
Tara Molina
Reporter at WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
@CBSChicago investigative reporter. #CLE native. @ASU Sun Devil + @Cronkite_ASU Master’s grad.
Articles
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2 days ago |
cbsnews.com | Tara Molina |Carol Thompson
Some taxpayers who paid their taxes by the April 15 deadlines are getting notices telling them they still owe money, all because of delays with the IRS electronic payment system. Some of the people impacted have also said they've found it impossible to get through to the IRS for help.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Michele Youngerman |Tara Molina
On Sunday, the CBS News Chicago Investigators told you about the significant industrial pollution in Northwest Indiana and the health impact on the people living in Gary. Now, the federal government is working out a deal for a Japanese company to invest in U.S. Steel. Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Tara Molina
Man charged in Oak Forest, Illinois beating death has violent record Michael Protho, the man charged with beating and killing a man in the south Chicago suburb of Oak Forest last week, appeared in court for the first time on Tuesday. It also turns out that CBS News Chicago interviewed a victim of Protho's in the past. Protho, 30, stands charged with the murder of Edward Lewis, 53, this past Friday.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Tara Molina
The final countdown is on in Springfield — where lawmakers have until the end of the week to tackle issues from the Illinois General Assembly's Spring Session. The state budget for the next fiscal year must be tackled by May 31. Meanwhile, there are still no answers on how the state will handle transit reform and funding — and if nothing is done on that front by the end of the week, there could be a 40% reduction in mass transit services in Chicago.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Michele Youngerman |Tara Molina
Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to figure out if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary, Indiana. Pollutants you can see, and tiny particulates you can't, come from different types of industry in the Gary region. But according to Environmental Protection Agency records, steel production plants release the most toxins of all the industries in the region. Beryl Fitzpatrick is one of the residents affected.
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