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A last-minute reprieve for Sears, after the retailer’s former CEO made the winning takeover bid in a bankruptcy auction.
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Hammond Police Officer Jaime Garcia Resigns Under Scrutiny; Sources Say Incident In Questions Involves A WomanThursday a Hammond police officer quit the department, resigning under scrutiny after 12 years.
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Neighbor Recalls Concerns About A.J. Freund's Well-Being Before The 5-Year-Old's DeathThe head of communications for the Department of Children and Family Services now says case workers followed up on their last investigation into Andrew "A.J." Freund's family and actually went to the home in December before determining all allegations against the family were unfounded.
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Pritzker On A.J. Freund: There Aren't Words..."CBS 2's Derrick Blakley spoke to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about the death of five-year-old Andrew "A.J." Freund allegedly at the hands of his parents and what role DCFS had in monitoring his family.
National Transportation Safety Board Sending Team To Investigate Toxic Gas Leak In Beach ParkDozens of people, including firefighters, are recovering after a tanker, carrying a toxic chemical used on farms, started leaking Thursday morning.
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A.J. Freund Was Forced Into Cold Shower, Beaten To Death By Parents, Officials SayAccording to court documents, both parents forced A.J. to stay in a cold shower "for an extended period of time" and struck him repeatedly on his body on April 15, and then A.J.'s father buried the boy's body later that day.
Chemical Spill In Beach Park Results In Shelter-In-Place Order And School ClosuresBeach Park officials notified anyone living within a one-mile radius of the spill to stay indoors, keep their doors and windows closed, and turn off any air conditioning or ventilation systems. That shelter-in-place order was lifted at about 10 a.m. Thursday.
Lawsuit Seeks To Block Indiana Ban On Abortion ProcedureThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's attempt to ban a second-trimester abortion procedure just hours after the governor signed it into law. Matt Yurus reports.
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A.J. Freund Beaten And Forced To Stand In Cold Shower, Prosecutors SayThe parents of 5-year-old A.J. Freund have been charged with his murder, and court documents reveal they allegedly killed and buried him three days before they reported him missing. CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports.
Shelter Order Lifted After Beach Park Ammonia SpillPeople in Beach Park woke up to news of a dangerous chemical leak, and were told not to leave their homes for several hours. Dozens were taken to hospitals with breathing problems. CBS 2's Vi Nguyen reports.
Mayor Offers To Help End Chicago Symphony Orchestra StrikeChicago Symphony Orchestra musicians and management have accepted Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s offer to help them try to negotiate a deal to end a nearly seven-week strike.
Friends Of The Parks To Clean Up Chicago Parks For Earth Week, But Some Are Too Dirty For VolunteersLots of parks across Chicago are getting cleaned up this weekend for Earth Week, but some locations won’t be getting a spruce up, including one deemed too dangerous for volunteers. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
More Than 30 Hospitalized After Ammonia Spill In Beach ParkMore than 30 people went to the hospital, several north suburban schools were closed, and nearby residents were told to stay indoors, after an ammonia spill Thursday morning in Beach Park.
CBS 2 Weather Watch (6AM, April 25, 2019)CBS 2 Meteorologist Megan Glaros has the latest 7-day forecast.
Bond Hearing Set For A.J. Freund's Parents, Charged With His MurderOne week after reporting their 5-year-old son missing, the parents of A.J. Freund are due to appear in court Thursday to face charges they killed the Crystal Lake boy and buried him in a shallow grave near Woodstock. CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports.
Patients Pay Thousands For Stem Cell Treatments, But Get No ResultsThe number of clinics offering unproven stem cell injections is growing, despite FDA warnings and a federation of medical boards challenging state regulators to crack down on them. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
Ammonia Spill In Beach ParkAn ammonia spill in north suburban Beach Park has forced nearby residents to stay inside, and prompted the local school district to cancel all classes for the day.
Hundreds Attend Vigil For 5-Year-Old A.J. FreundMissing for nearly a week, the search for A.J. ended in a rural field, with his parents in jail and accused of dumping the 5-year-old's body in a shallow grave about eight miles from the family's Crystal Lake home.
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