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Snow, Abandoned Cars Making Parking Difficult In Little Village
CHICAGO (CBS) – On Chicago’s Southwest Side, Little Village neighbors gather in the snow to say they have no place to park when they get home, reports WBBM’s John Cody. A one man activist group, Raoul...
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None Hurt As Small Plane Slides Off Runway At Dupage County Airport
(CBS) – No one was injured when a small business jet carrying seven people slid off the runway at DuPage County Airport Monday afternoon. “It was terrible conditions, he just ventured off the runway,”...
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Latest Blast Of Winter, Including ‘Thundersnow,’ Makes Commute Treacherous
play pause Thundersnow 101 With NWS Official WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller (CBS) – Near white-out conditions and the return of a phenomenon known as “thundersnow” combined to create bleak and...
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Vehicle Struck By Metra Train In Des Plaines
(STMW) — A train struck a vehicle in northwest suburban Des Plaines Monday afternoon, temporarily halting some inbound and outbound Metra trains, while leading to the cancellation of several others...
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Cook County Records 21st Cold-Related Death
(STMW) — A south suburban Oak Forest man who died Sunday was at least the 21st cold-related death of the season in Cook County. Frank Beck, 80, died Feb. 16 at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel...
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2 Investigators: Older Glass Windows Are Potentially Deadly
(CBS) – Lean against or touch certain glass windows and doors and you can actually be putting yourself in danger. CBS 2′s Dave Savini shows how the danger lies with how the glass is made. “This is a...
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With Thawing Expected, Officials Urge Residents To Keep Street Drains Clear
(CBS) – With this week’s warm-up, there’s already serious concern in several communities about flooding. They’re prepping in Elgin. “We’re real concerned about because the amount of snow that we’ve had...
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East Chicago Gang Member Doesn’t Want To Delay Murder Trial
HAMMOND, Ind. (STMW) – An East Chicago, Ind., member of the Imperial Gangsters street gang who could be executed if convicted of killing six people does not want to delay his April trial. Juan Briseno...
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Two Years After Park Ridge Murder, Suspect Still Awaiting Trial
(CBS) – It has been two years since Nikki Mallek’s brother was found in northwest suburban Park Ridge bound and strangled. And the sister is struggling to find answers and justice. “It’s just...
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Former Congressman Mel Reynolds Arrested In Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CBS) – Former Congressman Mel Reynolds – who spent time in prison for statutory rape and child pornography charges – has been arrested in Zimbabwe, suspected of making pornographic...
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Digging Out Again, Chicago Residents Await Thaw
Updated 02/18/14 – 10:54 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – After nearly five inches of snow on Monday, Chicago residents were digging out again on Tuesday, and were running out of places to put all the snow. All...
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Divergent Theories For Kustok Trial
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (STMW) – As the murder trial of Allan Kustok gets underway Tuesday with jury selection, one fact is not in dispute: A revolver he gave his wife several weeks earlier for their 34th...
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Cop Accidentally Shoots Water Pipe In South Loop Police Station
CHICAGO (STMW) – A police officer accidentally fired a gun in a South Loop police station Monday night, hitting a water pipe and causing damage to office equipment. The incident occurred about 9:50...
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Man Charged In West Garfield Park Murder
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Chicago man has been charged with killing a 44-year-old man during an armed robbery earlier this month. Anthony Tucker, 41, was charged one count of first-degree murder, one count of...
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Derailed Freight Train Causes Metra Delays, Cancellations
CICERO, Ill. (STMW) – A freight train derailment in west suburban Cicero Monday night has caused service disruptions on Metra’s BNSF Line that have lasted into the Tuesday morning commute. The BNSF...
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The Worst Winters For Snow In Chicago
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Monday’s snowstorm now places this winter has the fifth-snowiest on record. So far this year, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has measured 67.9 inches of snow....
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Snow Totals — Feb. 17, 2014
CHICAGO (CBS) – This winter officially became the 5th snowiest on record for Chicago on Monday, when 5 inches fell at O’Hare International Airport, bringing the season’s total to 67.9 inches. Here are...
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UIC Faculty Staging Two-Day Strike
CHICAGO (CBS) – Hundreds of faculty members at the University of Illinois at Chicago have begun digging in for a two-day strike, demanding better job security and higher pay, but the school says it...
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It Might Be Tiresome, But Scrape Off Your Car, Or Risk A Ticket
CHICAGO (CBS) – Adding insult to injury, if you haven’t dug out your car from all the snow and ice plaguing us this winter, you might find it plastered with tickets. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger...
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Northwestern’s Colter Testifies In Bid To Form College Athlete Union
CHICAGO (AP) — Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter is the first witness at a closely watched hearing to determine whether college athletes can form a union. Colter testified Tuesday at a National...
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