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Obama Commutes Illinois Prisoner’s Life Sentence On Drug Charges
CHICAGO (AP) – After a federal defender told her client Thursday that President Barack Obama had just commuted his life drug sentence and he’d be out of prison by spring, he told her the president...
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Indiana Man Convicted Of Molesting Four Boys
VALPARAISO, Ind. (STMW) – It took the jury about three hours to find Christopher W. Truman guilty of all nine felonies related to him molesting four boys. As Porter County Superior Judge Mary Harper...
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Will County Board OKs Contract For County Workers
JOLIET, Ill. (STMW) – Grateful to have all county employees back on the job, the Will County Board on Thursday approved a four-year contract with its union workers, with the only “no” vote cast by...
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Elmwood Park H.S. Students Searched After Bomb Threat
ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. (STMW) – Students entering west suburban Elmwood Park High School were subject to search by police Thursday, after a bomb threat was discovered for that day. No bomb was discovered,...
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Man Charged With Stabbing, Blinding Woman In Rogers Park
Updated 12/20/13 – 1:48 p.m. CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was ordered held without bond Friday after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend multiple times Wednesday morning, leaving her blind. The stabbing...
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Man Found Shot To Death In Greater Grand Crossing
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot to death Thursday afternoon in the South Side Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Andre Hunter, 19, was found dead on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to the...
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Man Shot During Archer Heights Robbery
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was robbed and shot in the Archer Heights neighborhood early Friday. The man, 39, was walking in the 4800 block of South Komensky Avenue about 2 a.m. when two males—one of whom...
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Man Arrested After Trying To Rob Off-Duty Cop
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was arrested early Friday after trying to rob an off-duty Chicago police officer at knifepoint on the North Side. The officer, 25, was walking in the 1700 block of West Diversey...
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Man Charged With In 2012 Murder Of 12-Year-Old
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man has been charged with murder for a May 2012 shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy outside his South Chicago neighborhood home. Denzel Garbutt, 21, was charged with first-degree...
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5 Dead, 4 Wounded In Thursday Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) – Five men were killed and at least four other people were wounded in shootings across Chicago Thursday. A 33-year-old man was shot to death Thursday evening in the Austin neighborhood...
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Mix Of Rain, Sleet, Snow This Weekend
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago area will get a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow over the weekend, although exactly what type of precipitation various areas will get is still unclear. CBS 2...
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4 Million People Expected To Use O’Hare, Midway For Holiday Travel
CHICAGO (CBS) – Many people are packing their bags, getting set to head out of town for the holidays. Friday is the busiest travel day of the season at O’Hare and Midway airports. Although freezing...
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Trial Delayed For Man Charged With Fatally Beating Girlfriend
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – The trial of an Antioch Township man accused of murdering his live-in girlfriend has been delayed from Jan. 6 until March 31. Michael Axtell, 42, is charged with first-degree...
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Escaped Horse Gallops Down Street In Old Town
CHICAGO (STMW) – A horse escaped from an Old Town building on Thursday, causing onlookers to do a double take. They saw the horse sprinting northbound on Wells Street after it escaped from the Noble...
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Woman Suffers Minor Injury After Fall Onto CTA Tracks
CHICAGO (CBS) – A woman suffered only minor injuries Friday, after she fell on the tracks at a CTA Red Line station, and came into contact with a train. The woman fell on the tracks at the 87th Street...
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Bank Robber Shot Dead By Police Linked To Double Murder
play pause Evanston Police May Have Cracked Double Murder WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) – Police in north suburban Evanston say they have linked a bank robber who was shot and...
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West Suburban Barber Shop Closing After 103 Years
SAINT CHARLES, Ill. (CBS) – After more than 100 years in business, a west suburban barbershop will close its door for the last time, as its owner is trading in his shears and combs for a set of golf...
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Sheriff Using Inmates To Tear Down Abandoned Buildings
FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) – Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is attempting to tackle a major problem, using jail inmates as laborers. WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports a dozen inmates were working to...
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Someone You Should Know: Field Museum Volunteer Sheila Reynolds
(CBS) – She works in a place that’s familiar to many of us: the Field Museum. But in a part of the building few of us ever see. CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield says Sheila Reynolds is someone you should...
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Indiana Woman’s Home Burglarized While She Attends Husband’s Funeral
(CBS) – A warning for families dealing with the death of loved ones. A Northwest Indiana woman says think twice before posting the loss in the paper. She believes that very act led to crooks breaking...
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