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Suit: Special Ed Student Sexually Abused In School Locker Room
CHICAGO (CBS) — A former Rich East High School special education student who claims he was sexually abused by another student in a gym locker room has filed a lawsuit against the school and Rich...
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Winter Storm Warning: Up To Nine Inches Of Snow For Chicago
UPDATED: 1/31/2014 11:20 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the Chicago area, with a forecast that is calling for up to nine inches of snow to fall in some locations. CBS...
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January 2014 Ranks No. 3 All-Time For Snow
CHICAGO (CBS) — Thursday’s brief snow would have otherwise gone unnoticed in Chicago, except for the fact that it marked another milestone in what has become quite the winter. play pause Epic Snow For...
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Rep. Mike Quigley Wants End To Ban On Gay Blood Donors
CHICAGO (CBS) — Congressman Mike Quigley says it’s about time and chances are good for a lifting of the nationwide ban on blood donations by gays. play pause Push To Lift Gay Blood Donor Ban WBBM...
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Stunning Images From An Unrelenting Winter
CHICAGO (CBS) — If you were to describe this winter in a single word, what would it be? Brutal? Miserable? Unrelenting? Frank Oliver is the photo editor for Indiana Department of Natural Resources’...
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Rutherford: Rauner Behind False Allegations Made By Employee
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Republican Race for governor took a bizarre turn Friday, as Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford claimed his rival, billionaire Bruce Rauner, was behind an attorney’s demand for...
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After Boy Was Buried Alive, The Mystery Of Mt. Baldy Continues
CHICAGO (CBS) — The cause of the incident last July in which a 6-year-old boy survived more than three hours buried under 11-feet of sand on Mt. Baldy continues to baffle the experts seven months...
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Daley Nephew Vanecko Pleads Guilty In Koschman Death
play pause Vanecko Pleads Guilty In Manslaughter Case WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts CHICAGO (CBS) — Richard R.J. Vanecko, a nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, pleaded guilty on Friday a single...
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Brutal January Weather Taking A Toll On Blood Donations
CHICAGO (CBS) – The heavy snow and bitter cold this winter have put a major strain on supplies at Chicagoland blood banks, as donations have dropped precipitously because of cancelled blood drives and...
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Man Arrested After Knocking Wife Unconscious, Fleeing With Baby
SOUTH HAVEN, Ind. (STMW) – When his wife announced she was leaving him, police say, Philip Hritz took off with their 1-year-old son, and threatened to hurt the baby and himself. Hritz, 28, of South...
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Contest To Land Presidential Libary Begins, With Obama Friend At Helm
(AP/CBS) – The formal process to build a library housing President Barack Obama’s presidential records and artifacts began Friday with the formation of a new foundation, launched by top supporters...
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Snow Blowers Flying Out Of Stores
(CBS) – They seem to be rarer than Super Bowl tickets. Snow blowers in the Chicago area are in short supply – and they’re even more sought after as another big snow storm heads our way. One Logan...
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Chinese New Year Kicks Off In Chicago And Rest Of The World
(CBS) – Much of the world celebrated the New Year almost a month ago, but for millions the celebrations began Friday. It was the first day of the Chinese New Year. Celebrations will last two weeks —...
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Suspect Sought In Fatal Shooting Of 16-year-old
(STMW) – A South Shore neighborhood man is wanted for fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy earlier this month at a gathering in the Woodlawn neighborhood, police said Friday. Authorities have issued an...
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Republican U.S. Senate Hopeful: Let Cost Of Living Determine Minimum Wage
play pause At Issue Guest: Doug Truax WBBM Newsradio's Craig Dellimore (CBS) – A Republican hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois rejects the idea of a federal minimum-wage hike,...
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Metra’s Interim CEO, A Veteran Of Railroads, Gets Job Permanently
CHICAGO (AP) – Metra’s board of directors has picked a veteran railroader to lead the Chicago commuter rail agency. Interim CEO Don Orseno, a former chief of operations and a train engineer earlier in...
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Lake Villa Youth Group Leader Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Girls
(STMW) – A youth group leader at a north suburban Lake Villa church is charged with having sexual contact with two young girls he drove home from church. Matthew J. Harder, 18, is a youth worship...
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Resident Shoots Burglary Suspect
(STMW) – An alleged burglar was fatally shot by a resident during a Lower West Side break-in Friday morning. Mario Viramontes, 31, was burglarizing a home in the 2000 block of West 21st Street about...
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Your Chicago: FreeGeek Computer Center
(CBS) – How would you like to work your way to a free computer? A Logan Square organization is giving people that opportunity. Volunteers learn to deconstruct and then reconstruct donated computers....
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Revolt Brewing Over Chicago’s Traffic Cameras
(CBS) – There’s a growing revolt in Chicago: regular folks fed up with the city’s red-light and speed cameras that keep popping up. Friday, they were doing something about it. CBS 2’s Mike Parker...
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