Charges have been upgraded to first-degree murder against a 62-year-old resident of a West Side nursing home who beat up a fellow resident, apparently for stealing his food, Chicago police said this morning. Ardyce Nauden, 62, was initially charged with aggravated battery in the assault against 72-year-old Andres Cardona. On Aug. 21 at the Columbus Park Nursing Center, 901 S. Austin Blvd ... Full Story »
A 13-year-old girl who frequents the Far South Side hasn't been seen since Friday, and Chicago police this morning were reaching out to the public for help in finding her. Quiana McKnight was last seen at 8 a.m. Friday at her home. She is known to frequent the area of 111th Street and Wentworth Avenue and 111th and Princeton Avenue, police said. They said she also has been known to shop in the ... Full Story »
Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois meet with Obama administration officials at the White House today to be briefed on the federal government's plans to buy Illinois' little-used Thomson state prison in the northwest corner of the state for use housing federal prisoners and some of the detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read more in Clout Street Full Story »
Chicago police this morning were seeking the public's help in finding a 16-year-old girl who disappeared Sunday. Stephanie Rodriguez was reported missing from the 2600 block of North Oak Park Avenue. Police said she frequents the area of Diversey and Narragansett avenues, and has a friend in the area of Kedzie and Fullerton avenues. She was last seen wearing an orange hooded-sweatshirt with a ... Full Story »
An 82-year-old man who was the subject of a police missing persons alert after last being seen in Chicago 's Belmont Heights neighborhood on Sunday was found safe early this morning. Abdelkader Oumata, who suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure, disappeared after leaving his home in the 3400 block of North Odell Avenue at 9 a.m. Sunday to walk to the Harlem and Irving Plaza shopping mall ... Full Story »
Two men were stabbed and seriously wounded outside a bar in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side early Tuesday. About 1:30 a.m. the men were leaving a bar on the 1900 block of West 47th Street, when someone stabbed them, according to police who were correcting earlier information that the victims were shot. One man was stabbed twice in the abdomen and the other was stabbed in the ... Full Story »
A Rogers Park teen has been charged after he was linked to at least two cases of stealing expensive cell phones from women on the North Side. Anthony Williams, of the 7400 block of North Ashland Boulevard in Rogers Park on the North Side, was arrested Sunday about 4:15 p.m. in the 7500 block of North Rogers Avenue after Belmont Area detectives found him through an investigative alert notice from ... Full Story »
A West Side nursing home resident initially charged with aggravated battery has now been charged with murder after a man in a wheelchair he allegedly punched because he thought the victim was stealing his food died in September , police said. Ardyce Nauden, 62, was charged with murder the morning of Dec. 11, according to police who said Nauden was in Cook County Jail on the battery charge at the ... Full Story »
An Arlington Heights man who killed his ex-girlfriend's kitten after it urinated on a rug was sentenced Monday to 30 months of probation and ordered to perform 240 hours of community-service work.Kevin Colabuono, 25, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty, a felony that could have landed him three years in prison.Colabuono was charged in August after his ex returned to the apartment they'd shared and ... Full Story »
This might be remembered as the year that two of Chicago's royal Democratic Party families parted ways. In interviews with the Chicago Sun-Times, both Cook County BoardPresident Todd Stroger and Cook County Commissioner John Daley, brotherof the mayor, acknowledged the fissure, particularly since the mayorhas withheld a re-election endorsement that Stroger requested. Full Story »
Geneva's boys basketball team will have a unique home court advantage when it hosts Yorkville on Tuesday at the Mack Olson Gymnasium. Full Story »
The controversial early release of state prisoners under Gov. Pat Quinn underscores his inability to lead, argues primary challenger Comptroller Dan Hynes. Full Story »
Here's the latest sign of how far the Bulls have slipped: Tuesday's game between the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and blowout-prone Bulls lost the fan vote to be shown nationwide on NBA TV. Full Story »
Kobe Bryant broke his right index finger last Friday against Minnesota. He continued to play, but the following night in Utah, suffered from stomach flu and needed intravenous fluids before the game and at halftime. Full Story »
With nothing but pride left to play for, Bears coach Lovie Smith remains steadfast in his approach of playing to win every game, regardless of how unrealistic that may be. Full Story »
The largely unusued state prison in Thomson, Ill. will be selected to become a federal lockup for terrorism suspects, CBS 2 has learned. Full Story »
Get ready to lace up your skates, because the Cubs' new ice rink is set to open Tuesday right next to Wrigley Field. Full Story »
The government and the window covering industry are recalling more than 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds because of the risk children may be strangled by the cords. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman has her story of a woman who lost a daughter to a cord on her window blinds is claiming a victory of sorts. Full Story »
After Sept. 11, we just can't be too careful – or can we? CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports that millions of our tax dollars are being spent in the name of homeland security. Full Story »
A West Side nursing home resident has now been charged with murder, after a man in a wheelchair he allegedly punched died in September, police said. Full Story »
A northwest suburban high school choir is taking a trip to the White House. Full Story »
The Illinois Toll Highway Authority said thank you to customers for their patience during the tollway's construction projects. Full Story »
Chicago police are searching for a missing 13-year-old from the Austin neighborhood. Full Story »
The governor announced he is suspending a program that allowed the unpublicized release of more than 850 inmates since September. Full Story »
A new poll shows Gov. Pat Quinn with a big lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor. Full Story »
The CTA is going to install parking kiosks at a number of its park and ride stations starting next month. Full Story »
The suburban Westmont man who stalked an ESPN reporter will be in court today -- and so will the reporter. Full Story »
The CTA has suspended four employees without pay because of last weekend's derailment on the green line. Full Story »
An 18-year-old and two juveniles were arrested Sunday by police after they allegedly broke into dozens of vehicles and then went on a criminal damage spree with a stolen car. Full Story »
Members of the Palatine High School Concert Choir will travel to Washington after the group was chosen to sing at the White House. Full Story »
The Chicago Heights City Council on Monday night agreed to spend about $160,000 to demolish an abandoned building, the former site of a furniture store. The 100,000-square-foot building, 160 W. Joe Orr Road, has been vacant for about a year. City attorney TJ Somer said demolition is pending a court order but is expected to be accomplished by Jan. 31 at the latest. "With the building gone, it ... Full Story »
What happens when you go to the theater and a pig roast breaks out? Over the weekend, the wife and I gave ourselves a rare treat. We had tickets to see a show, " The Addams Family " at the Oriental Theater in Chicago. Actually, we bought the tickets a couple of months ago, so the performance date has been circled prominently on the refrigerator calendar for a while now. Back when the disposable ... Full Story »
After more than a week on strike, the teachers in Prairie-Hills School District 144 will be back in the classroom today. Months of contentious negotiations - including more than 25 hours just this weekend - finally came to an end Monday when an overwhelming majority of the district's 210 teachers voted to approve the contract, union spokeswoman Michele Gallagher said. "This was a very fair and ... Full Story »
Mokena's quest to slash spending continued Monday night, as village trustees approved a plan to require contributions from most village employees for health care coverage. The village board also approved a voluntary "separation incentive" program for employees, as well as a second incentive program that would pay employees for dropping their health care benefits. The plans are part of Mokena's ... Full Story »
A Homewood woman managed to escape unscathed despite briefly being amid a violent crime spree that started Friday night in Steger and ended with two women dead and the alleged killer's father seriously wounded. The woman told police she was visited Friday night by ex-boyfriend James Amison shortly after authorities said he had strangled his wife, Tashika Smith, 38, at her home in the 300 block ... Full Story »
A 34-year-old East Chicago man was shot and killed there earlyTuesday, officials said. Full Story »
HAMMOND | Friends, family and the city of Hammond are scheduledto pay final respects Friday to Councilwoman JoAnn Matonovich. Full Story »
LAKE STATION | Lake Station businesses were among the targetslast week of a sweeping joint operation aimed at counterfeitersboth nationwide and in Mexico , NBC5 Chicago reported Mondaynight. Full Story »
CROWN POINT | Kevin Scanlon recalls arriving at Travis Air ForceBase in California aboard a medical transport in 1970 after beinginjured fighting in Vietnam with the U.S. Army 's 199th LightInfantry Brigade. Full Story »
SPRINGFIELD | Illinois police and transportation officials areramping up their push to educate motorists about the dangers ofusing cell phones while driving. Full Story »
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ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Police Department is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest in a school burglary, spokesman Paul McCurtain said. Full Story »
ST. CHARLES – Students at St. Charles East High School have one more person to go to if they are feeling suicidal. Full Story »
BATAVIA – Sometimes Christmas is too hectic to spend any quality time with family. Full Story »
CAMPTON HILLS — A Campton Hills man has died in a single-vehicle crash just west of the village late Sunday night. Full Story »
SCHERERVILLE -- Town officials on Monday remembered Town Council President Perry Ferrini for his tenacity and love of life. Ferrini, 53, died Sunday afternoon from complications stemming from a heart transplant he underwent in August 1998. He was 53. Ferrini, Ward 5, was having a routine exam done at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., last week when he fell ill, according to Councilman Jerry ... Full Story »
VALPARAISO -- Police continue to investigate Saturday morning's robbery of First Source Bank. Shortly after the bank opened, at 9:08 a.m., a man entered the bank at 1806 E. Lincolnway and gave a teller a note demanding cash. He left with an undetermined amount of cash, and was last seen walking north across Lincolnway. No weapon was displayed. The man is about 5 feet 8 inches and 180 pounds, and ... Full Story »
A financial report on the proposed bioethanol plant in Schneider says "the projected profitability of GP (Genahol Powers, now Powers Energy) leaves substantial room for error." But county officials say the they aren't concerned by the report. Lake County Solid Waste Management District Superintendent Jeff Langbehn said the report is relative. "I've read a lot of financial reports," Langbehn said ... Full Story »
Lining up before they entered the Chapel of the Resurrection for midyear commencement Sunday, a handful of Valparaiso University soon-to-be graduates seemed hopeful about their job prospects -- or at least flexible enough to accommodate whatever comes their way. Warren Arnold, set to receive a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering, said he'd had job interviews with engineering firms in ... Full Story »
VALPARAISO -- Bruce MacLean, director of Graduate Programs in Management at Valparaiso University, remembers inviting famed Gary-born economist Paul Samuelson to speak at VU. "I was president of the Economics Honor Society as an undergraduate when I was a senior," MacLean said. "The first person I had asked to speak at our lecture series was Milton Friedman. He came, then suggested I contact ... Full Story »
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