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Father Charged In 2008 Murder Of Girl, 9
UPDATED 01/18/11 10:42 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Two and a half years after his 9-year-old daughter Mya was brutally stabbed to death with a knife in an alley near his South Side home, Richard Lyons was...
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NIU To Honor The Slain In Massacre, 3 Years Later
DEKALB, Ill. (WBBM/CBS) — This afternoon at 3 p.m., three years after the Valentine’s Day massacre at Northern Illinois University, some of the survivors will return to campus for a wreath-laying...
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Man Pleads Guilty In CTA Track Electrocution
CHICAGO (STMW) — The third of four men charged with beating and chasing another man on a Red Line subway platform from where he fell and was electrocuted pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday after two...
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Renovation Halfway Done At NIU’s Cole Hall
DEKALB, Ill. (WBBM/CBS) — Remodeling of the building where five students were shot to death at Northern Illinois University three years ago is at its midpoint, and officials say students can expect...
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Closing Arguments On Tuesday In Mumbai Terror Suspect’s Trial
UPDATED 06/06/11 10:39 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused of aiding terrorists in deadly attacks in Mumbia, India in 2008....
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Man To Be Sentenced In Pizzeria Owner’s Murder
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man is set to be sentenced Monday in the 2008 murder of a pizzeria owner whom the man thought was part of a rival gang. As WBBM Newsradio 780’s Michele Fiore reports, prosecutors say...
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Illinois To Receive Federal Funds For Damage From Hurricane Ike
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Some Illinois municipalities will soon get their share of federal money to help them recover from the damage done by the storm system that produced Hurricane Ike. The state’s...
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Sentence Coming For Man Involved In Pizzeria Manager’s Murder
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man convicted in the murder of a Near West Side pizzeria manager will learn his fate Tuesday. Gabriel Contreras was found guilty of opening fire on Jason Mueller, 29, on Aug. 10,...
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Man Admits To Buying Puffer Fish Poison In Plot To Kill Wife
CHICAGO (CBS) — A northwest suburban man has pleaded guilty to trying to kill his wife with poison from a puffer fish. Edward F. Bachner IV, of Lake in the Hills, apparently wanted to collect $20...
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Four Years After Massacre, NIU Opens Renovated Cole Hall
DEKALB, Ill. (CBS) — Students at Northern Illinois University on Tuesday got their first look at the renovated Cole Hall, nearly four years after a massacre left five students dead. The building, the...
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Victims Of NIU Massacre Remembered 4 Years Later
DEKALB, Ill. (CBS) — On this day four years ago, a gunman opened fire on a geology class at Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University, leaving five people dead before turning the gun on himself. A...
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Jury Picked For Trial Of Accused Hudson Family Killer
UPDATED 04/10/12 4:57 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — A full jury has been selected in the trial of William Balfour, the man charged with killing three members of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s family. After...
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City To Challenge Award To Family Of Trucker Who Slammed Into ‘L’ Escalator
CHICAGO (CBS) — City of Chicago attorneys say they plan to challenge a jury’s decision in connection with a deadly accident four years ago. As WBBM Newsradio’ Bob Conway reports, a semi-trailer truck...
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Hudson Family Friend: Balfour Threatened Hudsons At Child’s Birthday Party
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED TWITTER UPDATES FROM THE HUDSON FAMILY MURDER TRIAL Updated 04/26/12 – 6:17 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — A family friend of singer Jennifer Hudson testified Thursday that accused Hudson...
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Town Of Sterling, Ill., Recovering From Fear Of Serial Killer Sheley
STERLING, Ill. (CBS) — The residents of a small Illinois town – where the victim of an accused serial killer once lived – are finding life a bit less fearful with the help of a new police program. As...
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Opinion: The Second Coming Of W
Down to the trademark “W”, W. Mitt Romney is literally the second coming of the Bush economic strategy that led to the worst American economy since the Great Depression. Not only is Romney’s economic...
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3 Consecutive Life Sentences For Balfour In Hudson Family Murders
UPDATED 07/24/12 – 5 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — William Balfour, the man convicted of murdering three members of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson’s family, has been sentenced to three consecutive life terms in...
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Opinion: Obama And Solyndra Reunite At High Dollar Fundraiser
Imagine almost losing your job, house, and other wanted possessions due to an encounter you had with people a couple of years ago, and then you end up having a friendly dinner encounter with them...
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Labor Day Travel Could Return To Pre-Recession Levels
play pause Busy Labor Day Travel Weekend Ahead WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya CHICAGO (CBS) — Experts say the upcoming holiday could be the busiest Labor Day weekend for travel since the start of the...
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Chicago (CBS) — On the 11th anniversary of the campus shooting at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, the school will observe a moment of silence to remember the lives of five students who were...
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