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Man Wounded When Shots Fired Into Austin Apartment
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 19-year-old man was shot early Wednesday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The man was shot in the right ankle about 4:20 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Lamon Avenue,...
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Elderly Man Struck And Killed By Vehicle In Northlake
NORTHLAKE, Ill. (STMW) – A 94-year-old man died Monday morning after he was struck by a vehicle in west suburban Northlake. Henryk Majchrowski, of the 4600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, was struck...
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Woman Killed In House Fire In Berwyn
BERWYN, Ill. (STMW) – A 64-year-old woman died in a house fire Tuesday morning in west suburban Berwyn. A passerby saw flames coming from the front window of the home in the 2400 block of South...
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Winter’s Snowy Trend Continues, Nearly 6 Inches In Parts Of Chicago
Updated 02/05/14 – 11:20 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Heavy, blowing snow was making Chicago area roads very treacherous early Wednesday, and airlines were cancelling hundreds of flights at O’Hare and Midway...
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Defense: Anti-NATO Activist Was Drunk While Discussing Attacks
CHICAGO (STMW) – Lawyers for two of the so-called NATO 3 defendants argued in court Tuesday that the only thing their clients proved skilled at destroying were cases of beer — not the 2012 NATO Summit,...
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Government Panel Predicts $1.6B Drop In State Revenue
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is expected to see a $1.58 billion drop in revenue if the state’s income tax increase rolls back as planned. Officials from the Commission on Government Forecasting...
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Convicted Gunrunner, Shot During Recent Arrest, Sentenced To 10 Years
CHICAGO (STMW) – A convicted felon shot by Chicago Police on New Year’s Day after shooting a gun into the air was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Tuesday in a gun-running case prosecutors said...
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CVS To Stop Selling Tobacco Products By October
(CBS/AP) – CVS Caremark is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide as it focuses more on providing health care. The nation’s second-largest drugstore...
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Chick-Fil-A Fanatics Brave Snow, Wind For Elmhurst Grand Opening
ELMHURST, Ill. (CBS) – The steady snow and wind overnight didn’t stop about 20 people from setting up camp outside the newest local Chick-Fil-A restaurant, 24 hours ahead of Thursday’s grand opening in...
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Looking For Prom Date, Boy Takes To Reddit For Help
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Traditionally, boy meets girl, boy asks girl to prom, she says yes and they have either a miserable or magical evening. At least that is how I imagine it happened. I never...
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Fire Burning At Bridgeport Industrial Building
CHICAGO (STMW) – Firefighters are battling a blaze in an industrial building in the South Side Bridgeport neighborhood Wednesday morning. The fire is in the lower-level area of an industrial building...
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Snow Totals – Feb. 4 & 5, 2014
Updated 02/05/14 – 1:49 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A snowstorm dumped more than 6 inches of snow in Chicago, more than 7 inches in some suburbs, and more than 8 inches in parts of northwest Indiana from...
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Debate Over ‘Dibs’: Is It Time To End The Chicago Winter Tradition?
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Is it time to end the tradition of ‘dibs’ in Chicago? There is growing evidence that residents are tired of the practice of “reserving” a neighborhood street parking spot...
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Accident Shuts Down Interstate 80-94
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The westbound lanes of Interstate 80-94 were shut down on Wednesday when a semi slid off the road. The accident happened near Ripley street in Lake Station. State Police...
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Marshall High Coach Paralyzed After Shooting, Gunman Held
CHICAGO (CBS) — The gunman who left a Marshall-Metro High School assistant basketball coach paralyzed from the waist down after he shielded his daughter during a shooting in the Humboldt Park...
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Report: Trader Joe’s Coming To Wicker Park
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Trader Joe’s is continuing its expansion in Chicago, with plans to open a new store in Wicker Park. Crain’s Chicago Business reports, Trader Joe’s wants to open its sixth...
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Woman Gets Life In Prison For Killing Cop In 2008
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 50-year-old woman convicted of killing a Chicago Police officer with his own gun during a disturbance on a CTA bus will spend the rest of her life in prison. Robin Johnson was...
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Alderman Ed Burke Proposes Ban On Horse-Drawn Carriages
CHICAGO (CBS) — A powerful Alderman is proposing to outlaw Horse-Drawn carriage rides in the City of Chicago, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore. Finance Committee Chairman Edward Burke says...
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Emanuel Defends Move To Borrow $900 Million
CHICAGO (CBS) – In the blink of an eye, the Chicago City Council today authorized nearly a billion dollars in borrowing and more and Mayor Emanuel is defending the move. WBBM Political Editor Craig...
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New Research Shows Danger Of Cat Bites
(CBS) — New medical research has found that cat bites can be very serious, requiring hospitalization and even surgery. The worst place to get bitten is on a joint. play pause New Research Shows Danger...
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