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NASA Captures Image Of Midwest ‘Whiteout’
CHICAGO (CBS) — When one looks at a photo like this, it makes one feel really, really small. It also makes one feel like they aren’t alone. What you are seeing is a NASA satellite image taken on the...
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Widespread Flu Infections Claim 6 Lives In Illinois
CHICAGO (CBS) – Influenza has already killed 6 people in Illinois, and state health officials were urging people to do what they can to slow its spread. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports up to 122...
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Employees Laid Off By Email Days Before Christmas Protest Outside Of Snarf’s
CHICAGO (CBS) – Snarf’s sandwich shop employees who were laid off by email – three days before Christmas – demonstrated outside the company’s Prudential Plaza location at noon today. Fourteen employees...
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Cold, Snow Cause Gas Shortage, Price Increase
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Deep Freeze of early 2014 has triggered sporadic gasoline outages at some stations and is causing an increase in prices at the pump. play pause Cold Affects Gas Supply WBBM...
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Comcast Worker Shot, Critically Wounded
CHICAGO (CBS) — A worker for Comcast was shot and critically wounded during an apparent robbery attempt on the South Side. The victim was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital,...
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Macy’s To Lay Off 2,500 Workers
CHICAGO (CBS) — Macy’s department stores announced Wednesday that it will lay off 2,500 workers as the company plans to restructure its business. Macy’s has nine stores in the Chicago area, including...
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Evanston Family Reunited With Missing Parrot
EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) — We’ve been telling you about a 15-year-old parrot that flew away from her Evanston home yesterday morning – and the family who was desperate to find her. Now there’s a...
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Parking Meters Buried In Snow, Making Paying For Space Difficult
CHICAGO (CBS) — Adding insult to injury from the recent storms, hundreds of parking tickets were slapped on cars near those much-hated Chicago parking meters this week. Those tickets were issued even...
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Military Families Buy Plane Tickets For Grandmother, Mother Trapped In Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – A cold weather heartache – turned happy ending. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports it is a story of strangers coming to the aid of a mom and grandmother, trapped in Chicago by the nasty...
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Some Businesses Aren’t Shoveling Sidewalks In Front Of Their Property
CHICAGO (CBS) — The law says you have to shovel the sidewalks in front of your property. CBS 2’s Chris Martinez went to find out if that’s happening. For Will Klairmont, the struggle is intense. The...
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Video Shows Bolingbrook Cop Allegedly Playing Poker While Driving Squad Car
(CBS) — A Bolingbrook Police Officer was behind the wheel of a squad car and seemingly not paying attention. The Youtube video was sent to CBS 2′s newsroom Wednesday. The video is very difficult to...
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Huntley Library To Remain Closed Thursday After Frozen Pipes Burst
HUNTLEY, Ill. (CBS) – The library in northwest suburban Huntley will be closed Thursday and its programs cancelled for a fourth consecutive day, as workers try to repair the damage caused when two...
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Ambulance Stolen From Rockford Hospital Spotted Near Elgin
(CBS) – Police from Rockford to St. Charles were searching for a man who chose a very peculiar vehicle for a joyride — an ambulance stolen from the emergency room entrance to Rockford Memorial...
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Police Investigating Death Of 7-Month-Old Girl In Barrington
BARRINGTON, Ill. (STMW) – Police in northwest suburban Barrington announced Wednesday that they are conducting a death investigation. The department is working with the Cook County Major Case...
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Agencies Could Be Collecting Personal Data You Think Is Private
(CBS) – Have you ever bounced a check, paid your rent late or gotten a ticket? You may think of information like that as private, but there are agencies that are collecting details about you and as...
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Former Music Teacher Says Jennifer Hudson Has History Of Generosity
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago’s own Jennifer Hudson was honored at the People’s Choice Awards on CBS as favorite humanitarian. CBS 2′s Pamela Jones spoke with J-Hud’s high school music teacher, to learn more...
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3 Kids Killed In Fire; Dad, 2 Other Kids Critically Injured
Updated 01/09/14 – 1:12 p.m. HAMMOND, Ind. (CBS) – A 28-year-old father who suffered severe burns in a fire at his house in Hammond overnight managed to save two of his children, but he couldn’t reach...
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Opponents Seek To Toss Ex-Con Sanchez Tossed From County Board Race
CHICAGO (CBS) – A hearing examiner heard two hours of arguments Wednesday from attorneys who argued whether former Chicago Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Al Sanchez should be allowed to run for...
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Extra-Alarm Fire In Back Of The Yards Leaves At Least 12 Homeless
CHICAGO (STMW) – At least 12 people were displaced by an an extra-alarm fire that broke out in a Back of the Yards neighborhood apartment building on the South Side early Thursday. Firefighters...
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City To Lease Space To Hadiya Pendleton Foundation For $1
CHICAGO (STMW) – Hadiya Pendleton’s father got a gift from City Hall on Wednesday, three weeks before the one-year anniversary of the 15-year-old’s murder. The City Council’s Housing Committee agreed...
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