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Man Held Without Bond In Strangling Of Elgin Resident
John Poyer, 88, died from strangulation. (Elgin Police) (CBS) — Bail has been denied to an Elgin man accused of strangling an elderly downstairs neighbor during a robbery last week. Assistant State’s...
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Antioch Man Shot Himself To Get Sympathy, Reported It As Drive-Dy: Police
ANTIOCH, Ill. (STMW) – A north suburban Antioch man who allegedly shot himself in the arm and then told police he was injured in a drive-by shooting earlier this week was charged with three felony...
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Woman Found Dead On Northwest Side After Domestic Incident
(STMW) – A woman was found dead Thursday morning after an apparent domestic incident in the Northwest Side Portage Park neighborhood. Maria Gonzalez, 39, was found by police in the street near her home...
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Driver In Fatal Olympia Fields Crash Was 13: Sources
(CBS) – A 13-year-old girl was at the wheel of a car when the vehicle struck a tree in Olympia Fields Wednesday and killed a 12-year-old passenger inside, friends and family members of the victim tell...
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Ten Displaced By Thanksgiving Day Fire
(STMW) — Ten people were displaced after a fire Thursday morning in an East Garfield Park apartment building on the West Side. The fire started about 3 a.m. in an apartment building in the 2700 block...
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Four Wounded In Shootings Since Thanksgiving Weekend Begins
(STMW) – At least four people were wounded in separate South Side shootings since the long Thanksgiving weekend began Wednesday night. The most recent shooting happened early Thursday when a man was...
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CTA’s Holiday Train Begins Rolling Friday
(STMW) – The CTA’s highly anticipated holiday train featuring Santa and his reindeer will begin its annual run Friday with its first stop on the Green Line. The holiday train, which features Santa on a...
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Boy, 3, Celebrates Thanksgiving Following Traumatic Brain Injury
play pause Boy, 3, Makes Remarkable Recovery After Brain Injury WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser (CBS) – A Chicago family is spending Thanksgiving in a room at La Rabida Children’s Hospital, giving...
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In Tornado-Damaged Washington, People Find Reason To Be Thankful
(CBS) — Many people in Washington, Ill. lost nearly everything in the recent tornado, but on Thursday they were among the most thankful of all. The Crossroads United Methodist Church near Peoria became...
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Police Issue Alert After Five Armed Robberies On Southwest Side
(STMW) – Police are searching for a man suspected of committing at least five armed robberies over two days on the Southwest Side. The suspect approaches victims on the sidewalk, pulls out a revolver...
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Two Chicago Men Held Without Bond In Shooting That Left Victim Paralyzed
(CBS) – Bail has been denied to two Southwest Side men who are charged in connection with a drive-by shooting Tuesday that left a man paralyzed. Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Jason Coehlo said...
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Police Officer Charged In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Chicago Police officer was ordered held in lieu of $25,000 bond Thursday after he was charged in a mortgage-fraud scheme that netted nearly $750,000. Darius Thompson, 32, of Chicago,...
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Two Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash In Gage Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A hit-and-run driver damaged a building and struck another car, sending two people to area hospitals Thursday night in the Southwest Side Gage Park neighborhood, police said. About...
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Plea Deal Rejected, Trial Set For February In Teacher Sexting Case
VALPARAISO, Ind. (STMW) – The Portage, Ind., middle school teacher who pleaded guilty to “sexting” with three students will go to trial in three months, despite his guilty plea to two counts of Class D...
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Pickup Truck Falls In Sinkhole On South Side
CHICAGO (STMW) – One person had to be extricated from a pickup truck after it fell into a sinkhole that formed on the South Side Thursday night, authorities said. Authorities received a call on the...
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Two Shot In Greater Grand Crossing
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two men were shot Thursday afternoon in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side. They were shot about 4 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Wentworth Avenue, police said....
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2 Charged After Police Shoot Alleged Shoplifter
Robert Russell (left) charged with attempted murder, shoplifting, and obstructing a police officer. Gerald Chamberlain (right) is charged with felony theft. Both were arrested after a shoplifting...
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1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Rollover Crash On Lake Shore Drive
CHICAGO (STMW) – One man was killed and two other people were hurt in a rollover crash Friday morning on Lake Shore Drive on the North Side. Rescue crews responded to the crash about 5 a.m. in the 5000...
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Burlesque Making A Comeback In Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – You could find it in cabarets and clubs in the late 1800′s until the 1950′s, part comedy, part performance art, part striptease. “Burlesque is an incredibly broad genre,” said Lindsey...
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Bargain Hunters Get Early Jump On Black Friday Shopping
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (CBS) – They didn’t sleep. They don’t care about the cold. They’re on a mission to shop. CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports diehard bargain hunters were off to an early start this Black...
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