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A group of kids from Oak Lawn had hoped to learn it would be named one of the winners in Verizon's Innovative App Challenge. A school from Kentucky beat out the kids from St. Catherine of Alexandria School, who designed the Remember Me app, to help those with Alzheimer's Disease.
Vicente Mundo, 20, a resident of the Back of the Yards neighborhood in Chicago, was a junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He had been missing for a week when his body was discovered on Jan. 31.
Illinois will receive a $52.5 million share of a multi-state settlement with Standard & Poor's over allegations that the credit ratings agency knowingly inflated ratings of risky mortgage investments that sparked the financial crisis of 2008, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Tuesday.
United Airlines representatives said said a pressurization issue caused some crew and passengers on Flight 1218 to Denver to experience discomfort. Five crew members and two passengers complained of ear pain, but none needed to go to the hospital.
Chad Nelson, 35, was welding metal machinery about 9:30 p.m. at Maac Machinery at 590 Tower Blvd. in Carol Stream when there was a "catastrophic failure," according to the DuPage County coroner's office. An estimated 200-gallon air tank exploded while being tested for leaks.
This weekend really tested the Postal Service creed, but Chicago district spokesman Mark Reynolds said letter carriers can handle the snow (and rain, rain and heat and gloom of night).
Mayor Rahm Emanuel side-stepped reports about his political fundraising practices, while making his own points about ethics reform.
A man barricaded himself inside a South Loop high rise for more than seven hours from Monday night into early Tuesday, prompting a SWAT team response.
The Cook County Sheriff's Police told them they were coming. The agency took an ad out on Backpage.com and warned it was "investigating and arresting" human sex traffickers and those who enable them by answering escort ads. "They still did it," Sheriff Tom Dart said. "We knew they would."
As of late Monday night, city officials said approximately 90 percent of the city's side streets had been plowed at least once since the blizzard hit. However, there was still a lot of work to do to get the city's side streets cleared of snow. In addition, many sidewalks have not been shoveled once since the start of the snowstorm.
Finding the just right Valentine's Day gift for him in Chicago is a breeze when visiting these stores in the Chicago area.
Sometimes the winter weather can interfere with plans for a romantic evening out. So when cold weather rolls into town, make plans to escape to the tropics for a romantic getaway.
House and Senate Democrats will seek to protect their own interests and constituencies in eventual negotiations with Rauner. While he speaks of the need for steep budget cuts, they'll likely seek to protect social services, state workers and Medicaid recipients.
Aer Lingus Flight 125 from Dublin, Ireland, to Chicago arrived safely and was later towed to a gate, according to Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine has a behind-the-scenes look at the war on terrorism, Chicago-style.
