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Truckers Stranded For Two Days In Storm
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (CBS) — Conditions in Northwest Indiana are so bad that some drivers have been stuck for two days, including a FedEx driver who has been trying to get a delivery down to Alabama....
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Man Dies While Shoveling Snow In Humboldt Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 48-year-old man died while shoveling snow Sunday night in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said. The man was shoveling snow in the 1400 block of North Washtenaw...
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Indiana Drivers Warned: Stay Off Roads
CHICAGO (CBS) — Drivers in Northwest Indiana were being told on Monday to stay off country roads, as many of them remain impassable. #WinterWeatherUpdate: INDOT plows getting stuck on impassable rds –...
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Hundreds More Flights Canceled At Chicago Airports
CHICAGO (CBS) – Travel headaches continued Monday morning at Chicago’s airports, thanks to the frigid conditions. A day after canceling more than 1,300 flights at O’Hare International Airport, airlines...
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Severe Cold Forces Animals Indoors At Brookfield Zoo
(CBS) – Brookfield Zoo was closed today because of the frigid temperatures, reports WBBM’s Bernie Tafoya. Brookfield Zoo’s Bill Zeigler says the zoo would have been open today were it not for the...
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View Of Shut Down Interstate 65
CHICAGO (CBS) — For drivers in need of photographic evidence showing why Interstate 65 in Indiana was closed since Sunday and for much of the day on Monday, here it is. Indiana State police opened...
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Photos: Chicago Buried In Snow, Gripped By Deep Freeze
After getting up to two feet of snow since last week, Chicago was in the mist of a dangerous cold spell that started Sunday night, when temperatures dropped well below freezing, hitting a Jan. 6 record...
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Quinn Declares Disaster Area For State After Snowstorm, Extreme Cold
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. Pat Quinn has declared a statewide disaster area because of the snow and extreme cold and has activated the Illinois National Guard. At a news conference on Monday, Quinn said the...
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Plows Working Overtime In McHenry County
(CBS) — Snow plow crews have been working overtime all across the Chicago area, including McHenry County. McHenry County DOT Maintenance Superintendent Mark DeVries says they’ve been in operations for...
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Chicago’s Frigid Temps Outfreeze Even Antarctica
(CBS) – Looking for someplace to go to warm up amid Chicago’s deep freeze? Try the South Pole. Yes, it’s actually warmer in much of Antarctica than it is in Chicago on Monday. The city set a new record...
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CPS To Close Schools On Tuesday
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Public Schools will close for a second day on Tuesday due to the extreme cold. CPS CEO Barbara Byrd Bennett made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon....
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Mail Carriers Battle Brutal Cold To Make Deliveries
CHICAGO (CBS) – Some people have to work today. WBBM’s Steve Miller followed a U.S. Mail carrier as he made his appointed rounds through the snow and the brutal cold. “Rain, sleet or snow – but they...
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Frozen Switches Causing Delays For Metra Trains
(CBS) –Some Metra commuters experienced delays of up to two and a half hours on their morning commute, especially on the Milwaukee District Lines. Metra announced that they will be operating on a...
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Extreme Weather Brings Frostbite Cases, Deaths From Snow-Shoveling Exertion
(CBS) – A number of deaths and frostbite cases are being attributed to the snowstorms that walloped the Chicago region late last week and the lingering subzero cold snap that followed. In southwest...
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‘Sun Dog’ Lights Up The Sky Over The Chicago Area
CHICAGO (CBS) – WBBM listeners have reported seeing the atmospheric phenomenon “Sun Dog” throughout the day in northern Illinois. National Weather Service Meteorologist Matt Friedlein says the Sun Dog...
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Snow, Ice Making Chicago Side Streets Treacherous
CHICAGO (CBS) – The cold is making it tough for drivers trying to navigate the roadways. The crunch of snow and now ice on Chicago’s side streets means slow going. “It is slippery, but I got it ok,”...
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CPS Boss Defends Reversal On Cold-Related School Closings, Downplays Union...
(CBS) – Mayor Emanuel, just back from a family vacation in Asia, on Monday found himself on the middle of a controversy over today’s CPS school closings. The mayor backed his schools CEO, who claims...
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Three Charged With Murder Of Berwyn Man On NY Eve
BERWYN, Ill. (STMW) — Three men have charged with the murder of a man found shot to death in a Berwyn barber shop on New Year’s Eve. Eddie Garcia, 25, of Berwyn; Salvador Alvarado, 25, of Cicero; and...
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Judge Rules Chicago Ban On Gun Sales Unconstitutional
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge has potentially opened a new market to gun dealers after ruling as unconstitutional Chicago ordinances that aim to reduce gun violence by banning their sale within the...
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Palatine Asks Residents For Help In Digging Out Fire Hydrants
(STMW) – Fire department officials in northwest suburban Palatine are asking for help from residents and business owners in digging out village fire hydrants that have been snowed in after a week of...
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