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Illinois officials say H1N1 flu hospitalization and death rates for blacks and Hispanics are higher than the rates for whites. Full Story »

Emergency crews worked to recover a body floating in Lake Michigan on the North Side near Diversey Harbor on Friday morning. Full Story »

Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes is announcing whether he'll support Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to borrow $500 million to pay the state's bills. Full Story »

A New Jersey blogger crossed the line protecting free speech by writing that three federal judges in Chicago "must die" for a decision supporting gun control, a prosecutor said Friday, as the defense countered in closing arguments that giving a passionate opinion is not a crime. Full Story »

Chicago Transit Authority President Richard Rodriguez says a published report claiming he is leaving is not true. Full Story »

More than 380 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of $2.5 million, has been confiscated following a raid in the South Side neighborhood of Englewood. Full Story »

More than 1,500 Chicago families, who otherwise wouldn't have a Christmas tree, are getting one, thanks to the U.S Coast Guard. CBS 2's Susan Carlson reports that a ship arrived at Navy Pier Friday morning, carrying lots of holiday cheer. Full Story »

Three cents is so such a small amount that it can't buy much of anything, but Friday morning, it's the basis for a battle between Illinois and Indiana. Full Story »

A former north suburban deputy fire chief was indicted this week on five counts of child pornography. Full Story »

The Champaign County coroner says a sixth-grader appears to have died from a rare blood infection that's contagious through close contact. Full Story »

One suspect in a carjacking is dead, another is wounded and a third arrested but not hurt after police shot two suspects Thursday night in the West Side's Lawndale community. Full Story »

Hundreds of people have been ripped off by an ATM scam making the rounds in the north and northwest suburbs. Full Story »

A suspect who was burglarizing a Jeep Cherokee and found with an apparently self-written "how to" guide for breaking into vehicles early Friday on the North Side has been charged, police said. Full Story »

Poison was dumped into an area waterway to kill the dreaded Asian carp. Thousands of fish died, but they only found and killed one carp. Yet this fish kill is now being called a success. Full Story »

Ice on area roads has been causing serious trouble for drivers Friday morning. CBS 2's Susan Carlson advises motorists to allow plenty of time as they head to work. Full Story »

A City of Chicago supervisor pocketed cash bribes and was treated by developers to Bulls skybox tickets -- all in exchange for overlooking code violations and pushing through permits, prosecutors said Thursday. Full Story »

She could be your next door neighbor, the woman you see every day at work. Forty-two-year-old Terri Kearns is a college graduate. She considers herself middle class, but her full-time job went part-time this year. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports on the step she's taking to put food on the table for her two kids. Full Story »

Over the past months, 2 Investigator Pam Zekman has profiled people who have been struggling to get care under the current system. She has a follow-up on three women who have fallen through the cracks. Full Story »

Maggie Daley's seven-year fight with cancer continues, but now there is a new setback for Chicago' s First Lady. Mrs. Daley is now undergoing treatment to battle cancerous lesion on her lower right leg that will require her to use a wheelchair. Full Story »

Chicago Police said Thursday that a computer glitch or human oversight might have prevented the department from alerting news media about the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl who was later found strangled on the South Side. Full Story »

It's all about disclosure. U.S. Senate candidates are required to release detailed information about themselves, but two of them in Chicago -- including Cheryle Jackson -- haven't revealed some important financial documents. Full Story »

Is it a friendly warning, or something else? A CBS 2 camera captured this scene outside some popular Chicago stores: A person walks up to motorists in parking lots and warns them they may be towed if they're not shopping there. Vince Gerasole reports. Full Story »

It's a simple test that could potentially save a child's life. A new study provides new evidence that kids could be at risk for a serious heart problem and not even realize it. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to a west suburban school where they're taking action, to track kids early. Full Story »

FBI agents want Yahoo Inc. to turn over a video of a second naked woman they suspect was taken by an Illinois man already accused of secretly recording a nude ESPN reporter twice last year, authorities said Thursday. Full Story »

Lance Briggs says he's breathing just fine and his temperature is 98.6, right at normal. As for that sprained left knee? Full Story »