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This was the scene in Marseilles, Ill. three weeks ago when the Illinois River flooded a section of town. (CBS)

Illinois River Town Still Recovering From Flood

Two hundred families still can’t return home in Marseilles. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.

2013/05/10

Opponents of the Chicago Public Schools' plan to close 53 schools protest outside May Elementary Academy on the West Side, one of the schools targeted for closure. (Credit: CBS)

Massive School-Closing Protest March Planned

Chicago teachers are in the planning stages of a massive three-day walk to protest a decision to close 53 schools. Participants plan to march to each of the targeted buildings on May 18, 19 and 20.

2013/05/09

A man is seen typing on his laptop

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

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Experts Offer Tips To Get The Best Travel Deals This Summer

Experts say you won’t find the usual summer air-fare wars, but there are still some bargains you don’t want to miss. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.

2013/05/03

Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, left, and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd Bennett discuss school safety. (CBS)

Schools Chief, Top Cop Review ‘Safe Passage’ Plans For Students

School officials plan to provide safe passage along the routes from every school that’s closing to every school that’s receiving students as long as it’s needed. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.

2013/05/03

Police officers on foot patrol in the Uptown neighborhood, near Truman College. (Credit: CBS)

Police Hope Foot Patrols In Uptown Help Stem Last Summer’s Violence

Sadly, the warm weather often means more crime. Jason in the Uptown neighborhood sent us an e-mail about a shooting this week near Truman College. In this Original Report, CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker caught up with officers walking the beat near the scene of the crime.

CBS 2–2013/04/30

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Welcoming Schools To Have ‘Children Ambassadors’ For Kids From Closed Schools

As Chicago Public Schools officials get closer to closing more than 50 elementary schools, they were releasing new details Tuesday on how they plan to tackle one of the most sensitive issues: blending two schools into one.

CBS 2–2013/04/23

Jonylah Watkins was shot on the South Side. (Facebook)

One Month After Baby’s Shooting Death — Silence

CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports on why the trail seems to have gone cold in the murder of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins.

2013/04/12

Ted and Rena Williams say they were stranded downtown early Sunday when their valet parking attendant vanished. (CBS)

Valet Parking Attendant Disappears, Stranding Couple Downtown Overnight

It was their special night out in downtown Chicago, but then they were left stranded outside a parking garage in the cold without their car keys.

2013/04/11

U.S.currency. (credit: BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)

Students Squeezed For Higher College Tuition As Administrative Salaries Rise

(CBS) — Anyone in college knows that paying the bills can be just plain hard. Fourteen million full-time college students work at least part-time to pay their tuition. Nationally, tuition has increased an average of […]

2013/03/25

Ray Elementary School (CBS)

Some Parents Fear Overcrowding At Some Schools As Others Close

CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker takes a look at two schools set to take in pupils — and why some parents don’t want them.

2013/03/22

Members of the Simeon basketball team enjoy the success of their championship.(CBS)

Simeon Champs Excel At Academics, Too

This year’s championship basketball team could be remembered for more than their hoops skills. As CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports, these are some pretty smart student athletes.

2013/03/18

School buses (CBS)

Seven Buses Stolen In Indiana — For Scrap?

The eight Chicago school buses brazenly stolen last week for scrapping may not be an isolated case. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.

2013/03/11

A classroom in Wolcott High. (CBS)

New School Unveiled To Help Dyslexic Students

This weekend, the city’s first high school dedicated to students with dyslexia will hold an open house. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.

2013/03/07

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Some Employers Just Can’t Fill Good Jobs

CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker shows you 10 local jobs for which the demand to fill is greater than the supply of applicants. She’ll tell you what you need to get hired.

2013/02/08

A US government official with the State Department's Passport Services reaches for a new blank US Passport. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

When Is The Best Time To Get The Cheapest Flights? Experts Crunch The Data

CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reviews the specially conducted research.

2013/02/01

Combat file image (CBS)

Chicagoans React To Women In Combat Roles

Responses were mostly positive here in Chicago, CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports.

2013/01/24

Flu vaccine and a syringe are displayed on a table. (Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images)

CDC Says Flu Season Has Reached Epidemic

The flu season is far from over, and as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this season an epidemic, physicians were urging people to take precautions against the flu virus.

CBS Chicago–2013/01/11

A Comcast crew left this TV cable draped across Bridget Farragher's yard and patio in October, then refused to bury or move it for nearly three months. (Credit: CBS)

Comcast Leaves TV Cable On Family’s Patio For Nearly 3 Months

For Bridget Farragher, her back yard has been off-limits to her kids for nearly three months, after Comcast stuck a long black cable sitting across her yard and patio, then refused to move or bury it.

CBS 2–2013/01/08

Gas pump

Gas Prices Should Be Lower Than Last Year, But Still Could Surpass $4 A Gallon

How painful will filling up at the pump be this year? On Monday, experts were giving their first look at what’s ahead for gas prices.

CBS Chicago–2013/01/07

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