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One Hurt When Taxi Strikes SUV Downtown
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man suffered minor injuries after an SUV and a taxi collided downtown late Monday night. A taxi driver was southbound on Michigan Avenue about 11 p.m. when his car collided with a...
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Cops Shoot 2 Dogs, Seize Pills And Guns In Calumet Heights
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two pit bulls were shot by police officers searching a home in the Calumet Heights neighborhood Monday night on the South Side. Gresham District officers were executing a search...
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After Taking Wife’s Body To Hospital, Kustok Tells Nurse He’s ‘Life Of The...
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (STMW) – Allan Kustok lived an apparent double life, maintaining the outward façade of a suburban family man, while carousing and womanizing on the sly. He was “the life of the party,”...
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Chicago Police Believe Visiting Gang Leaders Reduces Violence
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago’s top cop says a new police tactic for toning down violence – derided by some critics as “hug-a-thug” – has been getting positive results. Tuesday morning, Police Supt. Garry...
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Man Found Dead In Dan Ryan Woods
CHICAGO (STMW) – Cook County Sheriff’s police are investigating the death of a Chicago man whose body was found Monday afternoon in the Dan Ryan Woods Forest Preserve near Chicago. Police spokeswoman...
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Lucas, Hobson Give $25M To University Of Chicago Lab Schools
CHICAGO (CBS) – “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and his wife, investment banker Mellody Hobson, have donated $25 million to the University of Chicago Lab Schools, to help pay for construction of a new...
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Alderman Defends Bachelor Party With Strippers As ‘Private Event’
CHICAGO (CBS) – Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) has been getting some unwanted attention, after someone posted a video on YouTube, showing strippers performing at his bachelor party two years ago. WBBM...
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Arctic Air Returns Tonight
CHICAGO (CBS) – We’re getting as sick of saying it as you are of hearing it this winter, but temperatures will dip below zero tonight, at least the 23rd time that’s happened this winter. The National...
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AMC Theatres Hosting Best Picture Showcase This Weekend
CHICAGO (CBS) – If you haven’t seen any of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture yet, you can see all of them this weekend in Streeterville at a 24-hour movie marathon. The AMC River East 21 movie...
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Hennessey Venom GT Is Fastest Sports Car Ever
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s the fastest darn sports car ever. As Chicago car fans began kicking the tires at the Chicago Auto Show, a new land speed record for a sports car was broken on a...
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All The Snow This Winter Could Mean A Boon Of Butterflies In Spring
CHICAGO (CBS) – This winter might have been tough on Chicagoans who had to shovel all that snow, but it’s shaping up as good news for the butterfly population. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports the...
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Obama To Announce $320M Digital Lab For Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn were traveling to the White House on Tuesday, where President Barack Obama is expected to formally announce Chicago has been selected as the home...
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Dozens Of Same-Sex Couples Get Marriage Licenses
CHICAGO (AP) – More than 80 same-sex couples from Illinois and have gotten marriage licenses in Cook County, including several from other counties who apparently didn’t want to wait until June 1, when...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage Owners ‘Circling Our Wagons’ To Fight Proposed Ban
CHICAGO (CBS) – Horse carriage companies in Chicago face possible extinction if an influential alderman has his way, but drivers have banded together and are trying to enlist public support to save...
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O’Hurley Brings ‘Chicago’ To Bank Of America Theatre
CHICAGO (CBS) – The musical “Chicago” is back on stage, opening tonight in its namesake city. WBBM’s Regine Schlesinger has been talking with one of the stars, John O’Hurley, who you might know from...
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Great Lakes Ice Coverage As Seen From Space; Lake Michigan Meltdown
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Last week’s brief thaw melted much of the ice covering Lake Michigan, but three of the Great Lakes still remain nearly entirely on ice. The latest images from a National...
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Slain Teen’s Mom Providing Scholarships In Son’s Memory
EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) – The mother of a slain Evanston high school student is honoring his memory, by providing scholarships to two teens who walk the path her son would have traveled had he survived a...
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Police Commander Pays Home Visits To Gang Members To Stop Crime
CHICAGO (CBS) — We’ve been telling you about the Chicago Police Department’s new focus on visiting the homes of gang members to try to stop crime – and offer social services. WBBM’s Steve Miller spoke...
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Audit: Anti-Violence Program Rife With Problems
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago violence prevention program ordered by Gov. Pat Quinn was so hastily organized and sloppily executed that auditors questioned 40 percent of the expenditures claimed...
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74-Year-Old Geneva Club Changes Name To Draw More Members
(CBS) — An organization in Geneva that’s almost three-quarters of a century old has changed its name, reports WBBM’s Steve Miller. play pause Club Changes Name To Draw More Members WBBM Newsradio's...
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