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Crash Halts Southbound Traffic On Bishop Ford
(STMW) – Southbound traffic was halted after a multi-vehicle crash on the Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94) on the Far South Side Monday night. The crash was reported about 10:25 p.m. near the steel bridge,...
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500 Travelers Stranded Overnight On Snowbound Amtrak Trains
Updated 01/07/14 – 8:10 a.m. CHICAGO (AP) — Most of the 500 Amtrak passengers who spent the night onboard three trains stranded in snow in northern Illinois are finally heading to Chicago, rail line...
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Space Heater Sparks Extra-Alarm Fire On South Side
CHICAGO (STMW) – An extra-alarm fire broke out in a home on the South Side Monday night after drapes were ignited by a space heater. The 2-11 fire was reported about 10:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of...
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One Hurt In Spin-Out Crash On Kennedy Expressway
CHICAGO (STMW) – One person was hospitalized early Tuesday after, while driving on icy road conditions, their vehicle spun out and hit the wall on the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) in Chicago. The...
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Metra Service Modified, Some Trains Canceled Due To Cold
CHICAGO (STMW) – Metra canceled dozens of trains Tuesday and combined several other inbound and outbound routes on BNSF and Union Pacific lines as historically cold temperatures continued to wreak...
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Woman Stabbed To Death In Chicago Lawn
CHICAGO (STMW) – A woman was stabbed to death at a party Monday night in the South Side Chicago Lawn neighborhood. The 18-year-old woman was at a party at an apartment building in the 2900 block of...
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Burst Pipe, Icy Mezzanine Prompt Closure Of Red Line Stop
CHICAGO (STMW) – Freezing ice on the mezzanine temporarily shut down a Red Line station to northbound trains Tuesday morning on the Near North Side. Northbound Red Line trains began bypassing the...
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Deep Freeze Continues; So Do Icy Road Conditions, Travel Delays
Updated 01/07/14 – 1:17 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A more than 36-hour stretch of subzero temperatures came to an end early Tuesday afternoon, but the frigid conditions and heavy snow still on the ground...
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I-65 Reopened; ‘Extreme Caution’ Urged For Drivers
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (STMW) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has reopened Interstate 65 between U.S. 30 in Merrillville and Lafayette, but is urging “extreme caution” when traveling on that...
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Photos Of I-65: Reopened, But Dangerous
CHICAGO (CBS) — Interstate 65 has been reopened between Gary and Lafayette, but police are warning drivers to avoid travel in Indiana unless it’s absolutely necessary. These traffic camera photos...
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Woman Killed After Car Flies Off Overpass In Palatine
PALATINE (STMW) – An Elgin woman was killed Monday night after her car went over an overpass and landed on U.S. Route 14 in northwest suburban Palatine. The woman was driving about 9:30 p.m. southbound...
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Deep Freeze: Here’s A Positive, We Are No Longer Negative
CHICAGO (CBS) — Here’s a positive about living in Chiberia during a polar vortex. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, we are no longer negative. The temperature at O’Hare International Airport reached zero degrees....
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Chicago Fire Deaths Reached Record Low In 2013
CHICAGO (CBS) – Fire deaths in Chicago were at an all-time low last year. Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago said 16 people died in fires in 2013, the lowest annual total ever recorded in the city. Even...
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Cold From Polar Vortex Making Sound Travel Slower, Seem Louder
CHICAGO (CBS) — Since the polar vortex started spinning into town this week – you may have noticed that some things seem louder than usual. WBBM’s Steve Miller asked a scientist what’s going on. play...
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Chicago Public Schools Open On Wednesday
CHICAGO (CBS) — After closing schools for only the third time in 15 years, Chicago Public Schools will reopen on Wednesday. Historically cold temperatures led to the decision to close school on Monday...
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Yellow Line Train Derails In Rogers Park
CHICAGO (STMW) — A CTA Yellow Line train derailed Tuesday afternoon in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side. The train derailed while approaching the Howard station at 7519 N. Paulina St....
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Officer Escapes Injury When Metra Train Strikes Squad Car
ROUND LAKE PARK, Ill. (STMW) – A Lake County Sheriff’s detective escaped his unmarked squad car before it was struck by a Metra train Monday night after getting stuck in the snow. The incident occurred...
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Evanston Family Searching For Lost Parrot
EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) — An Evanston family is desperate to get its 15-year-old parrot back indoors. The parrot flew out the front door about noon in below-zero weather. Roonah the parrot doesn’t really...
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Icicles A Big Concern For Chicago-Area Homeowners
(CBS) –Icicles may be pretty but they can also be a big concern. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports if icicles are hanging from your roof top, you need to check the inside of your home to make sure you...
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Snow Removal Costs Piling Up For Chicago, Suburbs
CHICAGO (CBS) – If local officials’ New Year’s resolutions included living within their snow removal budgets, they may have to think again. With the new year only seven days old, many have already...
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