Judi Simpson-Beaver

A high-profile murder in Merrillville, Ind., has some officials thinking more police are needed in their town.

CBS Chicago–2012/03/08

Authorities have charged a 20-year-old Merrillville, Ind., man with the convenience store robbery and shooting last week that left a clerk dead.

CBS Chicago–2012/03/07

Police have released surveillance video and the 911 tape from an armed robbery that left a female store clerk dead in Merrillville, Ind.

CBS Chicago–2012/03/04

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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Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type Attack
A 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.
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Woman Robs North Side Bank
A woman robbed a Lakeview bank Tuesday afternoon on the city’s North Side.
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Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be Delayed
Hours 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.
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Boy, 17, Fatally Shot In Back Of The Yards
A teenage boy was fatally shot in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening, police said.
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