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Holiday Travelers Encounter Fewer Delays Than Expected
CHICAGO (CBS) – Wednesday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the season, and a big winter storm out east was expected to make getting out of town difficult for many holiday revelers....
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Parts Of NW Indiana Could Get A Foot Of Lake Effect Snow
(CBS) – Roads could be a mess much of the day in parts of northwest Indiana on the eve of Thanksgiving, as lake effect snow could bring up to a foot of snow to some of the region. The National Weather...
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City Moves To Let Cubs Sell Beer In Wrigley Field Plaza
CHICAGO (STMW) – The Cubs would be allowed to sell beer and wine from kiosks at an open-air plaza adjacent to a renovated Wrigley Field — and fans would be allowed to bring drinks in plastic cups to...
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Postal Workers Worried About Safety After Dark
CHICAGO (CBS) – Letter carriers in Chicago and elsewhere have asked the U.S. Postal Service to make some safety changes to get them off the streets before dark. WBBM News’s Mike Krauser reports Chicago...
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Man Dies On Flight From Seoul To Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – A man died Wednesday morning on a flight heading to O’Hare International Airport from South Korea. CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reports an elderly couple from Bloomingdale had spent the past...
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Trio Charged With Beating Man To Get His Inheritance
ROUND LAKE PARK, Ill. (STMW) – A man invited a friend to a north suburban home earlier this month to watch the Bears-Packers game, but instead, along with two others, gagged and beat him in a bungled...
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Legislative Leaders Reach Deal On Pension Reform
CHICAGO (CBS) – Illinois House and Senate leaders emerging from two days of negotiations are saying “We have a deal.” CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine was there when the so-called 4 tops, the House...
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73 Immigrants Gain Citizenship In Time For Thanksgiving
Alain Uy (Middle) came here from the Philippines more than 20 years ago. (Credit: Steve Miller) CHICAGO (CBS) – On the eve of Thanksgiving, 73 men and women – most of them residents of the city of...
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Two Charged With South Side Burglaries
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two Englewood men have been charged with burglarizing several South Side homes after they were caught trying to rob an occupied home, authorities said. Kenneth Jones, 23, faces seven...
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Watch: Shedd Researchers Capture Gizzard Shad On Video In Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (CBS) – Some researchers have had a “Finding Nemo” moment in Burnham Harbor. The Shedd Aquarium’s Solomon David says they look to see what’s happening under the surface of Chicago’s harbors...
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Cops: Man Tampered With Lake County Sheriff’s Radio
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – A Waukegan man was charged Wednesday for allegedly broadcasting racist messages over the Lake County Sheriff’s jail radio communications system. Raymond J. Kelly, 24, of the...
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One Injured In Extra-Alarm Blaze At South Side Apartment
CHICAGO (STMW) – One person was injured in an extra-alarm fire at an apartment building in the South Side Chatham neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The blaze at a three-story apartment building in the...
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Same-Sex Couple’s Wedding A First For Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago women on Wednesday became the first same-sex couple to say their vows in Illinois after a federal judge granted an expedited marriage license because of one woman’s ailing...
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Morton Library Helps Tornado Victims Reconnect With Lost Items.
MORTON, Ill. (CBS) – Some victims are getting a little relief by finding their items. Many are reuniting with family photos, some of which blew hundreds of miles into the Chicago area. Now, the library...
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Stores Expected To Open Earlier Than Ever On Thanksgiving
(CBS) – If you’re looking for a way to work off that turkey dinner tomorrow – you can shop it off. Many stores will be open early in the evening and some almost all day. Not everyone likes it, but CBS...
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Man Charged In Connection With Debit Card Scam
CHICAGO (CBS) — A central figure in a debit card scam first exposed by the CBS 2 Investigators now faces federal charges. CBS 2’s Pam Zekman who broke the story has the details on the first of what is...
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Pizza A Popular Pick On Thanksgiving Eve
(CBS) – Well we all know turkey is the most popular dish for Thanksgiving, but what are Chicagoans eating in record numbers Wednesday night? Believe it or not it’s pizza. More pizzas are sold on the...
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Tidy Burglar Caught On Camera
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) – He broke in to a resale shop in Waukegan and worked hard to clean up after himself. How do we know this? Because he was caught on camera doing it. CBS 2′s Brad Edwards has the...
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Dominick’s Still Selling Gift Cards Despite Imminent Closings
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gift cards are popular presents this time of year, but there’s one being sold right now- that really caught our attention. CBS 2′s Chris Martinez reports it turns out gift cards are...
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1 Child Killed, 3 Others Hurt In South Suburban Crash
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (STMW) — One child was killed and three others were injured Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a tree in south suburban Olympia Fields. The...
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