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Naperville Gains New Sister City In Mexico
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (STMW) - Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel was working on his Spanish on Friday morning, in his first official meeting over breakfast with Presidente Municipal Antonio Garcia Velazquez...
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Man Charged With Fleeing To Mexico To Avoid Murder Rap
CHICAGO (STMW) – A Northwest Side man accused of killing a former roommate during a heated argument earlier this year was named in a federal criminal complaint on Thursday for allegedly fleeing to...
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3 Chicagoans Missing; May Be Headed To Mexico
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police are asking for the public’s help locating three Chicago residents who went missing and may be heading to Mexico. LISTEN: Newsradio 780′s David Roe reports Download:...
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NU Medical Students Head To Mexico To Serve Those In Need
CHICAGO (CBS) – Ten Northwestern University medical students are packing up everything from gloves to gowns to syringes, in anticipation of a month long trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. As WBBM Newsradio 780′s...
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Warning On Papaya From Mexico, Link To Salmonella
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning people to avoid buying papaya from Mexico right now because several illnesses have been linked to the fruit. The danger is...
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Customs Agents Find 2,000-Year-Old Mexican Artifact In Shipment
UPDATED 07/29/11 5:45 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — U.S. Customs officials in Chicago have discovered that a Mexican figurine that was set to be shipped to Canada was actually a 2,000-year-old pre-Columbian...
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Fugitive Deported To Mexico After Killing Woman, Fleeing To U.S.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Federal authorities have deported a man charged with killing a woman who refused to dance with him at a party in Mexico. Ivan Hernandez-Barroso, 28, had escaped to the United States as...
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Rolling Meadows High School Student’s Burned Body Found In Mexico
UPDATED 12/27/11 4:51 p.m. IXTLÁN DE LOS HERVORES, Michoacán, Mexico (CBS) — The badly burned body of a high school student from Rolling Meadows was found inside a charred vehicle in Mexico over the...
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Durbin: American Drug Habit Fuels War In Mexico
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Mexican government says the war with drug cartels left 13,000 people dead through September of last year, meaning the war has killed almost 50,000 people in the last five years. As...
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7.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Central Southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (CBS) — A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck central southern Mexico Tuesday, sending Mexican-Americans here in Chicago scrambling for updates on friends and family. The U.S. Geological Survey...
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Burbank Seeks FBI’s Help In Finding Man Suspected Of Killing New Wife
BURBANK, Ill. (CBS) – Burbank Police have asked the FBI for help in finding the 30-year-old groom accused of murdering his bride over the weekend, and leaving her body in a bathtub, still wearing the...
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Chicago Fugitive Wanted For Rape, Murder Added To 10 Most Wanted List
CHICAGO (CBS) – The FBI added a new man to its 10 Most Wanted List: A fugitive from Chicago wanted for rape and murder more than a decade ago. Fidel Urbina, 37, was first arrested by Chicago Police in...
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Opinion: Obama Has Last Word With The Supreme Court On Immigration
One ought to analyze the chain of events that occurred since the Supreme Court called one part of Arizona’s immigration law constitutional. Obama, with all of his alleged power – and vindictiveness –...
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Opinion: Eric Holder Continues To Show Contempt Of Congress
In the second most interesting political story of the day to come out of Washington, D.C. yesterday, United States Attorney General Eric Holder was voted by the House of Representatives as “in...
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Activists Come To Chicago To Protest War On Drugs
CHICAGO (CBS) — Activists are in Chicago Tuesday to voice their opposition to the War on Drugs. As WBBM Newsradio’s Brandis Friedman reports, the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity is making...
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Opinion: Walmart Bribery And Mexico
The New York Times has broken news on the Wal-Mart bribery scandal in Mexico. It is abundantly clear, based on reporting, that Wal-Mart promotes a culture of corruption globally and has used it as a...
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Team USA Falls Flat In 5-2 Loss To Mexico At WBC
PHOENIX (AP) — Team USA has a lineup full of MVPs and All-Stars, and sent out the reigning NL Cy Young winner for its opening game of the World Baseball Classic. All those hitters couldn’t do much of...
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No Suspensions From Canada-Mexico Brawl At Classic
PHOENIX (AP) — The World Baseball Classic has decided no one will be suspended from the nasty brawl between Canada and Mexico. The organizers said in a statement Sunday that while the mayhem “runs...
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Chicago Priest Crosses Mexican Border Illegally To Highlight Immigration Reform
play pause Priest Seeks To Spark Immigration Debate WBBM Newsradio's Nancy Harty CHICAGO (CBS) – A week before Chicago is likely to see major May Day immigration rights protests, a local priest...
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Mother’s Day Celebrations From Around The World
When you think of Mother’s Day in the U.S., you probably think of flowers, phone calls and crowded restaurants for brunch. But did you ever wonder how Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world?...
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