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Man Fatally Struck By Car In Jefferson Park
(STMW) –A 77-year-old man was fatally struck by a car early Saturday in the North Side Jefferson Park neighborhood. The man was crossing the street in the 5900 block of North Elston Avenue about 12:50...
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Construction Begins On Kennedy Expressway
CHICAGO (CBS) — Construction has started on the Kennedy Expressway as crews began demolishing the 55-year-old Ontario Street Bridge. The work began Friday night at 10 p.m. and will continue until early...
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Neighbors Fed Up From News Chopper Noise Near Kennedy Construction
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some people who live near the bridge project underway over the Kennedy Expressway have just about had it with the TV news coverage, reports WBBM’s Mike Krauser. TV news choppers were...
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Four Charged In Aurora Shooting
AURORA, Ill. (STMW) — Four people have been charged in connection with a shooting that left a west suburban woman critically injured Friday morning. The shooting happened at 3:24 a.m., when police...
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Man Charged With 2013 Back Of The Yards Murder
CHICAGO (STMW) — A West Side man has been charged with murder for a fatal shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side last year. Steven Douglas, 22, was charged with one count of...
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Archaeological Dig Examines Outhouse Contents At Aurora’s Oldest Home
(CBS) — There’s an archaeological dig taking place this weekend at the Tanner House, Aurora’s oldest home which now houses the city’s historical society. WBBM’s Mike Krauser reports they have been...
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Sioux City To Commemorate 25th Anniversary Of United 232 Crash
(CBS) — In a month, the people of Sioux City, Ia., will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the crash of a crippled, Chicago-bound United Airlines DC-10 that was forced to make an emergency landing at...
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Rare Coins Stolen From Loop Store
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago police are searching for some rare coins they were stolen during a break-in Saturday morning. Police say at about 5:30 a.m. someone broke into Harlan J. Berk Rare Coins on Clark...
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Chicago Celebrates Flag Day By Singing National Anthem On State Street
(CBS) — People across the country stopped at 3 p.m. Chicago time to mark Flag Day by singing the national anthem. WBBM’s Bob Roberts reports the Chicago Children’s Choir sang on the seventh floor of...
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CTA Steps Up Enforcement Against Graffiti
CHICAGO (CBS) – The CTA’s stepped-up war on graffiti continues, and officials believe it is yielding results. Arrests have been at a rate three times higher than last year, and CTA President Forrest...
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Police Renew Search For Driver In 2013 Fatal Hit-And-Run
(CBS/STMW) – Police announced Sunday they are still looking for a man who was driving a maroon Hyundai Sonata that fatally struck a woman last year in Bridgeport. The car struck 21-year-old Carissa...
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Woman Shot In Logan Square
CHICAGO (STMW) – A woman was shot early Sunday in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The 21-year-old woman was shot in the knee in the 2200 block of North Sacramento Avenue at 2:50...
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Boy, 17, Killed In East Garfield Park Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot early Sunday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The teenager was standing with a group of people in the 3100 block of West Polk...
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Man, Woman Seriously Hurt In Englewood Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — Two people were seriously wounded in a shooting early Sunday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. The two were sitting on a porch in the 5600 block of South Emerald Avenue...
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Two Brothers Drown In Northwest Indiana Pond
(CBS) — Two brothers drowned in a pond in Hobart, Indiana, Saturday night. One of the boys was nine and the other was just eight years old. Donel and Terrion Smith lived in Gary and just a few blocks...
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Chicagoans Find @HiddenCash Envelopes In Millennium, Oz Parks
CHICAGO (CBS) — Treasure hunters scoured Millennium Park and Oz Parl for hidden envelopes of cash Sunday morning following tweets from the @HiddenCash Twitter account. Joss and Meredith Highmark were...
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Girl, 15, Missing From Chicago Lawn
(STMW) — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 15-year-old girl missing from the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side since Wednesday evening. Serrano Carolina was last seen...
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Fallen Police Officers Honored During Special Father’s Day Mass
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago Police Department has honored dads on this Father’s Day with a special mass at the Gold Star Memorial and Park. Chicago Police Officer Michael Patrick Gordon was a father to...
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New State Law Prohibits Issuing Ticket Quota To Police
(STMW) – Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation that prohibits municipalities from requiring police officers to meet ticket quotas on Sunday. The new law – or Senate Bill 3411 – prevents quotas from being...
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Four People Shot At Party In Park Forest
(CBS) – Four people were wounded after a shooting at a party in Park Forest early Sunday morning. One of the gunshot victims was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital and is listed in critical but stable...
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