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Man Dies After Falling 30 Feet From Platform At Western Avenue CTA Blue Line Stop In BucktownA man has died after he fell from the CTA Blue Line platform at the Western Avenue station in Bucktown Tuesday night.
Needle Found On Gas Pump Nozzle At Shell Gas Station In Chicago RidgeA needle was found on a gas pump nozzle at a Shell Gas station in Chicago Ridge.
Truck Stolen From Portage Park Car DealershipA truck was stolen from a car dealership in Portage Park during a break in early Wednesday morning.
Man Shot And Killed In Lincoln SquarePolice said a 59-year-old man was in the 2600 block of West Catalpa Avenue shortly after 7 a.m., when a sedan pulled up to him, and a gunman got out of the passenger side of the vehicle and shot him.
Business Owners Very Pleased With Turnout For Black Shop Friday, Campaign Urging People To Shop At Black-Owned BusinessesIn the days leading to Black Friday, a campaign was launched to encourage people to shop at Black-owned businesses. So how did that campaign do on the busiest shopping day of the year?
3 Killed, 8 Wounded In Shooting At Michigan High School; Suspect Taken Into CustodyA 15-year-old student opened fire inside a Michigan high school Tuesday, killing three people and wounding eight others, authorities said.
Volunteers Help Family Get Back On Their Feet After Fire Left Them HomelessIf the saying is true, if home is where the heart is, then volunteers from Home 2 Home Project are giving Refugio Torres his heart back.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot In D.C. Wednesday to Secure Funds For Chicago InfrastructureMayor Lori Lightfoot is in D.C. Wednesday to secure infrastructure funds for the city.
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City Council Expected To Vote On New Ward Map Wednesday, But Public Has Not Seen It, And Some Call For End To Gerrymandered Wards That Splinter CommunitiesWednesday is the day the City Council is supposed to vote on a new ward map – but no one has seen it yet.
CVS Installs Time-Delay Safes At All Illinois Pharmacy Locations To Deter Would-Be ThievesWould-be thieves will now have a much harder time making a quick getaway at Illinois pharmacies.
Skokie Synagogue Wants To Swap Empty Lot For Piece Of Park To Build New Parking Lot; Some Call It A Land GrabA land grab is what opponents are calling a plan to put a parking lot in the middle of a north suburban park – they say it is swallowing precious green space.
Officials Seek To Quell Fears Over New Omicron COVID-19 Variant As Concerns And Questions Grow; 'There Is No Reason For Panicking'Chicago is uniquely situated as both an international travel hub and a hub for research into fighting the virus — and any new variants that might be headed our way.
Getting Hosed: Vietnam Veteran Gets Hosed and Bulldozed By The City Rodney Andrews — a Vietnam Veteran, a Chicago cabbie, and our main protagonist — was among those “Getting Hosed” by the City until we fixed his water bill. Then, out of the blue, the City had his garage bulldozed.
West Lakeview Neighbors Want Every Option Explored To Keep Trees From Being Cut Down For City Water Pipe ReplacementDozens of trees are potentially slated to get the axe in West Lakeview, and residents have been mobilizing to stop it.
'This Is Not An Accident': Family Of CPD Officer German Villaseñor Killed By Wife, Also A CPD Officer, Wants Justice"This was criminal activity that she did and that's unacceptable."
Suspect In Waukesha Christmas Parade Tragedy, Darrell Brooks, Charged With Murder; He Has Long Criminal RecordDarrell Brooks, 39, was charged with five counts of murder after he allegedly plowed through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, killing at least five and injuring dozens more.
Dolton Woman Inherited Four-Figure Water Bill With Her House, And Things Have Kept Getting Worse Since She Found OutA Dolton woman said her dream home came with an unexpected surprise in the form of a huge unpaid water bill – and once she discovered the apparent error, things only got worse.
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Northwestern Loses Close Game To Wake Forest In OTJake LaRavia made the go-ahead jump shot with five seconds left in overtime then came up with a steal on the ensuing possession to give Wake Forest a victory over Northwestern in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night.
MLB Teams Snatch Up Free Agents Ahead Of CBA Expiration: Cubs Get Yan Gomes And Clint Frazier, White Sox Get Pitcher Kendall GravemanMajor League Baseball teams are snatching up free agents while they can, ahead of the collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union expiring on Wednesday night and the lockout of players.
Bulls Surprise Kelly College Prep Girls' Basketball Team With Afternoon TournamentThe Bulls are having their best season in years – and they’re sharing the knowledge that has them moving up in the standings.
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Business Owners Very Pleased With Turnout For Black Shop Friday, Campaign Urging People To Shop At Black-Owned BusinessesIn the days leading to Black Friday, a campaign was launched to encourage people to shop at Black-owned businesses. So how did that campaign do on the busiest shopping day of the year? CBS 2’s Jim Williams had a look at the scorecard.
Volunteers Help Family Get Back On Their Feet After Fire Left Them HomelessChristmas came early for a suburban family getting back on their feet after a fire left them homeless.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot In D.C. Wednesday to Secure Funds For Chicago InfrastructureMayor Lori Lightfoot is in D.C. Wednesday to secure infrastructure funds for the city.
Chicago's Winter Overnight Parking Ban BeginsThe city's winter overnight parking ban began Wednesday morning on 107 miles of main streets throughout the city. According to CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe, cars are already being towed.
Warmup Underway; Showers Possible Wednesday MorningCBS 2 meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
Chicago Weather: Wednesday Morning ShowerCBS 2 Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. RealTime Weather forecast for Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.
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