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CHICAGO (CBS) â The Chicago Police board has ordered the immediate dismissal of Officer Anthony Abbate, who was convicted in June of beating up a female bartender half his size. Full Story »

The House has voted to level off the abrupt spikes in volume felt by television viewers during commercial breaks. Full Story »

CHICAGO (STNG) - The Jane Addams Hull House Association says its domestic violence shelter is not going out of business and anyone soliciting money to help "save" it is committing fraud. Full Story »

The newest member of the Shedd Aquarium's beluga whale family was born Monday morning. Full Story »

Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus.  Full Story »

A passenger on the horrifying Blue Line derailment back in July 2006 has now been awarded $135,000 on claims that he was left with long-term psychological injuries. Full Story »

Lake County Circuit Judge David Hall was treated for heart issues the night of his DUI arrest, according to his defense attorneys, who also released his blood-alcohol level after his court appearance Monday.  Full Story »

CHICAGO (CBS) â Sept. 11 has caused us all to think twice when we looked up at jets flying over the city, or down at what's happening in the subways. Full Story »

CHICAGO (CBS) â The opening day for the Cubs' new ice rink is going to be postponed until the weekend. Full Story »

A 22-year-old man who ran a red light and crashed his car into a Chicago Police squad car in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Monday night, sending two officers to the hospital, had been smoking marijuana, police said. Full Story »

Santa Claus is in trouble with the law in one western Wisconsin city. Full Story »

CHICAGO (WBBM) - A Roman Catholic priest accused of molesting young boys says he’s happy a lawsuit against him was thrown out yesterday in Cook County Court. Full Story »

CHILTON, Wis. (AP) - Two Wisconsin women accused of seeking revenge on a cheating lover by gluing his penis to his stomach have reached plea deals that could keep them out of jail. Full Story »

He threw cat to ground after it urinated on rug. Full Story »

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) -- A mobster-turned-FBI informant whose life inspired the movie "Goodfellas" is accused in southwestern Illinois of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Full Story »

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Weather permitting, Boeing plans to finally get its new 787 jetliner into the air Tuesday, more than two years after it had intended. Full Story »

PALATINE, Ill. (AP) -- 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 »

CHICAGO (AP) -- Doctors in Illinois can now offer swine flu shots to Illinoisans without high-risk conditions, with state health officials' blessing. The Illinois public health department's restrictions on who gets the vaccine officially lift Tuesday. Full Story »

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- It might be too cold to think of Ferris wheels right now. But state officials say an Illinois State Fair Mega Pass is a perfect holiday gift. Full Story »

CHICAGO (AP) -- A spokeswoman for the Chicago Transit Authority says four CTA employees have been suspended without pay because of the weekend derailment of the Green Line rapid transit train. Full Story »

THOMSON, Ill. (AP) -- The leader of the rural Illinois village of Thomson says he's not ready to celebrate news that the federal government will buy a near-empty prison to house Guantanamo Bay detainees. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Commercial dog breeders and brokers must register with the state under a new law that takes effect Jan. 1. Full Story »

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Federal officials said Monday they would use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp. Full Story »

States take aim at companies that advertise “free” credit reports but require consumers a purchase to get annual report. Full Story »

Moviemakers scouting 'killer clown's' old neighborhood. Full Story »