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Two Slain In Separate Shootings In Aurora
Updated 01/14/13 – 9:42 a.m. AURORA, Ill. (STMW) – Police have identified two victims who were killed in separate shooting incidents Monday evening in Aurora, the Beacon News is reporting. The...
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Candidate For Illinois House Sues Former Alderman For Slander
CHICAGO (STMW) – A candidate for the Illinois General Assembly is accusing a former Chicago alderman of slandering him while stumping for another candidate at a West Side church last week. Eddie...
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Park District To Showcase Local Independent Films For ‘Movies in the Parks’
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago Park District plans something new for its “Movies in the Parks” series this coming summer. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, instead of just showing film...
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Report: Chihuahua Defends Homeowner From Intruder
LAPORTE, Ind. (CBS) – The words “beware of dog” probably don’t conjure up images of a Chihuahua, but a northwest Indiana man reportedly has his puny pooch to thank for protecting him from a home...
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Closing Of Dominick’s Stores A Big Loss For Food Banks
CHICAGO (CBS) – The loss of dozens of Dominick’s stores in the Chicago area has proved to be a mixed blessing for local food banks. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, on one hand,...
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Chicago To Play Tornado Benefit Concert
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) – Grammy-winners Chicago will play a free benefit concert later this month to raise money for tornado recovery efforts in Illinois. The Jan. 29 concert will be held at...
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Beanie Babies Founder Gets Probation For Tax Evasion
Updated 01/14/13 – 1:05 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – The billionaire creator of Beanie Babies avoided prison Monday, when he was sentenced to two years of probation for evading taxes by hiding millions of...
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Field Museum Gets “Oddball” Green Meteorite
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Field Museum has unveiled an unusual find – a green meteorite discovered in southern Morocco two years ago. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports the museum calls it its new...
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Chicago Gets Six Months To Allow Gun Shops
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday allowed Chicago’s bid for 6-month delay to let city prepare for gun sales. play pause City Gets Gun Shop Extension WBBM's Craig Dellimore Later in the week,...
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College Students’ Cancer Charity Tour Comes To Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – Two college students’ class project has turned into a non-profit that aims to brighten the lives of young cancer patients, and – when possible – to put other college students in the...
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Elderly Man Told To Stop Shooting Down Icicles
ST. CHARLES TWP. (CBS) — An elderly west suburban man will not be charged after choosing an unconventional method to knock icicles off his house—a handgun. The man was caught shooting icicles hanging...
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Bond Set For Man Charged In Fatal Eisenhower Crash
MAYWOOD (CBS) — The man charged with DUI in connection with a crash that killed two women on the Eisenhower Expressway in west suburban Park Forest Sunday is behind bars on a $350,000 bond. Aaron I....
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Declining Revenue Has Long Grove Considering Plan To Privatize Roads
LONG GROVE, Ill. (CBS) — Declining revenue has an affluent northern suburb moving toward privatizing its roads, reports WBBM’s Nancy Harty. Roughly half the roads in Long Grove are already private and...
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Prosecutor: Father’s Crying Was ‘Show’ To Hide Daughter’s Murder
CHICAGO (STMW) – Nakia Akins last saw Mya Lyons playing with her children before the little girl’s older brother—nicknamed “Fudge”—got a phone call and told her they needed to rush home. Akins was...
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Dancer Dies After ‘Freak Occurrence’ At Rehearsal
CHICAGO (STMW) – A DanceWorks Chicago dancer died after a “freak occurrence” during a rehearsal Monday on the Northwest Side. Marco Antonio Huicochea Gonzalez suffered a life-ending accident after a...
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Interim Metra CEO Apologizes For Delays, Poor Communications
(CBS) — It’s been a rough two weeks for Metra, and the commuter rail agency’s interim CEO apologized Tuesday for a series of missteps, miscommunications and breakdowns. “Metra is very sorry for any...
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Quinn Staying Quiet As Republican Opponents Battle Each Other
(CBS) — Governor Pat Quinn’s self-imposed silence on all things political continued Tuesday. The Governor was once again turning down requests for interviews and reaction to continued attacks by...
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Police: Father Slams Baby’s Head On Floor, Bites Officers
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 21-year-old father has been charged with slamming his baby girl’s head on the floor, attacking his girlfriend and biting police officers who arrived to the domestic dispute Sunday on...
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Cost Of Many Items Could Being Going Up In 2014
(CBS) – Get ready to dig deeper into your pockets this year as prices are going up on a number of items. CBS 2′s Mary Kay Kleist shows you ten that’ll give you sticker shock this New Year. You might...
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Lack Of Spare Train Cars Means Crowded Rides On Metra
CHICAGO (CBS) – This will be another crowded day on many rush-hour Metra trains, and it appears that riders will have to endure shorter, and in many cases more crowded, trains at least through Friday....
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