Hardiman Confident In Chances Of Beating Quinn In Race For Governor
Updated 01/17/14 – 2:12 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Despite being a relative unknown, especially outside Chicago, and having only a few hundred dollars in his campaign fund, former CeaseFire director Tio...
View ArticleRichard Lyons Guilty Of Killing Daughter, Mya
play pause Father Convicted In Mya Lyons' Death WBBM's Bob Roberts CHICAGO (CBS) — A Cook County jury Friday found a South Side man guilty of brutally murdering his 9-year-old daughter and then...
View ArticleFBI: ‘Elmer Fudd Bandit’ Arrested In Kentucky
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man dubbed the “Elmer Fudd Bandit” — believed to have robbed four Chicago area banks and attempted a fifth in 2012 — was charged by a federal grand jury indictment on Thursday. Todd...
View ArticleLone Sailboat Still Docked In Frozen Belmont Harbor
CHICAGO (CBS) – On frozen Belmont Harbor sits a maritime mystery. A sailboat left floating at the dock at the end of last season is now frozen in the ice-covered water, a curiosity to local ice...
View ArticlePolice: Man Tried To Lure Girl, 9, Near Austin Elementary School
(STMW) – Police are alerting the public about a man who tried to lure a child by saying he’d harm her parents. The 9-year-old girl was near her school in the 700 block of North Lorel Avenue about 3:25...
View ArticleMan Caught On Tape Allegedly Impersonating U.S. Marshal
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicago man has been arrested not once, not twice, but at least five times for impersonating a peace officer. 37-year-old Robert Rozycki’s arrest record dates back to 1995. CBS 2′s...
View ArticleSomeone You Should Know: Blind Chaplain Jim Thompson
(CBS) – You could call him a wounded healer. He’s a priest who serves the sick, and he has a disability of his own. CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield says Father Jim Thompson is someone you should know. Little...
View ArticleMetra Rail Partner: Service Meltdown Won’t Happen Again
(CBS) – Representatives for a Nebraska-based railroad that works with Metra to move commuters apologized Friday for its role in service disruptions during last week’s bitter cold snap. “Our performance...
View ArticleCO Detectors Not Working In Oak Brook Home Where Man Died
OAK BROOK (STMW) — Carbon monoxide detectors were not working in a west suburban Oak Brook mansion where an 86-year-old man died and seven women were injured as a result of a leak Thursday morning. The...
View ArticleRescued Doberman Escapes At Midway Airport
This female Doberman escaped from Midway Airport while being transported. (Illinois Doberman Rescue) play pause Rescued Doberman Bolts At Midway Airport WBBM's Nancy Harty (CBS) – A dog rescue group is...
View ArticleWith Clock Ticking, Catholic School Slated To Close Is Halfway To Fundraising...
play pause Catholic School Working Against The Clock WBBM's Nancy Harty (CBS) – A Catholic school slated to close on Chicago’s Northwest Side is halfway to its fundraising goal for keeping the doors...
View ArticleSome Types Of Naps More Helpful Than Others
(CBS) – Many Americans struggle with feeling tired and in desperate need of a nap. One researcher says something that may happen during a nap could be a clue as to whether you’re actually...
View ArticlePregnant Woman Among 3 Hurt In Dan Ryan Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – Three people, including a pregnant woman, were shot on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Saturday. About 1:25 a.m., a man and three women were in a blue 2008 Buick SUV when it broke down...
View ArticleMan Killed In Chatham Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man was shot and killed Friday night in the the South Side Chatham neighborhood. Tremaine Scott, 19, was walking with friends about 7:05 p.m. in the 8200 block of South Princeton...
View Article2 Dead, 7 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two people are dead and at least seven others wounded since Friday afternoon in shootings across the city. A man was shot dead in the South Side Chatham neighborhood Friday evening....
View ArticleGirl, 15, Shot During Domestic Incident In Roseland
CHICAGO (STMW) – A teenage boy is charged with accidentally shooting his girlfriend while showing her a gun in the Far South Side Roseland neighborhood Friday afternoon. The 15-year-old girl was at her...
View Article5 Hospitalized After Pin-In Crash Downtown
CHICAGO (STMW) – Five people were injured–including four in serious-to-critical condition–after a two-vehicle pin-in crash near the south end of Grant Park early Saturday. About 2 a.m., a Toyota Camry...
View ArticleSnow Rolls In Before Temps Plummet Again In Chicago
CHICAGO (STMW) — Up to two inches of snow could fall across the Chicago area Saturday with greater accumulations in the south suburbs, forecasters are predicting. The snow is expected to roll in about...
View ArticleFamily Of Elkhart Shooting Victim Commends Police
ELKHART, Ind. (CBS) – The family of Krystle Dikes, one of the victim’s of the shooting Wednesday night at a grocery store in Elkhart, had an emotional question-and-answer session today with reporters....
View Article19-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Chicago Lawn Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A Grand Boulevard man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man last week in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Devon Clark, 19, was charged...
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