<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM</title><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler</link><description><![CDATA[Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:08:17 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Alligator Crashes Family's Independence Day Party]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/alligator.july.4th.2.1071770.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/alligator.july.4th.2.1071770.html</link><description><![CDATA[He wasn't invited, but that didn't stop an alligator from showing up to one Minnesota family's Independence celebration Friday.
It didn't end well for him when police showed up.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:20:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldier Who Fought In Pink Boxers Home For The 4th]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/zach.boyd.boxer.2.1071973.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/zach.boyd.boxer.2.1071973.html</link><description><![CDATA[He made the front of the New York Times dressed only in boxers, a t-shirt and a helmet while in combat. Specialist Zach Boyd is from Fort Worth and is home on 'r&amp;r' for the July 4 holidays. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:47:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chestnut Wins N.Y. Hot Dog Eating Match]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/joey.chestnut.kobayashi.2.1071203.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/joey.chestnut.kobayashi.2.1071203.html</link><description><![CDATA[Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third
straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual
showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they
really are what they eat.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:56:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama The Turtle Released On Saturday]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/obama.turtle.released.2.1071482.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/obama.turtle.released.2.1071482.html</link><description><![CDATA[A loggerhead turtle that was rescued on Key West's Higgs Beach on January 19 has finally been released. The turtle was named after President Barack Obama, who took the oath of office one day after the turtle was rescued.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:55:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Man Robs Bank He Patronized]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/bank.robbery.citibank.2.1071450.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/bank.robbery.citibank.2.1071450.html</link><description><![CDATA[In real estate, the first rule is always location, location, location. For one alleged South Florida bank robber, he might want to remember that old axiom. Fort Lauderdale police say David Lotridge faces felony charges for allegedly robbing a local Citibank.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:53:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYPD Rookie Makes Arrest Minutes After Graduation]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/rookie.makes.arrest.2.1070853.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/rookie.makes.arrest.2.1070853.html</link><description><![CDATA[A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started. One
of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest Thursday just
minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at
Madison Square Garden.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:37:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tow Truck Driver Finds Gator On The Road]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/driver.gator.road.2.1070519.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/driver.gator.road.2.1070519.html</link><description><![CDATA[A tow truck driver is used to running across many things, but one local tow truck driver came across something he wasn't quite expecting Friday morning, when he stumbled upon an alligator in the middle of the road near the intersection of SW 104th Street and 122nd Avenue.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:06:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robber Caught After Leaving Cell Phone Behind]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/robber.wallet.bank.2.1070406.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/robber.wallet.bank.2.1070406.html</link><description><![CDATA[Ever get that sinking feeling when you realize you've lost your cell phone? That's what happened to Carlos Williams -- after he allegedly robbed a bank.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:55:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Airline Issues Nude Safety Video]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/nude.safety.video.2.1070322.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/nude.safety.video.2.1070322.html</link><description><![CDATA[New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage
passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's
uniforms are nothing but body paint.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth Madoff Asks For Fur Coat, Takes Straw Bag]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/bernard.madoff.victims.2.1068967.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/bernard.madoff.victims.2.1068967.html</link><description><![CDATA[Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's wife asked to stay in her $7 million Manhattan penthouse and wanted to take a fur coat with her before federal marshals seized the property. A federal official informed of Ruth Madoff's departure from her apartment Thursday tells The Associated Press that when marshals said she couldn't take her coat, she left carrying just a straw bag.<br />
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