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Elderly Man Rescued From Burning Home In NW Indiana
LAKE STATION, Ind. (STMW) – Police officers are credited with pulling an elderly man from a burning house early Thursday in Lake Station, Ind. Lake Station police Cpl. Mike McKenzie was driving in the...
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Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Waukegan
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a man during a fight at a party in north suburban Waukegan earlier this week. Officers were called...
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Woman, Dog Hurt When Train Hits Car In Riverside
RIVERSIDE, Ill. (STMW) – A woman and a Shih Tzu named Tuxedo narrowly escaped serious injury after an oncoming train in west suburban Riverside struck the woman’s vehicle on Thursday. The woman’s car...
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Man Shot And Killed In South Austin
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was found shot to death in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side Thursday night. Officers responding to calls of a person shot in the 0-100 block of South Mason Avenue...
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High Winds Persist; Flood Risk Continues For Some Rivers
CHICAGO (CBS) – High winds have subsided a bit since Thursday’s storm, when four tornadoes might have touched down in central Illinois, but dangerous winds will persist through the afternoon, and gusts...
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State Trooper Crashes Into Parked Tanker Truck On I-355
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) – An Illinois State Trooper escaped serious injuries early Friday, after his squad car spun out and ended up partly stuck under a tanker truck parked on the right shoulder. WBBM...
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Man Found Dead In Burning Home In South Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – Firefighters responding to a fire in the South Chicago neighborhood on Friday found a man dead inside the home. The Fire Department responded around 6:15 a.m. to a fire at a home in the...
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City Panel Backs $300M Redevelopment Of Old Children’s Memorial Site
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago Plan Commission has given its approval for the hotly-disputed proposal for a $300 million redevelopment of the old Children’s Memorial Hospital site, over objections from...
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‘Person Of Interest’ In Custody For Abducting 5-Year-Old Boy
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (CBS) – Police in north suburban Park Ridge have a “person of interest” in custody for the abduction of a 5-year-old boy who was sleeping in his parents’ car when it was stolen on...
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Three Wounded In Two Shootings In Bellwood
BELLWOOD, Ill. (STMW) – Three men were shot in two incidents Thursday night in west suburban Bellwood, and police are investigating to see if the incidents were connected. Bellwood police said two men...
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Reynolds’ Porn Charge Dismissed In Zimbabwe; Guilty Plea On Immigration...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – A Zimbabwean magistrate on Friday dismissed charges against former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds of possessing pornography, and he was ordered to pay a fine or face jail time after...
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Tribute Concert For Late Pastor, Gospel Music Legend Hayes
play pause Tribute Concert For Late Gospel Choir Leader WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser CHICAGO (CBS) – A gospel music legend who passed away earlier this month will be celebrated with a musical tribute...
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Cook County Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses; First Couple Weds
CHICAGO (CBS) – Same-sex couples wasted no time getting marriage licenses on Friday, shortly after a federal judge ruled they don’t have to wait until June to tie the knot in Cook County. “There is no...
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Ex-Coach Acquitted In 2010 Sex Assault Case
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (STMW) – Former Waukegan High School physical education teacher and coach Brandon Brown was acquitted Thursday of having sex with one of his students in 2010 when she was 17 years old....
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Former Youth Counselor Convicted Of Raping Teen
CHICAGO (STMW) – Zale Hoddenbach was affectionately known as “Mr. Z” to the teenagers he counseled at the Logan Square Boys & Girls Club. On the streets, he was a respected CeaseFire “violence...
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Former Transit Board Member Accused Of Misconduct
(STMW) – The state’s top ethics watchdog accused former RTA member and South Side minister Tyrone Crider of misconduct for steering investments to a South Side bank to which he owed money. In a report...
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How Long Is The Average ‘Sexual Encounter’ In Illinois?
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — When it comes to sexual stamina, Illinois is pretty average. A new study ranks the average time of intercourse by state, and Illinois placed 28th. The average couple here...
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Water Tower Becomes Waterfall Atop River North Building
(CBS) — A River North building with a history of inspections problems was evacuated Friday when an elevated water tank burst and flooded some offices. The water – 18,000 gallons – came roaring out...
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Ind. Rail Police Want Public’s Help Finding Train Station Shooters
(STMW) — Two young men were seen on surveillance tape as they used a pellet or BB gun to shoot out three windows at the Adam Benjamin Metro Center in Gary, Ind. Monday afternoon, the Post-Tribune is...
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Record Number Of Chicagoans Without Water Due To Frozen Pipes
CHICAGO (CBS) — City crews are scrambling as a record number of people are without water because of frozen pipes. And, as CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports, relief for those suffering seems like a long...
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