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Man Shot, Robbed In Humboldt Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – An 18-year-old man was shot during an apparent robbery Wednesday night in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood. The man was shot in the leg about 8:10 p.m. in the 3800 block of...
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DNA Evidence Links Man To 2009 Homicide
CHICAGO (STMW) – DNA evidence has linked a “career criminal” with a violent robbery-homicide that occurred in the West Englewood neighborhood in 2009. George Patterson, 51, of the 1400 block of South...
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Man Shot In Head In South Shore
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man suffered a gunshot wound to the head Wednesday evening in the South Shore neighborhood. The 56-year-old was shot about 7 p.m. in the 1700 block of 72nd Street, police said. He...
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Shocking New Allegations Against Former Cop In Kidnap/Torture Plot
CHICAGO (STMW) – It’s a scene likely too grisly even for a Quentin Tarantino movie. But the feds say they caught it on tape: former Chicago cop Steven Mandell and an accomplice, gleefully plotting to...
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Several Metra Trains Delayed, Some Canceled For Morning Rush
CHICAGO (STMW) – Switching and mechanical problems – as well as at least two cars stuck on the tracks – caused delays and a few cancellations on several Metra lines during the Thursday morning commute....
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Doctor Publishes Book Detailing History Of Children’s Memorial Hospital
CHICAGO (CBS) – A new book offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of one of Chicago’s oldest and most renowned hospitals. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, as part of the series...
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More Chicago Catholic Schools Set To Close
CHICAGO (CBS) — WBBM Newsradio has learned the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Chicago is about to start notifying some schools that they’re going to be closing. Sister Mary Paul McCaughey, the...
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Mayor Won’t Appeal ‘Straitjacket’ Ruling Against City’s Gun Sales Ban
Updated 01/09/14 – 1:53 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Despite calling a judge’s ruling against the city’s gun sales ban a “straitjacket” on efforts to keep illegal guns off the streets, Mayor Rahm Emanuel...
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Bolingbrook Investigating Whether Officer Played Video Poker On Duty
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Bolingbrook police department is investigating what one of its officers was doing behind the wheel of his squad car last weekend. A video posted on You Tube clearly shows a...
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Suspect In Custody For Fatal Chicago Lawn Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – A suspect is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a man Wednesday afternoon in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Joseph Brittman, 19, suffered a...
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Some Residents Haven’t Seen Mail Delivery Since Last Week
(CBS) – This week’s severe cold and heavy snow combined to cripple mail delivery in some pockets of Chicago. CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley talked to some Beverly residents who haven’t seen mail in days. Just...
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City Official Urges Neighbors To Keep Snowy Sidewalks Passable
play pause City: Keep Sidewalks Clean WBBM Newsradio's Craig Dellimore (CBS) – Chicago officials say it’s up to the neighbors to clear the snow and ice from sidewalks so the disabled can get around...
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Get That Salt Off The Car … Before Damage Sets In
CHICAGO (CBS) — By now, most cars are coated in a salty, dirty muck after this week’s snow and extreme cold. As CBS 2′s Ed Curran reports, it’s important to get that grime washed off before it warms up...
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U.S. Attorney, Mayor Signal More Cooperation In Fighting Street Violence
(CBS) – Chicago’s new U.S. attorney pledged Thursday to do his share in the war against inner-city crime. Zachary Fardon made himself available for reporters’ questions, hours after Mayor Emanuel and...
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Metra Still Working On Cold-Related Problems That Hobbled Service This Week
(CBS) – Metra can’t guarantee it won’t have even more delays Friday because it is still dealing with this bitter blast. The problem, once again: frozen switches on tracks. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker got a...
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Space Heaters Can Be Dangerous, Fire Officials Warn
(CBS) – This week’s fatal fire in Hammond, Ind. is a terrible reminder of how dangerous space heaters can be, if they’re not used properly. CBS 2’s Chris Martinez talked with fire officials in Carol...
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Malnourished Pit Bull Found Caged, Cold In Riverside Parking Lot
play pause Riverside Police Try To Track Down Abandoned Dog's Owner WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller (CBS) – Police in Riverside are trying to find the owner of a malnourished male pit bull that was...
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GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Tries To Explain Flip-Flop On Minimum Wage Hike
CHICAGO (AP) — The issue of a minimum wage hike tripped up Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner on Thursday, as he declared his previous support for cutting Illinois’ minimum wage a...
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Fire Officials: ‘Incendiary’ Edgewater Blaze Turned Over To Police
(STMW) – A fire that injured eight people and displaced 35 in a high-rise in the North Side Edgewater neighborhood Wednesday morning was started as a result of “human action,” a fire department...
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Police Seek Suspect In South Side Attempted Kidnapping
CHICAGO (CBS) – Police in the South Side Grand Crossing neighborhood seek a man who tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl. Area Central police detectives have issued a community alert and are seeking the...
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