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Three People Shot Near U.S. Cellular Field After Police Chase
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Three people were shot Tuesday near U.S. Cellular Field following a police chase. The shooting happened before noon on Wentworth, at the top of the 35th Street exit ramp...
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Feds Plan To Seize Parents’ Property After Son Flees Court
CHICAGO (STMW) – A convicted drug dealer’s lucky getaway moments before being taken into federal custody last fall could cost his parents one of several properties they own in Chicago. U.S. Judge Harry...
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Rutherford Cancels TV Ad Buys Across State
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) – Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford has sent notice to television media outlets that he is pulling his campaign ads. The statewide cancellation is...
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CTA Worker Hospitalized After Touching Third Rail On Yellow Line
SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) – A CTA employee suffered flash burns to his face on Tuesday, when he was shocked as he apparently made contact with the third rail along the Yellow Line in north suburban Skokie....
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Missing SIU Student Found Dead
CARBONDALE, Ill. (CBS) – Carbondale police told us they found the body of SIU student Pravin Varughese on Tuesday. The Morton Grove teen disappeared over the weekend. They say foul play is not...
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Lawmaker Wants Ban On Smoking In Cars With Kids
CHICAGO (CBS) – An Illinois state senator wants to ban adults from smoking in cars when children are present. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports Sen. Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago) argued there is no safe...
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Men Spotted On Ledge Of InterContinental Hotel Taking Pictures
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — An astonishing and potentially dangerous scene unfolded downtown on Tuesday when two men were spotted taking pictures outside on a ledge high atop a Michigan Avenue hotel....
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Bipartisan Panel Calls For Immigration Reform
CHICAGO (CBS) — A bipartisan panel of political powerhouses is saying that comprehensive immigration reform is coming, despite some stumbling blocks, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore. play...
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NHL Begins Prepping Soldier Field For Outdoor Blackhawks Game
CHICAGO (CBS) — A huge semi-trailer filled with compressors has parked at Soldier Field to start making ice for the Hawks Penguins NHL game March 1. play pause NHL Begins Prepping Soldier Field For...
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Fixture At Mount Prospect Public Library Dies
(CBS) – A man who was a fixture at the Mount Prospect public library, has died at the age of 105. Harold Weary first began volunteering at the library nearly 50 years ago. At the age of 90, he helped...
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Bar Patrons Refused Drinks Charged In $700,000 Trump Tower Flood
CHICAGO (STMW) — After they were refused service at the Trump Towers 16th floor bar over the weekend, two suburban men allegedly turned on a water valve in a stairway in the ritzy hotel, causing...
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Chicago Cop Files Suit Against City Claiming She Was Retaliated Against After...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A veteran Chicago police officer is accusing another officer of assaulting her – and she’s suing the city and her superiors because she says they retaliated against her for reporting...
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Rising Temps Lead To Ice Falling From Downtown Buildings
CHICAGO (CBS) — With the rising temperatures comes the falling ice. CBS 2’s Jim Williams reports one person after another, even a woman with a baby, crossed the street without realizing the potential...
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2 Investigators: Romeoville Shooting Victim Previously Filed Order Of Protection
(CBS) –Will County prosecutors are now charging Erick Maya with two counts of first degree murder. The victim, Briana Valle was taken off life support over the weekend. The CBS 2 investigators found...
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Officers To Collect $2.4 Million In Settlement With Cook County
(CBS) – They say they were reprimanded for supporting Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s opponent and now 21 Cook County corrections officers are preparing to collect a $2.4 million settlement. On...
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GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Hold Debate In Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Republican gubernatorial candidates took turns attacking-front runner Bruce Rauner in Springfield Tuesday night, in the second of five scheduled full field GOP debates. CBS 2...
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Melting Snow Could Cause Water Problems
CHICAGO (CBS) – A potential problem with the meltdown is flooding, and the city is taking action. Julia Passamani says the dripping she heard Sunday was a leak in her roof leading to buckets and...
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Cyber-Crime Becoming Top Priority For Federal Law Enforcement
(CBS) – Cyber-crime will soon be federal law enforcement’s number one fight, even above terrorism. The billions of dollars a year business which targets everyone from big banks, to big brother, to you....
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Murder Trial Begins For Correctional Officer Accused In Road-Rage Shooting
CROWN POINT, Ind. (STMW) – A former Cook County correctional officer on trial for murder in a road-rage shooting in Hammond, Ind., told police he thought the other driver was reaching for a gun. Edgar...
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Ex-Bear Terrell Cleared Of Drug, Battery Charges
CHICAGO (STMW) – Former Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell was cleared this week of drug and battery charges stemming from a 2013 arrest. Terrell, 35, had been charged with one felony count of...
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