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Clerk Pepper-Sprayed In Palos Hills Store Robbery
PALOS HILLS, Ill. (STMW) — Police are searching for two men who pepper-sprayed a clerk while robbing a southwest suburban convenience store of more than $2,000 last week. Police were called to the...
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BREAKING: Evanston Police Fatally Shoot Bank Robbery Suspect
The FBI posted this surveillance image online of a bank robbery suspect who was fatally shot by Evanston police upon leaving the Chase Bank at 901 Grove St. (FBI) (CBS) – A bank-robbery suspect has...
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Education Secretary Visits With Chicago High School Students Teachers
Education Secretary Arne Duncan listens to teachers and students at Juarez H.S. (Credit: Craig Dellimore) CHICAGO (CBS) – Federal Education Secretary Arne Duncan was on Chicago’s West Side this...
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State-Run Website Educates Patients, Doctors About New Medical Marijuana Law
(CBS) – If someone told you a couple years ago there would be a website run by the state of Illinois to help people smoke marijuana you’d probably think they were high. Yet such a website is up and...
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One Month Later, Cold Not Stopping Rebuilding In Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. (CBS) — One month ago tomorrow, a tornado tore through Washington, Illinois. Today, homeowners are rebuilding. CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports not a lot of time has passed but it sure...
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Cell Phone Store Owner Who Fatally Shot Robber Speaks Out For First Time
CHICAGO (CBS) — It was him or us. That’s what a Chicago store owner is saying about shooting & killing a man he says was trying to rob his South Side business. That man Demarcus Brandon, was also...
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Elgin Police Searching For Missing 10-Year-Old
(CBS) — Police are searching for a a 10 year-old African American girl named Asia Smith who hasn’t been seen since her 2:00 p.m. dismissal time at Century Oaks School in Elgin Smith was last seen...
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Auction Called Off For Michael Jordan’s North Suburban Mansion
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Michael Jordan’s 56,000-square foot home in suburban Chicago has failed to sell at auction after the bidding fell short. Jordan spokeswoman Estee Portnoy says nobody offered...
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Alcohol Mark-Downs Bring Even More Crowds To Closing Dominick’s Stores
play pause Alcohol Goes On Sale At Dominick's WBBM Newsradio's Lisa Fielding (CBS) – Bottles of wine and liquor were flying off the shelves Monday as closing Dominick’s stores began selling the...
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9-1-1 Operator To Gunman: ‘We Don’t Want You To Shoot Anyone Else, OK?’
(CBS) – A violent hostage standoff in Arlington Heights ended last week with a police officer shot and a suspect killed. Now, we’re learning more about the emergency dispatcher who was on the phone...
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Driver, Good Samaritan Rescued From Frozen Pond In Bolingbrook
(STMW) – Two women were rescued after a vehicle went off the road and into a frozen pond Monday evening in southwest suburban Bolingbrook. About 6 p.m., a 35-year-old woman was driving near Avalon and...
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Expert: Racy Workplace Attire Can Stall Careers
(CBS) – Many offices have relaxed dress codes over the years, but there’s one style that women may never want to wear. CBS 2’s Marissa Bailey explains how your wardrobe may be impacting your ability...
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Vacant Hotel Fire In Gary Ruled Arson
CHICAGO (STMW) – Arson has been ruled as the cause of a blaze that destroyed the vacant Plaza Hotel in Gary, Ind., the Post-Tribune is reporting. City officials are still waiting for all utilities to...
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Judge: Des Plaines Officer Accused Of Excessive Force Rightfully Terminated
DES PLAINES, Ill. (STMW) – A Cook County judge upheld the termination of a northwest suburban Des Plaines police officer on Friday, overturning an arbitrator’s ruling that the officer, accused of using...
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Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Icy Chicago River
Updated 12/17/13 – 4:50 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A woman from Texas died Tuesday morning, after rescue divers pulled her from the icy Chicago River downtown. 30-year-old Alicia Garnett fell into the river...
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Proposals For 21 CPS Charter Schools Prompt Heated Debate
CHICAGO (STMW) – A hearing on 21 proposed new Chicago Public Schools charters drew at least 300 people to CPS headquarters on a snowy Monday evening, with supporters and opponents equally passionate...
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Mega Millions Jackpot Up To $636 Million
Updated 12/17/13 – 11:18 a.m. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Mega Millions estimated jackpot has soared to $636 million, making it the second largest jackpot in U.S. history. The jackpot had been $586...
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Robbers Duct-Tape, Handcuff Workers In Failed Heist
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (STMW) – A trio of employees working at a Northwest Indiana Portillo’s were handcuffed and duct-taped during a failed robbery attempt around 11 p.m. Sunday. The two suspected...
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Advocates: Illinois Ranks First In Animal Protection Laws
CHICAGO (CBS) – Illinois ranks first among states with the best animal protection laws in the U.S. according to a new report issued by a leading animal advocacy group. Kentucky ranks the worst. “In...
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Trial Begins For Coach Accused In Maine West Hazings
UPDATED 12/17/2013 – 5:49 p.m. SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) – A former Maine West High School soccer coach went on trial Tuesday, accused of hiding some extreme hazing carried out by his players. CBS 2’s...
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