Mike Puccinelli
Mike Puccinelli serves as a general assignment reporter for CBS 2 Chicago.
Puccinelli joined CBS 2 Chicago in December 2004. Previously, Puccinelli served as anchor/reporter for WMC-TV in Memphis, Tenn. (1999-2004). Prior to that, he worked for WEVV-TV in Evansville, Ind. as a weekend anchor (1997-1999) and at KFXB-TV in Dubuque, Iowa as an anchor (1995-1996).
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Earlier in his career, he worked at CNN Business News in New York as a freelance production assistant and later as an associate producer (1992-1994). He began his broadcasting career at CNN in Chicago as an intern.
He also interned for the MacNeil/ Lehrer NewsHour. Before pursuing a career in broadcasting, he worked as a high school teacher and swimming coach in Cicero, Ill. In 2008, Puccinelli was part of the reporting team that won a local Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Spot News for coverage of the NIU shootings in DeKalb, IL.
Puccinelli graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. with a B.S. in Political Science. He also attended Columbia College in Chicago. He grew up in Oak Park and attended Oak Park River Forest High School. He now lives in the western suburbs with his daughter Ophelia.
Glen Ellyn Students Help With Hurricane Goods Drive
At St. Petronille School in Glen Ellyn, the East Coast devastation is being felt. CBS 2′s Mike Puccinelli reports.
Family Believes Teen Slain Because He Was Gay
Police are calling it a robbery, but the family of an 18-year-old murder victim says his death wasn’t about money or valuables.
Pastor And His Family Face Eviction From Homeless Shelter
A Chicago pastor who has been in a homeless shelter for months has only days before he is kicked out. CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reports.
Vigil Held For Missing Volo Family
Aneta Marsek and her daughters, Chevelle and Macenzie, were last seen Saturday, October 6, leaving Marsek’s parents’ home in Wauconda.
Crown Point Woman Missing After Family Trip To Texas
An Indiana family was asking for help Tuesday in locating a missing woman, who was last seen at the airport in Dallas last month.
Mayor Recruits Engineering Students At UIUC To Boost City’s Tech Ranks
Could Chicago become the Silicon Valley of the Midwest? If Mayor Rahm Emanuel gets his way, it’s a very real possibility.
National Guard Unit Returns Home After Losing 6 Members In Afghanistan
Members of an Indiana National Guard unit returned home with heavy hearts on Wednesday, after losing six of their fellow soldiers in combat in Afghanistan.
Doctor Who Ruled Savio’s Death A Homicide Speaks Out About Peterson Trial
The pathologist who ruled Kathleen Savio was the victim of a homicide after authorities reopened their investigation into her death said being skeptical was the key to determining it was no simple accident.
Armed Robber Ties Up T-Mobile Store Employees, Flees With More Than 100 Phones
A man took off with more than a hundred cells phones when he robbed a T-Mobile store at gunpoint in northwest suburban Elgin on Thursday – a crime captured on surveillance video.
Retailers Beginning Process Of Hiring For Holiday Shopping Season
It’s September; not even fall yet, let alone Halloween or Thanksgiving, yet some stores already talking about hiring for the holiday shopping season.
Parents Increasingly Worried About How To Handle Teachers’ Strike
As the clock counts down for negotiations and teachers talk about plans for a possible strike, parents and children alike are increasingly worried about what a walkout will mean for them.
Rev. Jackson Says His Son Is Not Ready To Return To Congress
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his son will not be ready to return to Congress in the immediate future.
Peterson Attorney: Prosecutors ‘Trying To Nail Jell-O To A Tree’
A defense attorney for Drew Peterson told jurors Tuesday that prosecutors “are trying to nail Jell-O to a tree,” and have no evidence that Peterson killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
Peterson Defense Team ‘Anxious’ As Closing Arguments Approach
Anxious — that’s how one of Drew Peterson’s defense attorney’s described himself the day before closing arguments in Peterson’s murder trial.
Teacher Contract Talks Continue Amid Worries Over Strike
If a deal is not hammered out, teachers could walk off the job as soon as Sept. 10.
Girl, 3, Struck And Killed By Truck In Roseland
Makayla Dameron was just 3 years old, taking a walk with her mother on a late Saturday morning, when a delivery truck cut her life tragically short.
Prosecutors’ ‘Low Blow’ Prompts Judge To Consider Mistrial In Peterson Case
The second day of the Drew Peterson murder trial was cut short on Wednesday, when a witness testified about finding a bullet in his driveway — believing Peterson planted it there to intimidate him — and defense attorneys promptly sought a mistrial.
Heat, Dry Conditions Prompt Extra Precautions For Fireworks Shows
As local residents prepare to celebrate the 4th of July amid record-tying heat, firefighters and fireworks companies were facing different kinds of challenges in getting ready for the night’s fireworks displays.
Attacker Slashes Man’s Throat In Wrigleyville For No Apparent Reason
It was an attack so vicious that the victim was left with a massive gash across his throat and it happened just blocks from Wrigley Field.
Source: Police Officer In Trouble Over Lockup Sex Scandal
A Chicago Police officer has been relieved of his powers and is off the streets, amid allegations that he requested sexual favors from someone being held in a district lockup.
Most Popular News
- Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary SchoolsThe 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.3956
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.556
- Woman Robs North Side BankA woman robbed a Lakeview bank Tuesday afternoon on the city’s North Side.262
- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
- Boy, 17, Fatally Shot In Back Of The YardsA teenage boy was fatally shot in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening, police said.147
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