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Adoptive Parents Grateful For 'Safe Haven Law'

CBS 2 Chicago - Fri Jul 3, 11:40 PM ET

This beautiful baby girl is one of the more than 50 babies who have been saved under Illinois' "safe haven" law. Her parents talked to CBS 2's Mai Martinez about their baby's birth mother. They're hoping others will follow her lead.

  • Dempsey Travis Has Passed CBS 2 Chicago - Fri Jul 3, 8:38 PM ET

    CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports on the hole left in the Chicago community due to the passing of prominent businessman Dempsey Travis.

  • Chicago Police Kill Teen CBS 2 Chicago - Fri Jul 3, 8:38 PM ET

    CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports on the shooting and killing of a 16-year-old on the West Side by police.

  • Sen. James Meeks Throws Support Behind Gov. Quinn CBS 2 Chicago - Fri Jul 3, 8:22 PM ET

    James Meeks criticized Quinn's steps in the budget battle earlier, but Friday, he threw his support behind the governor, his actions, and his full-term candidacy, as CBS 2's Mike Flannery reports.

  • Families Say Goodbye To 2 Young Lives Lost CBS 2 Chicago - Fri Jul 3, 8:21 PM ET

    Jada Justice and Chastity Turner were laid to rest Friday amongst loved ones, as CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.

  • Have Fun For Free at the Taste CBS 2 Chicago - Fri Jul 3, 8:21 PM ET

    CBS 2's Mike Parker shows summer revelers how to have fun at the Taste of Chicago with as little money as possible.

  • Rollover Crash On Kennedy Expressway CBS 2 Chicago - Fri Jul 3, 7:45 AM ET

    A driver went out of control, slid into the wall and rolled over early Friday on the outbound Kennedy Expressway at Lawrence Avenue. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2 HD.

  • Alderman: Parking Meters Deceive Public CBS 2 Chicago - Fri Jul 3, 6:50 AM ET

    Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) told operators of the city's privatized parking meters that they are deceiving the public, after she had to pay $32.50 at a meter that charged her for parking overnight.

  • Video Of Jackson's Final Rehearsal Emerges CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 11:47 PM ET

    New video is giving us a look inside Michael Jackson's final days. Last Tuesday, he was singing and dancing on stage. Just two days later, the music icon died at his rented Beverly Hills mansion. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.

  • 2 Investigators Question Bogus Parking Tickets CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 11:47 PM ET

    Close to 3 million parking tickets are written in Chicago every year. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman has been getting furious e-mails from viewers who say they got ones they didn't deserve, so she started looking into these bogus tickets.

  • Family Wants Answers In Will County Double Murder CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 11:47 PM ET

    Who could kill a toddler's parents while he slept only feet away? That is what a Will County family still wants to know, months after it happened. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov talked with them Thursday night, and spent time with that little boy.

  • Can Cars And Cyclists Co-Exist In Chicago? CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 11:47 PM ET

    With the weather expected to be ideal this holiday weekend, lots of people will be out riding bikes. Some of you may think that more bicycles mean more accidents. But as CBS 2's Anne State reports a local group says the opposite is true.

  • Makeover Hit Streets Of Tragedy Stricken Englewood CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 7:48 PM ET

    In a neighborhood that has seen too many tears, CBS 2's Derrick Blakley looks into a push to cleanup the streets of a neighborhood where just last week a 9-year-old girl was murdered.

  • Fireworks Canceled As Towns Deal With Budget Woes CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 7:33 PM ET

    Some communities have had to cancel their fireworks celebrations for the Fourth of July, while others are pooling their resources for joint celebrations. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports on the impact of the economy across the area.

  • Mothers, Day Care Workers Protest Possible Layoffs CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 7:26 PM ET

    Protests are popping up all over Illinois. Thousands facing layoffs because of the state budget stalemate in Springfield are on the march. Working parents and day care workers demonstrated in Logan Square Thursday. CBS 2's Mike Flannery reports.

  • United Computers Fixed, But Snafu Irks Travelers CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 6:52 PM ET

    Air travel is rarely easy these days, but it got a lot worse for United passengers at O'Hare Thursday when an hours-long computer malfunction grounded flights. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.

  • Local Laws Regarding Pet Snakes May Surprise You CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 6:38 PM ET

    A snake was stabbed in self-defense after it killed a 2-year-old girl inside a Florida home. The case is raising questions about dangerous animals. CBS 2's Mike Parker wondered about the laws here in Illinois and reports with his findings.

  • United Computer Glitch At O'Hare Snarls Travel CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Jul 2, 12:37 PM ET

    Just in time for the mad rush of travelers headed out for the 4th of July weekend, a computer problem made it so United Airlines flights could not leave O'Hare International Airport for much of the morning. CBS 2's Ed Curran reports.