Chicago News Stories for Feb 18 2012

Hot off the presses go 2 Chicago brings you the latest breaking Chicago News Stories to hit the internet. We make a point of updating today’s headlines at least twice a day so make sure to check back for all your Chicago News Headlines

• Police: 60-100 protesters at Humboldt Park school
  Between 60 and 100 people are staging a sit-in inside Brian Piccolo Specialty School in Humboldt Park, according to police.
• Palatine boy named in AMBER Alert found safe in Chicago
  Illinois State Police found an 8-year-old Palatine boy who had been missing since Thursday night and was the subject of an AMBER Alert.
• Apparent bookkeeping error leaves man entombed in wrong crypt
  A Chicago-area man said his 81-year-old father who passed away last month was entombed in the wrong crypt at a Des Plaines cemetery, which has apologized for the mix-up.
• Fire department: 5 trapped in Loop elevator ‘in good spirits’
  Five people were stuck in an elevator of a Loop high-rise for more than two hours tonight, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
• 43 puppies found in van might go back to men charged in case
  The 43 puppies found by police inside a van parked in the Little Village neighborhood earlier this month could be returned to the two men who were sleeping in the van when officers showed up.
• Fire erupts on roof of old Post Office
  A fire erupted tonight on the roof and a portion of the 10th floor of the old U.S. Post Officein the West Loop Gate neighborhood.

• Reward Offered for Return of Stolen Horses
  
  Claudia Haugh, owner of Royal Ebony Stable in Spring Grove, says four of her female horses were stolen from the Royal Ebony Stable in McHenry County.
  
  
• Amber Alert Ends: Boy Found Safe
  
  Eriberto Perez was taken from his Palatine home Thursday evening by his mother’s live-in boyfriend, police said.
  
  
• Have Race Relations Changed in 20 Years?
  
  In 1993, NBC Chicago’s Unit 5 Investigative Team conducted an experiment to see if African Americans were treated differently than whites in various everyday situations. Nearly 20 years later, we did it again.
  
  
• Lt. Gov. Throws Support Behind Strip Club Tax
  
  Under the measure, which is still in its early stages, strip clubs that serve alcohol or allow liquor in the establishment would pay a $5 tax per customer.
  
  
• Boil Order Lifted for Portions of Crest Hill
  
  Those who live, work in the area south of Caton Farm Road & west of Arbor Lane were asked to boil water for five minutes before drinking or cooking.
  
  
• Fire Out at Old Post Office
  
  At least five fire trucks were sent to the building, at 433 W. Van Buren Street.
  
  

• Your Chicago: Field Museum’s Dinosaurs And Mummies
  CBS 2′s Kate Sullivan re-introduces us to the famous Chicago institution, which has a new exhibit.
• Woman Who Shot Intruder In Home Advocates Conceal-Carry Legislation
  A year ago, a Chicago woman fatally shot an intruder who was breaking into her South Side home. Now she’s telling her story to CBS 2′s Pamela Jones.
• Phil Mickelson Shoots 1-Over 70 To Lead At Riviera
  Phil Mickelson wasn’t at his best Friday at Riviera. Two shots at least helped him stay in the lead.
• Budget Cuts In Store For Chicago Fire Department
  The choices facing Mayor Emanuel’s new fire commissioner aren’t pleasant, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
• Firefighters Battle Blaze On Roof Of Old Post Office
  A faulty ventilation fan appears to be the cause of a fire that burned Friday night atop the old Main Post Office Building that straddles the Eisenhower Expressway.
• South Side Irish Parade Expected To Make A Comeback Next Month
  City officials and proponents of the South Side Irish Parade seemed close Friday to reaching a deal to resurrect the festival that was canceled two years ago. CBS 2′s Mike Puccinelli reports.

• NCC’s retiring president: ‘I will be a Cardinal for life’
  When Harold “Hal” Wilde announced Friday he will step down as president of Naperville’s North Central College at the end of this calendar year, he didn’t exactly surprise the school’s board of trustees. Wilde says he shared his retirement plans with the board two years ago and never wavered. “I’m quickly approaching my 67th birthday and I told the board two years ago that I…
• How rescue of children mobilized at Third Lake pond
  Robert George was beginning his attempt to rescue a boy who had plunged through an icy pond about 100 feet from shore in Third Lake when he briefly considered whether what he was doing was a bad idea. Hearing the boy scream that he had lost feeling in his legs, George — tethered by a rope around his waist held by people on shore — said he knew he had to continue.
• No sign of foul play in woman’s death, coroner says
  Lake County Coroner officials said no signs of foul play were evident during an autopsy of a North Barrington woman found dead on the side of a busy road near Wauconda. Coroner Artis Yancey said Friday that officials are awaiting toxicology results before making a final determination on Maria Carlsen’s death.
• Doctor: Kirk is walking
  U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s rehabilitation doctor said Friday that the Highland Park Republican has begun walking on a treadmill. “Sen. Kirk is adapting well to the rehabilitation program,” Dr. Richard L. Harvey, medical director of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Center for Stroke Rehabilitation, said Friday.
• Scholarship created to honor slain Naperville teacher
  Friends say Shaun Wild had such a passion for learning and sharing his knowledge with others that creating an academic scholarship in his name is only fitting. The Shaun Wild Memorial Scholarship has been set up through Wild’s alma mater, Brown Deer High School, to “inspire future generations of student athletes.”

• Your Chicago: Field Museum’s Dinosaurs And Mummies
  CBS 2′s Kate Sullivan re-introduces us to the famous Chicago institution, which has a new exhibit.
• Woman Who Shot Intruder In Home Advocates Conceal-Carry Legislation
  A year ago, a Chicago woman fatally shot an intruder who was breaking into her South Side home. Now she’s telling her story to CBS 2′s Pamela Jones.
• Phil Mickelson Shoots 1-Over 70 To Lead At Riviera
  Phil Mickelson wasn’t at his best Friday at Riviera. Two shots at least helped him stay in the lead.
• Budget Cuts In Store For Chicago Fire Department
  The choices facing Mayor Emanuel’s new fire commissioner aren’t pleasant, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
• Firefighters Battle Blaze On Roof Of Old Post Office
  A faulty ventilation fan appears to be the cause of a fire that burned Friday night atop the old Main Post Office Building that straddles the Eisenhower Expressway.
• South Side Irish Parade Expected To Make A Comeback Next Month
  City officials and proponents of the South Side Irish Parade seemed close Friday to reaching a deal to resurrect the festival that was canceled two years ago. CBS 2′s Mike Puccinelli reports.