Walter Jacobson
Walter’s Perspective: Please Pass Along A Message, Mrs. Obama
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson hopes the first lady will convey an urgent message to her husband when she returns from Chicago.
Kurtis, Jacobson Bid Farewell After Legendary Run
The legendary duo of Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson signed off as anchors Thursday after a re-teaming of more than two years at CBS 2.
Walter’s Perspective: Allowing Guns On Public Transportation Is Madness
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson says lawmakers shouldn’t cave to the demands of the NRA that Chicago commuters be allowed to carry concealed weapons.
Walter’s Perspective: Washington Street Bike Plan Could Create Gridlock
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson is all for making Chicago more bike friendly, but he has some concerns about Mayor Emanuel’s plans for Washington Street in the Loop.
Walter’s Perspective: Valentine’s Day Tarnished By The High Cost Of Cards
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson is a fan of Valentine’s Day, but not of the cost to buy a simple card.
Walter’s Perspective: Don’t Teach Callers How To Play 9-1-1 System
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson has some advice for police officials who are instituting a new priority system for emergency calls.
Walter’s Perspective: Rahm Showed For Jury Duty? Good For Him
Oh, what a nice days it’s been. Except for the damp and the grey outside, I had no reason today to be crabby, didn’t find a bad politician today to pick on.
Walter’s Perspective: Leave George Ryan Be
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson takes a poll of commuters about the former governor of Illinois.
Walter’s Perspective: New Property Tax Bills A Fascinating Read
Have you seen an envelope from the government of Cook County in the mail today, with news inside about how our tax dollars are being spent?
Walter’s Perspective: Raise Cash, Get Ambassador Post
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson smells something a little funny with reports that President Obama is considering Vogue editor Anna Wintour as a candidate for U.S. ambassador to Great Britain.
Walter’s Perspective: Beyonce Lip Synced? So What?
So the world suspects that at the inauguration ceremony on Monday, Beyonce did not sing the National Anthem. She lip synced it.
Walter’s Perspective: No Sympathy For Te’o, Or Duped Media
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson says he won’t be shedding any tears for the Notre Dame star.
Walter’s Perspective: Chicago Isn’t Chicago Without The Pigeons
Chicago without pigeons is like Chicago without the lakefront, or the lions at the Art Institute, or the Cubs, or City Hall.
Walter’s Perspective: President’s Cabinet Male-Heavy
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson says the Commander-in-Chief’s Cabinet stands to lose any sense of gender balance in his second term.
Walter’s Perspective: More Of The Same Nothing From Lawmakers On Pension Crisis
It’s hard to believe, but there are some players in the news playing worse than the Fighting Irish.
Walter’s Perspective: Education Is Next Fiscal Cliff
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson sounds off on lawmakers and their inability to help keep schools running.
Walter’s Perspective: The Koschman-Vanecko Court Case Is Classic Chicago Way
The Koschman-Vanecko story has become a really big one.
Walter’s Perspective: Burglary At High-End Retailer Overshadowed By Price Of Merchandise
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson is flabbergasted by the type of merchandise ripped off from a hoity-toity Gold Coast store Thursday.
Walter’s Perspective: Hooray For Rahm Standing Up To Parking Meter Firm
There’s no cheering the Chicago Bears this week, so I’m looking for something else to feel good about; to say “that’s fabulous,” and “right on,” and “go for it.”
Walter’s Perspective: Jackson Jr. Watch Is Thankfully Quiet
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson is grateful media coverage has died down about Jesse Jackson Jr., now that he has resigned his congressional seat.
Most Popular News
- House Passes Concealed Carry Plan Opposed By Senate LeaderGun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances -- including Chicago's ban on assault weapons.220
- Two Shot Near Roosevelt CTA StationAround 11:10 a.m., a 57-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were shot in the 1100 block of South State Street.256
- Store Owner Kidnapped In Pilsen, SUV StolenPolice said the 78-year-old man was closing the store in the 1100 block of West 18th Street when a group of men threw a pillowcase over his head, hit him in the face, and forced him into his own SUV.248
- Man Found Shot To Death In Zion Supermarket Parking LotThe man found shot to death in a parking in north suburban Zion on Thursday afternoon has been identified as a Waukegan resident.152
- School Warns Parents Of Kidnapping Attempt On PlaygroundA man tried to abduct a 4th grader from the playground at Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School at 3730 N Oakley Ave on Wednesday.150
- Senate Passes Ban On Handheld Cell Phones While DrivingThe proposal says drivers must use hands-free devices or speakerphone features.127
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