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Amonte Hossa ‘Not The Guy With The Highest Pain Threshold’
(CBS) Marian Hossa’s mysterious late scratch minutes before the Blackhawks’ loss in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final isn’t sitting well with one former NHL player – and that’s Tony Amonte, who played for the Blackhawks from 1994 until ...
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Glenview Man Pleads Not Guilty In WMD Conspiracy
CHICAGO (CBS) — A northwest suburban man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he conspired to bypass U.S. trade laws to help his father export weapons of mass destruction to North Korea. Yueh-Hsun "Gary" Tsai, 36, of the 1300 block of Hawthorne Lane in Glenview, was arrested May 1, the same day his father, Hsien Tai "Alex" Tsai was arrested in Tallinn, ...
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Quenneville Hossa ‘Likely’ To Play In Game 4
(CBS) After he was a late scratch from Game 3 with an unspecified upper-body injury, Marian Hossa is expected to return for Game 4. "I'm going to say (Hossa's) likely to ...
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Update Family Member Requested Name Change For Thillens Stadium
People showing up at what was Thillens Stadium, a little league park built in 1928 noticed right away something was missing: The giant baseball on a pole was ...
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Glen Ellyn Housing Complex Residents Could Be Forced Out
CHICAGO (CBS) – About 500 residents of a low-income housing development in Glen Ellyn have been told their apartments are part of a proposed TIF district, and they should reasonably expect to be displaced. WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser reports many of the residents of the Parkside and Park Plaza apartments are refugees from places like Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin ...
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3 Weeks Left For Spring Flood Victims To Apply For Federal Aid
CHICAGO (CBS) – In just three weeks, local residents will lose their chance to get federal funding to pay for cleanup from flooding that hit from mid-April through early May. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency has handed out approximately $98 million so far to 38,000 applicants from 44 counties declared disaster areas from flooding and wind ...
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Wife pleads innocent in Inverness mans 1979 death
A Michigan woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday at her arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the death more than 30 years ago of her husband, Inverness commodities broker Carl Gaimari. Gaimari was shot to death on April 30, 1979, during a home invasion authorities say was planned with the help of his wife, Jacquelyn ...
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New report Asian carp eggs can incubate in more areas
Two species of invasive Asian carp may be able to spawn in more Great Lakes tributaries than previously thought, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report on ...
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Chicago aldermen hear arguments on plastic bag ban
Students, concerned with the negative effects of plastic bags on the environment, pitched a potential plastic bag ban during a session at Chicago's City ...
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ESPN’s First Take Asks Should Gregg Popovich Rest His Stars In Game 6
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Chicago Celebrates ‘Day Of Music’
Throughout the day this Friday, at dozens of places across the city, Mandel, with the organizing group, Rush Hour Concerts, says hundreds of performers will be making all kinds of music as part of the annual Make Music Chicago. Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist Brant Taylor says it’s not just professional and seasoned musicians who will be taking part. ';People who might ...
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Going To Techweek in Chicago Look Casually Chic
Chicago next week? This 3-day innovation conference and technology expo is taking place on June 27-29th at the massive and historic, Art Deco Merchandise Mart located on the banks of the Chicago River. Expect a fantastic lineup of ...
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Lombard sports bar scores with craft beer food and — yes — bacon night
Since opening in December, Overtime Bar & Grill on Roosevelt Road in Lombard has been bringing in sports fans with its multitude of TVs and keeping them there with a great selection of craft beers and food that goes well beyond your usual sports bar fare. Add in quirky events like bacon night, and Overtime is proving to be a hangout even when nothing exciting is on TV. Motif: You'll ...
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Zoning category being created for auto dealers
Glenview's Plan Commission voted Monday night to move forward with a proposal to create a zoning category for car-leasing offices and dealerships. The amendment would provide business-specific ordinances, such as standardized operating hours and relaxed landscaping requirements, for car dealerships. In Glenview, similar categories have been formed for businesses such as animal kennels and ...
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Northbrook officials urged to pas gun ban
Northbrook trustees have been asked to provide free gun locks for residents and to pass an ordinance banning assault weapons. Resident Johannah Hebl, who has been advocating for local gun control since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and six other residents spoke during last week's meeting. "We have too many precious children," Hebl said. The ...
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Aldermen agree to pay more for Red Gate traffic light
After some disagreement, St. Charles aldermen decided in the end to pick up most of the cost of a traffic light near Red Gate Bridge and St. Charles North High School. Although District 303 officials were expected to split the cost of the light, the school board last month decided to only fund $125,000 of the $570,000 project, leaving several aldermen unhappy. On Monday night, however, the ...
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Blackhawks Shut Out In Game 3 Bruins Take 2-1 Cup Series Lead
BOSTON (AP) -Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins’ offense to do it without another exhausting overtime. After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early night of it with second-period goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron to win 2-0 and take a 2-1 lead in ...
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Do LeBron James’ New Shoes Say ’2-Time Champion’
(CBS) 2-time champion, huh? Check out the picture of the sockliner in James’ new shoes… It certainly looks like it says ';2-time champion.'; Well, LeBron James, not quite yet. While James may in fact become a two-time NBA champion one day, it’s certainly not a foregone conlcusion. After all, if the Spurs win tonight, it’s going to be at least a year until ...
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Bakery Blunder Makes ‘Cat Cake’ A Viral Sensation
The Zionsville mother provided a photo of Laura and requested a graduation-themed design, including a ';cap'; on top of Laura’s head. Well, the bakery obviously misunderstood, as you can see from the above photo. Good for the Gambrels that they saw the humor in all of it. They left ';cat cake'; alone, although the bakery reportedly offered to fix the mistake. ...
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Bruins-Blackhawks Bad Blood Boils Over In Final Minute Of Game 3
BOSTON (CBS) — Hate has found its way into the Stanley Cup Final. After nearly three full games (13 periods), the Bruins and Blackhawks got past their pleasantries and engaged in a full-on brawl in the waning seconds of Game 3. With roughly 20 seconds to go and the Bruins leading 2-0, Zdeno Chara dumped Bryan Bickell to the ice on front of the Boston net. Bickell tugged on Chara’s ...
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District 15 approves lease for iPad 4 tablets
Community Consolidated School District 15 will start rolling out iPad 4 tablets this fall after board members approved a three-year lease for $1.6 million last ...
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Lake Forest agrees to transfer ownership of senior cottages
Jim Combs says he intends to stay in Lake Forest until the day he dies. Combs didn't grow up in this affluent, North Shore suburb. But after living in a half a dozen other cities throughout his life, he and his wife, Marilyn, decided to move here about five years ago. They wanted to live closer to their daughter and three grandchildren, who live across town. "I ain't moving no ...
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‘Kane Is A Weenie’ Is A Wireless Network At TD Garden
Check out the name of a wireless network at TD Garden – home of the Boston Bruins. Whether or not Kane is a weenie is irrelevent, now. The Blackhawks are down 2-1 to the Bruins and are in serious ...
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Search Dog Tracks Missing Student To Lakefront
CHICAGO (CBS) – Volunteers, friends and family were out in force Tuesday morning, resuming the search for a missing University of Chicago student. CBS 2's Susanna Song reports Austin Hudson-Lapore was last seen on Wednesday. Early Tuesday, his father was walking up and down the lakefront, looking for any signs of his son as the search continued. Searchers said they were very ...
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Smart Phone Users Over Pay For Data Plans CUB
An analysis by the Citizens Utility Board and wireless industry research firm Validas finds Illinois smart phone users are spending $194 more than they should each year on data plans. That adds up to almost $1.5 ...
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Thorne Miniature Rooms go fictional
If you live in Chicago and do not know about the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, then you must have been living under the proverbial rock before you came across this article.
The Thorne rooms are one of the most famous museum exhibits in the city. They are a collection of 68 rooms contained within glass boxes and are notable because each room is constructed at a 1-inch to 1-foot scale and all 68 rooms together display a range of historical periods from various cultures. Read more
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