Two Women Killed In Eisenhower Expressway Crash
FOREST PARK, Ill. (STMW) – Two women were killed in an early morning crash on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway in west suburban Forest Park on Sunday. About 3:45 a.m., a 1998 Ford Windstar van was...
View Article1 Dead, 5 Wounded Across City In Weekend Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 16-year-old boy was killed and at least five other people have been injured in shootings across Chicago since Saturday. Marquise Harris was fatally shot late Saturday by a friend of...
View ArticleTeen Shot, Killed After Argument With Girlfriend At Woodlawn Gathering
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot late Saturday by a friend of his girlfriend after the couple argued at a gathering in the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood. Marquise Harris was in a...
View Article$3M Bond For Lombard Woman Charged With Fatally Stabbing, Beating Husband
WHEATON, Ill. (STMW) – A west suburban woman charged with fatally stabbing and beating her husband with a baseball bat in their Lombard home Thursday morning has been ordered held on a $3 million bond....
View ArticleChicago Area Catholics Get First Look At Cardinal’s Letter On Sex Abuse Cases
CHICAGO (CBS) – Catholics in the Chicago Archdiocese are getting their first look this morning at a letter from Cardinal George about sex abuse by priests, reports WBBM’s Nancy Harty. Those leaving...
View ArticlePothole Damage Closes Cline Avenue In Indiana
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (STMW) – Cline Avenue between Interstate 80/94 and Columbus Drive in north Lake County was closed Saturday night as highway crews worked to repair deep potholes caused by severe...
View ArticleBoy Hospitalized After Parrot Bite
CHICAGO (STMW) – A child is in good condition after he was bitten by a parrot Saturday afternoon in the Lower West Side neighborhood. The 6-year-old boy was taken to an area hospital after his...
View ArticleTip Line Established For Naperville HS Grad Missing In California For 4 Months
(CBS) — The search for a missing Naperville Central graduate is taking a different tack more than four months after he disappeared in Southern California. All information about where 19-year-old Bryce...
View ArticleKirk, Local Pols Oppose Plan To Separate Waterways From Lake Michigan
(CBS) — An Army Corps of Engineers report has a U.S. Senators, local mayors and waterway industry representatives speaking out against one of its solutions to stop the spread of Asian Carp. U.S....
View Article31 Displaced In McHenry Apartment Building Fire
MCHENRY, Ill. (STMW) – At least 31 people were in need of shelter Sunday morning after a fire broke out at a northwest suburban McHenry apartment building. Firefighters responded to the blaze about...
View ArticleMade In Chicago: Margie Korshak Public Relations
CHICAGO (CBS) – For 45 years, the name Margie Korshak has been linked to many of Chicago’s biggest events. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, when Korshak was just a young housewife out in...
View Article1 Dead, 7 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 16-year-old boy was killed and at least seven other people have been injured in shootings across Chicago since Saturday. Marquise Harris was fatally shot late Saturday by his...
View ArticleBrady Questions Rauner’s Ties To Convicted Political Insider Levine
CHICAGO (STMW) – With Bruce Rauner already sweating a rough week in his campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, state Sen. Bill Brady turned up the heat Sunday and demanded answers about...
View ArticleMan Dead, Woman Missing After Falling In Icy River
Updated 01/13/14 – 2:04 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A man from Minnesota died after he fell into the Chicago River early Monday, when he dropped his cell phone in the water and lunged after it. Another man...
View ArticleWoman Shot In West Pullman
CHICAGO (STMW) – A woman was shot early Monday in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. The woman, 22, was walking on the sidewalk in the 12700 block of South Morgan Street about 12:30...
View ArticleGrandmother Seeks Custody Of Kids Who Survived Fatal Hammond Fire
HAMMOND, Ind. (STMW) – The grandmother of three young children who died in a fire Wednesday night said the two surviving children have been placed in foster care. Stephanie Pittman, the mother of...
View ArticlePolice: Father Slammed Baby’s Head On Floor, Bit Cops
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police are saying a man struck his girlfriend and then grabbed his 1-year-old baby by her ankles and slammed her head twice on the floor Sunday in the Logan Square neighborhood. The...
View ArticleSouthwest Flight From Chicago Lands At Wrong Airport
UPDATED: 1/13/2014 4:27 p.m. BRANSON, Mo. (CBS/AP) – A Southwest Airlines flight bound for the main airport in Branson, Mo., instead touched down at a much smaller nearby airfield that gave the pilots...
View ArticleHighland Park Skater Jason Brown Going To Sochi Olympics
(CBS) – A young figure skater from Highland Park is going to the Sochi Olympics next month. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, after finishing first in the free skate, and third in the short...
View ArticleCouple Injured, 3 Pets Killed In Northwest Suburban Fire
LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. (STMW) – A couple was hurt and three pets died early Monday morning in a northwest suburban house fire. Fire crews responded to the blaze around 1:33 a.m., which was coming from...
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