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A family was rescued Monday after they became sickened from carbon-monoxide poisoning. (CBS)

Quick-Thinking Boyfriend Saves Family Poisoned By Furnace

The young man raced to the house and through a window saw the girl’s father passed out on the living room floor and called 911. CBS 2′s Mike Parker reports.

2013/02/25

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Fire Dept. Rescues Unconscious Antioch Family

An Antioch family of four – all of whom had passed out – was saved this morning by a teenager who called 911 after he peered through the family’s window.

2013/02/25

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CO Leak Probed In West Rogers Park Deaths

Authorities are investigating whether a carbon monoxide leak in a West Rogers Park apartment building led to two deaths there Sunday afternoon.

2013/01/28

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Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 25 Students To Hospitals

About 25 children were hospitalized in good condition after a carbon monoxide leak at a school in the Far South Side Burnside neighborhood Monday afternoon.

2012/11/05

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Likely Factor In Death Of Yorkville Father, Son

Carbon monoxide poisoning was likely a contributing factor in the death of a 4-year-old boy and his father who were found dead at the father’s Yorkville home.

2012/10/27

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Carbon Monoxide Prompts Evacuation Of Northwest Side Condo Building

A condo building on the city’s Northwest Side was evacuated Wednesday afternoon, after carbon monoxide levels rose into the danger zone.

CBS Chicago–2012/09/05

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Nine Taken To Hospitals From CO Exposure On Far South Side

Nine people — two of them in serious to critical condition — have been taken to hospitals after they were exposed to elevated carbon monoxide levels at a home in the Far South Side South Deering neighborhood Saturday morning.

2012/06/16

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20 Sick From Carbon Monoxide From Grilling In North Side Home

Someone using a grill inside a North Side Kilbourn home Thanksgiving night sickened 13 people due to high carbon monoxide levels.

2011/11/25

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Dog Credited With Saving Family From Carbon Monoxide Leak

A West Englewood neighborhood family is crediting their dog with saving them from a potentially deadly carbon monoxide leak.

CBS Chicago–2011/11/14

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Generators Poison Family, Start Fire In Glenview

Officials have issued a warning to everyone who has, or is using, a generator during the power outages that stemmed from the storms Monday.

CBS Chicago–2011/07/13

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Three Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Exposure On Boat

Three people were hospitalized Saturday afternoon for exposure to carbon monoxide aboard a boat in the Chicago River in the South Loop.

2011/05/28

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West Siders Overcome By Gas After Using Oven For Heat

Three people went to the hospital Thursday morning after residents of an apartment building used an oven for heat.

2011/02/10

Lisa Lewis, 48, and Thaddis Provall, 43 (Credit: CBS)

Carbon Monoxide Blamed In Death Of Couple

A man and woman were found dead in bed early Friday, and fire officials say high levels of carbon monoxide were found in the home.

2011/01/21

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Man’s Death From Carbon Monoxide Under Investigation

An investigation is underway into the death of a man who apparently succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning in a south chicago home.

WBBM Newsradio–2010/12/12

Faulty Boiler Blamed For 2 Deaths In West Englewood

A man was killed and two others were hospitalized Wednesday morning after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in the same South Side building where a woman died on Saturday.

2010/11/25

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Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens Three

Three people were taken to hospitals in serious condition after a carbon monoxide leak in an apartment building.

2010/10/22

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