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  • McCown To Start Against Packers

    (CBS) Josh McCown will start at quarterback for the Bears Sunday night when they take on the Packers in Green Bay. Backup quarterback McCown got snaps with the Bears' No. 1 offense in Wednesday's practice. McCown came in Sunday's game … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/21/mccown-to-get-snaps-with-no-1-unit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Cab Drivers Want Steep Fare Hike, Vomit Cleanup Fee

    Vince Gerasole, CBS Chicago It's been six years since Chicago cab drivers have had a fare increase and cabbies say it's about time they had another one. A group of 1,500 cab drivers have signed off on a proposal to … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/21/cab-drivers-want-steep-fare-hike-vomit-cleanup-fee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Another man believed to be Gacy victim found alive

     BEAVERTON, Ore. (CBS) — Another man who had been believed to be a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been found alive, announced Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on Wednesday. Theodore "Ted" Szal had been missing since … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/21/another-man-believed-to-be-gacy-victim-found-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Cleanup likely to take a while after Pilsen water main break

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Work to replace an aging water main in the Pilsen neighborhood was almost done Wednesday morning, but the cleanup may take a long time. As WBBM Newsradio's Nancy Harty reports, surging waters from the 36-inch main poured … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/21/cleanup-likely-to-take-a-while-after-pilsen-water-main-break/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Man Charged With Abandoning Stolen Cars for Metra Trains to Smash

    CBS Chicago Police in northwest suburban Des Plaines have charged a 19-year-old man in two incidents in which stolen cars were abandoned on railroad tracks and then struck by Metra North Central Line trains. Kenneth Cooper, of the 8900 block … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/21/man-charged-with-abandoning-stolen-cars-for-metra-trains-to-smash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Report: Bulls, Rose Agree To 5-Year Extension

    CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Bulls reportedly have agreed to a five-year $94 million contract extension with star point guard Derrick Rose. The Chicago Tribune's K.C. Johnson reported Tuesday evening that the Bulls plan an official announcement either later Tuesday … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/20/report-bulls-rose-agree-to-5-year-extension/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Priest celebrates Mass, gives out gifts for first time since attack

    CHICAGO (CBS) — For the first time since the Rev. Daniel Mallette was brutally beaten by two robbers, the 80-year-old priest is appearing in public and giving out gifts to children at his parish school. As CBS 2's Derrick Blakley … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/20/priest-celebrates-mass-gives-out-gifts-for-first-time-since-attack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Dealer to Give Away Free Cars if Bears Shut Out Packers

    Lisa Fielding, CBS Chicago Can the Bears shut out the Green Bay Packers this weekend at Lambeau Field? As WBBM Newsradio's Lisa Fielding tells us, a Rochelle car dealer thinks they can, and is willing to put free cars on … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/20/dealer-to-give-away-free-cars-if-bears-shut-out-packers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Parking meter firm bills Chicago for lost revenue

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Another week, another embarrassing detail concerning the city's parking meter monopoly; Chicago Parking Meters LLC has sent City Hall another bill for lost revenue from the city's parking meters. As CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports, the company … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/20/parking-meter-firm-bills-chicago-for-lost-revenue/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Judge turns down Blagojevich ‘harebrained’ request

    CHICAGO (CBS) — A federal judge angrily scolded a bid by attorneys for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to get a new trial, calling their motion alleging potential misconduct by the jury forewoman "harebrained." In a filing last week, defense attorneys … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/19/judge-turns-down-blagojevich-harebrained-request/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Metra preps for a blizzard — whenever one comes

    CHICAGO (CBS) — So far, the Chicago area has had only a dusting of snow. But as WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts reports, Metra says it is ready to battle another blizzard — if one occurs. >> More from CBS Chicago … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/19/metra-preps-for-a-blizzard-whenever-one-comes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Quick-thinking friends save boy from icy pond

    ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) — Two young friends jumped into action when a child chasing a football fell through the ice on a frozen pond. The child suffered hypothermia but he's grateful to be alive, CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/13/quick-thinking-friends-save-boy-from-icy-pond/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Mayor Emanuel wants tighter taxi regulations

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday announced plans for a set of reforms to the taxi industry that will improve vehicles and regulate cab drivers. The mayor announced the reforms with Ald. Anthony Beale (9th), chairman of the … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/13/mayor-emanuel-wants-tighter-taxi-regulations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Cops recover stolen dress, wedding saved

    CHICAGO (CBS) — The bride wore white as an Iowa couple marched down the aisle as scheduled in Chicago Saturday, but it almost didn't happen that way. Chicago Police recovered their car, which had been stolen sometime late Thursday or … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/12/cops-recover-stolen-dress-wedding-saved/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Firefighters find burglars in firehouse

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Firefighters in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood were called for what turned out to be a false alarm Thursday night and, when they got back, they found two burglars inside the firehouse. The crew of Engine 7 was returning … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/09/firefighters-find-burglars-in-firehouse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Season’s first snowfall causes crashes, spinouts

    CHICAGO (CBS) — It came two and a half weeks later than average, but on Friday morning the inevitable happened. CBS 2 Meteorologist Megan Glaros says the first measurable snow of the season fell in the predawn hours. The average … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/09/seasons-first-snowfall-causes-crashes-spinouts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Animal control seek coyotes that surrounded Lincoln Park woman, dogs

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Animal Care and Control is trying to track down three coyotes that surrounded a woman and her two dogs in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. As CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports, coyotes are a way of life … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/07/animal-control-seek-coyotes-that-surrounded-lincoln-park-woman-dogs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Three people detained after Chicago standoff

    CHICAGO (CBS) — CTA trains and buses are running again between Lakeview and Edgewater, after police and federal agents ended a nearly six-hour standoff in Uptown. Three people were in police custody as of Tuesday morning. They had been holed … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/06/three-people-detained-after-chicago-standoff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Temperatures in the teens on tap for this week

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Admit it — we've been spoiled this year as fall transitions into winter. Snowfall has amounted to a mere trace and temperatures have remained balmy enough that a light jacket has been a comfortable option all through … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/05/temperatures-in-the-teens-on-tap-for-this-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Observer: Blagojevich will never say ‘I’m sorry’

    CHICAGO (CBS) — A trial observer says the only thing deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich could say to help his cause during his sentencing hearing this week is, "I'm sorry." But as WBBM Newsradio's John Cody reports, trial attorney Irv Harris … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localchi/2011/12/05/observer-blagojevich-will-never-say-im-sorry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>