No Bull: Rodeo Critter Bolts Through Far South Suburb
(CBS) – The roundup was not in Montana or Wyoming, but right here in Illinois and not that far from Chicago. The little town of Beecher is very much in the Far South – not the Wild West – ‘burbs. On...
View ArticleNuns’ Suit: Stone Park Strip Club Has Brought ‘Sexual Misbehavior’ And Loud...
(STMW) – Nuns who earlier protested the opening of a strip club adjacent to their convent in Stone Park have slapped the village and the club with a suit that seeks to yank the curtain down on the...
View ArticleGurnee Man Vanishes
(CBS) – A north suburban woman remembers the morning of June 9 clearly. She says her husband left for a bike ride – and simply vanished. Now, she’s asking for help. CBS 2’s Pamela Jones reports. How...
View Article2 Investigators: Does The City Council’s Inspector General Lack Real Power?
(CBS) – Is the Chicago City Council really ready for reform? For decades, aldermen failed to create an inspector general’s office that could investigate them. After considerable pressure two years ago,...
View ArticleMan Dies After Car Drives Into Quarry Pond In Ottawa
Updated 06/17/14 – 06:17 a.m. OTTAWA, Ill. (CBS) – A man died Monday night when his car plunged into a water-filled quarry in southwest suburban Ottawa. LaSalle County Sheriff’s police said the car was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Store Clerk Stands Up To Shoplifting Mob
(CBS) – Chicago police are investigating a bold and massive shoplifting scheme. They walk into a store like any other shopper, only they have no plans to pay. In fact, they grab what they want and...
View ArticleDefendant In Grisly Joliet Double Murder Wants Statements Suppressed
JOLIET, Ill. (STMW) – Lawyers for one of four people charged in a Joliet double slaying last year want a Will County judge to suppress statements their client made while being interrogated by police....
View ArticleChicago Area Dodges Damaging Storms That Slammed Southern Wisconsin
CHICAGO (STMW) – A tornado watch has been lifted for the Chicago area, but storms were still a possibility on Tuesday as an unstable warm air mass moves through the region. Powerful storms largely...
View ArticleTeen Dies After Diving Off Lake Michigan Pier In Whiting
Updated 06/17/14 – 11:11 a.m. WHITING, Ind. (CBS) – A Hammond teenager died Monday night, after jumping into Lake Michigan with friends at a beach in northwest Indiana. CBS 2′s Marissa Bailey reports...
View ArticleIndiana Man Held After Woman Found Dead In Freezer
LA PORTE, Ind. (CBS) – A 48-year-old Indiana man was being held on preliminary charge of murder, after a woman’s body was discovered in a freezer inside the home they shared. Daniel Shoffner, according...
View ArticleCourt Denies Access To FISA Surveillance Records In Terror Case
Defense Attorneys Want Access To Classified Surveillance Warrant WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS/AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled a 20-year-old terrorism suspect has no right to see...
View Article1871 Technology Hub To Expand Merchandise Mart HQ
CHICAGO (CBS) – If you’re an entrepreneur with a great tech idea, 1871 is an ideal place to go to develop your idea into an invention, and the Chicago company has been so successful, it’s expanding its...
View ArticleTeen Dies After Car Plunges Into Sand Quarry
OTTAWA, Ill. (CBS) – A 17-year-old boy died Monday night, when his car plunged into a quarry in southwest suburban Ottawa. LaSalle County Sheriff’s police said the car was heading west on Main Street,...
View ArticleDavis To Obama: ‘Do Everything In Your Power’ To Avoid Another Iraq War
WBBM 780’s Craig Dellimore WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – One of President Obama’s staunchest allies in Congress is expressing concerns about the Administration’s plans to send some military...
View ArticleAttorney Removed In Highland Park Murder Case
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – The defense attorney for Philip Vatamaniuc, charged with the murder of Colin Nutter, was removed from the case Tuesday by a Lake County judge. Judge Victoria Rossetti agreed...
View ArticleLooking For Summer Fun? Five Top Activities At The Indiana Dunes National...
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — My biggest wish for Father’s Day was to see my children at peace and happy. Along with some summer fun for dad, too. One of the best ways for my family to achieve this...
View ArticleWoman Claims Man Riding Bicycle Groped Her Near Lincoln Square
CHICAGO (CBS) – A woman who lives near Lincoln Square says she is afraid to walk by herself – at least for now – because of an incident that happened over the weekend just blocks from her home. And now...
View ArticleMcMahon: ‘I Wouldn’t Be Here’ If I Kept Guns At Home
CHICAGO (CBS) – Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, one of the plaintiffs in the successful class-action concussion lawsuit against the NFL, said Tuesday that treatment to relieve pressure on...
View ArticleFeds Tout Progress On Northerly Island Transformation
CHICAGO (CBS) – Federal officials visited Northerly Island on Tuesday to see the progress that has been made toward turning the site into an urban oasis on the lakefront. WBBM Newsradio Political...
View ArticleRahm Emanuel Makes Vanity Fair’s List Of Worlds Best-Dressed Mayors
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — In the eyes of Vanity Fair, Rahm Emanuel is too sexy for his suit. Emanuel has been named as one of the world’s best-dressed mayors, ranking No. 4 behind the mayors of...
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