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- Career criminal gets reduced sentence for testifying against Outfit
Judge gives witness a 6-year sentence
Mark Hay’s cooperation against a Chicago Outfit street crew accused of robberies, racketeering and the bombing of a rival’s gambling business was indispensable to federal prosecutors. - Parent, student groups criticize charter schools’ student fines
Noble Network raised nearly $200,000 last year from discipline penalties, protesters say
A charter network praised by Mayor Rahm Emanuel for its academically competitive schools is charging students $5 for minor disciplinary infractions like having untied shoelaces, bringing chips to school or dozing off in class. Critics say the network is using the fines to push out troubled students so it can boost graduation rates, but school leaders say tougher discipline has led to a safer school environment. - Stevenson board president: `Our hearts go out to students struggling with drug abuse’
News that a drug-dealing investigation at his child’s high school had resulted in multiple suspensions and two students criminally charged prompted a complicated response from Jack Peiser. - U.S. Supreme Court justice: ‘Constitution is a static being’
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday touted his approach to interpreting the federal Constitution that focuses on the original intent of the Founding Fathers. - West suburban school district considers 110 layoffs
West suburban Indian Prairie District 204 could lay off more than 100 staff members as part of a plan to close a projected $8.6 million deficit for next year. - Man dies after being pulled from ice covered lake in Homewood
A 59-year-old man who fell through ice in a small lake in south suburban Homewood was pronounced dead at 4:58 p.m. today at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in nearby Harvey.
- 2 Men Shot Outside Suburban Nightclub
Markham nightclub was hosting a College Night event, police say. - 2 Cops Charged with Theft in FBI Sting
They allegedly stole $5,200 from someone they thought was transporting drug money. - Oprah’s Appeal for Neilsen Viewers Turns Sour
Sunday night, during the Grammy’s, Oprah let slip on Twitter that she needed a boost for her struggling OWN network - Calling For the Guillotine
It’s time for a change, the easiest one to make - Students Learn How To Put On A "Smash" Production
A partnership between NBC and New York based iTheatrics are teaching teens how to put on their own broadway type musical production. - South Side Parade Meeting Canceled: Sources
City Hall has canceled the so-called make-or-break meeting for the South Side Irish Parade that was scheduled for Tuesday. Officials were set to discuss plans to re-animate the defunct parade but with a zero…
- Ida Crown Academy Keeps Religious Ideals Intact While Winning Regional Wrestling Title
Against all odds, The Ida Crown wrestling team persevered. They beat out some top flight teams to become the first Jewish high school wrestling team to win a regional championship in the state of Illinois.
- Debate Over Yoga Injuries Is Anything But Relaxing
A recent article in the New York Times and a newly released book, “The Science of Yoga,” have sparked intense debate about the dangers of yoga and have shaken the normally Zen yoga community to its core. 
- Bus Passenger Says Greyhound Did Little After Man Sitting Next To Her Exposed Himself
College student Lydia Young was traveling from Milwaukee to Chicago when, she says, the guy sitting next to her rubbed her leg and put his hand on her thigh a few times. It got worse, CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman reports.
- 2 Chicago Women Remember Whitney Houston
Houston’s former publicist and a former “Ebony” magazine editor talk explain what made the pop diva so special.
- Man Dies After Being Pulled From River In Homewood
HOMEWOOD, Ill. (STMW) – A Homewood man is dead after he was found submerged in a river Monday evening in the south suburb. William Kasper, 59, was found submerged in a river in the 1100 [...]
- Report: Cubs Considering Sending Fans To The Cell In 2013
Sources connected with the Cubs dismiss the suggestion that the North Side team’s fans could end up watching games at U.S. Cellular Field if Wrigley Field is gut-rehabbed in the 2013 season.
- Stevenson board defends cellphone searches in drug probe
In the first Stevenson High School board meeting since an investigation into illegal drug sales at the Lincolnshire campus was made public, board President Bruce Lubin on Monday said officials will continue to do everything they can “to keep the school and our students safe from the dangers of drug use.” That includes searching cellphones, which Lubin said the district had the right… - Aurora man who killed mom, 3 teens facing felony charges
Randy J. Visor, an Aurora man who killed four people, including three Waubonsie Valley High School students in a drunk driving crash in 1997, is in trouble again. Visor is wanted on a warrant for felony domestic violence charges from Aurora Police. Visor’s case prompted strengthening of reckless homicide laws. - Elgin man sought in Bartlett bar shooting
Bartlett police say they’re looking for a 23-year-old Elgin man in connection with the weekend shooting outside the Cadillac Ranch nightclub. Village officials say they don’t want to have a “knee-jerk reaction” to the shooting, but look into criminal issues related to the business, which holds a 4 a.m. liquor license. - Domestic violence survivors show others they’re loved on Valentine’s Day
For domestic violence survivor Sarah McClarey, the best Valentine’s Day came in 2006 when she was finally single and safe. She began buying herself flowers to celebrate her freedom, and has since launched Operation Shelter Cupid, which this year will deliver 70 dozen roses and gifts to fellow survivors and single moms. - Four suburbanites face federal drug charges
Residents of Barrington, Palatine and Wheaton are among 10 individuals across the country charged by federal authorities with conspiracy to manufacture, possess and distribute drugs between 2006 and September 2011.
- Ida Crown Academy Keeps Religious Ideals Intact While Winning Regional Wrestling TitleAgainst all odds, The Ida Crown wrestling team persevered. They beat out some top flight teams to become the first Jewish high school wrestling team to win a regional championship in the state of Illinois.
- Debate Over Yoga Injuries Is Anything But RelaxingA recent article in the New York Times and a newly released book, “The Science of Yoga,” have sparked intense debate about the dangers of yoga and have shaken the normally Zen yoga community to its core.
- Bus Passenger Says Greyhound Did Little After Man Sitting Next To Her Exposed HimselfCollege student Lydia Young was traveling from Milwaukee to Chicago when, she says, the guy sitting next to her rubbed her leg and put his hand on her thigh a few times. It got worse, CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman reports.
- 2 Chicago Women Remember Whitney HoustonHouston’s former publicist and a former “Ebony” magazine editor talk explain what made the pop diva so special.
- Man Dies After Being Pulled From River In HomewoodHOMEWOOD, Ill. (STMW) – A Homewood man is dead after he was found submerged in a river Monday evening in the south suburb. William Kasper, 59, was found submerged in a river in the 1100 [...]
- Report: Cubs Considering Sending Fans To The Cell In 2013Sources connected with the Cubs dismiss the suggestion that the North Side team’s fans could end up watching games at U.S. Cellular Field if Wrigley Field is gut-rehabbed in the 2013 season.