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Man Dies After McKinley Park Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man died Saturday after he was shot multiple times in the McKinley Park neighborhood on the South Side. Javan Boyd, 28, was driving in the 3700 block of South Princeton Avenue about...
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Man Dies After Austin Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man died Saturday night after he was shot while sitting in a car in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. Michael Redmond, 32, was in a car shortly after 7:40 p.m. in the 200...
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2 Dead, 7 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
Updated 02/24/14 – 6:09 a.m. CHICAGO (STMW) – Two men were killed and at least seven other people were wounded in shootings on the city’s South and West sides since Friday afternoon. The most recent...
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Off-Duty Officer Shoots One In Hermosa
CHICAGO (CBS) — An off-duty Chicago Police Officer shot and wounded a man outside a Northwest Side restaurant last night. The officer has more than a decade with the Chicago Police department, says...
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Emanuel, Durbin Laud Federal Grants For Digital Manufacturing Hub
CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Emanuel is touting new federal money that he says will make Chicago a digital manufacturing hub, reports WBBM’s Nancy Harty. With $70 million from the Department of Defense,...
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Man Charged With Calling In False Threat To “Shoot Up” Riverside High School
RIVERSIDE, Ill. (STMW) – Police say a Brookfield man set up another man in a phony shooting threat to a west suburban high school on Friday to get back at him for a drug deal rip-off. Nicholas J....
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Chicago Boy Scout To Receive Special Award For Shielding Girlfriend From Bullets
(CBS) – This evening – a South Side teenager will get an award from the Boy Scouts of America: an honor only a few other scouts have ever received in this country. It is the Honor Medal. Since 1923,...
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Local Ukrainians Protest Outside Chicago Consulate
CHICAGO (CBS) — Protesters gathered once again in front of the Ukrainian consulate in Chicago this afternoon. WBBM’s Nancy Harty was there. play pause Local Ukrainians Protest Outside Chicago Consulate...
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Rapper Twista’s Security Guard Found Shot To Death After South Chicago Fire
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man found shot to death after a fire early Friday in the South Chicago neighborhood was a security guard for Chicago rapper Twista. Firefighters responded to the blaze at a 2...
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Teen Shot In Gage Park
CHICAGO (STMW) – A teenage boy was shot early Monday in the Gage Park neighborhood on the South Side. The 16-year-old told police he was shot in the leg about 1:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of South...
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New Lab Could Bridge Chicago’s Manufacturing Past, Digital Age
CHICAGO (STMW) – News that a national, digital manufacturing laboratory will be built in Chicago offers hope that the city’s once-strong manufacturing sector can be rebuilt into a powerhouse of the...
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Two Charged After Police-Involved Shooting In Hermosa
CHICAGO (STMW) – Authorities have charged two people who were involved in a disturbance with an off-duty Chicago Police officer Saturday night outside a restaurant in the Hermosa neighborhood on the...
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Riverside Man Charged With Kicking Pregnant Fiancée
RIVERSIDE, Ill. (STMW) – A west suburban Riverside man was charged with battery to an unborn child after he allegedly kicked his pregnant fiancée in the abdomen Saturday during a domestic dispute at...
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Man Climbs On Top Of Metra Train, Delays UP North Line
Updated 02/24/14 – 9:13 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Trains on Metra’s UP North Line were stopped near Rogers Park for about half an hour Monday morning, after a man jumped on top of a train, and started...
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CTA’s $500 Million Blue Line Renovation To Begin Next Month
CHICAGO (CBS) – The CTA will be getting an early start on a four-year project to completely overhaul the O’Hare branch of the Blue Line. Starting in less than a month, crews will begin weekend-only...
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McDonald’s Eyes Longer Breakfast Hours
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) – McDonald’s is in the early stages of looking at whether it can extend its breakfast hours. Fans of the Egg McMuffin have long wanted the option to get breakfast at McDonald’s...
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Ice Jams Close Bridge On Kankakee River, Threaten Homes
(CBS) – While the threat of flooding has eased in much of the Chicago area, there’s still concern about the Kankakee River, because of ice jams in the water. WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports...
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Chicago Police Issued More Parking Tickets In 2013
(CBS) – The city of Chicago raked in more money from parking tickets last year, reports WBBM’s Regine Schlesinger. A new analysis shows after years of steady declines, the city issued 2.5 million...
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Harold Ramis Dead At Age 69
Updated 02/24/14 – 2:35 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Legendary Chicago comedian, screenwriter and director Harold Ramis — who gave us such iconic films as “Animal House,” “Caddyshack,” and “Groundhog Day,” and...
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Police: Drunk Couple Had Sex In Cab, Then Couldn’t Pay Fare
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (STMW) – A couple’s erotic cab ride from a bar to southwest suburban Orland Park ended on a less-than-romantic note when they couldn’t cover the fare, according to police. The driver...
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