http://wbbm780.com Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:40:32 EDT en-us A Griffith nail salon owner was released on $30,000 bail Wednesday on charges that he molested a 5-year-old girl in the salon's bathroom while her mother got a manicure and a pedicure. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:47:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2364242 It's taken&nbsp;four years but the family of a fallen Chicago police officer finally has his military medals. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:01:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2364295 With more than one million people expected to jam the lakefront, anyone&nbsp;planning to&nbsp;see the Grant Park fireworks is urged to use mass transit to get there. <b><a href="http://www.wbbm780.com/Good-Advice--Take-Public-Transit-To--Taste---b-GET/2528919">GET INFO HERE</a></b> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:04:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2359297 As the manhunt for the ex-con suspected of bludgeoning eight people to death wound down, a disheveled Nicholas T. Sheley walked calmly into a Subway restaurant in Granite City, asked to use the phone and called his lawyer -- all but ensuring his capture. <br /> <br /> But first he bummed a light and had a cigarette with a restaurant employee, inquiring about clubs in town. The employee pointed him to Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:15:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2365322 The 25-year-old man accused of the fatal bludgeoning of a 71-year-old woman and her dog last month in her South Shore basement was indicted Thursday.<br /> <br /> Danelo Solis of the 3400 block of West 37th Place was formally charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, according to Cook County Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:15:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2365319 A Northwest Side man and his three sons were indicted Thursday for an allegedly racially motivated attack outside his home. <br /> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:56:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2365239 Blagojevich called it ``ridiculous'' to ask if he's a target of the corruption probe that brought down one of his top donors. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:42:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2365166 Lisa Stebic&rsquo;s relatives will be able to visit her two young children, under an agreement reached with her estranged husband, attorneys said today.<br /> The agreement appears to end an eight-month legal battle that began last November, when family members of the missing Plainfield woman filed suit in Will County, seeking court-ordered visitation with her children.<br /> The 37-year-old Stebic Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:39:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2365156 A Cook County jury on Wednesday convicted Mario Villa -- the so-called &quot;North Side rapist&quot; -- of raping a 16-year-old girl in her home in 1999.<br /> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:32:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2365122 Police have no suspects in custody Thursday after a woman was found murdered in her South Shore apartment Tuesday night on the South Side. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2364465 A Lake Forest man arrested after police uncovered 85 unregistered guns in his home, pleaded not guilty Thursday during his arraignment hearing. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:52:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2364281 A Gurnee police officer, accused of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, pleaded not guilty Thursday during his arraignment hearing. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:35:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2364210 Five people were charged after two related fights in Waubonsee Community College Wednesday morning, Aurora police said. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:29:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2364166 A handful of people got up extra early&nbsp;Thursday morning to claim their spot along the lakefront for tonight's fireworks, though a few regulars admit there were certainly less early birds this year than in years past.&nbsp; Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:52:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2364013 If you're a NIPSCO customer, expect to pay a little more on your utility bill starting this month. The company is increasing its natural gas rate for July by 14.8 percent.<br /> <br /> Electric rates could change next year or in 2010. But right now, it's unknown whether rates will go up.<br /> <br /> &quot;It isn't a slam-dunk they're going up,&quot; Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s chief executive officer, Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:32:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363880 A 60-pound tortoise that escaped from a family's garage last month is back home after a 2-week adventure lumbering around three northwestern Indiana towns. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:10:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363875 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:18:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363909 Alleged shooter--said to be a homeless woman--remains hospitalized after police shoot her 9 times. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:34:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363049 No injuries have been reported Thursday morning after sparks from a train motor prompted emergency crews to respond to a Near West Side CTA Blue Line station. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363835 Your Guide To Chicagoland Independence Day Celebrations<br /> <br /> &nbsp;CHICAGO (WBBM) - The fireworks in Grant Park start Thursday night at 9:30 p.m.<br /> Once the fireworks begin, Bob Kerns, the director of operations at Melrose Pyrotechnics, turns into a spectator.<br /> WBBM's Steve Miller reports.&nbsp;<br /> &quot;Actually when I'm there in the crowd and watching, I don't so much look at the show, I try to look Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:48:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363792 Chicago&nbsp;beaches re-opened Thursday after swimming was banned late yesterday afternoon, and people were told to leave docks and breakwaters because of a possible seiche - or rapid rise in water - on Lake Michigan.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> WBBM's Steve Miller reports.<br /> Picture a bathtub - and water sloshing back and forth from side to side.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> The bathtub here is Lake Michigan - and the sloshing is Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:25:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363678 Seven additional alleged gang-members have been charged with murder for a fatal April shooting in southwest suburban Joliet. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:24:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363680 A UIC student pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending university officials e-mail threats about a &quot;mass shooting&quot; at the Near West Side campus in February. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:13:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363642 A man is dead after being shot at least nine times in the South Side's Englewood neighborhood Wednesday night. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363593 <B>SEE THE PROTEST<BR><BR>&nbsp;<BR><BR><B>SEE WEINBERG PLAY THE SONG <BR><BR>OR, LISTEN TO IT HERE&nbsp;<BR><BR><B>COMMENT ON THIS STORY<BR><BR>VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) -- A man who was arrested for climbing to the roof of a gas station to sing a song protesting high gasoline prices says he will plead guilty to a trespassing charge.Twenty-nine-year-old Jay Weinberg of Valparaiso is scheduled to appear in a Porter County courtroom Thursday to enter his guilty plea. He expects...</B></B></B> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:56:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363556 About a half-teaspoon of an Indiana man's ashes will be placed in a fireworks shell that will create a white burst in the sky for the finale of the annual show. He orchestrated the show for 40 years prior to his death at age 74. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:37:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363527 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:09:00 EDT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WATERMELON_VIAGRA_EFFECT?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Nothing about the outside of Ricardo Gonzalez’s rusting navy-blue pickup truck tells there’s a homemade jail inside -- where he allegedly encaged his two young daughters. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:14:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363268 Captured after he's heard talking about Rhodes Ave. murders at South Side gas station. Robbery believed the motive. 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Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:29:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2358281 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:40:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2358072 A DuPage County Judge has ordered a 60-day jail sentence for a Plainfield man accused of stealing a $1,500 Pomeranian puppy and blowing marijuana smoke into its face until it passed out. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:39:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2358075 A federal judge in Chicago today reversed a lower court's decision and refused to set bond for an Iowa man accused of sending two pipe bombs to brokerages and signing himself &quot;The Bishop.&quot; Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:34:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2358047 A major step forward today in keeping St. Francis Hospital open to residents in and around the area of&nbsp; Blue Island. <br /> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:26:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2357309 Governor calls legislature into special session July 9th.<br /> <br /> <br /> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:06:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2356968 Fewer people will be taking trips this holiday weekend compared to last year, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean the roads will be a lonely place the next few days.&nbsp; WBBM&rsquo;s Bernie Tafoya reports.<br /> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:05:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2356958 A Cook County circuit judge has found a woman guilty of murder in the strangulation death of her 3-year-old brother. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:40:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2356846 The Illinois Department of Public Health has again closed the spa at the Hampton Inn in northwest suburban McHenry after results from a culture test proved positive for the Legionnella bacteria. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:24:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2356737 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:35:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2356535 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:52:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2356352 Two children from Apachi Day Camp were injured Tuesday afternoon when a rock smashed through the windshield of their school bus at North Midlothian and North Hickory roads near Mundelein. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:19:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2356225 A woman was found murdered in her South Shore apartment Tuesday night on the South Side. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:01:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2356155 <br type="_moz" /> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:57:00 EDT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MO_MIDWEST_FLOODING_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:17:00 EDT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_FIVE_SHOT_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:05:00 EDT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/STARBUCKS_CLOSINGS?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:53:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2355924 A contrite Derrick Rose says driving at allegedly more than 100 mph on Interstate 88 was ''a big mistake'' that he vows never to repeat. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:33:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2355606 Happened near the Belmont Area Police Headquarters. Woman hit by gunfire when other officers respond. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:15:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2355526 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:16:00 EDT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IL_IMPEACHMENT_BATTLE_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:09:00 EDT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WI_TICKET_SCAM_ILOL-?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Sales taxes in Chicago are now the highest in the nation--10.25 percent--as a 1 percentage point Cook County tax increase takes effect today. Business leaders are furious. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:17:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2347453 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 01:25:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2344686 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 01:17:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2344651 <B>(CBS/AP) - Police and automotive experts say over-the-top attempts by some drivers to boost their gas mileage could be endangering them and other motorists.The AAA and Connecticut State Police are warning against extreme measures in "hypermiling," a practice in which unusual techniques are used to boost vehicles' mileage.They include rolling through stop signs to avoid braking, turning off a car's engine or shifting into neutral to coast down hills, over-inflating tires to decrease...</B> Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:54:00 EDT http://wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2341657