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Kirk's unlikely best friend optimistic

Posted from News - chicagotribune.com 2 days ago
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Manchin optimistic fellow junior lawmaker will fare well in rehabilitation after strokeSen. Mark Kirk's unlikely best friend, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, plans to fly to Chicago on Friday to visit the ailing Republican senator. (original story)

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Trial Underway In Murder Of Teen Whose Body Was Never Found

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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WOODSTOCK, Ill. (CBS) – The trial is underway for a man accused in the apparent murder of a McHenry County teenager whose body was never found. As CBS 2’s Kristyn Hartman reports, Brian Carrick disappeared in 2002 at the age of 17. His father, William Carrick, has been in the courtroom durin... (original story)

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Hanley: Adam Dunn’s Comments Infuriating

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Spraying to all fields while wondering whether either Chicago baseball team will win 70 games this season: Of all the head-scratching things Adam Dunn said to White Sox beat reporters Tuesday–and there were many–the statement which should be most infuriating for So... (original story)

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Gun Owner ID Cards Soar In Chicago

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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UPDATED 01/26/12 6:49 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Significantly more Chicagoans are arming themselves with guns. As WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, over the past two years, the city has seen a 16 percent spike in the number of people holding state Firearm Owner’s Identification Cards... (original story)

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Controversial Book Asks ‘Is Marriage for White People?’

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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(CBS) – The single life is a challenge for many people – dating and finding the right romantic partner are not easy. But for one segment of the population, it is even more difficult, according to a new and controversial book. CBS 2’s Jim Williams takes a look at “Is Marriage for White... (original story)

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Notre Dame Hands Seton Hall 1st Home Loss, 55-42

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Jack Cooley had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Notre Dame turned in its best defensive effort of the season in limiting Seton Hall to its lowest point total since 2005 in a 55-42 Big East victory Wednesday night. Jerian Grant had 15 points and Eric Atkins 14 as the Irish (13... (original story)

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Crockett Leads DePaul Over Rutgers 69-64

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) – Freshman Jamee Crockett scored 17 of his career-high 20 points in the second half to help DePaul rally for a 69-64 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday night. Cleveland Melvin had 14 points and hit a late go-ahead layup for the Blue Demons (11-9, 2-6 Big East), who snapped... (original story)

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Shepkowski: Bulls First Home Loss A Major Letdown

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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By Nick Shepkowski- (CBS) – Despite trailing by nine with just under four minutes remaining versus Indiana on Wednesday night the Bulls were able to get an open look to take the lead with 22 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Derrick Rose penetrated the lane like he has done so many time... (original story)

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Madigan Sues S&P For Role In Housing Market Meltdown

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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CHICAGO (STMW) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s claiming the credit ratings agency fraudulently gave high ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments in the years prior to the 2008 housing market crash. The suit, filed Wednesday in Cook ... (original story)

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Riverside Police Seek Man Who Followed 10-Year-Old Girl To School

Posted from CBS Chicago 2 days ago
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RIVERSIDE, Ill. (STMW) – Police are searching for a man who may have followed a 10-year-old child to school Wednesday afternoon in west suburban Riverside. Police say it happened near Ames School 26th and Westover around 8:20 a.m. but wasn’t reported to police until 4:30 p.m., a release from... (original story)