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A candid conversation with former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk

Former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has been out of the political spotlight for more than five years. But CBS 2 Streaming Anchor Brad Edwards spoke with Kirk recently, and nothing was off limits.

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Chicago weather: Tracking rain this weekend

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Shooting survivor mourns boyfriend's death while fighting to keep her home

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Gulf Coast as Category 2 storm

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Chicago remembers Mike Ditka, legendary Bears coach and Hall of Fame tight end

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School Spotlight: West Aurora High School

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Chicago weather: Mild Friday night

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4th rescued beluga whale dies at Shedd Aquarium

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Tire flies off northbound SUV, shatters southbound car's windshield on Edens Expressway

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Judge calls woman charged with stabbing 7-year-old on South Side "pure evil" after outburst in court

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Daughter speaks out after CTA worker stabbed to death at Damen Green Line station

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Former Bears tight end Emery Moorehead shares more memories of Mike Ditka

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Bears fans outside Ditka's restaurant in Oak Brook pay tribute to "Da Coach"

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 3 storm before hitting Gulf Coast

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Second powerful earthquake hits Panama hours after 7.7 magnitude quake

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Plane plunges down embankment after overshooting runway in Ecuador

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Sports writer Bob Vasilopoulos reflects on Mike Ditka's life, legacy

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Former CBS Sports anchor Rich King remembers Mike Ditka

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Former CBS Chicago Sports anchor Ryan Baker on Mike Ditka: An "invincible character"

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Showers moving in Friday in Chicago

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Person of interest in custody in stabbing death of CTA janitor at Damen Green Line station, police s

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Former Bears tight end Emery Moorehead shares memories of Mike Ditka

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Woman wakes up to find bullet holes in her West Loop apartment

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Bears legend Mike Ditka dies

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School Spotlight: West Aurora High School

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