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3 Officers Hurt In Northwest Side Crash
CHICAGO (STMW) – Three Chicago Police officers were hospitalized Thursday night after their squad car was involved in a two-vehicle crash in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The...
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Three-Day Snowfall Totals
CHICAGO (CBS) — After more than two days of nearly constant snow from late New Year’s Eve through Jan. 2, many parts of the Chicago area are still digging out from more than a foot of snow. Here are...
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Southwest Cancels 130 Flights At Midway Due To Winter Storm
Updated 01/03/14 – 1:54 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 130 flights at Midway International Airport — including every flight through noon — as it tries to recover from a...
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Metra Train Strikes Truck on NW Side
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Metra train struck a truck Friday morning in the Northwest Side Norwood Park neighborhood. Inbound Union Pacific/Northwest Line no. 630 struck a truck that was backing into a lumber...
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Extra-Alarm Fire Guts Northwest Side Warehouse
Updated 01/03/14 – 2:55 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – An extra-alarm fire destroyed a large warehouse Friday morning in the Hanson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Firefighters were on the scene of a...
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Winter Storm Watch For S. Suburbs, Northwest Indiana
CHICAGO (CBS) — As Chicagoland braces for historically cold temperatures early next week, part of the area could potentially see another half-foot of snow before then. The National Weather Service has...
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Man Missing After New Year’s Party Found Dead In Water
WATERMAN, Ill. (STMW) – A DeKalb County man’s body was found in a waterway Wednesday afternoon, a day after he was last seen at a New Year’s party. Devin G. Blakely, 20, was found dead by friends in a...
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Seal Pup Born At Brookfield Zoo On New Year’s Day
BROOKFIELD (CBS) — A grey seal was born at Brookfield Zoo on New Year’s Day, the first birth of 2014 at a Chicago-area zoo. The seal pup, a male, weighed just over 25 pounds when it was born Wednesday...
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Report: CPS Tech Coordinator Stole More Than $400,000
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago Public Schools technology coordinator stole more than $400,000 in school funds before fleeing to Mexico, where he was later found dead, according to the just-released Chicago...
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Fire In Lake Shore Drive High-Rise
UPDATED: 1/3/2014 2:25 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Firefighters responded to a fire in a high rise in the 1100 block of North Lake Shore Drive on Friday. 1100 N LSD. Fire on 14th floor is out. Building being...
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Hospitals Report Increase In Flu Cases In Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) — Flu season is underway, and while there are fewer Illinoisans reported sick than at this time last year, cases are increasing. A Chicago Department of Public Health report released...
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McHenry County Sergeant Pleads Guilty To Abusing Child
CHICAGO (CBS) — A 10-year veteran of the McHenry County Sheriff’s office on Friday pleaded guilty to bringing a child to Wisconsin, sexually abusing the child and then distributing the images on the...
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Open Enrollment For Concealed-Carry Gun Permit Starts Sunday
CHICAGO (CBS) — This weekend, for the first time in Illinois, gun owners can apply for a concealed-carry permit. Open enrollment begins Sunday. You might think it’s simple: get a permit and starting...
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Autos, Homes Need Protection Against Harsh Winter Conditions
(CBS) – Be prepare for prolonged subzero temperatures. Better yet, make sure your automobile and home are prepared. CBS 2’s Suzannne Le Mignot talks with experts on how to keep them running smoothly....
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Chicago’s Biggest Chill In Nearly 20 Years Headed Our Way
CHICAGO (STMW) –Come Monday, it looks like Chicago will be more like “ChiBeria,” with as much as 10 inches of new snow expected to pile up in some areas over the weekend, followed by a deep freeze...
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Scaffolding Collapse Injures 1, Damages 4 Cars
CHICAGO (STMW) – One person was injured when scaffolding collapsed on four cars Friday night in Lincoln Park. Scaffolding fell around 8:20 p.m. from the west side of an apartment building in the 2700...
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Suit: School Employee Punched, Kicked, Stomped On Student
CHICAGO (STMW) – A state child welfare official and a woman who was allegedly assaulted by a school employee while she attended a South Side high school last year are suing the Chicago Board of...
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Passengers Weary From Flight Delays Search Luggage Piles For Lost Bags At Midway
CHICAGO (CBS) – Bags, bags everywhere — and no one to claim them. That’s the problem facing travelers at Midway Airport already weary from flight delays and cancellations. play pause Passengers Search...
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Think It’s Cold In Chicago? Try Living In International Falls, Minn.
(CBS) – It’s all in a winter’s day in International Falls. “Yesterday morning, it was 43 below here.” Mayor Bob Anderson says you have to be mentally prepared for a day like Monday’s going to be....
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Humboldt Park Shooting Leaves Man In Serious Condition
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man suffered several gunshot wounds — two to the chest and one to the arm — Saturday afternoon in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood. The 23-year-old man was shot about 12:30...
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