Teen Boy Killed In Near West Side Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday afternoon on the Near West Side. The boy was shot in the head about 4:15 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street, authorities said....
View Article2 Killed, 8 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man and a teenager were killed and at least eight others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Saturday afternoon. In the most recent fatal shooting, a 17-year-old boy...
View ArticleO’Hare Worker Charged With Stealing Traveler’s iPad
CHICAGO (STMW) – An O’Hare International Airport employee charged with stealing a traveler’s iPad was ordered held on $10,000 bond Sunday. Janessa M. Andrews, 22, of the 1600 block of North Lorel...
View ArticleDowners Grove Man Found Shot To Death In West Garfield Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A west suburban man was found shot to death in a vehicle early Sunday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Police responded to a shots fired call in the 4500 block of West Monroe...
View ArticleFreight Train Derails In New Lenox
NEW LENOX, Ill. (STMW) – Three cars on a westbound Canadian National Railway freight train derailed in southwest suburban New Lenox at 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning, blocking Gougar and Cherry Hills Roads...
View ArticleTeen Shot And Killed In University Village
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday afternoon in the University Village neighborhood. Ronald Hayes was shot in the head about 4:15 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Hastings...
View ArticleDeVry, Chamberlain Campuses Closed Due To Email Threat
CHICAGO (CBS) – Classes were cancelled at two local colleges on Monday, after receiving an email threat involving their campuses. Officials at DeVry University and Chamberlain College of Nursing...
View ArticleDeep Freeze Déjà Vu: Chicago Nearing Record For Days Below Zero
CHICAGO (CBS) – With temperatures plunging below zero again overnight, Chicagoans were starting another work week in frigid conditions, and the city was approaching the record for number of days of...
View ArticleTwo Found Dead In West Pullman Home
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two people were found dead early Monday inside a home in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. An 85-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman were both found unresponsive...
View ArticleKids Missing From West Englewood Found Safe
CHICAGO (CBS) – Police have found two children who went missing from the West Englewood neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. Heavenly Davis, 9, and Demeco Osborne, 11, were reported missing after they...
View ArticleNew Kia Electric Car Debuts At Chicago Car Show
CHICAGO (CBS) – Kia is jumping into the electric vehicle market with a car it is debuting at the Chicago Auto Show as fun, and eco-conscious. Because Chevy, Nissan and Fiat already market electrics,...
View ArticleFormer Blago, Jackson Fundraiser Gets 2 Years
Updated 02/10/14 – 1:49 p.m. CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge has sentenced a former fundraiser for ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to two years in prison....
View ArticleProsecutors: Man Punches Girlfriend, Runs Over Her Leg
CHICAGO (STMW) — A Chicago man was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail Sunday after he allegedly ran over his girlfriend’s leg and spit on police who responded to the incident, the Sun-Times reports....
View ArticleHow Chiberia Changed Perceptions For A Muslim Woman
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Leena Suleiman did something we all did this winter: she dressed in layers, including a knit hat and scarf. Unlike most of us, for Suleiman, wearing these basic winter...
View ArticleHow To Create Your Own Customized CTA Transit Tracker
John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — There are dozens of mobile apps that can help public transit riders save time and hassles on CTA’s trains and buses. But which one is best? The answer to that question often...
View ArticleGas Sells For One Penny Per Gallon At Woodstock Shell Station After Glitch
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (CBS) – If you were looking for cheap gas, a Shell station on Madison Street in Woodstock was the place to be last night. Amazingly, gasoline that normally sells for about $3.50 a...
View ArticleMetra Boss Faces Lawmakers’ Questions About Winter Delays
CHICAGO (CBS) – State lawmakers put the new head of Metra on the hot seat Monday over frequent weather delays during the record cold this winter. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports...
View ArticleChicago Vet Offers Hospice Care For Dying Pets
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — A small ad in the Yellow Pages nearly 20 years ago, changed they way Dr. Amir Shanan approached veterinary medicine. DNA Info reports, that Shanan placed the ad, offering...
View ArticleSubzero Temps Ideal For Ice Fishing Business
(CBS) — Subzero is tough for most except for those willing to wait out the fish on Northern Illinois’ Chain O’Lakes. “As a youngster growing up, we used to have conditions like this all the time,” said...
View ArticleFormer Employee Accuses Rutherford Of Sexual Harassment
CHICAGO (CBS) – A former employee of Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford — a Republican candidate for governor — has leveled explosive allegations against his old boss, accusing him of sexual harassment...
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