Friday 3rd July, 2009
Sen. James Meeks Backs Quinn's Budget Decisions
CBS 2 Chicago3/18/2009) It's no holiday for those battling over the state budget. Lawmakers are maneuvering to override the governor's budget veto, but Governor Pat Quinn is taking on a powerful new ally. ...
Bond is set at $75,000 for a Plano mother charged with abducting her 3-year-old daughter.
ABC72009 (- Bond is set at $75,000 for a Plano mother charged with abducting her 3-year-old daughter. The Kendall County state's attorney says Theresa Harskey kidnapped...
Sad Day For 2 Families As Young Girls Laid To Rest
CBS 2 ChicagoJada Justice and Chastity Turner were laid to rest Justice was found beaten to death last month in Indiana and nine-year-old Turner was shot to death last week outside her Englewood home.
Piniella suggests lineup in flux
Chicago CubsChange is in the air at Wrigley Field. Lou Piniella hinted Friday that he would make some changes in the lineup for Game 3 of the four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers, which...
Free Fun This Holiday Weekend At The Taste
CBS 2 Chicago6/17/2009) You want to celebrate the holiday, but you don't have a lot of cash? CBS 2's Mike Parker says you can still have a great time. If you're heading to the Taste of Chicago this holiday...
Chicago homicides down 13 percent this year
SINA... homicides in Chicago decreased nearly 13 percent through June and the city saw a greater than 10 percent drop in overall crime, compared to the same time period last year...
A Chicago man charged with sexually assaulting two children with developmental disabilities has been ordered held on $500,000 bond.
ABC72009 -- A Chicago man charged with sexually assaulting two children with developmental disabilities has been ordered held on $500,000 bond. A judge set the bond for 43-year-old...
No charges will be filed against three teenagers who allegedly set a 9-year-old boy on fire.
ABC72009 -- No charges will be filed against three teenagers who allegedly set a 9-year-old boy on fire. Joshua Judkins was playing with the older boys in a wooded area in Hammond last...
Cubs walk the walk, top Brewers in 10
Chicago CubsJake Fox drew a walk-off walk with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday afternoon. With the game tied at 1 and one out, Ryan...
JCDecaux may install up to 5 food kiosks in city parks
Chicago TribuneThe French company behind the city's advertising-driven bus shelters wants to improve the dining options in the city's parks.As part of its 2002 contract to provide the city with 2,400 "street...
Palin To Resign As Alaska Gov.
CBS 2 ChicagoAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin answers questions from the media at the meeting of the National Governor's Association at Independence Hall on Dec. 2, 2008, in Philadelphia,...
Two people were seriously wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in the South Side's Englewood neighborhood.
ABC72009 -- Two people were seriously wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in the South Side's Englewood neighborhood. Emergency crews responded to the shooting at 1331 W. 72nd...
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month.
ABC72009 (- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down...
Crowds Flock To Grant Park For July 3 Fireworks
CBS 2 Chicago5/5/2009) Crowds are flocking to Grant Park Friday night to take in the annual Independence Eve fireworks. After sampling the cuisines of Chicago and the world at the Taste of Chicago, then...
Man Holds Up Bank In Lincoln Park
CBS 2 ChicagoHollywood's Hottest New Starlets Authorities are seeking a suspect who reportedly used a Post-It note to announce a bank robbery Friday morning in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Police received a...
Soriano returns atop Cubs' lineup
Chicago CubsLou Piniella had several possible lineup combinations scribbled on paper all over his desk Friday. In the end, he put Alfonso Soriano back in the leadoff spot vs. the Brewers despite rookie Sam...
Which Is The Crime
CBS 2 ChicagoHollywood's Hottest New Starlets A northwest suburban woman complained to police that her neighbor was swimming naked and having sex in his pool, while the neighbor complained about the woman...
A 15-car crash prompted up to an 8-mile traffic backup Friday morning on the Tri-State Tollway near north suburban Deerfield.
ABC72009 (- A 15-car crash prompted up to an 8-mile traffic backup Friday morning on the Tri-State Tollway near north suburban Deerfield. The multi-vehicle crash was...
Authorities in DuPage County are concerned about the theft of thousands of pounds of high-powered, commercial grade fireworks.
ABC72009 (- Authorities in DuPage County are concerned about the theft of thousands of pounds of high-powered, commercial grade fireworks. 5,000 pounds of fireworks were...
Emergency room workers brace themselves for fireworks-related visits every year around July 4th.
ABC72009 (- Emergency room workers brace themselves for fireworks-related visits every year around Children are more often the victims of these types of accidents....
The FBI is searching for a 28-year-old Chicago man who's been convicted in a 2003 murder.
ABC72009 -- The FBI is searching for a 28-year-old Chicago man who's been convicted in a 2003 murder. The FBI says Jesus Sanchez was convicted in absentia of killing a 25-year-old...
According to a published report, a campaign adviser to state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias helped a politically connected...
ABC72009 -- According to a published report, a campaign adviser to state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (jeh-NOO'-lee-ehs) helped a politically connected applicant get in to the...
Boys Won't Be Charged With Burning 9-Year-Old
CBS 2 ChicagoJoshua Judkins, 9, had second- and third-degree burns on much of his body after he was somehow lit on fire while spending time with three older boys. Police say the boys will not face charges.
Port-A-Potty Detonated At Diversey Harbor
CBS 2 ChicagoHollywood's Hottest New Starlets A suspected group of pranksters took the concept of the stink bomb to a whole new level early Friday when they used fireworks to blow up a portable toilet at Diversey...
State inspectors are citing a northern Indiana lumber recycling plant with safety violations in the death of a worker.
ABC72009 (- State inspectors are citing a northern Indiana lumber recycling plant with safety violations in the death of a worker. The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health...
A national study puts Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentages of overweight or obese teenagers.
ABC72009 -- A national study puts Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentages of overweight or obese teenagers. The Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood...
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