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Brutal Winter Has Been Extra Tough On The Disabled
play pause Harsh Winter Has Been Especially Difficult For The Disabled WBBM Newsradio's Regine... CHICAGO (CBS) – If you think you’ve been having a tough time getting around this winter in all the...
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Defense Attorney’s Injury Delays Opening Statements In Kustok Murder Trial
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (STMW) – Opening statements scheduled for Thursday morning in Allan Kustok’s murder trial have been postponed until Friday after defense attorney Rick Beuke slipped on ice outside the...
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Why Your Netflix Has Been Slow Lately
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Local Netflix subscribers who have noticed that their streaming has been less than stellar in recent months are not alone. Users have been seeing those spinning circles or...
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No Plea Yet For Reynolds On Immigration Charge In Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – The lawyer for former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds said Thursday his client needed more time to understand the “essential elements” of the charges he faces after he failed to enter a...
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Lawmakers Weigh Measure Giving Four-Time DUI Convicts Another Chance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – Two of Illinois’ strongest allies in fighting drunken driving were somewhat in disagreement a proposal to give drivers with four drunk driving convictions a chance go get...
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Police Identify Suspect Who Vandalized Mosque, Churches
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) – The mayor of Waukegan said Thursday an arrest is imminent in a spate of vandalizations of north suburban houses of worship. Waukegan police have used surveillance video from one...
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5-Year-Old Boy Found Safe In Skokie After Abduction In Park Ridge
Updated 02/20/14 – 2:37 p.m. play pause Boy Found Safe After Car Is Stolen WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts PARK RIDGE, Ill. (CBS) – A 5-year-old boy who was the subject of an AMBER Alert was found safe in...
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Wanted Son To Live In Chicago, NY or San Francisco
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — In his will, Philip Seymour Hoffman asked that his son reside in one of three major U.S. cities, including Chicago. Hoffman, who was found dead in his New York apartment...
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Sochi Wolf Video Turns Out To Be A Hoax
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — The girl cried wolf! Olympic luger Kate Hansen posted a video on You Tube that purportedly showed a wolf on the prowl in a Sochi Olympic dorm. Hansen headlined the video:...
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Mom Pushes ‘Acts Of Kindness’ Day To Honor Daughter, Friend
(CBS) — A far west suburban woman is staging another Random Act of Kindness Day in honor of her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend who were killed in a car accident three years ago tomorrow. play...
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Melting Ice Crashes Through Window, Raining Glass Shards Onto Mom, Baby
(CBS) – Thursday’s rains led to a scary moment for a Chicago mom and her newborn daughter, as falling ice and breaking glass spilled into their home. Kristin Shtulberg says she was nursing her...
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Amtrak Train Hits Vehicle In Riverside
(STMW) – An Amtrak train struck a vehicle near Harlem Avenue on the border of west suburban Riverside and Berwyn on Thursday, delaying Metra BNSF line trains. The Amtrak train was running on the BNSF...
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Time-Lapse Video Of Ice Moving On Chicago River
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — At this point in the winter, the faster the ice gets out of here the better. However, before it all melted on the Chicago River, Albert Bartkus saw an opportunity to...
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Literacy Volunteers, Students Honored
play pause Literacy Tutors, Readers Honored WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller (CBS) – Doing a public reading isn’t easy for some people — especially for adults who are still learning to read. But several...
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Tornado Touches Down In Central Illinois
ARENZVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Emergency officials say a tornado has touched down in central Illinois. National Weather Service meteorologist Ed Shimon says the Cass County emergency manager reported the...
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Low Visibility Temporarily Shuts Down Midway Airport
(CBS) – Foggy conditions temporarily shut down Chicago’s Midway Airport on Thursday. The city’s Aviation Department announced a “ground stop” at the Southwest Side airport at 4:30 p.m., but flights...
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Fog Causes Multi-Vehicle Crashes On I-57
(CBS) – Fog and low visibility was blamed for two massive pileups on Interstate 57 Thursday evening that injured motorists and snarled traffic in the south suburbs. The line of cars parked on...
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Ex-Cop: Talk About Torture-Murder Was Just That — Talk
(CBS) – The ex-police officer accused in a bizarre murder plot took the stand today in his own defense. “No way in the world.” That’s what ex-cop Steven Mandell said about the accusations against him....
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Broken Window Rains Glass On Magnificent Mile
(CBS) – A window shattered and rained broken glass on the Magnificent Mile Thursday evening amid strong winds. Alicia Slaughter was inside Macy’s getting some make up. At first, she thought hail was...
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Are You A ‘Returnaholic’ With Online Buys? If So, Retailers Have Their Eye On...
(CBS) – Attention online shoppers: Big Brother is watching … to make sure you don’t return a lot of items to retailers. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker takes a look at the punishment you could face for...
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