Doctor: Daylight Saving Time Carries Health Risks
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicago area sleep specialist said Daylight Saving Time should be eliminated, but since that’s unlikely, he offered some coping suggestions for when clocks “spring forward” this...
View ArticleUPDATE: Body Found In Sewer Is Woman Missing Since 2011
CHICAGO (CBS) — A body found wrapped earlier this week in a drain pipe, wrapped in plastic, is that of a Morgan Park woman who disappeared in 2011, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirms....
View ArticleSomeone You Should Know: Chicago Dancer Vernard Gilmore
(CBS) – He grew up in Englewood and has since travelled the world as a professional dancer. This weekend, Vernard Gilmore is performing in chicago with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. CBS 2’s...
View ArticleAnd The ‘Biggest Pothole’ Award Goes To …
(CBS) – Driving through Chicago these days is no easy task. Around just about every corner, potholes seem to pop up and swallow your car. The problem is so bad, Chicago Potholes (@ChiPotholes) has its...
View ArticleShuttered Banquet Hall Leaves Brides And Grooms In The Lurch
(CBS) – It’s supposed to be the most important day in a couple’s life: their wedding day. But a Mount Prospect banquet hall has closed its doors, leaving brides and grooms scrambling. CBS 2’s Suzanne...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Stealing Wallets From Loop Gym
(STMW) – Bond was set at $100,000 for a South Side woman who allegedly stole wallets from a Loop gym’s locker room and was caught on camera using the credit cards at several stores. Tishunda Jordan,...
View ArticleElderly Man Dies In Chatham Fire
(STMW) – An elderly man died after a fire left his South Side Chatham neighborhood home uninhabitable Friday night. The fire was reported about 8:40 p.m. in a 2 1/2-story house in the 700 block of East...
View ArticleYour Chicago: The Developers Of luminAID
(CBS) – Two Chicago architectural students have developed a product they hope will make vulnerable people safe following natural disasters. CBS 2’s Kate Sullivan introduces us to the creators of...
View ArticleChicago Hospital Evaluates New Stem-Cell Therapy For Pain
(CBS) – Is it the future of pain relief, the end of pain pills, physical therapy and knee or hip replacements? CBS 2’s Mary Kay Kleist looks at a new procedure offered at only a handful of places. It’s...
View ArticleTwo Teens Hurt In Austin Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — Two teens were shot Friday night in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. in the 400 block of North Central Avenue, police said. Two males —...
View ArticleMan Critically Wounded In West Town Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man was shot in the West Town neighborhood early Saturday. The 29-year-old was found in a vehicle about 12:40 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Huron Street with a gunshot wound to his...
View Article4 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) – Four people have been wounded — one critically — in shootings across the city since Friday afternoon. The most recent shooting occurred early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood on the...
View ArticleMan Dead After Ejected From SUV On I-57
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was killed after he was ejected from an SUV on Interstate 57 on the South Side early Saturday, police said. About 1:30 a.m., the 29-year-old driving a 2000 Ford Explorer lost...
View ArticlePolice: Man Tried To Lure Teenage Girl Into His Car On West Side
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police are cautioning residents after a man tried to lure a teenage girl into his car in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Wednesday. The 15-year-old girl was walking in the 3900 block...
View ArticleGreen Line Trains Interrupted After Body Found On Tracks
CHICAGO (STMW) — Service along the CTA Green Line was interrupted for several hours Saturday morning after a train conductor found a dead man on the tracks near a West Side rail station. The man –...
View ArticleSkokie Students Hold Singing Protest Against The Weather
SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) – The weather is the subject of a protest march Saturday in Skokie. WBBM’s Mike Krauser reports at the Odeion School of Music in Skokie, students were practicing songs and making...
View ArticleElmhurst Police Respond To Online Boston Marathon Bombing Threat
ELMHURST, Ill. (STMW) – Police in west suburban Elmhurst have determined that there is no threat to the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade after an anonymous user posted a comment on a local news website...
View ArticleMan Robs Chase Bank On NW Side
CHICAGO (STMW) — The FBI is investigating the robbery of a Chase bank Friday evening in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 6:40 p.m., a man walked inside Chase bank, 3204 W....
View ArticleCardinal George Maintaining Busy Schedule Despite Cancer Recurrence
CHICAGO (CBS) — Francis Cardinal George is not slowing down, despite looming treatments for recurrent cancer in his right kidney. Saturday morning, he presided over confirmation at St. Clement’s Church...
View ArticleElgin Neighbors Help Each Other Out As Dozens Of Homes Are Without Water
ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) — Imagine not having water for weeks. That’s what more than three dozen homeowners in Elgin are dealing with. CBS 2′s Suzanne Le Mignot reports a fire hydrant is the main source of...
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