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  • There's no arguing that metal bats in amateur baseball have changed the game. But at what cost? Two recent injuries have brought renewed attention on the metal versus wood debate.
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  • Losing weight and getting fit are popular resolutions. Chicago Chef Art Smith shared his recipe for success with ABC7.
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  • Maggie Daley has fractured her right leg where doctors recently placed a metal rod.
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  • The father of a boy who killed himself after being bullied by classmates is sharing his story in hopes of helping others.
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  • An 11-year-old boy who risked his life to rescue his mother from an intruder with a knife is being called a hero.
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  • As the mercury climbed into the 70s Wednesday, Chicagoans were out soaking in the sun.
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  • A suburban police officer and firefighter were praised as heroes Tuesday after risking their own lives to save a couple whose car crashed into a suburban pond.
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  • Fewer troopers will be patrolling Illinois roads because of the state's budget crisis.
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  • When a Naperville man was reported missing after trying to sail from Florida to the Bahamas, his family feared the worst. But he survived a shipwreck.
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  • The state's $13 billion budget deficit has devastated many local agencies, including a home care agency that may have to close Wednesday if it doesn't get state funding.
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  • A Walgreens employee stole sensitive bidding materials from a rival company, forcing the Deerfield, Ill.-based drug store to take itself out of the running for a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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  • Upset with the lack of education funding from the state, teachers and students from UIC staged a rally at the Thompson Center Monday.
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  • A resolution Congress is considering may put the brakes on 15-year-old drivers using permits in Illinois.
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  • A woman was struck and killed by a car on the city's South Side Tuesday morning.
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  • The family of a suburban Chicago high school student is considering legal action against the school after their son was suspended for creating a Facebook page that criticized a teacher.
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  • Cicero fire officials released tapes of the 911 calls Wednesday in the southwest suburban fire that killed seven people.
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  • There was mixed reaction in Wheaton Tuesday night to a plan to trap and kill some coyotes.
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  • Police have located a 27-year-old mother and her 3-year-old son who were reported missing on February 11.
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  • Sen. Evan Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term in Congress, giving Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat.
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  • Police are looking for a 27-year-old mother and her 3-year-old son.
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  • A Chicago police officer who was taken off the streets after being accused of making false DUI arrests will not face criminal charges.
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  • The Chicago campus of Northwestern University was placed on lockdown for three hours Wednesday after a faculty member reported spotting a person with a gun.
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  • On February 2, Illinois voters will choose a Republican nominee for governor. Five of the six candidates met in a debate Tuesday night that included some heated exchanges.
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  • An emergency bailout is in the works for the country's auto makers.
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  • Gubernatorial candidates Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes battled it out in their final debate before next week's primary election.
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  • The man accused of killing his ex-wife on New Year's Day outside an Oak Brook Doubletree Hotel has been denied bond after turning himself in.
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  • Southwest Airlines is once again allowing flights to take off at Midway Airport after canceling departures for most of Wednesday afternoon.
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  • The company in charge of Chicago's controversial parking meter system says it is making improvements.
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  • A local man has gotten his one Christmas wish -- a new heart -- with the help of a hospital's Christmas tradition.
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  • Four CTA employees have been suspended after a weekend train derailment.
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  • An explosion at a Belvidere plant blew out the walls of the building and sent debris flying to the nearby tollway oasis, where a man in the parking lot was killed.
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  • Hundreds of Chicago school kids are showing off their talents on Wednesday evening at the 7th annual After School Matters celebration.
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  • White House social secretary Desiree Rogers faces intense scrutiny after a couple was allowed into a state dinner without an invitation.
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  • It's been a year since the county failed to contribute more than $100 million into the plan, and now another multimillion-dollar payment is due.
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  • The man who is trying to buy the Chicago Cubs is considering selling stock to raise some of the money to get the deal done, but average Cubs fans will not likely be able to buy stock.
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  • Police in the Chicago suburb of Addison are investigating the deaths of four people whose bodies were found inside a home.
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  • More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.
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  • Four months after the Burr Oak Cemetery scandal first surfaced, the facility will reopen Thursday.
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  • Charges were dropped in some of the cases involving Chicago Police Officer Richard Fiorito, who is accused of making false DUI arrests.
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  • The 30-minute special report is about the national epidemic of suicide, as told form a personal perspective by Anchor/Reporter Kevin Roy, a survivor of suicide, who lost his mother 13 years ago.
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  • Along with the common bond of serving the country, many veterans share the burden of dealing with post-war stress.
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  • A solemn ceremony at Fort Hood in Texas honored the victims of last week's shooting.
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  • Friends and family of Army Private Francheska Velez held a vigil in her memory on Monday night.
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  • Deadly violence has claimed the life of another Chicago Public Schools student.
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  • The couple found dead in a Cook County forest preserve have been identified as the parents of a Chicago television host.
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  • Teachers are on strike at Ottawa Township High School, and contract talks have at times stalled and turned nasty.
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  • Health officials have talked about the importance of as many people as possible getting vaccinated for H1N1. But many people are not convinced it's the right choice for them or their children.
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  • The proposed increase is enough to make some riders wonder if it's time to start driving.
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  • ABC7 Chicago has learned that a veteran Chicago police officer is under investigation for allegedly making dozens of false DUI arrests, and criminal charges may be coming soon.
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  • CTA Board Chairman Carole Brown and Vice Chairman Susan Leonis, have resigned.
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