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- Harrisburg hospital in tornado’s path stands its ground
Staff got patients out of harm’s way as building suffered major damage
— Danny Lampley was taking care of paperwork at Harrisburg Medical Center in the pre-dawn hours when he heard a call over the intercom saying a tornado was coming. It was set to strike in about 15 minutes. - Two nabbed, third sought in Bucktown mugging
Police are hoping the arrest of two men who punched a woman and grabbed her purse in Bucktown this morning will “clear up” a rash of similar muggings that have been plaguing that Northwest Side community recently. - Neighbors energized by sped-up closing of power plants
Coal-burners shutting early in deal with city, activists
Residents of Pilsen and Little Village celebrated a victorious end to their long fight for cleaner air on Thursday, exultant over the deal that will shut down two coal-fired power plants that have for years been unwelcome neighbors. - One street, five deaths: Harrisburg tornado fatalities concentrated in close-knit neighborhood
Neighbors’ lives taken as duplex complex gets a direct hit
— Dena McDonald stood amid the ruins on Brady Street on Thursday, mourning her mother and watching her husband scratch through debris for mementos of the family’s life. - $1 million bail set for mom in tot’s death
Woman accused of fatally beating her 2-year-old son
More than seven months after her son’s death, a south suburban woman made her first court appearance Thursday on charges she fatally beat the 2-year-old. - Family: Death of boy, 17, killed at school ‘is a bad dream’
Staff at Infinity Chicago, an alternative high school on the city’s Far South Side, thought they were doing everything they could to calm tensions between its often troubled and sometimes violent student body.
- Chicago Marine Killed in Afghanistan
Cpl. Conner Lowry had been a Marine for nearly three years and had just four months to go before discharge. - Ambassador: Be Proud to Host Summits
Ivo Daalder, the United States’ permanent representative to the alliance, expresses confidence May summits won’t bring significant threats to public safety. - Threadless Launches T-Shirt Line at Chicago Gap
As reported earlier this week, local T-shirt wizards Threadless surprisingly announced Monday it would be partnering with the Gap to sell an exclusive line of shirts designed by its community that will… - Hoffman Estates Considers Enterprise Zone Tax Breaks Extension
If you’re thinking of starting a new business and are in the Chicago area — which you probably are if you’re reading this — then you might want to consider setting up shop in scenic Hoffman Estates. - County Closer to Firing Medical Examiner
After much back and forth, the Cook County finance committee Thursday approved a measure to make firing the county’s medical examiner much easier. - Principal Accused of Bullying Boys Removed
Police said they were called to Joyce Kilmer Elementary Wednesday afternoon.
- Walter’s Perspective: Feds Should Come Clean If They’re After Daley Brother
CBS 2′s Walter Jacobson wonder’s if Bill Beavers was serious when the indicted county official said federal prosecutors wanted him to wear a wire to nab John Daley, the former mayor’s brother.
- NATO Official Not Worried About Potential Disruptions At Chicago Summit
Concerns about public safety in Chicago during the upcoming G8 and NATO summits in May apparently don’t extend to those who will be participating. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levin reports.
- Another Motorist Says Chicago Is Wrongly Seizing His State Tax Refund
The city of Chicago is going after the state income-tax refunds of drivers who haven’t paid parking fines. CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman talks with one man who says he was wrongly targeted.
- No. 13 Michigan Beats Illini, 72-61
Illinois (17-13, 6-11) closed to within 40-39 with just over 15 minutes left. But the Illini missed three chances to tie the game or take a lead.
- Police Search For Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen
Police are looking for a young male offender accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint Wednesday in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.
- Holy Cow! Harry Would Have Been 98
Organizers say that people on six continents toasted the late Harry Caray to mark the Hall of Fame broadcaster’s 98th birthday on Thursday.
- Round Lake Park police dog credited for arrest
Round Lake Park’s police dog handler is crediting his partner for the quick capture of a man accused of fleeing his home after attacking his wife. Detective Tony Colon said Blade, a 6-year-old German shepherd, needed no more than four minutes to find the suspect wedged under a backyard deck of another house about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. - Quinn lifts hold on Illinois hospital tax rulings
Turning up the heat on talks aimed at making sure nonprofit hospitals do enough charitable work, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn stuck to his Thursday deadline and authorized the Department of Revenue to resume decisions that could strip some health care institutions of valuable tax exemptions. - Wheaton professor, church leader charged with child porn
A Wheaton College professor and local church leader whose academic research has focused on children was arrested Thursday after a months-long child pornography investigation, authorities said. Donald Ratcliff, 60, of Falcon Trail in Carol Stream, was charged with two counts of aggravated child pornography. - Des Plaines online funeral service offers consumers a choice
While the Internet has changed the way we do business, the funeral industry is perhaps one of the last frontiers. Until now. Consumers now have the option of planning a wake and funeral service, and even a cremation, through Des Plaines-based BasicFunerals.com. The online service has a bricks-and-mortar headquarters in Des Plaines and other offices in Ontario, Canada, California and Colorado. - Schaumburg Starbucks hopes to add beer, wine
Coffee afficionados may soon find the after-work lines growing longer at some of their favorite Starbucks locations, where beer and wine, as well as an expanded food selection, will be added to the menu. The Starbucks at Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg will be among the first five stores in the Chicago area to try selling alcohol this spring.
- Walter’s Perspective: Feds Should Come Clean If They’re After Daley BrotherCBS 2′s Walter Jacobson wonder’s if Bill Beavers was serious when the indicted county official said federal prosecutors wanted him to wear a wire to nab John Daley, the former mayor’s brother.
- NATO Official Not Worried About Potential Disruptions At Chicago SummitConcerns about public safety in Chicago during the upcoming G8 and NATO summits in May apparently don’t extend to those who will be participating. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levin reports.
- Another Motorist Says Chicago Is Wrongly Seizing His State Tax RefundThe city of Chicago is going after the state income-tax refunds of drivers who haven’t paid parking fines. CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman talks with one man who says he was wrongly targeted.
- No. 13 Michigan Beats Illini, 72-61Illinois (17-13, 6-11) closed to within 40-39 with just over 15 minutes left. But the Illini missed three chances to tie the game or take a lead.
- Police Search For Man Who Sexually Assaulted TeenPolice are looking for a young male offender accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint Wednesday in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.
- Holy Cow! Harry Would Have Been 98Organizers say that people on six continents toasted the late Harry Caray to mark the Hall of Fame broadcaster’s 98th birthday on Thursday.