Sunday 5th February, 2012
FCC: Chicago station can drop graphic antiabortion ad during Super Bowl
Antiabortion activist Randall Terry, a write-in candidate for president, demanded that a Chicago station run an ad showing aborted fetuses during the Super Bowl. The FCC ruled against ...
Escaped Wisconsin Inmate Could Be Headed To Riverside
Steven Sampson, a Wisconsin jail inmate, escaped from a work camp on Jan. 30, 2012, and could be headed for west suburban Riverside. (Credit: Riverside Police ...
Giants Beat Patriots 21-17 To Win The Super Bowl
Running back Ahmad Bradshaw #44 of the New York Giants runs the ball for a 6 yard touchdown in the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on ...
Riverside police search for escaped inmate
ABC7Police in Riverside are on the lookout for Steven Sampson, who escaped from custody in Wisconsin January 30. Sampson, who was serving time for stalking, was on a work release program when he got ...
Man says burglars tortured him and stole van for disabled son
Chicago Sun-TimesBT Gregory says he had popped out to get his 17-year-old son a snack from a nearby hot dog stand Friday afternoon when two burglars armed with a gun barged into his high-rise apartment in the 1300 ...
Chicago museum hosting memorial for Cornelius
Chicago Sun-TimesA downtown museum will host a public memorial Wednesday night for Don Cornelius, the South Side native who created the legendary TV show "Soul ...
Motorist Charged For Fleeing Bicycle Police Downtown
CBS 2 ChicagoAshley Day, 25, is charged with aggravated battery and fleeing police for nearly running over a bicycle cop who was trying to stop her for talking on her cell phone and making an illegal U-turn ...
Gang member accused of murder in Cicero
ABC7An 18-year-old admitted gang member is due in court Monday to face charges in connection with the death of a man who was on parole. Daniel Leanos had a disagreement with 26-year-old Henry Martinez ...
Man and disabled son recovering after robbery
ABC7February 5, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A man and his son with cerebral palsy were still in shock Sunday after a terrifying home invasion and robbery that left the two tied up. When you live in an ...
Student with learning disability finds her niche in biology
Chicago TribuneUniversity of Chicago , poring over a microscope, conducting experiments with cells.To look at Strozier now, you'd never know what she's been through. She will tell you that although the ...
Young hockey players from Mexico get plenty of ice time in Geneva
Chicago TribuneIvan Toledano was 1,600 miles from home and alone on the ice Saturday at the Fox Valley Ice Arena, awaiting one of hockey's greatest challenges. Crouched in front of the net, the young Mexican ...
German firm faces racial harassment allegations as it plans Chicago base
Chicago TribuneAs it prepares to make Chicago its North American headquarters, the German-based ThyssenKrupp manufacturing company is facing allegations that Chicago area supervisors created a hostile and ...
Northwestern Holds Off Illinois 74-70
CBS 2 ChicagoCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – John Shurna scored 24 points to lead Northwestern past Illinois 74-70 on Sunday. Reggie Hearn added 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting for the Wildcats (14-8, 4-6), who shot ...
Cleveland State Hammers Illinois-Chicago 70-42
CBS 2 ChicagoCHICAGO (AP) – Jeremy Montgomery made four 3-pointers and led four teammates in double figures with 14 points as Cleveland State beat Illinois-Chicago 70-42 on Sunday. Trevon Harmon added 13 ...
Perry Leads Youngstown State Past Loyola 80-63
CBS 2 ChicagoCHICAGO (AP) – Kendrick Perry’s 28 points led Youngstown State to an 80-63 victory over Loyola of Chicago on Sunday. Perry, a sophomore who nearly matched his career best of 30 set last ...
Man pulled from Lake Michigan dies
ABC7A man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood. A woman called 9-1-1 at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday and reported someone trapped by the breakwater at Bryn ...
Radio host devotes show to Cornelius
ABC7Sunday was designated Don Cornelius day by V-103 radio. During Herb Kent's radio show, celebrity guests were stopping by to share their memories of Soul Train and its iconic host. Listeners ...
Group asks to Quinn to reject photo enforcement
ABC7A group of community activists are calling for Gov. Pat Quinn to reject the proposed expansion of the city's use of so-called photo-enforcement cameras to catch speeders in school zones. The ...
Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement
USA TodayThirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class. It's a political science course that looks at the movement that started last summer near New York ...
Father, Son Shot In Marquette Park
CBS 2 ChicagoCHICAGO (STMW) – A father and son were wounded, one critically, in a shooting Sunday morning in the South Side Marquette Park neighborhood. Two males suffered gunshot wounds while in their ...
Passenger Killed When Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Cars
CBS 2 ChicagoCHICAGO (CBS) – Charges were pending Sunday against the driver of a vehicle that crashed into several parked cars early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood, causing the death of a passenger in ...
No. 9 Michigan State Beats No. 23 Michigan 64-54
CBS 2 ChicagoEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Draymond Green had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 9 Michigan State to a 64-54 win over No. 23 Michigan on Sunday, backing up his guarantee of a victory. The ...
City to mark Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
ABC7The Chicago Department of Public Health will participate in a national observance aimed at raising HIV/AIDS awareness among African Americans. The 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ...
Ill. launches online registry for veterans
ABC7The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs has launched an online registry aimed at helping connect veterans to services. Veterans who register through the "Stand Up and Be ...
Quinn urges families to apply for tax credit
ABC7Gov. Pat Quinn is encouraging poor and working families to apply for a tax break aimed at helping them keep more of what they earn. Quinn signed the earned-income tax credit into law last month. ...
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