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Chicago Archdiocese To Close At Least Six Schools
(CBS) – The Archdiocese of Chicago plans to shut down several schools. Church officials blame funding and say they have given more than $100 million to its schools on top of what the parishes earned....
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South Side Alderman Says City Is Diverting Road Salt From His Ward
(CBS) – One Chicago alderman would like city government to pass the road salt after the recent snowfall and deep freeze left his ward’s side streets practically impassable. The sounds of spinning tires...
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2 Investigators: Woman Has To Prove Her Healthy Daughter Isn’t Dead To Claim...
(CBS) – Every year, thousands of people are mistakenly reported as dead even though they are not. And as 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports, the results can cause incredible complications for those who...
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Warmup Won’t End Switching Problems For Metra, Amtrak
CHICAGO (CBS) – Metra canceled two early morning trains on Friday, while service on Amtrak to Detroit, St. Louis, Quincy and Carbondale remains on a reduced schedule, due to continuing mechanical...
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Friends, Family Seek Justice For Lake Zurich Native Killed In Calif. Crash
(CBS) – The family and friends of a Chicago area native plan to pack a California courtroom next week – to try to make sure that justice is done after his death at the age of 37. WBBM’s Steve Miller...
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Aurora Man Charged In Crash That Killed Naperville Woman
WHEATON, Ill. (STMW) – A convicted burglar who also spent time in jail 11 years ago for inebriated driving stands accused of having been under the influence of narcotics when his pickup truck allegedly...
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NW Suburban Hospital Loses Power For Two Hours
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (STMW) – Seven patients were transferred from a northwest suburban hospital Friday morning after a wing of the hospital lost power for two hours. The Alexian Brothers Women &...
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Freezing Fog Advisory In Effect As Chicago Thaws Out
CHICAGO (STMW) – With temperatures expected to rise above freezing for the first time of 2014 Friday, forecasters urged drivers to use caution as fog rolls into the area for the morning commute. A...
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Soldier Reported Missing Found Safe In Texas
Matthew Segur (Credit: Chicago Police) Updated 01/10/14 – 12:40 p.m. CHICAGO (STMW) – An active-duty U.S. soldier flying through Chicago who didn’t board his flight earlier this week and was reported...
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Winter Storm Nearly Busts City Budget; Pothole Repair Crews Out In Force
CHICAGO (CBS) — The recent winter storm and deep freeze may turn out to be a real budget-buster, as the city of Chicago clears snow and fills potholes. For 2014, the city budgeted $20.3 million for...
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Rosemont Hotel Evacuated After Pipes Burst
ROSEMONT, Ill. (STMW) – Nearly 300 guests at a northwest suburban hotel awoke to a fire alarm Thursday morning and were evacuated to the lobby after a frozen pipe in the sprinkler system burst....
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Catholic School’s ‘Mission From God’: Raise $400K In Two Weeks To Stay Open
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Catholic elementary school in Portage Park is “on a mission from God,” hoping to make a miracle happen so it can avoid being shut down by the Archdiocese. Established in 1910, Our...
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Target: Up To 110M Customers Affected By Data Breach
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — Congressman Luis Gutierrez said Friday’s revelation that nearly 110 million American shoppers were the victims of a data breach at Target stores serves as proof more vigilance is...
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Dog Rescued From Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (CBS) – Firefighters rescued a dog from Lake Michigan on Friday, after the animal fell into the icy water on the South Side. Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said a woman was walking...
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Suspect In Two Rapes Charged In Two More Attacks
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man being held without bond for allegedly carjacking and raping two women in December has been charged in connection with two additional attacks that same week on the North Side....
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Former Alderman Gets 10.5 Years For Bribe Scheme
CHICAGO (CBS) — Disgraced former Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano was sentenced to 10½ years in prison Friday by a federal judge who called the serially corrupt Southwest Side politician a “cynical”...
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Humboldt Park Woman Declares ‘No Dibs,’ Shovels Entire Block
CHICAGO (CBS) – A West Side woman wants to put an end to the Chicago tradition of claiming “dibs” on parking spots shoveled out after snowstorms. Jamie Lynn Ferguson, 29, took off work at a the...
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Northfield Man Is 11th Cold-Related Death In Cook County
NORTHFIELD (CBS) – A north suburban man is at least the 11th reported cold-related death this winter in Cook County. Northfield police officers preforming a well-being check found Robert Sembrat, 55,...
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Murder Charges Dropped Against Man Imprisoned For 21 Years
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County prosecutors Friday dismissed murder charges against an Uptown man who has spent the last 21 years behind bars for a double murder he says he didn’t commit. Deon Patrick, 42,...
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Rain, Thawing Snow Brings Flooding Potential To Chicago Region
(CBS) – First the deep freeze, and now, unfortunately, the flood. Problems aren’t restricted to homes and businesses. Just walking down the street is no bargain as the thaw begins in earnest. CBS 2’s...
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