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The List: Chicago Schools To Be Closed
The Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.
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Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary Schools
The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.
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Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High School
Morton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.
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Jury Deliberates Whether Trump ‘Conned’ 87-Year-Old Woman

Is Donald Trump a “reprehensible” conman who ripped off an Evanston grandmother and “stole her faith in other people?” Or is he being unfairly sued by a “sophisticated investor” who bought two hotel condos in the Trump Tower “with her eyes wide open” but got buyer’s remorse and backed out?

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Illinois House Committee OKs Fracking Regulation Proposal

A proposal that aims to create thousands of jobs in southern Illinois by kick-starting high-volume oil and gas drilling cleared a top committee Tuesday, sending it on to the House floor.

2013/05/21

The first Boeing 787 flight since they were grounded for battery problems lands at O'Hare Airport. (Credti: Steve Miller)

United Restarts 787 Dreamliner Flights

The planes, made by Chicago-based Boeing, are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.

2013/05/20

Job seekers wait in line (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago To Test Job Assistance Program For Veterans, Long-Term Unemployed

The pilot program is seeking employers willing to hire workers who have been retrained and redirected.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/05/20

Made In Chicago: New Era Windows Co-Op

Some of the workers who staged a sit-in until they obtained severance checks from the old Republic Windows and Doors are back in business as owners.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/05/20

The former Children's Memorial Hospital site. (CBS)

One Year Later, Little Movement To Redevelop Old Children’s Hospital Site

But the prime Lincoln Park real estate where the hospital once stood still sits vacant, with redevelopment plans far from complete. CBS 2’s Marissa Bailey reports.

2013/05/16

East view of plans for two new hotels and a 10,000-seat arena near McCormick Place. (Source: City of Chicago)

DePaul Arena Part Of Larger Plan To Revamp McCormick Place, Navy Pier

City Hall has unveiled plans to build a new arena for DePaul basketball at McCormick Place, as part of larger plans to upgrade the convention center and redesign much of Navy Pier.

2013/05/16

Street vendor Donald Hatley works amid traffic on 87th Street near the Dan Ryan Red Line. (Credit: Bernie Tafoya/WBBM)

Red Line Reconstruction Work Could Force Street Vendors To Move Shop

When the reconstruction of the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line begins Sunday, it could have a ripple effect on people who make their livings selling items on the street near CTA stations on the South Side.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/05/15

Trump Testifies In Dispute Over Condo Sales At Namesake Skyscraper

The real estate magnate — who gained famed for scrutinizing contestants and firing ones he deemed incompetent on his “Apprentice” TV show — was the one on the hot seat as a plaintiff’s attorney grilled him over allegations he had engaged in a bait-and-switch.

2013/05/14

McDonald’s Adding Variations To Quarter Pounder, Drops Pricier Angus Burgers

The company, based in Oak Brook, Ill., says the new burgers will replace its meatier Angus Third Pounders, which were among the most expensive items on its menu at around $4 to $5.

2013/05/13

A view of the Chicago River from just east of the Columbus Drive bridge. (Credit: CBS)

Environmental Groups Tout Financial Benefits Of Cleaning Up, Improving Chicago River

“Water quality makes a tremendous difference in how we can interact with the river, but also provides us jobs; it provides us business revenue,” said Friends of the Chicago River executive director Margaret Frisbie.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/05/09

A man operates an iPhone (Photo credit:ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Citywide Competition Held For Young Entrepreneurs

A panel of eight judges presided over the financial future of nine teams in the citywide business plan competition –where teenage entrepreneurs explain why they should win the attention and cash of venture capitalists, reports WBBM’s John Cody.

2013/05/08

Miguel Sosa and his business at 26th and California. (Credit: Steve Miller)

Business Booming For Cell Phone Storage Entrepreneur Outside Cook County Courthouse

It has been almost a month since the cell phone ban went into effect at 26th and California – and business is brisk outside the courthouse where an entrepreneur has set up a storage locker on wheels.

2013/05/08

A look at the new large video screen proposed for Wrigley Field. (Credit: Chicago Cubs)

Wrigleyville Residents Discuss Cubs’ Renovation Plans, Offers To Move

As the Cubs defeated the arch-rival Cardinals several blocks away, neighborhood residents and a Cubs vice president again discussed details of the Wrigley Field renovation plan, and possible competition to move the team.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/05/08

Congress May End Tax-Free Internet Shopping

The Senate passed a bill giving states the power to collect taxes from online sales. As CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports, consumers aren’t the only ones who are unhappy.

2013/05/06

Libertyville Pasta Company Celebrates 128 Years

Have you ever wondered how that lasagna, or that spaghetti is made? Take one look inside Foulds pasta in Libertyville and you’ll get a lesson in the art of pasta.

2013/05/06

A car is stranded in the middle of a downtown street after being overcome by floodwater in Des Plaines. (Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Buyer Beware: Flood-Damaged Cars Showing Up In Want Ads, Craigslist

The Chicago Automobile Trade Association, the Chicago area’s major new-car dealer group and sponsor of the Chicago Auto Show, has issued an alert to its members warning of the flood of damaged cars likely to be brought in.

2013/05/04

DiGiorno® Crispy Flatbread Pizza Tuscan Style Chicken is one of four styles of frozen pizza being recalled by parent company Nestlé USA due to sharp plastic fragments that might be in the pizzas. (Credit: DiGiorno.com)

Company Recalling Frozen Pizzas

If Friday night is pizza night in your home, listen up. A Wisconsin company is recalling frozen pizzas that could contain small pieces of plastic.

2013/05/03

Commission Miscalculates Financial Aid Money, Reduces Grants For 10K Students

A miscalculation by a state agency could cost several thousand Illinois college students are losing some of their financial aid from the state, though colleges might make up the difference.

WBBM Newsradio–2013/05/01

File Photo Of Foreclosure Sign (AP Photo)

Housing Advocates Want Banks To Reimburse Renters Kicked Out Due To Foreclosure

Housing advocates have thrown their support behind an ordinance introduced to the Chicago City Council, saying it could help renters and keep neighborhoods safer.

2013/04/30

Comcast Business Class Newsmakers Series: Chris Hughes

WBBM’s Comcast Business Class Newsmakers Series had Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes talk about social media applications and technologies to a packed Navy Pier Grand Ballroom on October 27th. (credit: CBS/Steve Hardy)