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Cab Apparently Clips Pedestrian, And It’s Caught On Tape
CHICAGO (CBS) — A taxi driver making a left turn apparently struck a pedestrian on Michigan Avenue on Wednesday–and kept right on going. A You Tube video posted by Scott Raymond on Tuesday shows the...
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How Much Snow Does It Take To Close Schools?
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago rarely closes its schools for snow. The Chicago Public School system has only closed four times since 1999–two days that year after a post-New Year’s Day blizzard and two days...
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Archdiocese Settles With Alleged McCormack Abuse Victim For $3.2 Million
CHICAGO (CBS) — A nearly $3.2 million settlement has been reached with the Archdiocese of Chicago in a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse with a minor by former priest Daniel McCormack, attorneys in the...
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Impressive Views Of Chicago’s Winter Weather
CHICAGO (CBS) — By meteorological standards, the winter of 2014 has been nothing short of impressive. Others may have a different word to describe the weather. However, the January has been one of the...
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Marshall High Coach Shot In Humboldt Park
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gunmen shot a Marshall High School assistant basketball coach Wednesday as he sat in his car at a stop light on Chicago’s West Side. Police News Affairs Officer Vijay Zala said the...
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What Is The Best Day To Get Gasoline?
CHICAGO (CBS) — When is the best time to fill up your car with gasoline? Besides “before it’s empty.” According to an analysis by Gas Buddy, the best day of the week in Illinois in 2013 to fill up was...
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State Rep. Candidate Turns To Reddit For Q&A, Claims State Rep. Toni Berrios...
CHICAGO (CBS) – Politicians used to go door-to-door to converse with their constituents — now they go to the internet. Will Guzzardi, a Democrat running for Illinois State Representative, turned to the...
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Chicago Pols Push For $15/Hour ‘Living Wage’
CHICAGO (CBS) — Even as President Obama and Governor Quinn push for a $10 an hour minimum wage across the state and nation, there’s a referendum on some Chicago ballots to boost the pay even higher....
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Loser Of Chicago Sports Bet Will Get Super-Humiliated On Sunday
play pause Super Bet For Super Bowl Sunday WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller (CBS) – The Chicago Bears will be, sadly, nowhere to be found on Super Bowl Sunday, but local fans of the two teams that are...
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Man Gets 40 Years For Throwing His Elderly Mother Over Railing, Killing Her
(STMW) – A Park Ridge man who threw his frail, elderly mother over a stair railing in a dispute over his inheritance was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting....
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Lawsuit Sheds Light On Problems With Iron Balcony Railings
(CBS) – A man severely injured after falling 25 feet from a balcony when a railing breaks filed a lawsuit that has prompted the property owner to take action. As CBS 2′s Suzanne Le Mignot reports,...
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Freeze-Thaw Cycle Brings New Problem: ‘Road Heave’
(CBS) – Cook County’s transportation superintendent estimates 5 percent to 10 percent of the county’s road miles are showing some signs of “frost heave,” or “road heave,” caused by the freeze-thaw...
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Quinn Silent On How State Would Pay For Added Preschool
(CBS) – The day after a State of the State message that stressed early childhood education, Gov. Pat Quinn hit the road. The governor visited schools in Rockford and Chicago and for the first time in...
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Bolingbrook Student, 14, Pulls BB Gun On Teacher Over Grade: Police
play pause Student Pulls BB Gun On Teacher Over Grade: Cops WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts (CBS) – A 14-year-old student at Bolingbrook High School faces aggravated assault charges after he allegedly...
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Motorist Arrested After Posting Threatening YouTube Rant Against Hearing Officer
(CBS) – “Don’t get mad — get even” is really not good advice. A suburban man who got steamed because of a parking ticket in Chicago is now charged with threatening a public official in a YouTube rant....
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Elgin Plow Drivers Prepare For 39th ‘Snow Event’ Of The Season
(CBS) – With lots more snow in the forecast, plow drivers in the northwest suburbs aren’t just battle the elements. They’re battling exhaustion. Road crews in Elgin haven’t had a weekend off since...
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Security Breaches Spur Discussion: Should U.S. Adopt ‘Chipped’ Credit Cards?
(CBS) – Every night we hear stories about personal accounts and credit cards being hacked, customers victimized at department stores and warnings about bogus charges. Americans are the number one...
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Second City Offering Free Fellowships For Minorities
CHICAGO (CBS) — On the heels of Saturday Night Live being pushed to hire more minorities, Second City is now offering tuition-free fellowships to actors of color. play pause Second City Free...
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Man Charged With Kidnapping Daughter, 3, In Lansing
LANSING (CBS) — A man accused of kidnapping his 3-year-old daughter at gunpoint in south suburban Lansing has been arrested. Marcus Randle-El is charged with home invasion and child abduction for...
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Will Teen Charged With Killing Sister Be Charged As Adult?
VERNON HILLS (CBS) — Prosecutors are considering whether a 14-year-old girl charged with killing her younger half-sister should be tried as an adult. Lake County prosecutor Mike Nerheim is weighing...
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