http://wbbm780.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:58:28 EDT en-us The Illinois Hospital Association says a ruling from the Illinois Supreme Court today could push many hospitals into deeper financial trouble. <em><strong>SEE THE RULING</strong></em> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:40:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5772250 It will soon be six years since Kevin Clewer, 31, was stabbed to death in his third-floor apartment in the Boystown neighborhood, and fears erupted that a serial killer might be preying on local gay men. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:23:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5771451 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:04:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5771595 CHICAGO (CBS) ― Calvin Boender was convicted of all five counts against him Thursday afternoon. He was accused of bribing a Chicago alderman in exchange for a zoning change.<br /> <br /> Boender, 55, was charged with showering $40,000 worth of home improvements on former Alderman Isaac Carothers (29th) in return for the rezoning of the Galewood Yards neighborhood.<br /> <br /> He also was charged with providing Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:31:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5773234 Father Michael Pfleger led a rally of about 100 people today in Federal Plaza - demanding more action by Congress and the president on gun control. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:31:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5772677 A Cook County Jail correctional officer and a Chicago Public Schools teacher were arrested this week &mdash; in separate incidents &ndash; for allegedly trying to bring drugs into the jail. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:56:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5772302 Troopers are still cleaning up a sticky situation after 25,000 pounds of jarred honey was lost early Thursday morning when the semi truck hauling it rolled over on the Eisenhower Expressway. 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Gunmen flee. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:44:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5770685 Three Illinois Department of Transportation workers are recovering this afternoon after their vehicle was side swiped by a passing vehicle along I-80 this morning near Joliet. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:20:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5765807 The USS Chicago, an attack submarine based at Pearl Harbor, has a new commander today, because the Navy says the previous skipper was relieved of his command for &quot;drunkenness and conduct unbecoming an officer.&quot; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:27:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5765542 Chicago Police say the female police commander who is accused of making telephone threats against a male officer has been relieved of police powers. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:21:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5765271 A Minnesota man will appear in bond court today and his wife and young child are being kept in a safe <br /> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:50:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5765129 The FBI has a bank robbery suspect in custody who they believe might be the infamous TCF Bandit. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:39:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5765071 A federal judge has refused to postpone deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial.<br /> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:32:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5765053 An elderly man is in critical condition from injuries suffered during a house fire. <br /> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:48:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5764812 <br /> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:47:00 EDT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FL_STREET_RACE_DEATHS_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Metra releases video of woman, child crossing tracks. 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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:45:00 EDT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHICAGO_TERRORISM_CHARGES?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT A suburban CVS store is out about $1,000 in hair-treatment products. Hair-challenged man arrested.<br /> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:25:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5763507 Mayor reportedly quizzed about knowledge of real estate deal that ensnared former Ald. Ike Carothers. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:23:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5763471 A Chicago Police commander is accused of making telephone threats against another police officer , a man she used to date. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:59:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5759567 Authorities are investigating a possible link between a Park Ridge bank robbery Monday morning and one earlier this month at the same location.<br /> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:17:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5759082 The online auction site eBay is accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:36:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758908 SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - The fight over health care in Washington drew several hundred people to the street outside Congresswoman Melissa Bean's suburban Chicago district office. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:19:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758831 CHICAGO (CBS) ― Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell likely will not need surgery to repair his broken collarbone and broken rib, but the team says he will miss seven to eight weeks -- the rest of the regular season and at least part of the NHL playoffs.<br /> <br /> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:17:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758819 An 8-year-old boy riding his bike on the Far Northwest Side was the target of an attempted abduction last week by a man in a van with Indiana license plates.<br /> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:11:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758781 Two men were arrested after reportedly trying to steal spare tires from a parking lot early Monday. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:07:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758773 Embellishment of her account of how she was cheated out of cab ride home could end up buying an Aurora woman a one-way ticket to jail. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758771 Fire and emergency crews are on the scene of a formaldehyde spill at a doctor's office at 351 Delnor Drive in west suburban Geneva. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:02:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758769 A coalition of reform-minded Chicago groups today launched a new government accountability Web site it hopes will educate voters in advance of next year&rsquo;s city elections.<br /> <br /> CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS ARTICLE Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758720 CHICAGO (AP) - There's a glimmer of hope in new data on obesity in Chicago kids. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:13:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758518 A Buffalo Grove man was arrested by Vernon Hills police after he reportedly posted a violent threat on his Facebook page.<br /> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:05:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5758497 A convicted felon who grabbed a woman on a CTA Red Line train on the Near North Side Monday night in an attempt to steal her briefcase was quickly apprehended by police a short distance away. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:01:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5757951 Cheryle Jackson, the former Chicago Urban League president and CEO who recently mounted an unsuccessful run for U.S. <br /> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5757932 A Cadillac Escalade belonging to Ald. Carrie M. Austin (34th) was impounded after her grandson, who was driving it, was pulled over and cited for driving without a license early Monday in the Far South Side Roseland neighborhood, according to police. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:55:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5757679 A northwest Indiana man is in jail after allegedly dropping a TV on the head of a man he caught with his estranged wife in a Valparaiso motel room over the weekend. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:53:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5757676 PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods says he is returning to golf at the Masters. 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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:24:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5756607 More than 1,000 teachers, other employees to lose jobs in state's second largest school district. <br /> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5752092 Pooch is plucked from the Chicago River. <em><strong>SEE PHOTOS</strong></em><br /> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:18:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751987 Back in October of 2009, Abby Toll appeared to be a perfectly healthy 9-year-old, but after coming down with H1N1, Abby, now 10, can barely walk without a walker.&nbsp; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:11:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751945 A new $1.3 million ad campaign will target 17 House Democrats this week urging them to support President Barack Obama's health care plan. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:42:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751376 Republican Mark Kirk is hitting the airwaves with the first TV ad in his bid for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:42:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751354 Faced with a drop in gambling revenue, states are adding games, considering new casinos and increasing lottery options. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:58:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751136 Gov. Pat Quinn refused to say Monday whether he has a plan to avoid deep cuts in education if lawmakers resist his call to raise the state income tax.<br /> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:57:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751122 A search warrant executed over the weekend resulted in the seizure of more than $8 million worth of narcotics, multiple handguns and vehicles, as well as approximately $335,000 in cash in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:44:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751103 Federal prosecutors say ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's request for a five-month delay in the start of his corruption trial should be turned down. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:36:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751076 Mayor Richard Daley will not be called to testify in the trial of a millionaire developer who's charged with allegedly bribing a Chicago alderman.<br /> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:34:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5751073 Police have issued a community alert after a man has twice tried to abduct young girls into his car on the Southwest Side near a public high school. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:22:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5750956 Police are continuing the search for a truck involved in a hit-and-run accident more than a week ago in a rural area of Kendall County and a $1,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the driver. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:18:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5750939 &quot;Amazing&quot; is how a surgeon describes the cab driver who was shot but managed to subdue the gunman in the northern suburbs over the weekend. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:09:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5750903 A man who hid inside Macy's on State Street after hours was Tasered when he tried to leave the store with merchandise Saturday night, police said. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5750855 A 23-year-old man went through at least three red lights before he ran through a fourth and crashed into another motorist and killed her over the weekend, Cook County prosecutors said Monday.<br /> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5750848 CBS Sports has released the schedule for the first-round of games on Thursday for the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:31:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5750509 The residents of a Franklin Park home were rolled up in rugs and made to stay on the floor of their home during a home invasion in the near northwest suburb last Tuesday. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:58:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5750350 An 18-year-old from Glenview is charged with robbing a 7-Eleven of cigarettes and firewood, while armed with a large knife, then struggling with and spitting in the face of two police officers as they tried to apprehend him. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:53:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5750333 Oral arguments are set for Monday in a case dealing with the enforcement of a long-debated Illinois law requiring a teenage girl's parents be notified before she has an abortion. 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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:40:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5749265 The federal Transportation Security Administration is giving the public a peek at the full-body technology today. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:03:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5749099 Cellphone law takes effect in northern suburb.&nbsp; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:52:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5749073 A semi truck carrying 42,000 pounds of paper rolled over Sunday morning on the Tri State Tollway, blocking several lanes.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:25:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5744481 A would-be robber who allegedly shot and was thwarted when the cabdriver subdued him despite his wounds was ordered held without bond Sunday.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:13:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5744451 The International Home and Housewares Show is open at McCormick Place.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:05:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5744439 A Des Plaines teenager who attacked his mother&rsquo;s live-in boyfriend with a bat was ordered held on $25,000 bond Sunday.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:54:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5744400 A multi-alarm fire completely destroyed an auto repair shop Sunday in west suburban Maywood.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:44:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5744387 For the first time in four decades, the Chicago Police Department's rule book is getting an edit.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5744382 Dozens of people are having their heads shaved Sunday in one western suburb to help fight cancer.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:03:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743863 An argument about taxes and an affair led a Country Club Hills woman to shoot her husband in the genitals as they fought on the shoulder of Interstate 57. <br /> <br /> &nbsp; Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:02:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743847 A Chicago restaurant employee charged along with his bosses of defrauding two banks has been bonded out of jail.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:01:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743723 A Naperville woman is behind bars after a neighbor tipped off police she might have been involved in prostitution.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:37:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743638 A woman has been charged after striking the van of a man changing a flat tire, injuring him, on the Northwest Tollway Saturday morning.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:36:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743636 Four men who allegedly burglarized Silver Cross Field were arrested after one reportedly refused to take one for the team Friday night.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:16:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743605 Chicago police issued a missing person's alert Sunday for a man with a history of harming himself.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:09:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743599 Two men walked into a hospital early Sunday saying they had been shot at a gas station on the South Side's South Shore neighborhood.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:03:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743592 Gov. Pat Quinn is scheduled to speak at a downtown Chicago library to stress the importance of childhood literacy.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743577 A cabdriver fought back against a would-be robber who jumped in his cab and shot him multiple times early Saturday.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:56:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5742351 Thousands of people put on something green and flocked downtown for Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:26:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741982 The rain and low visibility are expected to remain in the Chicago area through Saturday -- prompting a flood advisory and a warning to air travelers.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:34:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741977 While laying out his budget plan, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn sounded less like the leader of a state facing a $13 billion deficit than a guy looking to find a credit card with a better interest rate.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:10:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741942 An autopsy found that a woman who died while being held in an&nbsp;Indiana jail had three bags of methamphetamine inside her body.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:59:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741931 Dr. Bryan Mitchell, the pathologist who performed autopsies in the death of Kathleen Savio and many other notable cases, has died.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:55:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741926 A woman and her 1-year-old goddaughter were killed after a Metra train struck them as they crossed the tracks Saturday morning.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:43:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741735 An Illinois state senator got an insider's look at the problems still facing Haiti after it was devastated by an earthquake.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:11:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741569 The Illinois House moved Thursday to spare teenagers who engage in &quot;sexting&quot; from having to register as sex offenders.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:09:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741567 Crime in Chicago saw a 10.3 percent drop in February, with eight fewer murders reported during the first two months of the year compared to last year.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:07:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741566 A woman is suing the Museum of Science and Industry claiming unsafe conditions at the museum&rsquo;s &ldquo;Pioneer Zephyr&rdquo; train exhibit caused her to fall and injure herself.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:05:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741564 Gov. Quinn&rsquo;s administration fired three top Department of Corrections administrators Friday after repeated calls for a shake-up over the agency&rsquo;s botched early release of inmates, the Sun-Times is reporting.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:02:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741563 A marijuana growing operation at two northwest suburban McHenry County homes this week that netted $6.6 million in pot plants was the result of an investigation three years ago of a similar operation in Lake Barrington.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741546 A South Side woman was charged late Friday with murdering her 7-month-old daughter in July 2009, police said.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:56:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741544 The rain and low visibility are expected to remain in the Chicago area through Saturday -- prompting a flood advisory and a warning to air travelers.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:54:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741543 Several former Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor are among the more than 220 applicants for the post.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:50:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741521 The crowds will likely be smaller, the parades shorter and the bars could be less packed but businesses and residents still are gearing up for revelers Sunday. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:17:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741390 A woman who worked for a popular vegetarian restaurant in the Lake View neighborhood filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the restaurant and its owner. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:55:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741369 An argument about taxes and an affair led a Country Club Hills woman to shoot her husband in the genitals, prosecutors said Saturday.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:35:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743547 A woman was fatally injured in a traffic crash in the West Town neighborhood on the North Side early Saturday.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:19:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741329 It may not have the cache of a Mega Millions jackpot, but after rolling over a few times, the Illinois Lottery's Little Lotto can offer a pretty nice jackpot. <strong>WINNING&nbsp;NUMBERS</strong><br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:17:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743523 Residents of an apartment building panicked and jumped from second floor windows Sunday morning after a kitchen fire broke out.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:07:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743521 New test results show the waste destined for Easterly's Pile is one step short of being considered hazardous.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:03:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743505 America is springing forward.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:53:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741294 The Federal Aviation Administratino is investigating how a nearly 4-pound chunk of metal came to rest in a Carpentersville home.<br /> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:40:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5741261 A small metal object flew through the roof of one man's home and crashed into his bathroom Friday afternoon.<br /> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:39:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5743493 A Gary man was sentenced to 121 years in prison Friday in the drive-by murder of a teen who was shielding his friend from gunfire in 2007. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:09:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738973 So, who can lend Illinois the $4.7 billion Gov. Pat Quinn wants to borrow to move the state closer to balancing the budget?e Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:37:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738859 Western Illinois University's Quad Cities campus will offer students interested in the great outdoors a chance to earn a degree in three years.<br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:26:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738827 A 74-year-old man was found dead in his car Thursday night in a southwest suburban forest preserve. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738727 A 12-year-old girl reported missing from her South Side Fuller Park neighborhood earlier this week has been found safe, police said Friday.<br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:59:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738679 A lawsuit filed Friday accuses a west suburban Subway restaurant of serving bacteria-tainted food, claiming a woman was hospitalized after eating there. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:59:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738676 As many as one in five students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the state's flagship campus, might be able to graduate in three years, interim President Stanley Ikenberry said Thursday.<br /> <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:44:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738295 Gov. Pat Quinn says the state's ``Leave No Child Inside'' program aims to fight childhood obesity by getting kids to spend more time outdoors.<br /> <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738264 An electrical problem in a BMW started a fire that left four cats dead in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates on Thursday night.<br /> <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:23:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738213 Reputed top Chicago mobster Rudy Fratto was arrested today and charged along with another man in a bid-rigging scheme on a forklift contract for trade shows at McCormick Place, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.<br /> <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:18:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738188 Police released details Friday on how eyewitnesses provided information leading to the arrest of Chauvet Stiggers.<br /> <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:15:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5738147 <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5737599 Daylight-saving time arrives Sunday.&nbsp; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:58:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5737529 <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:25:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5737335 <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:04:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_ALTON_PIT_BULL_KILLED_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Facebook sites try to rally fans of South Side Irish Parade. <strong>PHOTOS</strong> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:57:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5737170 <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:35:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_UNNECESSARY_TESTS_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:33:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_FIRE_CHIEF_RETIREMENT_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:32:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_SEX_SENTENCE_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:31:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_MURDER_SUSPECT_ANKLE_BRACELET_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IN_LAKE_COUNTY_PROBE_INOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT <br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IN_PRIEST_FRAUD_INOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Steve Miller reporting<br /> CHICAGO (WBBM) -- The U.S. Senate campaign of Democrat Alexi Giannoulias says it's giving about $115,000 to charities.<br /> <br /> That's everything Giannoulias has received from the owner of Boston Blackie's restaurants, who's now accused of trying to flee the country, apparently to escape a fraud charge. <br /> <br /> That donor, 62-year-old Nick Giannis, was arrested early Thursday trying Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:28:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5737145 Driver plows into concrete bridge support in west suburbs. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:23:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5737091 32 staples and 19 stitches in his head. No money taken. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:01:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5736877 He approached 11-year-old two days in a row at same time, same place, in same truck.<br /> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:20:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5736753 3 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. His green minivan is located in north suburb. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:46:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5736565 The new blog &quot;South Poop&quot; is tracking the spots where dog owners did not do what this person is doing.<br /> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:51:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5731244 Police want the public's help in finding a 12-year-old girl who has been missing from her South Side home since Monday.<br /> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5730696 The owners of the popular Boston Blackie's restaurant chain defrauded two banks out of $1.8 million, the Cook County State's Attorney's office said. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:10:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5729869 Chicago Police have released the name and photo of the man they are believe commited a series of sexual assaults on the Southwest Side in the past week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:25:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5723523 An immigration rights rally and march on Wednesday could cause traffic congestion as marchers progress from the Near West Side to Dirksen Federal Plaza downtown. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:50:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5723356 A northwest suburban school bus driver was arrested and charged with a DUI.<br /> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:34:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5723264 Tania Unzueta says she's tired of keeping her secret. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:31:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5723155 Police: More info on man suspected in 2 rapes SKETCH<br /> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:05:00 EST http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/6530725.php? Three men are dead after separate confrontations with police in the Chicago area.<br /> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5722439 2 suspects apprehended in disappearance of 4-year-old Decatur boy and his 1-month-old brother.<br /> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:40:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5717561 Apolo Ohno - the most decorated American winter Olympian of all time - was at a near West Side elementary school this afternoon to talk about staying healthy - and avoiding alcohol. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5716346 <br /> Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:12:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_DOWNSIZING_SENIORS_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT <br /> Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:11:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IN_UNRULY_CROWD_PEPPER_SPRAY_INOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Heavy fog blankets area, expected to last until almost noon. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:33:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5706234 Makes emergency landing with damaged gear. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:15:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5706219 Five people were hurt --one critically-- when a CTA bus was rear-ended by a semi-truck before crashing into a minivan at a Pilsen intersection Sunday evening.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:51:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5701486 Two allegedly intoxicated motorists were injured early Sunday when the vehicles they were driving collided head-on.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:15:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5701342 Kayakers found the body of a woman off the Des Plaines River Sunday afternoon.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:11:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5701325 A woman was charged Saturday with prostitution after allegedly offering to perform a sex act on an undercover police officer at a North Side massage parlor.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:21:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5701032 The 3-martini lunch might be down to just one drink, perhaps just a beer, these days.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700991 Bond was denied Sunday morning for two men charged with murder in the death of a west suburban Darien couple and their son.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:41:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700470 A longtime municipal attorney is alleged to have stolen at least $1 million - and perhaps as much as $3 million - from the village of Calumet Park.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:33:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700469 Two public safety dispatchers, Charisce Anderson and Kim Winandy, have been recognized by village officials for their quick response to an armed robbery in Lake Villa.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:26:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700389 Naperville District 203 teachers overwhelmingly approved the terms of a proposed 3-year contract Friday.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:24:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700387 A $1.5 million federal grant for the construction of electrified vehicle stalls that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and unnecessary fuel consumption has been awarded to the Chicago Transit Authority.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:21:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700384 World of Skates manager James Sisson was seven feet away when a teenage boy screamed and dropped to the sidewalk outside the Gary, Ind., roller skating rink late Friday night.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:18:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700365 If the warmer weather has you eager to get started on this year's garden, the Chicago Flower and Garden Show may be a good place to start.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:59:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700348 Sheila Simon calls her chances for being named the nominee &quot;a long shot&quot;.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:42:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700329 A Chicago school that claims to be the nation's first all-boys public charter high school comprised entirely of black males has accomplished an uncommon feat.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:25:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700306 Bystanders flagged down a CTA bus for help after a man and a woman were critically shot on the West Side Saturday night.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:58:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700280 Chicago-area residents who enjoyed the sun over the past few days took advantage of a rare situation, according to the National Weather Service.<br /> Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:27:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5700223 A man was charged Friday with murdering his 81-year-old mother at their home in home in an unincorporated area near northwest suburban Crystal Lake, police said.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:16:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698911 More than $27 million is available to Kane County residents in unclaimed property being held by the state, according to the state treasurer's office.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:12:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698909 Evidence establishing the predatory interest a Waukegan man displayed in trying to snare a young girl to have sex will be allowed as evidence in his trial, a Lake County Judge ruled Friday.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:10:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698907 A man posing as a Chicago Fire Department inspector stole more than $500 from a Downtown athletic club Saturday morning.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:07:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698905 Divers rescued a man from the Chicago River Friday night near the River North neighborhood.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 19:56:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698900 Eight teenage boys suffered gunshot wounds late Friday night while exiting a popular Gary, Ind. skating rink where they were attending a concert.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 19:26:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698883 Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to fill the biggest deficit in Illinois history includes severe cuts, a top Quinn aide said Saturday. Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:50:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698839 A U.S. District Court judge Friday told two former U.S. contractors in Iraq that they could go forward with a suit against former U.S. Defense Secretary.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:33:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698741 Bond was denied Saturday for the two men charged in the Feb. 21 murder of a 16-year-old boy at a West Side Humboldt Park party.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:03:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698704 First-degree murder charges have been filed against two men in the shooting deaths of a Darien couple and their 20-year-old son.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:45:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5698681 Emergency crews freed an employee's hand from a garbage compactor after it became stuck in the machine in a Big Lots storage room in southwest suburban Crest Hill Friday afternoon.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:38:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697995 Female aldermen criticized Chicago Fire Commissioner John Brooks on Friday for his &ldquo;intemperate&rdquo; and &ldquo;insensitive&rdquo; response to an underling&rsquo;s allegation of sexual harassment.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:31:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697931 Elton John fans will be happy to know that the Rocket Man will be in concert in the Chicago-area after all. Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:26:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697927 A student at Hille Middle School in south suburban Oak Forest faces suspension and possible expulsion after allegedly setting another student's hair on fire while riding a school bus, police said.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:55:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697907 A male student at Lincoln Junior High in west suburban Naperville was arrested last week after allegedly bringing weapons to school.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:52:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697905 A man who had been stabbed when he got between two fighting friends Saturday morning was reported to be in &quot;stable&quot; condition, after getting on a CTA bus on the South Side. <br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:50:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697902 Police mistook sex powder for cocaine.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:46:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697898 Four women were killed early Saturday when the allegedly speeding car they were in slammed into a tree in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:44:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697873 A downtown hotel alleges that members of a union representing the hotel's striking workers sent cow manure to conventioneers.<br /> <br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:26:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697872 Mayor Daley&rsquo;s wife, Maggie, had a foot-long titanium rod inserted in her right leg Friday.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:17:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697847 Regulators on Friday shuttered banks in Florida, Illinois, Maryland and Utah, boosting to 26 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 08:57:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697842 One winning Mega Millions ticket for Friday night's drawing, worth $133 million, was sold.<br /> Sat, 6 Mar 2010 08:24:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5697804 Six people were killed Friday when a passenger bus hit another vehicle and rolled over on the interstate south of Phoenix, authorities said. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:29:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5694300 The following recall has been announced: Earth Island is recalling certain Follow Your Heart brand products because they might be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:42:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5688512 ome gun control measures might not be affected. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:08:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5672758 For the first time in four years, Chicago film critic Roger Ebert spoke publicly and unveiled his new computer-synthesized voice software. <em><strong>HEAR HIM SPEAK - PHOTOS</strong></em><br /> Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:26:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5672552 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:01:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5664488 WBBM's Felicia Middlebrooks speaks with two Americans jailed on kidnapping charges in Haiti. LISTEN TO HER REPORT Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:56:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5654831 Seventeen years after a trampoline accident at a Chicago public school, there's a $14.6 million dollar settlement in the personal injury case. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:22:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5646872 An undercover prostitution sting this week led to the discovery of an elaborate video recording system designed to videotape all transactions and sex acts occurring between the prostitute and her clients, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:36:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5646665 GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio (AP) - A man who renovates old homes in Ohio has found and returned the wallet lost by a Florida man more than 60 years ago. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:06:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5645753 As expected, the Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close, consolidate, phase-out or re-staff eight schools. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:04:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5640723 A DuPage County jury convicted Edward Tenney on Wednesday morning of killing an Aurora man in 1992. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:57:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5639201 Marshall Field said &quot;give the lady what she wants,&quot; but my, how she is getting what she wants at Macy's. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:48:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5638920 Only a few inches of snow are expected for most of the Chicago area Wednesday, but if you live in Northwest Indiana, you could get clobbered with as more than a foot. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:46:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5638903 Man stepped in to help harassed gay youth and attackers turn on him. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:35:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5638278 Chicago Board of Education to vote later today. But two other schools get reprieve. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:21:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5638101 An examination on Tuesday revealed bones discovered at a Near North Side Gold Coast neighborhood construction site are human. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:20:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5632782 Government officials say the first of 150 new full-body scanners will be installed in airports in Boston and Chicago over the next two weeks. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:16:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5632773 The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding a man believed to be responsible for the armed robbery of at least four banks and the attempted robbery of a fifth in the near northwest suburbs and on the Northwest Side. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:36:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5632597 CHICAGO (STMW) ― A Cook County Circuit Court Clerk's office employee was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to accepting $15,000 in bribes from a woman attempting to bond her husband out of jail. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:22:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5632568 CHICAGO (STMW) ― Chicago Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for a week from her Southwest Side Clearing neighborhood home.<br /> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:20:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5632545 MESA, Ariz. (AP) ― News Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts is at spring training in Arizona. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:17:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5632534 Police have released a description of the car that struck and killed a woman in a hit-and-run accident in the South Side Hamilton Park neighborhood early Tuesday. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:10:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5632169 Mayor Richard M. Daley is considering the idea of privatizing McCormick Place, according to published reports Tuesday Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:59:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5632115 Students at Northwestern University will get a chance to ask Rod Blagojevich questions next week. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:20:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5631880 Police have evacuated an elementary school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after students reported seeing a masked man carrying a gun inside the school.<br /> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:17:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5631584 Will County Judge Stephen White on Tuesday scheduled jury selection for the Drew Peterson case to begin on Monday, June 14. Date set for Drew Peterson murder trial<br /> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:37:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5631374 <br /> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:48:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_GOVERNORS_RACE_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Illinois Senate President John Cullerton is challenging Republican candidate for governor Bill Brady to present his own budget plan as the state struggles with a whopping deficit. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:50:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5624615 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:53:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5598565 NAPERVILLE, Ill. (STMW)&nbsp;- Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel remains hospitalized Thursday after suffering a mild heart attack Wednesday night, his daughter Carol Pradel said. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:23:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5574755 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:57:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5567893 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:14:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_METRA_CRASH_INJURIES_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:13:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BLAGOJEVICH_CORRUPTION_CASE_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Toyota is planning to giveaway a Prius at the Chicago Auto Show&nbsp; but a spokesman says the car will definitely be fixed before it ends up in anyone's driveway. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:57:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5554848 A witness at Drew Peterson's hearsay hearing contends he was asked to kill the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's third wife but he turned the offer down. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:39:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5554809 CTA commuters experience first rush hour with cuts. <em><strong>TELL US YOUR STORY - ANSWER POLL QUESTION</strong></em> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:01:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5546986 The Chicago Bears have promoted Rod Marinelli to defensive coordinator. POLL QUESTION Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:05:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5536944 Illinois state police are treating Super Bowl weekend like any other holiday by setting up details to crack-down on impaired drivers.<br /> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:40:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5536539 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5527216 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:41:00 EST http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IN_MAYOR_INDICTED_INOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) - Entrepreneur Robert Dold has won the GOP nomination for Illinois' only open congressional seat. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:59:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5515124 CHICAGO (AP) - The chief of staff to Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (jeh-NOO'-lee-ehs) won the Democratic nomination for the office over a first-time candidate for office. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:48:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5515098 GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - A state senator has won the GOP nomination over the son of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert in Illinois' 14th Congressional District. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:38:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5515058 NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) - State Rep. Elizabeth Coulson has conceded the Republican nomination in Illinois' 10th Congressional District to businessman Robert Dold. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:23:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5515019 CHICAGO (CBS) ― Looking to retake control of Cook County's $3 billion vening. He will face off against Democrat Toni Preckwinkle, a Chicago alderman, in Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:06:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5514969 CHICAGO (CBS) ― Alexi Giannoulias has won the Democratic race for U.S. Senate.<br /> <br /> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:04:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5514968 CHICAGO (CBS) ― Mark Kirk has won the Republican GOP Senate election primary by a landslide. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:02:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5514966 CHICAGO (AP) - Former Illinois state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka has won the Republican nomination for comptroller. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:52:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5514944 CHICAGO (AP) - Longtime Chicago Alderman Toni Preckwinkle has defeated Democratic Cook County Board President Todd Stroger in Illinois' primary election. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:24:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5514727 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:02:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5512609 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:30:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5493697 Parade? They don't need no stinkin' parade. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:17:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5492084 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:47:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5484454 Mooseheart center offers to welcome orphans and displaced Haitian children. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:04:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5468202 DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom is dropping his longshot bid for the Republican nomination for governor and will endorse former Attorney General Jim Ryan. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:24:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5448058 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:05:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5447436 Special mercy flight lands at O'Hare. &quot;God bless America! Land of freedom, land of opportunity! I'm happy to be home!&quot; PHOTOS - HOW TO HELP<br /> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:05:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5438601 <br /> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:10:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5419265 <br /> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:32:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5398980 A man who contends Chicago police tortured him into confessing to a murder he did not commit walked out of a courtroom a free man Thursday after more than 23 years behind bars. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:56:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5400029 Do you think your property taxes are too high? Most people do and in the process of appealing their taxes, several people squealed on thier neighbors.<br /> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:51:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5399060 NAPERVILLE, Ill. (STMW) -- A word of caution to all would-be scam artists: before using a phony credit card, make sure your counterfeiter got your name spelled right.<br /> <br /> Chicago resident Gregory L. Butler learned that lesson the hard way&nbsp;this week, and will have two years and three months in prison to contemplate what he might have done differently.<br /> <br /> Butler, 47, was convicted in DuPage County Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:07:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5397578 He demonstrates effects on 3 junior high schoolers.<br /> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:40:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5397450 Gov. Pat Quinn faces a tough job in delivering his first State of the State address.<br /> <br /> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:07:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5390512 Emergency crews are responding Tuesday night to a natural gas home explosion in northwest suburban Elgin. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:48:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5385994 A suburban woman dodged a felony charge and was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor forgery for pretending to be a 16-year-old's legal guardian so the teen could get a belly piercing.&nbsp; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:37:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5385792 Niles police officers stunned an 83-year-old woman with a Taser last month after she threatened them with a knife, police say. <em><strong>COMMENT</strong></em><br /> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:29:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5384191 The suspects are likely resting in peace, but Chicago Police say they won't rest until they find out who gunned down the father of Chicago's most famous war hero. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:35:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5383950 Mayor Richard M. Daley has canceled his public schedule for the day because his wife, Maggie, is not feeling well. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:20:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5383519 Three weeks before election day, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is announcing a new initiative to make county government more efficient. COMMENT&nbsp;- POLL&nbsp;QUESTION<br /> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:20:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5382979 Newsradio 780 is hearing reports that the Chicago fire department is responded to a high rise fire on the 3900 block of north lake shore drive. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:51:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5382875 Pitching great Greg Maddux has rejoined the Chicago Cubs as an assistant to general manager Jim Hendry. <em><strong>COMMENT</strong></em><br /> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:02:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5376892 James W. Lewis, a suspect in the slayings of seven Chicago-area people who took cyanide-laced Tylenol in 1982, has called a community cable television show host in Massachusetts &quot;totally delusional&quot; after he asked Lewis if he was responsible for the deaths. <em><strong>COMMENTS</strong></em><br /> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:08:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5376393 Jerry Wainwright, who compiled a 59-80 record in four-plus seasons as DePaul University's men's basketball coach -- including a streak of 22 consecutive Big East conference losses -- was fired Monday. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:45:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5375564 The H1N1 flu epidemic is out of the headlines, but, public health officials in Illinois warn that doesn't mean the risk is gone. <em><strong>FIND FREE CLINICS NEAR YOU</strong></em> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:21:00 EST http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5375482