Teen Critically Wounded In Morgan Park Stabbing
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 16-year-old boy was critically wounded in a stabbing in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side Tuesday evening. The boy was stabbed in the abdomen about 7:15 p.m. in the...
View Article4 Injured In Aurora Mobile Home Fire
AURORA, Ill. (STMW) – Four people were hospitalized after a fire in a mobile home in West suburban Aurora Tuesday night. The fire was first reported about 9:10 p.m. in the 40 block of Margaret’s Lane,...
View ArticleCicero Firefighters Respond To Two Extra-Alarm Fires
CICERO, Ill. (CBS) – It’s been a very busy morning for Cicero firefighters, dealing with two large fires just blocks apart. CBS 2’s Courtney Gousman reports, through the night, fire crews braved...
View ArticlePolice Probe ‘Suspicious’ Death Of Longtime Brother Rice Teacher
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (STMW) – A longtime teacher at Brother Rice High School was found dead in his southwest suburban Orland Park home Tuesday, sparking a police investigation because his death was deemed...
View ArticleBitter Cold To Last Through Tomorrow
CHICAGO (CBS) – The latest blast of frigid temperatures for the Chicago area will be sticking around a couple more days. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory from 9 p.m....
View ArticlePolice Board Rejects Deal To Suspend Chicago Cop 60 Days In Woman’s Death
CHICAGO (STMW) – In an unusual move, the Chicago Police Board has rejected a proposed deal under which a police sergeant had agreed to be suspended for 60 days because his gun was used in the shooting...
View ArticleGirl, 14, Charged With Killing 11-Year-Old Girl In Mundelein
Updated 01/22/14 – 11:46 a.m. MUNDELEIN, Ill. (CBS) – A 14-year-old girl has been charged with murder, and will appear before a juvenile court judge on Wednesday, after allegedly stabbing an...
View ArticleJackson Fundraiser To Be Sentenced In Unrelated Bribery Case
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago-area businessman convicted of bribery is scheduled to be sentenced, and a federal judge may consider the man’s alleged role in the scandal involving former Gov. Rod...
View ArticleNo Bail For Rogers Park Man Charged With Domestic Battery
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Rogers Park man has been charged after barricading himself inside an apartment during a domestic disturbance Sunday afternoon on the North Side, according to police. Rozell R....
View ArticleTeachers, Parents Sleep Outside CPS To Protest Charter School Expansion
CHICAGO (CBS) – More than two dozen protesters camped out in front of Chicago Public Schools headquarters overnight, ahead of a school board meeting to weigh plans for 17 new charter schools. CBS 2’s...
View ArticleWoman Who Abandoned Alligator At O’Hare Charged With Animal Cruelty
CHICAGO (CBS) – The woman who owned an alligator that caused a bit of a stir at O’Hare International Airport in November has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty, for abandoning the reptile at...
View ArticleCubs’ Deal With Rooftop Owners ‘Fell Apart’ At Stormy Meeting On Renovations
CHICAGO (STMW) – The long-running dispute between the Cubs and rooftop club owners standing in the way of a $500 million plan to renovate Wrigley Field and develop the land around it will be resolved...
View ArticleAurora To Cut Back On Salting Roads For Rest Of Winter
AURORA, Ill. (CBS) – Illinois’ second largest city plans to be a little more miserly with its road salt supplies for the rest of the winter. WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports Aurora officials said...
View ArticleChicago Gets Federal Grant To Boost Immunization Against HPV
(CBS) – Thanks to a federal grant, the City of Chicago hopes to boost the number of girls – and boys – immunized against a potentially dangerous virus. play pause Chicago Gets Federal Grant To Boost...
View ArticleMan Found Shot Dead In Englewood
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man was found shot dead Wednesday afternoon in Englewood on the South Side, police said. Police officers found the man, thought to be in his 20s, inside a building in the 6900 block...
View ArticleFamily Of Local Olympian Traveling To Sochi Despite Security Concerns
CHICAGO (CBS) — Anyone planning to travel to Sochi for the Winter Olympics has been told to proceed with caution. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker talked to the Chicago family of one Olympic hopeful who are...
View ArticleDocuments Reveal Knowledge Cardinals Had Of Priest Sex Abuse
(CBS) – The common link among all the Roman Catholic priests, whose records of alleged sexual abuse were released yesterday, is that they all reported to the Archbishop of Chicago. Four Archbishops,...
View ArticleFour Charged In Auto Loan Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Chicago man and three south suburban accomplices are facing federal charges for taking out dozens of fraudulent automobile loans worth more than $1.4 million, prosecutors say....
View ArticleReport Criticizes Metra’s Police Force
CHICAGO (CBS) – A consultant has issued a highly critical report about Metra’s police force. But as WBBM’s Bob Roberts reports, the commuter rail agency says it has been taking action for months on the...
View ArticleCold Claims Another Life As City Workers Take Census Of Homeless
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man believed to in his 60s and homeless was found frozen to death Wednesday night in the alley behind the 3200 block of West Fullerton in Logan Square. He is the 14th cold related...
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