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Two Dead, 14 Wounded Over Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two men were killed and at least 14 other people have been wounded in shootings since the Thanksgiving weekend began Wednesday night. Sherod Nesbitt, 24, was found lying on the ground...
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Survivors Remember Horror Of Our Lady Of Angels Fire
CHICAGO (CBS) — On the first day of every December, Laura Dini detects a whiff of smoke in the air. The smell transports her back in time to that day in 1958 — and to the smoke-filled window she jumped...
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Shootings In Chicago Down 25 Percent From Last Year
CHICAGO (CBS) — You hear about crime and it may seem like it’s getting worse but the number of murders and shootings in Chicago is actually down. Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said there were nine fewer...
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Prosecutors: Drunk Driver Follows Other Motorist Home, Tries To Run Person Over
Joseph Maloney (Credit: Rolling Meadows Police) play pause Road Rage Charges WBBM Newsradio's Veronica Carter CHICAGO (CBS) – A Streamwood man is in jail, accused of road rage. It began Friday when...
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Family’s Special Needs Van Stolen
(CBS) CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago mom says the disability accessible van for her son was stolen, leaving him, and her, in a desperate situation. Latowana Jackson’s son suffers from a brain injury and...
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22nd Ward To Take Part In Participatory Budgeting For First Time
CHICAGO (CBS) – What would you do for your community with a million dollars? Some residents from throughout Chicago are getting a chance to answer that question, for real. WBBM Political Editor Craig...
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Upcoming Votes To Determine Fate Of Illiana Expressway
(CBS) — Do or die time is nearing for the Illiana Expressway. WBBM’s Veronica Carter reports there are a couple of key votes coming up this month that will either set the project in motion or send it...
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Time Running Out For Cook County Property Tax Amnesty
(CBS) — Time is running out for homeowners who received improper property tax deductions to qualify for amnesty. play pause Time Running Out For Cook County Property Tax Amnesty WBBM Newsradio's John...
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Lawmakers To Consider Pension Deal Tuesday
(CBS) — Illinois lawmakers will consider landmark legislation to resolve the states $100 billion pension crisis tomorrow in Springfield. But, it won’t be an easy vote, reports WBBM Political Editor...
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Police: 1 Dead, 1 Seriously Wounded In Edgewater Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — One man is dead and another seriously wounded following a shooting Monday morning in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side, police said. The shooting occurred at 10:35 a.m. in...
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Washington, Ill. Seeking Volunteers To Help Cleanup Tornado Damage
(CBS) – The town of Washington, Ill. is looking for help with the cleanup after a tornado devastated much of the town two weeks ago. Over 5,000 tons of debris have already been removed, but more...
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Eleven Dominick’s Stores To Become Mariano’s Markets
play pause Dominick's To Sell Some Stores To Mariano's Parent WBBM Newsradio's Nancy Harty (CBS) – Roundy’s Inc. will purchase nearly a dozen Dominick’s supermarkets in Chicago and the suburbs that...
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Downers Grove Company Participating In Letters To Santa Program
(CBS) — Employees at MicroTek are scaling back their annual holiday party this year and instead are participating in the “Letters to Santa” program sponsored by the post office. CEO Don Slivnesky says...
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Consumer Myths Surround Cyber Monday
(CBS) – You absolutely have to buy on Cyber Monday to get the absolute lowest prices, right? That’s what stores want you to believe as consumers generate an estimated $1.8 billion in sales. But CBS 2’s...
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Fewer Glitches Reported For Healthcare Website
(CBS) — The Obama administration says the healthcare website is working much better now, even though there are still some challenges. CBS 2’s Jim Williams went out to the western suburbs to see if...
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Boy, 16, Shot In Woodlawn
CHICAGO (STMW) — A teenage boy was hurt in a shooting near a Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage Route in the Woodlawn neighborhood Monday afternoon. The boy, 16, was shot in the arm about 2:30 p.m. in...
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Hobbyists Already Getting A Taste Of Amazon’s Drone Techology
(CBS) – It sounds like pure science fiction: using drone helicopters to deliver packages. The plan was first revealed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on “60 Minutes” over the weekend. But CBS 2’s Derrick...
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CTA Watchdog: Ventra Parent Company Cubic Has History Of Problems
CHICAGO (CBS) — A CTA watchdog group is revealing some new information about the makers of the Ventra card that just might have you scratching your head asking what was the CTA thinking? There have...
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Man Robs Rolling Meadows Bank
(STMW) – A man robbed a bank in northwest suburban Rolling Meadows Monday morning, police said. Shortly before 10 a.m., the man, believed to be about 60 years old, walked into the Charter One bank at...
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Cops Want To Bust Bra Bandits Who Hit South Barrington Lingerie Shop
(CBS) – They move swiftly and in seconds make off with thousands of dollars in merchandise. They’re not stealing jewelry or high-end electronics. They’re stealing … bras. They’ve struck the Victoria’s...
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