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Man Struck And Killed By Orange Line Train
Updated 06/10/14 – 12:36 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Service on the CTA Orange Line was disrupted for about two hours on Tuesday, after a man was struck and killed by a train near the Ashland station. Police,...
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When It Comes To A Person’s Age, What’s In A Name?
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — If nothing else, the following information will make you feel less awkward when trying to guess a person’s age or perhaps provide some interesting cocktail party...
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Jury Convicts Rep. Smith Of Accepting $7,000 Bribe
Updated 06/10/14 – 1:16 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Following approximately 4 hours of deliberations, a federal jury has convicted state Rep. Derrick Smith of bribery and extortion charges. Smith showed...
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Students Charged With Posting Doctored Images Of Classmates, Staff
WHEATON, Ill. (CBS) – Two middle school students in west suburban Wheaton were facing felony charges, after allegedly posting inappropriate images depicting students and staff at their school. CBS 2’s...
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Weekend Traffic Nightmare Coming For Kennedy Drivers
CHICAGO (CBS) – If you drive on the Kennedy, you’d be well-advised to avoid the downtown stretch of the expressway the next few weekends, as the Ohio and Ontario feeder ramps will be taken out of...
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Labor Unions Plan To File Lawsuit Against City Pension Reform Law
WBBM 780’s Craig Dellimore WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Labor leaders were planning to go to court to block legislation cutting pension benefits and raising the retirement ages for many...
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Charges Dropped Against Man Who Brought Gun To PGA Tournament
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – Felony gun charges were dropped Tuesday against a former Indiana police officer who brought a gun to the BMW Golf Championship at Conway Farms in Lake Forest last September....
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30,000 Catfish Being Released Into Chicago River
CHICAGO (CBS) – The improving water quality of the Chicago River has experts hopeful that 30,000 Channel catfish released into the river on Tuesday will have a good chance of survival. WBBM Newsradio’s...
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Business Advocacy Group Holds Impromptu Party At Loop Park
(CBS) — A park in the Loop took on a festival atmosphere at lunchtime Tuesday as the Chicago Loop Alliance seeks non-traditional ways of connecting people with the city and it’s businesses, reports...
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Soldier From Mokena Among Five Killed By Apparent Friendly Fire
(CBS) –Private Aaron Toppen, 19 was part of a special operation in southern province of Zabul in Afghanistan when he and four others were killed, possibly by a U.S. air strike. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le...
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4-Year-Old Among Two Shot In Englewood
CHICAGO (CBS) — A 4-year-old and a young man were both wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Englewood. The shooting happened at 72nd and Wentworth just after 3 p.m. A hospital spokesperson who...
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Cook County Court Workers Picket After Going 18 Months Without Contract
(CBS) — Over 100 public defenders, probation officers and court personnel marched and chanted in the rain outside criminal court saying 18 months is long enough to wait for a contract with Cook County....
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Hillary Clinton Lands In Chicago To Promote New Book
CHICAGO (CBS) — Hillary Clinton is out with a new book and hitting the speaking circuit hard. Clinton was the keynote speaker at a meeting of the Food Marketing Institute and the United Fresh Produce...
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Chicago Family Hoping For Permanent Reunion With Father In Mexico
(CBS) — A Pilsen woman and her daughter are hoping to be reunited with their husband and father, a Mexican citizen, for Father’s Day. WBBM Bob Roberts says they’re hoping the reunion becomes permanent....
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Chicago Cop Helps Reunite Long-Lost Pug With Family
CHICAGO (STMW) — After eight years, a missing dog will be returned to its owners in Washington D.C. after a Chicago Police officer found the pug tied to a pole in Rogers Park Monday afternoon. The...
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Police Investigating Wrigleyville Car Fires For Arson
CHICAGO (CBS) — A series of suspicious car fires are under investigation in Wrigleyville and Boystown. In all seven vehicles were burned, four of which are destroyed. Police say it all started just...
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New DNA Evidence Connects 1992 Murder Of 11-Year-Old To Second Case
(CBS) — It is a startling twist in a 22-year-old murder case that rocked the northern suburbs. 11-year-old Holly Staker was raped and stabbed to death while she was babysitting in Waukegan in 1992. DNA...
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Cardinal George Discusses Pope’s Health, Successor Ahead Of Bishops Conference
NEW ORLEANS (CBS) What’s being called a minor illness has forced Pope Francis to cancel a second day of private audiences at the Vatican. His health is a topic of concern, at the U.S. Conference of...
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Man Charged After Barricading Himself In Chatham Home
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man has been charged after barricading himself in his Chatham neighborhood home for nearly three hours Tuesday evening on the South Side. Officers surrounded a 42-year-old man’s home...
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Elderly Couple Dies In Mokena House Fire
Updated 06/11/14 – 8:35 a.m. MOKENA, Ill. (CBS) – An elderly couple was killed in a house fire overnight in southwest suburban Mokena. Firefighters pulled the victims out of a home near Catalpa Road...
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