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Southbound Dan Ryan Closed At 79th After Rollover Crash
CHICAGO (STMW) – The southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway were reopened nearly 11 hours after a rollover crash early Saturday near 79th Street. A tanker truck rolled over about 5:30 a.m.,...
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Weather Grounds 480 Flights As Heavy Snowfall Hits Chicago
CHICAGO (STMW) — At least 480 flights were canceled at the city’s two airports Saturday, as snow falling at a rate of one inch per hour hit parts of the Chicago area. By noon, O’Hare International...
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1 Killed, 7 Wounded In Overnight Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) – One man was killed and seven other people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday night. Two men were shot — one fatally — about 10:30 p.m. while they were traveling...
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1 Killed, 1 Injured In Pilsen Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – One man was killed and another was injured in a shooting on the city’s Pilsen neighborhood Friday night. The two men were shot about 10:30 p.m. while they were traveling westbound in a...
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Man Injured, Eastbound Lanes Closed In I-80 crash
JOLIET, Ill. (STMW) — A two-vehicle crash involving a semi closed four miles of eastbound Interstate 80 in southwest suburban Joliet for about 30 minutes Saturday morning. A Volkswagen traveling...
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Hundreds Donate Blood For Park Ridge Teen With Cancer
(CBS) – Hundreds of people ventured out in the snow Saturday to give blood at a church in Park Ridge for a young man from the community who is fighting for his life. WBBM’s Mike Krauser reports the...
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Emanuel Praises City Workers For Keeping Chicago Running During Winter Storms
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Emanuel stopped by the Office of Emergency Communications at noon Saturday to thank city workers for keeping the city moving during the storm. WBBM’s Mike Krauser reports the...
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Two Men Charged In Car Part Thefts
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two men linked to several auto part thefts were arrested early Thursday after police saw one of them crawl out from under a parked car in the Southwest Side Garfield Ridge...
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Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley Hospitalized
Updated 9:45 p.m. on 02/01/2014 (CBS) — Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley was taken to the hospital after returning from Arizona Friday evening, according to a statement from Rick Jascula, a...
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Prosecutors: Man Tortured, Killed Rodents And Posted Acts On YouTube
CHICAGO (STMW) — A Chicago man accused of torturing and killing a mouse and rat and posting the acts on YouTube told a Cook County judge Saturday he works in “garbage” and often collects rodents, the...
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Pair Of Chicagoans Swim In Lake Michigan For Good Cause
CHICAGO (CBS) – A couple of North Side men took a dip Saturday in the snow storm. WBBM’s Mike Krauser reports Patrick Gazleyand Gardener Yost did cannonballs into a small pool of open water off the end...
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Salt Shortage Forces Homewood To Conserve
HOMEWOOD, Ill. (CBS) – More snow means less salt and some towns are making tough decision on how to use dwindling supplies. In Homewood they were hit with about 3 1/2 inches Saturday and as CBS 2′s...
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Uptown Parade Celebrates Chinese New Year
CHICAGO (CBS) — Dozens of people gathered in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood this afternoon for a parade celebrating the Chinese New Year. Dancers hoisted a golden dragon on sticks as they made their way...
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Woman Charged With Hit And Run That Critically Injured Man
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (STMW) – A woman has been charged with a hit-and-run crash from December that critically injured a man in south suburban Chicago Heights. Ariel Wilson, 22, was charged with one...
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Man Fatally Struck By SUV In Aurora
AURORA, Ill. (STMW) – A man died early Saturday after he was struck by an SUV in west suburban Aurora. The unidentified man, thought to be in his 30s or 40s, was walking southbound on Broadway Avenue...
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Woman Injured In Antioch Residential Blaze
ANTIOCH, Ill. (STMW) – Firefighters got creative following a residential fire early Sunday in north suburban Antioch. The fire occurred about 2:20 a.m. in the 22000 block of West Lake Shore Drive,...
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Man Charged With Allegedly Beating Infant Son
YORKVILLE, Ill. (STMW) – A 21-year-old west suburban Yorkville man is facing nearly a dozen felony charges for beating his infant child, Kendall County Court records show. John Burton, of the 2100...
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Man Wanted For Texas Shooting Arrested In Chicago
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man wanted in connection to a Jan. 12 shooting in Texas allegedly fled to Chicago, where he was arrested Friday. Jaqwa Cheguevera Ross, 18, is accused of shooting of Shelton Thacker,...
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Winnetka College Student Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In New York
(CBS) — A college student from Winnetka has been killed by a drunk driver while walking with friends in New York state. Sarah McCausland was just 18 and studying at Bard College north of New York City....
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Police: Murders Down 50 Percent From January 2013
CHICAGO (STMW) – Chicago had half as many murders in January 2014 compared to the first month of 2013. Police reported 20 killings in the month, which had 11 days of subzero temperature and was one of...
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