Chicago News Stories for Feb 21 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

• Worker dead, motorist held after Morgan Park wreck
  A motorist was in custody and a pedestrian was dead after being pinned between a CTA bus and the car that struck him Monday afternoon in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side.
• Citations pending after 4 people including 2 cops hurt in wreck
  At least four people including two Niles Police officers are hospitalized following a crash in the north suburb Monday night.
• Funeral home owner says business is ‘compliant’ after bones, alleged code violations found
  The owner of a South Shore funeral home that was shut down after police and city inspectors found alleged code violations including no electricity, no heat and bones on its roof, told reporters Monday night that investigators found “nothing to be non-compliant.”
• CTA to auction off unused supplies to raise cash
  Once meant for public trains and buses, the untouched heaters, rod ends and spools of copper wire have instead collected dust for years at the Chicago Transit Authority’s main warehouse.
• Protestors blast CPS plans to close, restructure schools
  With two days left before the Chicago Board of Education votes to close or restructure failing schools, several community groups staged a candlelight vigil protesting the dramatic measures reserved for chronically under-performing schools and marched to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home on the city’s North Side.
• Son: Patients in fatal nursing home fight ‘didn’t see eye to eye’
  The death of an 80-year-old Alzheimer’s patient who died after a fight in an Oak Park nursing home remains under investigation, Oak Park police said Monday. The death has been ruled a homicide.

• White Stands Firm on Criticism of Senator
  
  Secretary of State Jesse White says he has no intention of apologizing to State Sen. Annazette Collins, whom he once supported, and has thrown his support behind her challenger in the upcoming election, a woman…
  
  
• Chicago Singer Competes on ‘The Voice’
  
  Wicker Park’s Erin Martin wowed judges with her rendition of "Hey There Delilah."
  
  
• CTA Has Millions in Unused Supplies, Plans Auction
  
  Of the more than $70 million of current CTA parts and materials, about 47 percent have not been "used or moved" in two years, said CTA President Forrest Claypool.
  
  
• Funeral Home Cited for Improper Body Storage
  
  A city official who declined to give his name said the Carter Funeral Chapel at 2100 East 75th Street had been without power since October. He said he personally saw nine bodies inside, two in the funeral…
  
  
• 2 Dead, 5 Injured in Shooting at Liquor Store
  
  Two people are dead and 5 wounded in a shooting on the 2500 block of E. 79th street.
  
  
• Man Dies After Falling Through Ice on Pond
  
  Patrick Rorig was playing ice hockey with his son, fire officials said.
  
  

• St. John’s Beats DePaul 79-72
  D’Angelo Harrison scored 23 points and Amir Garrett added a season-high 18 to lead St. John’s to a 79-72 victory over DePaul on Monday night and a season sweep of the regular-season series.
• The Newest Online Etiquette To Learn: ‘Un-Friending’ On Facebook
  CBS 2′s Vince Gerasole found out that many people are starting to unfriend their Facebook pals – and learned why they do it.
• Family Of Beaten Nursing Home Patient Retains Attorneys
  Family members say they hope they’ll find justice and prevent another family from feeling the pain they’re experiencing now.
• 2 Investigators: The Red-Light Cameras That Generate The Most Tickets
  Do red-light cameras prevent accidents or just generate money for city governments? 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
• Nets Put A Lid On Linsanity This Time
  Linsanity ran into reality: All-Star Deron Williams wasn’t getting embarrassed by the Harvard guy again.
• Shepkowski: Trade Talks Grow Old In Bulls Locker Room
  A big to-do was made about an internet rumor Sunday night that had the Bulls sending Carlos Boozer and potentially C.J. Watson to the Lakers in exchange for Pau Gasol.

• Firefighters battling Algonquin blaze
  Firefighters are on the scene of a large blaze that has caused significant damage to a two-story Algonquin home. Crews were dispatched to the home on the 1100 block of Spring Hill Drive about 8:50 p.m., and flames were still visible in the attic of the home as of 9:40 p.m.
• Vernon Hills man chosen for ‘The Voice’
  The suburb’s latest singing sensation, Jamie Lono, made his debut to a national audience on Monday with his successful audition on NBC’s “The Voice.” Lono, 22, of Vernon Hills, sang Johnny Cash’s classic “Folsom Prison Blues” and impressed the judges with his original style and soul.
• Greece to get $170 billion bailout
  After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use to euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece $170 billion in extra bailout loans to save it from a potentially disastrous default next month, an European Union diplomat said.
• Man who fell through ice in Johnsburg identified
  A 47-year-old custom homes builder from Johnsburg who died Sunday night was playing hockey with his son on a backyard pond before fell through the ice. Patrick Rorig, 47, was underwater for more than 30 minutes before a diver pulled him from a retention pond behind his home, officials said.
• Federal deficit plans differ among 11th Congressional Dems
  The federal deficit now stands at more than $15 trillion, a number that all three Democratic candidates for the 11th Congressional seat want to shrink. But Bill Foster, Jim Hickey and Juan Thomas disagree on whether defense spending, the war on drugs or creating jobs is the best method to balance the federal budget and pay off federal debt.

• St. John’s Beats DePaul 79-72
  D’Angelo Harrison scored 23 points and Amir Garrett added a season-high 18 to lead St. John’s to a 79-72 victory over DePaul on Monday night and a season sweep of the regular-season series.
• The Newest Online Etiquette To Learn: ‘Un-Friending’ On Facebook
  CBS 2′s Vince Gerasole found out that many people are starting to unfriend their Facebook pals – and learned why they do it.
• Family Of Beaten Nursing Home Patient Retains Attorneys
  Family members say they hope they’ll find justice and prevent another family from feeling the pain they’re experiencing now.
• 2 Investigators: The Red-Light Cameras That Generate The Most Tickets
  Do red-light cameras prevent accidents or just generate money for city governments? 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
• Nets Put A Lid On Linsanity This Time
  Linsanity ran into reality: All-Star Deron Williams wasn’t getting embarrassed by the Harvard guy again.
• Shepkowski: Trade Talks Grow Old In Bulls Locker Room
  A big to-do was made about an internet rumor Sunday night that had the Bulls sending Carlos Boozer and potentially C.J. Watson to the Lakers in exchange for Pau Gasol.