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‘I love what it stands for and I love what we do’ – How an Arlington Heights military widow turned her loss into a movement supporting deployed troops
The death of LCpl. James Stack of Arlington Heights in 2010 left his 19-year-old wife Katie a widow, their one-year-old daughter Mikayla fatherless. What started in 2011 as a small effort to send care packages to servicemembers overseas in memory of LCpl. Stack has grown into a massive and hugely successful event in the Northwest suburbs. WGN’s Ryan Burrow talks with Katie Stack and her family on remembering James, and the growth of Help USA Troops: Here’s where you can […]
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Video: Drawl specializes in Midwestern food with a Southern flair, while also offering an extensive collection of whiskey
Lincoln Park’s Drawl specializes in Midwestern food with a Southern flair, or, you might say, a drawl. In back is their Whiskey Room, where they feature a vast collection of whiskey and other spirits. They host weekly Whiskey 101 Nights where amateurs and connoisseurs can talk and share knowledge. They also welcome members of the community to their weekly Neighborhood Nights.
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Aurora Heals
Aurora is mourning, healing and learning following a deadly shooting rampage that left five dead and one worker hurt at Henry Pratt Company, and five Aurora police officers injured. WGN’s Ryan Burrow checked in with police, residents and professionals to discuss how the city is coping, and how they can move forward.
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‘There’s such an enormous volume for us to go through, we’re trying to find that one little shipment that sticks out’ – Screening for drugs at Chicago’s airports
Chicago U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 24,000 packages of illegal drugs last year at area airports. Chicago’s Field Office encompasses 12 states. Acting Deputy Director of the Chicago Field Office Matthew S. Davies spoke with WGN’s Ryan Burrow about the types of drugs they’re finding, where they’re coming from, and how they’re being discovered.
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Photos: “Structural Emergency” on Lake Shore Drive at Randolph
Northbound Lake Shore Drive is closed at Randolph for what Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management & Communications called a “Structural Emergency.” At least one crack was discovered in the steel beams that support the bridge. The bridge will be closed at least through the Monday evening rush hour as crews work to install a temporary support.
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Cracking Cell Phone Addiction – Part Three
WGN’s Ryan Burrow talks with Catherine Price, author of the book “How to Break Up With Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life.” Catherine talks about when she realized her phone was taking over her life…It all started with doorknobs. She talks about what lures people to certain apps. And she gives some practical tips on how to build a better relationship with your phone.
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Chicago Police release images in ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett investigation
Chicago Police have released the images of two people seen in the area where ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett says he was attacked. You can’t see the faces of the two people walking in the surveillance images from around 2am Tuesday morning. Smollett told police he was attacked by two males who yelled racial and homophobic slurs at him, hit him several times, placed a rope around his neck and poured an unknown liquid substance on him before fleeing the area. […]
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Cracking Cell Phone Addiction – Part Two
In Part 2 of the WGN Series: Cracking Cell Phone addiction, Ryan Burrow talks with Dr. Michael Bishop, who is hosting a summer camp specifically focusing on digital addiction.
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Cracking Cell Phone Addiction – Part One
WGN’s Ryan Burrow talks with Allison Johnsen, Business & Program Development Manager at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital about some of the issues they’re seeing with cell phone addiction, in Part 1 of the WGN Series “Cracking Cell Phone Addiction”
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Prosecutors still trying to figure out why Jake Patterson may have targeted Jayme Closs – WGN’s Ryan Burrow talks with ABC’s Alex Perez about the Wisconsin kidnapping and murder case
Jake Patterson, 21, appears in court for the first time Monday, accused of murdering the parents of Jayme Closs, and kidnapping the girl for nearly three months. Investigators say they believe Patterson targeted Jayme, but it’s still unclear what if any connection there were between the two prior to the October 15th murders of her parents. WGN’s Ryan Burrow spoke with ABC’s Alex Perez who is in Barron County, Wisconsin with the latest.
