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- Fire ravages Romeoville landscaping business, no one hurt
A landscaping business is a ‘total loss’ following a blaze tonight in southwest suburban Romeoville. - Cops: Attack, robbery on teen captured on Youtube
Detectives are investigating the beating of a 17-year-old boy by several male attackers Sunday afternoon in the Bridgeport neighborhood in an incident that was captured on YouTube, police said. - King holiday marked by march for ‘education justice’
Teachers union, community groups protest planned CPS school closings and turnarounds
The Chicago Teachers Union and community groups fightingChicago Public Schools’efforts to close down or turn around failing schools marked theMartin Luther King Jr.holiday with protests on the West and Southwest Sides. - Car plows into wall on outbound Ike
Traffic has ground to a near halt on the outbound Eisenhower Expressway tonight after a car struck wall near Oak Park. - Man shot in chest in Chicago Lawn
A 21-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition after he was shot in the chest in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, police said. - Teen leaves infant at firehouse: ‘She was overwhelmed’
Chicago Fire Lt. Ed Stutz had just started his shift at Engine 107 on the West Side Monday morning when he looked out a window and saw a young woman clutching a baby.
- Teen’s Vicious Beating Posted on YouTube
Victim attacked, robbed by five individuals behind elementary school. - How to Get Over the Loss, Packers Fans
Hey there, Packers. We noticed that you lost on Sunday. - Fire Destroys Romeoville Business
Blaze breaks out in industrial park. - Morning Commute Could Get Tricky
Rain, sleet and snow expected overnight. - Kirk’s Iran Policy Boxes In Obama
Kirk played the hawk on Iran and was a force behind passing tough sanctions on the country as a punishment for their pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Those sanction could box-in President Obama come election time… - Bears Interview Patriots Exec for GM Job
More interviews expected this week.
- Carter, Rutgers Defeat Notre Dame 65-58
Eli Carter had 13 points to lead a balanced attack as Rutgers took a 65-58 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night.
- 2 Investigators: Private Business, Public Property
2 Investigator Dave Savini found a government employee getting a sweet deal: running a private auto mechanic shop out of a Markham Park District garage.
- Video Of Beating Posted On YouTube Prompts Police Investigation
The videotaped assault happened Sunday afternoon in the 2800 hundred block of South Princeton Avenue, Chicago police told CBS 2.
- Northern Illinois Family Survived Italian Cruise Ship Disaster
im and Jo Salzurg and their daughter, Mary-Jo, were among the thousands of passengers on the Costa Concordia, the luxury liner that hit a rock along the Tuscany shore last week.
- Christmas Tree Recycling Effort Marred By Theft Of Light Strands
Organizers had hoped to use the proceeds from the recycling to help finance next year’s Christmas tree drive. CBS 2′s Mike Parker reports.
- Emanuel Family Spends King Day Volunteering At Local YMCA
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his family took part in a day of service on the West Side on Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday.
- Harper College ends its football program
Harper College President Kenneth L. Ender announced Monday the elimination of the school’s football program, citing budget issues, the lack of local players and the recent discontinuation of two conference rivals’ programs. “I actually feel bad for the people that were planning on coming back,” linebacker Mark Williams said. “I definitely would have gone somewhere closer to home if it hadn’t been… - ‘Complete chaos’: How McHenry County family narrowly escaped cruise ship
It was only 45 minutes from the time the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Italy to when a McHenry County family stepped off the lifeboat onto dry land, but it was the most harrowing time of the Salzburg family’s lives. “It was complete chaos,” Jim Salzburg said. “… Nobody seemed to be in charge, so everybody was just running around looking for a lifeboat to jump… - NIU to reopen Cole Hall, site of 2008 shootings
The building where a gunman opened fire on students in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall, killing five people, hasn’t been used since that day four years ago. But in another sign that the school is coming to terms with the tragedy, classes are scheduled to be held Tuesday inside Cole Hall. - Schaumburg may ban donation boxes
Hoping to stop the increasing blight of overflowing and unauthorized donation boxes in local parking lots, Schaumburg officials next month will consider banning them altogether. A proposed change to the village’s zoning code would specifically prohibit all donation boxes that don’t belong to the owner of the property where it sits or its primary tenant. - Ski accident victim has a huge cheering section
Sal LoCascio, who was injured in a December skiing accident in Colorado, has a lot of family and friends pulling for him. The 20-year-old Prospect Heights college student and Hersey High School graduate lost the use of his limbs when he fell on his back while attempting a ski jump a month ago. He’s recovering now at Resurrection Holy Family Hospital in Des Plaines, making progress and being…
- Carter, Rutgers Defeat Notre Dame 65-58Eli Carter had 13 points to lead a balanced attack as Rutgers took a 65-58 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night.
- 2 Investigators: Private Business, Public Property2 Investigator Dave Savini found a government employee getting a sweet deal: running a private auto mechanic shop out of a Markham Park District garage.
- Video Of Beating Posted On YouTube Prompts Police InvestigationThe videotaped assault happened Sunday afternoon in the 2800 hundred block of South Princeton Avenue, Chicago police told CBS 2.
- Northern Illinois Family Survived Italian Cruise Ship Disasterim and Jo Salzurg and their daughter, Mary-Jo, were among the thousands of passengers on the Costa Concordia, the luxury liner that hit a rock along the Tuscany shore last week.
- Christmas Tree Recycling Effort Marred By Theft Of Light StrandsOrganizers had hoped to use the proceeds from the recycling to help finance next year’s Christmas tree drive. CBS 2′s Mike Parker reports.
- Emanuel Family Spends King Day Volunteering At Local YMCAMayor Rahm Emanuel and his family took part in a day of service on the West Side on Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday.
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