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  • Chicago protest against school closures

    Hundreds of parents, students and teachers have marched against school closures in Chicago. The local education authority in US President Barack Obama’s home town plans on closing 54 schools to save money. The decision expected next week would affect at least 50,000 ...

  • Woman Disputes Story Of Chicago Cop Who Shot Her Dog

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Tensions are boiling over in the Norwood Park neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side where an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog, reports WBBM’s Nancy ...

  • Multiple Ambulances Called To Kennedy Expressway Crash

    About 11:15 a.m., an EMS Plan 1 response, which sends at least five ambulances to the scene, was called for the crash in the outbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway at Armitage Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs. According to unconfirmed dispatch reports, three people were reportedly in serious to critical condition and another four people were reported to be in good ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 19

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

  • Education And Awareness Are Keys To Preventing Dog Bites

    CHICAGO (WBBM) - Dogs bite an estimated 4.7 million people every year in the United States and many of the victims are young children. Expert say public awareness and education are key to preventing biting incidents and the full court press is on this week during National Dog Bite Prevention Week. "Nearly a million people seek medical attention each year for dog bites," says Dr. Julia ...


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The Wild

The Wild

Not since the dueling destructive asteroid movies of 98 has there been such sharply etched proof of Hollywoods frequent creative bankruptcy. It was barely a year ago that I sat in a theater watching DreamWorkss Madagascar, a fitfully amusing computer-animated comedy about a group of animals ... ...

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  • Red Line Reconstruction Project Gets Underway On South Side

    CHICAGO (CBS) – Today is the day the CTA shuts down the Red Line south of Roosevelt Road for five months of reconstruction. The $425 million project will mean changes in the daily commute for thousands of riders. For the first time since 1993, Red Line trains will operate over Green Line tracks into the Englewood terminal at 63rd/Ashland. Free express shuttle buses will run from the ...

  • A Dozen Illinoisans Come Within One Number Of $600M Powerball Jackpot

    CHICAGOSTMW) -- One number in Saturday night's Powerball drawing was the difference for a dozen Illinois players between being $10,000 richer and living the life of a ...

  • Could Cavs trade entire draft for shot at Nerlens Noel MAY 19

    11:25 AM ET 05.19 | Suppose the Cavs end up with the No. 3 pick. They could offer their entire draft (all four picks) for No. 1, and that team could still draft someone such as Otto Porter at No. 3. Nerlens Noel is ideal for the Cavs, a team on a mission to improve its defense. He blocks shots, 4.4 per game. He can rebound, 9.5 per game. He influences the game defensively with a 7-4 wing span. ...

  • Nate Robinson unlikely to be a Bull next season MAY 19

    11:10 AM ET 05.19 | During the NBA playoffs, Nate Robinson took his game to new heights -- from his heroics in a historic triple-overtime win over Brooklyn and vomiting on the sideline while playing with the flu, to his clutch performance in the Bulls' Game 1 win over the Heat and getting his own postseason "BIG" commercial -- and cemented his status as much more than a novelty ...

  • 3 Chicago teens accused of raping girl posting attack on Facebook

    CHICAGO – Three Chicago teenagers are accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and posting the attack on Facebook. Prosecutors say 15-year-old Kenneth Brown, Justin Applewhite and Scandale Fritz, both 16, attacked the girl at Fritz' home on Dec. 15. According to court records, Fritz took the girl to the basement of his home and assaulted her. Fritz allegedly brought Brown ...

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