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Teen Charged With Decapitating Man In NW Side Apartment
CHICAGO (STMW) – An 18-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder Thursday after police found a decapitated man early Christmas morning in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side....
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KKK Fliers Resurface In Southwest Suburbs — This Time, With Candy Canes
(STMW) – Police are investigating a “suspicious circumstance” this week in southwest suburban Tinley Park after a resident found Ku Klux Klan fliers advertising the organization’s presence in the...
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Pregnant Woman Fatally Shot In Dolton; Baby Survives
(CBS) – A 17-year-old girl who was nearly six months pregnant was fatally shot Christmas night in south suburban Dolton, but doctors were able to save the baby she was carrying, authorities said...
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H1N1 Flu Virus Surfaces In Chicago
(CBS) – Nearly two dozen cases of the potentially deadly H1N1 flu virus have been confirmed in the Chicago area, CBS 2 has learned. Finding the flu virus among patients at Loyola University Medical...
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Job Search Continues For Many Into 2014
play pause Firm Fields Calls From Job-Seekers WBBM Newsradio's Lisa Fielding (CBS) – The number of people applying for work fell by 42,000 last week – the biggest drop since November 2012. Still, more...
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Area Woman Disappointed Amid Delays By Shipping Giants
(CBS) – UPS and FedEx delivery drivers had their hands full Thursday, trying to play catch-up. Both companies continue to apologize to customers who say their holiday gifts did not arrive in time for...
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Some Chicago Students Attending ‘Holiday University’ During School Break
play pause Students Get Tutoring Over Holiday WBBM Newsradio's Lisa Fielding (CBS) – While 12-year old Mikai Daniels’ friends are home playing with their new Christmas toys, he’s working on his math...
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Chicago-Area Woman Files Lawsuit In Target Security Breach
CHICAGO (AP) — At least one Illinois resident has joined those suing Target after the retail giant disclosed hackers stole millions of customer accounts. Chicago-area woman Chandra McPherson is the...
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Delta’s Loss Is Indiana Man’s Gain When Airline Mistakenly Posts Cheap Fares
(CBS/AP) — Some lucky fliers capitalized on a computer glitch Thursday and scored some really cheap flights on Delta Air Lines. For about two hours in the morning, certain Delta fares on the airline’s...
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Man, 65, Killed In Englewood Hit-And-Run
(STMW) – A man was fatally struck by a van Thursday afternoon on the South Side in the Englewood neighborhood. The 65-year-old man was struck by a “maroon or brown van” as he stepped onto 59th Street...
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Christmas Brings Brief Respite From Rebuilding Effort In Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. (CBS) – The town of Washington took a day off on Christmas, after weeks of work clearing debris from the tornado that destroyed hundreds of homes on Nov. 17. Crews were out Christmas...
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Man Shot And Killed In West Garfield Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot to death Thursday night in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Dennis Glover, 27, was walking with his girlfriend on a sidewalk in the 700 block of South Kilbourn...
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Kankakee River Bridges To Be Rebuilt On I-57
CHICAGO (STMW) – Gov. Pat Quinn’s office said Thursday that $19.3 million has been earmarked to rebuild bridges on Interstate 57 over the Kankakee River. The money will come from the state’s capital...
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Phone App Helps Catch Burglars In The Act
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. (STMW) – A Palos Heights resident was quick to react when she saw two burglars breaking into her rental condominium — watching the crime-in-progress from Hawaii thanks to an app on...
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Man Charged In Deadly Shooting In Gary
GARY, Ind. (STMW) – Charges of murder, attempted murder, attempted robbery, criminal confinement and battery with a deadly weapon have been filed in Lake Superior Court against a 21-year-old Gary man...
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Dad Charged With DUI In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Daughter
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was charged with DUI early Friday in connection with a South Side crash on Christmas Eve that killed his 8-year-old daughter. Jeffery Smith, 26, was charged with aggravated DUI...
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School Officials Save Life Of Boy, 7, Whose Heart Stopped
NEW LENOX, Ill. (STMW) – By all accounts, Jackson Bartke seemed to be a normal, healthy, 7-year-old second-grader. But his heart stopped during gym class on Nov. 19. He collapsed. This had never...
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Man Killed In North Lawndale Home Invasion
CHICAGO (STMW) – One man is dead after a Thursday night home invasion on the West Side. Two men knocked on the door of a residence about 8:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of South Central Park Avenue looking...
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Worker Dies From Injuries In Construction Collapse At Vernon Hills Mall
VERNON HILLS, Ill. (STMW) – One of two construction workers injured in a partial wall collapse at the Westfield Hawthorn Mall in north suburban Vernon Hills late Thursday night has died. Lake County...
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Man Found Shot To Death In Austin
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was found shot to death in the Austin neighborhood early Friday. The 36-year-old man was found about 3:50 a.m. in the 5900 block of West Midway Park with gunshot wounds to the...
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