As Worries Mount About Violence In Albany Park, Shootings Continue OnChicago Police say gang disputes have been fueling shootings lately in the Northwest Side neighborhoods of Albany Park and Ravenswood Manor. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.

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Hegewisch Field Now Lead FreeThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has removed nearly 1,200 tons of lead and arsenic contaminated soil.

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Search On For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Slammed Into Woman On Michigan AvenuePolice Wednesday evening were searching for a man after a hit-and-run that left a woman injured at a South Loop bus stop. CBS 2's Marissa Parra saw it happen.

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Discussing The Future Of High School Sports In IllinoisCBS 2's Chris Tye reports on developments between the state and the state's high school athletic organization about whether athletes can take to the field this fall.

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Crash Shuts Down Northbound I-55 At Route 30The northbound lanes of Interstate 55 at Route 30 in the Joliet area were closed Wednesday afternoon after a major crash.

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Suspect In Western Illinois University Shooting SurrendersKavion Poplous, the Western Illinois University freshman wanted for shooting his roommate in a residence hall late Tuesday night, surrendered at the Gresham District police station in Chicago on Wednesday. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports.

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Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend, Bringing Body Parts On Bus To MarkhamPolice say Melvin Martin Jr. killed his girlfriend in Louisville, and parts of her body came to Illinois with him while he left another part in Kentucky. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.

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Family Of Murdered Walgreens Clerk Says Store Didn't Protect Her“This could have been prevented if people cared, if people weren’t so involved in their own agendas. There are so many dominoes that fell that led to this event that should not have even been in place," said Calderon's husband, Israel Alvarado III.

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Chicago Weather: Temperature Drop On The WayCBS 2 meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has a look at the extended forecast.

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United Sprays Antimicrobial Solutions In Its PlanesOnce it dries, it forms little *needles that puncture microbes.

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Man Charged With Killing, Dismembering Girlfriend And Bringing Remains To MarkhamA man was charged as a fugitive out of Kentucky, after police said he killed and dismembered his girlfriend and hauled her body parts in suitcases all the way to south suburban Markham.

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High School Players Can't Play BallCBS 2's Chris Tye reports Illinois is now the only state in big ten country not playing high school football.

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Western Illinois University Shooting Suspect Surrenders In ChicagoKavion Poplous, the Western Illinois University freshman wanted for shooting his roommate in a residence hall late Tuesday night, has turned himself in to police in Chicago. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports.

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State Police Cruiser Involved In Crash That Shuts Down I-55The northbound lanes of Interstate 55 at Route 30 in the Joliet area were closed Wednesday afternoon after a major crash.

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Illinois AG: Former ITT Students To Get $9.4M In Debt ReliefThe Illinois attorney general says students who were enrolled at now-closed ITT Technical Institute campuses in the state are eligible for $9.4 million in student loan forgiveness. Katie Johnston reports.

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Chicago Weather: Stray Shower On Wednesday, But Mostly SunnyCBS 2 meteorologist Robb Ellis has a look at the forecast.

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Woman Injured After Hit And Run In South LoopShe was waiting at a bus stop when she was hit by a red pickup truck.

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Andrew Freund Sr. To Enter Negotiated Plea On Friday In Murder Of 5-Year-Old Son, A.J.Andrew Freund Sr., the Crystal Lake man charged with killing his 5-year-old son, A.J., is expected to formally enter a plea agreement later this week.

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Western Illinois University Campus Closed Wednesday After Student Shot By RoommateThe university has identified the shooting suspect as freshman Kavion Poplous, 18, of Chicago. Officials said he fled the scene and is considered armed and dangerous.

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Family Of Slain Walgreens Clerk Olga Calderon Seeks Answers; 'Mistakes Were Made'The family of Olga Maria Calderon, a Walgreens clerk stabbed to death in Wicker Park last week, wants to know why the store had removed security despite previous robberies, and why Cook County prosecutors allowed the teen now charged with her murder to be removed from electronic monitoring on a previous burglary case.

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Big Ten Football To Resume Starting Weekend Of Oct. 23-24There will be a Big Ten football season this fall beginning in October, as officials announced a reversal in their decision to cancel the season. Katie Johnston reports.

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Western Illinois University Campus Closed Wednesday After Student Shot By RoommateWestern Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois will be closed Wednesday after a student was shot by his roommate Tuesday.

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Mass Shooting Leaves 5 Injured In Albany ParkTwo teenagers were among the five people injured after a mass shooting in the Albany Park neighborhood Tuesday night.

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CPD Officer Hit By Car In Logan Square; Driver ArrestedPolice said the driver drove through a barrier in the 2100 block of North Central Avenue, hitting the officer.

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