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Ahead Of Obamacare Deadline, Illinois Tries To Reach Youth Through The Onion
CHICAGO (AP) – Trying to sell young adults on the idea of health insurance before an upcoming deadline, Illinois officials announced Monday they are launching an ad campaign with the satirical online...
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Two Women Hospitalized After South Shore Fire
CHICAGO (CBS) – Two people were injured when a fire broke out in an apartment building in the South Shore neighborhood Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to a fire at a 7-story apartment building...
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Chicago Vs. Siberia: Which One Wins?
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — All this talk about how Chicago has become Siberia–or Chiberia–got us to wondering: Just how cold is it these days in that part of the former Soviet Union? To borrow a...
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Judge Delays Ruling Giving Defense Access To Secret Docs In Terror Case
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge said Tuesday that she’ll wait for the appeals process to run its course before implementing her ruling that gives lawyers for a Chicago terrorism suspect access to secret...
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Teen Slain, Another Wounded In East Chicago Shooting
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (STMW) – A teenage boy was killed and another teen critically injured in a shooting Monday night in northwest Indiana. The shooting happened a few minutes before 11 p.m. in the 3500...
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“Hi Mom” Written In Snow For Mom With Leukemia “Made Me Cry”
CHICAGO (CBS) – When Shari Hart was diagnosed with leukemia last week, her 14-year-old son wanted to do something special. So, this past weekend he wrote her a simple message: “HI MOM,” with a smiley...
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Murder Victim’s Mom Thinks Parents Need To Get Involved In Investigations
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicago woman who lost her son to street violence said if more parents were doing what she’s doing, police might be able to solve more murders. Rekeia Williams is not your typical...
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Two More Victims Accuse Woodstock Man Of Sexual Assault
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (STMW) – A northwest suburban man already charged with sex-related crimes against several women he met on Craigslist was charged Monday with attacking two more victims. Charles R....
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Metra Board Elects Former Alderman As Chairman
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicagoan now heads the city-suburban Metra commuter board for the first time in 30 years, reports WBBM’s John Cody. Once an independent Chicago Alderman in the ‘70s and ’80s, Martin...
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Emanuel, Bennett Push Student Panels As Alternative To Suspensions
CHICAGO (CBS) — Wells High School students held a peer review panel for visitors to watch as the Chicago school system signals a change in disciplinary policy. “For too long, the old zero-tolerance...
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City Crews Free Cars From Ice Days After Water Main Break
CHICAGO (CBS) — City crews freed cars stuck in the ice for days after a water main break in the Albany Park neighborhood. Residents of the 4800 block of North Drake were frustrated for days as their...
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NJ Governor Christie Visits Chicago To Raise Money For GOP Candidates
CHICAGO (CBS) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie visited Chicago Tuesday, raising money for Republican candidates while trying to steer clear of questions about the bridgegate controversy. play pause...
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Let’s Talk About Sexting, Lots Of Us Are Doing It
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — One in five American adults who own a cell phone say that they have received a sexually explicit message from somebody they know, according to the latest data from Pew...
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Crystal Lake 8th Grader Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Attack On...
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (CBS) — An alleged hate crime in a northwest suburban school results in felony charges against an eighth grader Tuesday. In the meantime, the young victim and his family are left...
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Parents Of Winnetka Teen Killed In Crash Looking For Answers
(CBS) – A suspected drunk driver with a previous drunk driving conviction ended their teenage daughter’s life. Now the parents of Sarah McCausland are looking for answers concerning her death. Her...
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2 Shot In Dolton Near HS Basketball Game
DOLTON, Ill. (CBS) – Two people have been one wounded, one critically in a drive-by attack in Dolton near Thornridge High School. Police say it happened just before 6:30 about a block from Thornridge...
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Female Boxing Coach Knocks Down Stereotypes At Leo High School
CHICAGO (CBS) — Officials from Leo High School on the South Side admit they were skeptical when a young woman applied for a job as a math teacher and boxing coach, but they gave her a shot. As CBS 2’s...
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Cold Weather Could Put Damper On Valentine’s Day Business
(CBS) – All this cold weather is having an impact on some of the hottest businesses this time of year: florists, and candy shops. As CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez reports, not all of your favorite valentine...
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Garfield Park Residents Complain Gas Main Has Been Leaking For Days
CHICAGO (CBS) — Residents of in the 4300 block of West West End Avenue are complaining about a natural gas main they say has been leaking for days and still hasn’t been fixed. CBS 2’s Brad Edwards...
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Man Charged In Bensenville Shooting That Left Clerk Dead
BENSENVILLE, Ill. (STMW) — A man has been charged with murder in connection with an armed robbery that turned fatal in northwest suburban Bensenville last month. Kenneth Bardlett, 20, of Bellwood, was...
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