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to erase some arrest records for children who were not charged with a crime. The legislation approved Saturday automatically clears records in...
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Police Supt. Garry McCarthy Released From Hospital
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has been released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital after undergoing a heart procedure on Thursday, Police News Affairs said in a release....
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Activists, Alumni Rally For Trauma Center At U Of C
CHICAGO (CBS) — Activists pressing the University of Chicago to open a trauma center to treat victims of violence rather than have them taken miles away with potentially deadly consequences are using...
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Items Belonging To Owner Of ‘The Earl Of Old Town’ Folk Bar Go Up For Sale
CHICAGO (CBS) – An unusual estate sale took place Saturday in the South Side Pullman neighborhood. Items once belonging to the owner of the legendary folk bar “The Earl of Old Town” were put up for...
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Funeral Held For Teacher Killed By Stray Bullet
CHICAGO (CBS) — Family and friends of a CPS teacher caught in the crossfire gathered Saturday for her funeral. Betty Howard was shot and killed last week when a bullet pierced the wall of a real estate...
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Worker Dies After Fall From West Town Roof
CHICAGO (STMW) — A construction worked died after falling off a roof in the West Town neighborhood Saturday morning. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was part of a work crew at a construction site...
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Rockford Area Woman Spots Black Bear In Her Backyard
(CBS) – A Rockford area woman got a rude awakening Saturday morning in the form of a black bear in her yard. Sheryl Hutchinson spotted the bear eating berries from a bush around 10 a.m. “I was sitting...
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Lone Living Cub From ’45 World Series Returns To Wrigley
CHICAGO (AP) – The last living person to play in a World Series game for the Chicago Cubs has returned to Wrigley Field. Now 97, Lennie Merullo used a walker and got help from his son when he threw out...
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Letter To Gary, Ind. Mom: We’re Watching Your ‘Lovely’ Daughters
(CBS) – A trip to the mailbox stopped an Indiana mother cold in her tracks after she opened a letter. What she read prompted her to call the police and lock her children inside her home, CBS 2’s Chris...
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Man Killed In West Side Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man was shot to death Saturday night on the West Side. Kennyone Pendelton, 36, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest about 9:25 p.m. in the 4600 block of West Jackson...
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Man, 87, Attacked By Three Teens While Golfing In Elgin
ELGIN, Ill. (CBS/STMW) – An 87-year-old man was practicing golf near the baseball fields in a park in northwest suburban Elgin when he was attacked by three teenage male teens, according to Elgin...
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One Dead, One Critically Injured In West Side Fire
CHICAGO (CBS) — One person dead – another critically hurt – in a fire on the West Side. This fire broke out about 5:45 a.m. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. Fire Department Spokesman Larry Langford...
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Man Killed, Woman Injured In Sauk Village Shooting
SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. (STMW) — A Hazel Crest man was killed and a woman was wounded in a shooting in south suburban Sauk Village early Saturday. Police received a report of a woman shot in the 2100 block...
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NWS Issues Hazard Alert For Chicago-Area Beaches
CHICAGO (CBS) — If you’re planning a day at the beach, you might want to think twice before you jump in the lake. CBS 2′s Courtney Gousman reports despite the cooler temps, people will still be at...
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Female Cab Driver Killed In I-90 Accident In Hoffman Estates
(CBS) — A female cab driver was killed in a crash early Sunday after her vehicle was rear-ended by an SUV and exploded. State Police say the cab became “fully engulfed” in flames. The accident happened...
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