Officials Had Been Trying To Inspect Hammond, Ind. Apartment Where Fatal Fire...
(CBS) – The city of Hammond, Ind. says the fire that killed three children could have been prevented. Jayden, Alexis and Dasani Young all died in an apartment fire earlier this week. Hammond workers...
View ArticleElmwood Park Cop Accused Of Bilking Elderly Man Now Faces Criminal Charges
(CBS) – An Elmwood Park police sergeant faces criminal charges of swindling an elderly man out of $20,000. The 2 Investigators reported on the story last week. On Friday, Sgt. John Wasilenko was...
View ArticleTips To Avoid Ice Dam-age
(CBS) – The warmer weather is a welcome sigh. But it brings potential water woes for homeowners. Ice dams. With melting snow and ice and rain, they can cause water damage inside your home. Bob Garmoe...
View ArticleMan Convicted Of Raping Lincoln Park Woman During 2010 Home Invasion
(STMW) – A 23-year-old man faces up to 66 years in prison after being convicted Friday of the brutal rape of a woman during a home invasion in Lincoln Park in 2010. A Cook County jury convicted Darrell...
View ArticleDuPage Prosecutors: Lombard Woman Murders Husband
(STMW) — A woman was charged Friday night for murdering her husband in west suburban Lombard. Anka Misocevic, whose age was not immediately known, has been charged with one count of first degree...
View ArticleChicago-Area Woman Swears By Magnesium As Sleep Aid
(CBS) – Do you have trouble getting a good night’s sleep? There could be a natural solution. Medical research has shown that getting the right nutrients may help you get a sounder slumber. CBS 2’s Mary...
View ArticleYour Chicago: Buddy Guy’s Legends
(CBS) – On another cold January night in Chicago, the legendary Buddy Guy is heating it up on his stage at his night club Legends in the South Loop. It’s been his annual rite of winter in recent years....
View ArticleBlue Line Train Stopped For Track Fire Near O’Hare
(CBS) – A Blue Line train traveling near O’Hare International Airport was stopped Friday night when a fire erupted on the tracks. No one was injured, but 80 passengers had to be transported by shuttle...
View Article10 Injured, 20 Displaced After Extra-Alarm Fire In Little Village
CHICAGO (CBS) – 20 people in the Little Village neighborhood are displaced after an early morning, house fire. Half of them are hospitalized and as CBS 2′s Courtney Gousman reports, the fire is now...
View ArticleTwo Airlifted To Hospital After Motel Fire In Aurora
AURORA, Ill. (STMW) — Two males were critically injured Friday evening after a fire broke out at a motel in west suburban Aurora. Firefighters responded to the blaze about 7:30 p.m. at a six-unit motel...
View ArticleSouth Shore Woman Charged In Fatal Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A woman charged with allegedly shooting a man to death following a domestic argument about whether or not a gun would fire was ordered held on a $250,000 bond Saturday. Joeann Smith,...
View ArticleFlorida Man Gets Life In Prison For 2012 Stabbing Of Bears Fan
(STMW) — A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for stabbing a Chicago Bears fan to death in a Jacksonville, Fla., bar in 2012, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Matthew Hinson was...
View ArticlePolice Questioning Man In Oak Lawn House Explosion
OAKLAWN, Ill. (CBS) — An Oak Lawn man is being questioned by police following an arson fire and explosion this morning that destroyed a home. Police arrived on the 8900 block of south 55th court to...
View ArticleGrayslake Man Charged With Possessing Child Porn
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. (STMW) – A north suburban Grayslake man was arrested Friday and charged with possessing child pornography. Brian Stroud, 53, faces two Class 2 felony counts of possession of child...
View ArticleAuto Repair Shops Busy As Potholes Cause Problems For Chicago Drivers
(CBS) — If you need to take your car in for repair be prepared to wait. Mother Nature has wreaked havoc with our vehicles and most auto repair shops are backed up. play pause Auto Repair Shops Busy As...
View ArticleSt. Bernadette Among Catholic Schools Slated To Close
EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Two more Chicago-area Catholic Schools – in Evergreen Park and Midlothian – have been told by the Archdiocese they’ll be closing at the end of the current school year,...
View ArticleCity’s Pothole-Filling Crews Start Weekend, Overnight Repair Work
CHICAGO (CBS/STMW) — Crews will work every day this winter in Chicago’s streets and alleys to fill potholes made worse by last week’s winter wallop of snow and record-cold temperatures. Pothole-filling...
View ArticleCraigslist Sale Ends In Aurora Armed Robbery
AURORA, Ill. (STMW) – A west suburban Naperville man who was attempting to sell his cell phone on Craigslist was robbed at gunpoint Thursday afternoon when he showed up at the buyer’s Aurora home. The...
View Article5 Shot In Elgin
ELGIN, Ill. (STMW) — Five people were shot early Sunday in northwest suburban Elgin. The shooting happened in the 300 block of North Street about 3:10 a.m., according to a release from Elgin police....
View ArticleSons Released From Hospital After Hammond Fire, Dad Still In Critical Condition
HAMMOND, Ind.(STMW) — Two boys who were hurt in a Hammond, Ind., house fire Wednesday were released from a Chicago hospital Saturday evening, while their father remains in critical condition. Three...
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