Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/top-stories en-us Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:45:13 -0600 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:45:13 -0600 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-city-vehicle-stickers-gang-symbolism-138965709.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:40:06 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Caitlin-Henehan-city-sticke.jpg
City officials on Wednesday pulled the original winner after controversy brewed, with many saying it contained symbolism associated with a notorious street gang.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/top-stories/video-override/Young-Stroke-Survivors-Share-Advice-for-Sen.-Kirk/138970689 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:19:20 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/180*120/stroke+survivors+3.jpg
Two stroke survivors share their powerful stories about what it's like to have a stroke at a young age -- just like Senator Mark Kirk -- and the battles you have to fight to recover.

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Numerous calls to 911 after a stabbing at Frankie's Blue Room over the weekend depict a loud, frantic scene with callers pleading for an ambulance.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Whos-to-Blame-for-Caterpillar-Snub-138971714.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:17:20 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/caterpillar_chicago.jpg
Officials from the company sent an email to Peoria politicians, and cited an increasingly hostile business climate in Illinois as a factor in their decision. The chose Cary, North Carolina

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Illinois-Back-in-Play-in-GOP-Primary-138969744.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:34:23 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/santorum2.jpg
Rick Santorum's sweeping victory, Tuesday,

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/Groupons-Primed-to-Deliver-First-Public-Earnings-138960529.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:09:01 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/180*120/groupon-9.jpg
Well, that was fast. Seems like just yesterday Groupon went public. But, no, rub your eyes and check the calendar, and it's true: After the market closes Wednesday the company will report its fourth-quarter...

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Big-Business-vs-Joe-Moore-138945279.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:57:35 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/joe+moore.jpg
A coalition of business groups urges Gov. Pat Quinn and the state senate to reject Ald. Joe Moore as head of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

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Commuter comments on the proposed changes will be taken until Feb. 21.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/stevenson-high-school-lincolnshire-drug-investigation-138954299.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:42:12 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Stevenson-High.jpg
Separately, other students at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in north suburban Lincolnshire have been suspended, official says.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ThyssenKrupp-Promises-Disciplinary-Action-138954019.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:33:26 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/ThyssenKrupp+apology.jpg
Executives of a suburban company apologized again this week for a racially hostile work environment that drove an African American employee to quit.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/City-Writes-399950-Check-To-Gun-Rights-Group-138940944.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:13:23 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Rahm-Emanuel26.jpg
For losing the McDonald v. Chicago case, the city has to pay $399,950 to the Second Amendment Foundation. Now, a Texas Senate candidate is displaying the check on his website.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Forms-Senate-Veterans-Jobs-Caucus-138935374.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:13:54 -0600 Mark Kirk | Senator:
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While he's recovering from a stroke, some of Sen. Mark Kirk's colleagues are helping him carry on his work in the Senate.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Nuns-Battle-Adjacent-Strip-Club-in-Stone-Park-138932369.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:45:54 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/strip_club_generic.jpg
The club, tentatively called Get It, sits adjacent to a Roman Catholic convent.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Amber-Alert-Issued-Young-Girl-Father-138919719.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:20 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/amber+alert+0208.jpg
A 2-year-old Wisconsin girl was found on Chicago's South Side.

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William Balfour's attorney says text could be possible evidence .

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Bored-Clerk-Caught-Watching-Porn-During-Rape-Trial-138928634.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:08:20 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/judge+gavel.jpg
A veteran court clerk in London caught surfing porn sites during a rape trial said he did so “because he was bored.”

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Is it possible that Cardinal Francis George and the Rev. Michael Pfleger have finally found a peaceful path they can walk together? Glory hallelujah — maybe.

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Dozens of puppies were found crowded in a vehicle, police said.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-to-Lose-1800-Jobs-by-March-138924654.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:41:19 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/unemployment+benefits+generic.jpg
The state of Illinois has been informed by sixteen companies that they cut or will cut 1,800 jobs by March.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-city-sticker-emanuel-mendoza-gang-symbols-138898149.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:45:59 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/2012-2013-city-vehicle-stic.jpg
Chicago's city clerk on Tuesday said she would mull over what to do about the upcoming vehicle sticker design that purportedly contains symbolism tied to the Maniac Latin Disciples.

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The "technically vegetarian" beverage isn't listed on the menu.

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The ruling stipulates flowers, bowling, and Red Lobster.

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Welcome to Bear Bites, your morning rundown of Chicago Bears news. Read on for news about Cutler's relationship with his old/new quarterbacks coach, the best of the NFC North, how the team will handle signing...

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Amtrak-Creates-Faster-Speeds-For-Indy-Michigan-Users-138923834.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:55:37 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/amtrak-108916329.jpg
Federal approval allows Amtrak to cut travel times 20 minutes for parts of Indiana and Michigan.

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The tribute will take place at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Man-Shot-at-South-Side-Gas-Station-138923149.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:35:48 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/gas+station+shooting+0208.jpg
A 21 year-old man clings to life after he was gunned down in an Englewood gas station.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/sole-survivor-wrong-way-interstate-80-crash-edwaurdo-rodriguez-138904014.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:37:00 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Eduardo-Rodriguez.jpg
"Get ready to die," Eduardo Rodriguez recalled his friend, Gustvo Vargas, saying in the car as he sped down Interstate 80 and made a U-turn into oncoming traffic.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tv-falls-on-child-rosel-chicago-138879909.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:12:15 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/1300-Edbrooke-Ave.jpg
Detectives say TV weighed about 100 pounds.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/madhouse-enforcer/The-Thud-Hawks-2---Avs-5-138912599.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:23:17 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/blackhawks+waiting.JPG
After a team spends three days trying to convince either their fans or themselves of what they need to work on, what they promise will be better the next time after some practice, that they know what the...

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/unit-5-better-government-association-emanuel-chicago-parking-138909404.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:28:23 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/reserved-parking.jpg
NBC Chicago and the Better Government Association, in a joint report, reveal that taxpayers are spending about $1 million each year for government employees to park in downtown garages in Chicago’s Loop.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/naperville-liquor-license-motion-138906904.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:35:01 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/naperville-bar.jpg
Effective May 1, restaurants with a "B" license have the option to essentially close their kitchens at 9 p.m. but continue to serve alcohol until the early morning hours.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/deidre-marie-capone-al-capone-great-neice-138896849.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:15:14 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/206*120/al_capone_2.jpg
In her book, "Uncle Al Capone," Deirdre Capone tells tales, not only about her famous family, but her own journey carrying such a nefarious name.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rahm-emanuel-toni-preckwinkle-city-county-collaboration-138882004.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:49 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Rahm-Emanuel28.jpg
Savings were primarily found in three areas: purchasing, homeland security and revenue/tax collection.

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Posh Gold Coast hotel changes its name following sale.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-detail/Bears-Hire-Jeremy-Bates-as-QB-Coach-138861929.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:47:40 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Jeremy+Bates.JPG
The Bears have hired the man who turned them down in 2010 to go to Seattle. Team officials announced Tuesday they reached a deal with Jeremy Bates to become the Bears' quarterbacks coach.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Northlake-Teen-Fatally-Shot-While-Watching-TV-Cops-138874694.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:31:10 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/northlake+shooting.jpg
The shooting likely was gang retaliation, police said.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/How-Nicks-Pizza--Pubs-Community-Stepped-up-to-the-Plate-138844789.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:44 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/160*120/pizza+photo+p1.jpg
It’s a Wonderful Life. Referencing that 1946 movie to explain what we have gone through here at Nick’s Pizza & Pub might seem corny, but after the “$50,000 e-mail,” I continue to hear our guests in the...

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ThyssenKrupp-Official-Apologizes-for-Racially-Charged-Workplace-138872839.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:55:29 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/214*120/ThyssenKrupp_HQ.jpg
Tuesday, at the behest of Emanuel, and under pressure from Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Push Coalition, ThyssenKrupp's president and CEO, issued a statement acknowledging the hostile environment.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/senator-mark-kirk-stroke-skull-reattach-138871454.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:57:14 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/160*120/110210+ELECTION+DAY+ILLINOIS+3+Mark+Kirk.jpg
Doctors had removed a four-inch-by-eight-inch skull portion to make room for senator's swelling brain.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Pfleger-to-Co-Pastor-St-Sabina-Help-St-Margaret-138870474.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:14:16 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Pfleger1.jpg
Francis Cardinal George announced the changes Tuesday.

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Police have issued a community alert following an attempted child abduction that reportedly happened in the city's west side Humboldt Park neighborhood last week.

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A judge on Monday ruled the teen isn't allowed five weeks of vacation, including a trip to the Grammys.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. needs to learn the difference between ethics and morals -- or, in more earthy terms, acting like a weasel and acting like a dog.

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Celebrate your single status this month.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Substitute-Teacher-Charged-with-Abuse-of-Student-138860454.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:53:00 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Steven+E.+Reynolds.jpg
The teacher worked as a freshman basketball coach, police said.

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