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MCA Uses ‘Scratch-Off’ Ads To Promote Exhibit
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — You just missed the 66 Chicago Ave. bus and bus tracker says you have a few minutes to kill. The clever minds at the Museum of Contemporary Art have devised a way to take...
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Student Raises $15,000 For Victims Of Washington Tornado
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (CBS) – When a powerful tornado ripped through downstate Washington in November, Joe Ranallo set out to raise $10,000 as part of a class project to help provide some measure of...
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Missing Wisconsin Baby Found Alive In Iowa
By John Dodge (CBS) – A Denver woman who allegedly was faking her pregnancy was charged Friday with kidnapping in the disappearance of an newborn baby from Wisconsin. Investigators found the 6-day-old...
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Man Gets 35 Years In 2011 Beating Death
SKOKIE, Ill. (STMW) – A south suburban man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for attacking a 61-year-old man as he walked to work in Evanston in 2011, taking $10 from the his pocket as he lay...
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Indiana Man Gets 12 Years In Crash That Killed Jail Officer
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — An Indiana man was sentenced to 12 year in prison for a hit-and-run accident that killed a corrections officer and three others two years ago. In March 2012, Jason...
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Chicago To Become Home To New Biotech Hub At Merchandise Mart
CHICAGO (CBS) – The state of Illinois has provided $4 million to help launch new startup help for healthcare technology companies in downtown Chicago. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore...
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Winter Leaves 80 Percent Of Great Lakes Covered In Ice
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The long deep freeze across the Upper Midwest this winter has left a whopping 80 percent of the Great Lakes covered in ice. Data from the Great Lakes Environmental...
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Jury Finds NATO 3 Guilty Of Lesser Charges
UPDATED: 2/7/2014 4:15 p.m. By John Dodge play pause 'Nato 3' Convicted Of Lesser Charges WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts CHICAGO (CBS) — A jury on Friday found three young men guilty of mob action, but...
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Woman Found Fatally Stabbed At Southwest Side Fire Scene
(STMW) – A woman was found stabbed to death in a building that caught fire Friday afternoon in the Southwest Side Brighton Park neighborhood, police said. The extra-alarm fire started about 1:50 p.m....
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Someone You Should Know: Inventor Douglass Bevel
(CBS) – His family was active in the civil rights movement and now this man is trying to make a difference for patients who must take medication in a timely manner. CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield says...
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McHenry Church Hit With String Of Vandalism Incidents
(CBS) – It’s a holy place repeatedly desecrated by vandalism. Now, St. Patrick Catholic Church in McHenry is a victim for a third time. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reports the pastor is reaching out to...
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Chicago Auto Show: Cars Do Some Of The Driving For You
(CBS) – Safety is a major theme at the Chicago Auto Show. CBS 2’s Ed Curran takes a look at some of the features being highlighted beginning this weekend. The new Chrysler 200, for example, is a great...
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This Winter Has Been More Than Bitterly Cold — It’s Been Weird, Too
(CBS) — It’s not just cold and snow we’re dealing with. Things are kind of getting weird, with “ice balls,” “snow rollers,” and “sun dogs.” CBS 2 Meteorologist Megan Glaros takes a look at some of the...
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Snow Sculptures Take Shape At Navy Pier
play pause Snow Sculptures Take Form At Navy Pier WBBM Newsradio's Lisa Fielding (CBS) — Joseph Gagnepain of St. Charles put the finishing touches on his sculpture titled “Crystal Eyezed.” “We’re...
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Purple Line Service Halted After Train Derails Leaving Howard Station
play pause Purple Line Train Derails WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts (STMW) — A derailed Purple Line train and a power outage at the Howard rail yard caused delays on multiple train lines Friday evening...
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Your Chicago: WXRT’s Terri Hemmert, The Ultimate Beatles Fan
(CBS) – This Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Who better to talk about the Fab Four than arguably the biggest Beatles fan anywhere? In fact, she’s...
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At One Chicago Strip Mall, Parking Lot Operators Give Motorists The...
(CBS) – A warning for parkers at a local strip mall: You could get the boot and be forced to pay big on the spot. CBS 2’s Mike Parker reports it’s happening in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood at Archer...
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Woman Charged With DUI In Englewood Crash That Injured Four
CHICAGO (STMW) — A Chicago woman has been charged with driving under the influence in connection to a crash in Englewood that hospitalized four people early Friday. About 12:30 a.m., 23-year-old...
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Eight Injured In Three-Car Crash On Southwest Side
CHICAGO (STMW) – At least eight people were injured — four seriously — after a three-car crash in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side Wednesday morning. Parademics responded to the...
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3 Hospitalized After Partial Ceiling Collapse At NW Side Concert
CHICAGO (STMW) — Three people were hospitalized – one in serious condition – following a ceiling collapse early Saturday on the Northwest Side in the Logan Square neighborhood. The collapse happened...
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