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Murder Trial Testimony Focuses On Drug Use
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STMW) – Renee Perry of Aurora died from an “unprovoked, violent and lethal attack” at the hands of Delbert Cooper, Perry’s crack cocaine addicted boyfriend, prosecutors said at his...
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Oprah Lists Mag Mile Condo For $7.75 Million
CHICAGO (STMW) – Entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey has listed her condominium along the Magnificent Mile for sale for $7.75 million. The website of real estate firm Baird & Warner listed the 9,600...
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Man Slashed In The Face In Irving Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was cut in the face with a knife early Wednesday in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The 36-year-old man was slashed about 1:10 a.m. in the 4100 block of West...
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Man Shot To Death In Garfield Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot and killed early Wednesday in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, police said. Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 1:25 a.m. found the...
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City Council Bans E-Cigarettes Indoors
UPDATED: 1/14/2014 – 4:00 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Smokers who’ve switched to electronic cigarettes will have to take their new habit outside with traditional smokers, after aldermen approved new limits on...
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Grace Period On Disabled Parking Changes Ends Thursday
CHICAGO (CBS) – If you’ve got a blue, red, or green disabled parking placard, get ready to shell out for parking at meters in Illinois. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports signs have been...
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Former Maine West Coach Acquitted In Hazing Case
Updated 01/15/14 – 1:30 p.m. SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) – A former Maine West High School soccer coach has been acquitted of misdemeanor battery charges, related to alleged hazing rituals committed by his...
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Frozen Body Found In Bolingbrook
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (STMW) – A body was found apparently frozen Tuesday morning in southwest suburban Bolingbrook. A land surveyor discovered the victim, a male of unknown age, apparently frozen to...
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Archdiocese Releasing 6,000 Pages Of Sex Abuse Documents On Chicago Clergy
UPDATED: 1/15/2014 1:35 p.m. CHICAGO (AP) – The Archdiocese of Chicago said Wednesday it will release 6,000 pages of documents detailing what it knows about decades of clergy sex abuse allegations and...
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Advocates, Aldermen Want Demolished Public Housing Replaced
CHICAGO (CBS) – As Mayor Rahm Emanuel prepared to introduce a five-year housing plan to the City Council on Wednesday, some aldermen and housing activists were urging the administration to halt what...
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1,200 Immigrants Get Illinois Drivers’ Licenses
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Hundreds of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally now have Illinois driver’s licenses. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office says more than 1,200 immigrants have received...
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Divers Pull Woman’s Body From Chicago River Two Days After Mishap
CHICAGO (CBS) – Two days after a man and a woman dove into the icy Chicago River to save a friend who went into the water to get a dropped cell phone, Chicago Police divers pulled the woman’s body from...
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Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Hammer Attack
OAK PARK, Ill. (STMW) – A 54-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder for beating a west suburban man with a hammer during an argument late Monday, Pioneer Press is reporting. Odell Johnson,...
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Chicago Burger Makes Time Magazine’s ‘Most Influential Burgers of All Time’ List
CHICAGO (CBS) – There was a time when burgers were judged solely by taste. Well, according to Time magazine, you can now judge them by influence. In a recent list titled “The 17 Most Influential...
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JC Penney Closing 33 Stores, Including Bloomingdale Location
CHICAGO (CBS) — JC Penney Co. announced that it will be laying off 2,000 workers and closing 33 under-performing stores, including the store at the Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale. The company...
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Metra Commuters Still Have Rough Ride After Last Week’s Brutal Weather
CHICAGO (CBS) — While Metra is trying to put problems behind it, commuters are still experiencing extremely crowded trains in the wake of last week’s weather delays and cancellations. And it’s more...
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Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old Girl At Party
GLENVIEW, Ill. (STMW) — A north suburban man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl at a birthday party last weekend. Martin Flores, 25, of Northbrook was charged Tuesday with...
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RTA Chairman Orders Review Of Metra Performance In Wake Of Cold Weather Problems
(CBS) — Metra has begun a self-examination of its performance in this month’s snow and bitter cold, even as the Regional Transportation Authority orders its own review. RTA Chairman John Gates said...
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Michael Jordan’s Mother Claims Website Auctioning Off Fake Memorabilia
(CBS) – Michael Jordan is by far Chicago’s favorite basketball star. Some of MJ’s most prized college possessions are up for auction, but are they real? CBS 2′s Dana Kozlov has a warning from Michael’s...
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Man Shot On I-80/94 During Indiana Road Rage Incident
HAMMOND, Ind.(STMW) – A man driving home from work was shot during an apparent road-rage incident on I-80/94 in northwest Indiana Wednesday afternoon. The 48-year-old Valparaiso man was driving home...
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