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Police: Man Pours Gasoline On Woman, Lights Fire
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (STMW) – A mother and her four young children escaped injury after a west suburban man apparently pushed her down, poured gasoline on her and lit her clothes on fire early Sunday...
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Kane Co. Getting $2.6M For New Bike Paths
GENEVA, Ill. (STMW) – Kane County has been awarded more than $2.6 million in federal grant money to build three new bike and pedestrian paths. The new paths will be in west suburban Geneva, Elburn and...
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Man Faces Up To 90 Years For Sex Assault Of Baby
YORKVILLE, Ill. (STMW) – A west suburban Montgomery man is facing between 12 and 90 years in prison for sexually assaulting and breaking the leg of a 3-month-old girl, the Kendall County state’s...
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Layoffs Hit Suburban Police Departments
(STMW) – On Recession Road, perhaps the most startling sign so far has been “Police Exit Here.” Street officers have long been regarded as untouchable during municipal cutbacks. But after several years...
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Woman Charged With Stabbing Sister With Kitchen Knife
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (STMW) – A west suburban woman faces aggravated battery charges for allegedly stabbing her sister in the back with a steak knife during a fight on Saturday afternoon. Tamika Bell, 30,...
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Boyfriend In Custody After Beating Children
YORKVILLE, Ill. (STMW) — A west suburban man is being held on $100,000 bond after being charged with beating his girlfriend’s young children with a leather belt. Brian C. Lesure, 30, of Montgomery, was...
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DUI Offender Seeks To Have Bond Lowered, Gets It Raised
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (CBS) — A Chicago man arrested for DUI in the western suburbs two weeks ago is probably wishing that he didn’t ask for his bail to be lowered. As WBBM Newsradio 780’s Nancy Harty...
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Another Public Hearing Coming On Toll Hike Plan
UPDATED 08/22/11 10:47 a.m. MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — Another public hearing is coming on the controversial $12 billion construction plan for the Illinois Tollway. As WBBM Newsradio’s Dave Berner has...
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Tollway To Hold Final Hearings On Planned Toll Hike
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — The Illinois Tollway is set to hold the final public hearings on a proposed toll hike to pay for road construction projects. As CBS 2’s David Morrison reports, a hearing is set...
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Kendall County Residents: Our Water Is Rusty And Stinky
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — People who live west of the Chicago area are raising a ruckus over the kind of water that’s been coming out of their taps for nearly two months – rusty water. As WBBM...
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Family Brings Home Man With 5 Days To Live
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — There is nothing like the bond of a family, and one west suburban family is proof positive of that. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports, Andy Zepeda Jr. , 44, recently...
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Kendall County Residents: Water Is Still Rusty
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — Rusty water is again a problem in the Kendall County community of Boulder Hill. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports, residents of unincorporated Boulder Hill thought...
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Officials: Rusty Water Problem Fixed At Last In Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — A problem with nasty-tasting rusty water may finally be fixed for residents near the far west suburban community of Montgomery. As WBBM Newsradio’s Felicia Middlebrooks...
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West Suburban Montgomery Has 900-Ton Salt Problem
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — Where do you store 900 tons of road salt when all your storage space is already full? That’s a question officials in west suburban Montgomery will have to answer in the next...
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Montgomery Rolling Out Welcome Mat For Bluebirds
CHICAGO (CBS) — The west suburban town of Montgomery is hoping a new housing program will revive the town’s once flourishing population of bluebirds. Montgomery trustee Stan Bond says the village has...
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9-Year-Old Boy Drowns In West Suburban Lake
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (STMW) — A 9-year-old boy died Sunday after rescue divers pulled him from a west suburban Montgomery lake after spending about 30 minutes looking for the child, officials said. Rescue...
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Mosquito Batches With West Nile Found In Aurora, Montgomery
AURORA, Ill. (STMW) – Three more batches of mosquitoes collected recently have tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Kane County health Department said Friday. The mosquito batches were collected in...
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Police: Drunk Driver Hit Squad Car While Trying To Escape Gunshots In Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — A Montgomery police officer was hurt early Saturday morning, as a party broke up when shots were fired. As WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports, Montgomery police say people...
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West Suburban Man Charged With Kidnapping, Beating Ex-Girlfriend
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (CBS) — A west suburban Montgomery man was charged Friday with assaulting and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend, according to a release from the Kendall County Sheriff’s office. Brett A....
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Towns Aim For Whitewater Adventure On Fox River
CHICAGO (CBS) — When you think of whitewater rafting, places like Idaho or Colorado might first come to mind. But what about the western suburbs? If the mayors of Aurora, Montgomery, Oswego and...
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