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  • Chicago speed cameras ticketing starts
  • The first of Chicago's speed cameras begins issuing tickets instead of warnings Wednesday.
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  • Woman sexually abused by police impersonator in Ravenswood
  • Chicago police issued a warning in a North Side neighborhood where a woman says she was sexually abused by a man who was impersonating a police officer.
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  • Search underway for rescue dog near Kennedy
  • The dog that caused traffic to come to a crawl on the Kennedy has a name: "Hope." And she has a home, in Minnesota.
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  • 3 dead in garbage truck crash in Glenview
  • Three people were killed in a crash involving a garbage truck in Glenview at Harlem Avenue and Harrison Street.
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  • Baby, woman dead in South Side fire
  • A baby and a 49-year-old woman are dead after a fire broke out in the 6700-block of South Emerald on the city's South Side.
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  • Bizarre weapons turn up daily at nation?s airports
  • As the I-Team looked into dry ice bombs at LAX, they found that bizarre weapons turn up every day at U.S. airports.
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  • Former Mayor Daley gives tour of Millennium Park for Chicago Ideas Week
  • Millennium Park is a must-see for visitors to Chicago that generates more than $2 billion a year in tourism revenue.
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  • McShane family arrives in Chicago for Bucktown beating trial
  • The trial begins for a Chicago man accused of attacking two young women, Natasha McShane and Stacy Jurich, with a baseball bat in the city's Bucktown community.
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  • At least 1 dead in fiery crash
  • At least one person was killed in a crash involving a garbage truck in Glenview.
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  • South Side rapes suspect in custody
  • A man wanted in two rapes and home invasions that occurred just hours apart on the city?s South Side last week is now in police custody, officials said.
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  • Baby, woman dead in South Side fire
  • A baby and a 49-year-old woman are dead after a fire broke out in the 6700-block of South Emerald on the city's South Side.
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  • Hispanic Heritage Month: Erie Neighborhood House
  • For the past 143 years, the West Town neighborhood has been home to a number of immigrant populations, from Germans and Ukrainians, to what is now a primarily Latino community.
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  • Park Manor fire, collapse suspicious, CFD says
  • Chicago fire officials said a fire that led to a partial collapse of a Park Manor building on the city's South Side may have been set.
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  • Winterizing Your Garden: 3 Things to Know
  • Jennifer Brennan, gardening expert with Chalet Nursery in Wilmette, visits ABC7 with tips on how to winterize your garden.
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  • Fire, building collapse in Park Manor area
  • Fire crews responded to the scene of a partial building collapse and fire on the Chicago's South Side early Tuesday.
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  • Inspirational last man to finish Chicago Marathon
  • Winners do not usually come in last place- but Maickel Melamed's story may change your thinking about that.
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  • Jury selection to begin in 2010 Bucktown bat attack
  • Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of Heriberto Viramontes who is accused in a brutal 2010 attack on two women in Bucktown.
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  • City on hook for millions after controversial settlement
  • There are new questions Monday night about the death of a teenager six years ago.
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  • 10-year anniversary for Cubs vs. Marlins Bartman Game
  • Monday is the 10-year anniversary of Game 6 between the Cubs and Florida Marlins better known as the "Bartman Game."
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  • 89-year-old Indiana cocaine mule pleads guilty
  • Leo Sharp was busted a year and a half ago, and now at age 89, has pleaded guilty.
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  • Two-car crash injures 5 on South Side
  • A two-car crash on Chicago?s South Side sent five people to the hospital on Monday morning. Witnesses say police were pursing one of those vehicles.
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  • Nobel Prize in economics goes to U of Cs Hansen, Fama
  • Two winners of the Nobel Prize in economics work at the University of Chicago.
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  • Aurora crash leaves 3 dead, 5 injured
  • Aurora police are investigating a traffic accident that took place late Sunday night on the city's east side, leaving three dead and five injured.
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  • Marathon runner: I can do anything in life
  • Winners do not usually come in last place- but Maickel Melamed's story may change your thinking about that.
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  • Macys will open on Thanksgiving Day
  • Macy's stores will open on Thanksgiving this year for the first time on the company's history.
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  • Chances are your turkey won't even be digested before the doors open at Macy's stores on Thanksgiving Day.
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  • Day of The Dead Exhibit
  • Day of The Dead Exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art.
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  • Report: Macys opening on Thanksgiving for 1st time
  • Chances are your turkey won't even be digested before the doors open at Macy's stores on Thanksgiving Day.
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  • Maikel Melamed
  • More than 16 hours after the race began, the final runner crossed the finish line early Monday.
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  • Joliet sisters hope their Krokodil story a wakeup call for others; flesh-eating heroin-like drug destroys skin, lives
  • There is a new warning about a deadly drug that devours flesh from the inside out and several members of one suburban family are struggling to cope with the effects of Krokodil, the drug known as "crocodile."
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  • CPD command post anchored marathon security
  • The Chicago Police Department?s forward command post near the finish line was complete with a bank of video feeds providing real time views of an urban racecourse.
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  • Final marathon runner an inspiration for all who ran
  • Thirty-eight-old Maickel Melamed of Venezuela worked to make it back to Grant Park and the finish line when the crowds would be gone and many of the other Chicago Marathon finishers will have already turned in for the night by the time he's done, but none of that matters.
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  • Security tight after Boston bombing
  • Providing security along that 26.2 miles course is always a daunting task, but even more so this year following the bombing at the Boston Marathon and Sunday new security procedures were in place.
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  • Runners experience sense of accomplishment
  • There were as many inspirational stories this year at the Chicago Marathon as there were runners.
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  • Runners round the corner
  • New Balance Chicago is one business along the route that's cheering on Chicago Marathon runners.
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  • ABC7 Security expert Jody Weis talks about planning for a large event like the Chicago Marathon.
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  • 1st female finishes in 2:19:15
  • Rita Jeptoo was the first woman to cross the finish line during the 2013 Chicago Maraton.
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  • Chicago Marathon winner Dennis Kimetto, of Kenya, finishes at 2:03:45 (unofficial time)
  • Kenyan Dennis Kimetto ran the 2013 Chicago Marathon in a record-breaking 2:03:45.
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  • Newsviews: In the Shadows Masquerade Ball Part 2
  • October is National Bullying Prevention Month. ABC has teamed up with non-profit partners in helping raise awareness.
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  • Newsviews: In the Shadows Masquerade Ball Part 1
  • October is National Bullying Prevention Month. ABC has teamed up with non-profit partners in helping raise awareness.
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  • Apple Breakfast
  • Fuel your day with a good breakfast, ready the night before.
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  • History museum goes beyond pack-rat mentality
  • Go behind the scenes with ABC7's Ravi Baichwal at the Chicago History Museum where they go beyond the pack-rat mentality and systematically hold onto the things that made that history.
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  • No one but runners allowed on route
  • In the past, people have joined friends in last miles of the Chicago Marathon. That's no longer allowed.
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  • Runners take security in stride
  • While security is tight, Chicago Marathon organizers say nothing should detract from the runners' experience.
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  • Security tight for Chicago Marathon
  • Security is very tight for the start of the Chicago Marathon.
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  • Brawling schools play game without incident
  • Rich Central High School and Rich South High School face off on the gridiron in hopes of healing their community.
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  • Shaws Crab House a beacon for shucking oysters
  • Oysters' popularity may come and go, but one restaurant in Chicago has been a beacon for shucking and slurpring the past quarter century: Shaw's Crab House.
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  • EBT system failure blocks food stamp debit cards
  • EBT system failure left full carts abandoned at Chicago grocery stores as shoppers in Illinois and many other states have been unable to use their food stamp debit cards.
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  • Chicago Marathon ready to run
  • The pre-race pasta has been consumed Friday night in preparation for the start of the 36th annual Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
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