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Monday, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:30 CDT

Entertaining Ourselves

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NBC 5 Reporter Matt Rodewald is booking flights for Milton Bradley trip out of town. Plus, a long commute this morning and he explains why you're looking at a sign exiting the Lake Forest Oasis - kind of - in today's edition of Chat With Matt Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:45 CDT

OH NO!!!!!

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With reports having Bears All-Everything Brian Urlacher done for the season with a dislocated wrist and dismal conclusion to the baseball season on the horizon the question for sports fans in Chicago...now what?? NBC 5's Matt Rodewald gets you ready for the... Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Tuesday, Jul 7, 2009 at 10:45 CDT

25-hour Laundry Session

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All he wanted to do was his laundry, but the machine in NBC 5 Reporter Matt Rodewald's place wouldn't budge. See who won the battle of attrition, and other stuff on his mind. Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Friday, Jul 3, 2009 at 12:00 CDT

Oooh!!!! Ahhh!!!

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Yup, it's the big fireworks day at the Taste and get ready for idiots in Grant Park. They'll be out and about most of the day, drinking on the lakefront, getting into arguments over something silly and then fisticuffs. That's just a small minority of... Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:09 CDT

Oh no, my phone!

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It's the lost feeling you get when you don't have it. NBC 5 Reporter Matt Rodewald felt lost in the woods without his cell phone on Thursday. Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Monday, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:30 CDT

It's gon' be hot!!!

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Get ready for the heat this week. NBC 5 Weather Genius Andy Avalos says Tuesday and Wednesday's temperatures will climb into the 90's for the first time in 2009. What happens to your car when it's that hot? Well, I hear a lot of this on the... Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 09:00 CDT

This can't end well

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Yeah, sometimes you have a little too much fun at the Indianapolis 500. But this is why I stay sober at these things!! As I'm trekking across the west side of the Circle City to retrieve my car, I find this guy. This was the position I found him in. Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 09:00 CDT

If anyone has a sledgehammer...

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...let me know. I'll hop in the back of the truck here and start pounding the crap out of these meters. There are precious quarters inside each one, and workers contracted out by the city were ripping them up in the last few days regardless of what... Read More

BY Matt Rodewald
Tuesday, Mar 10, 2009 at 08:00 CDT

Hey, Nice Suit Pal!

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If you haven't jumped in on Chat With Matt (5:30 am - weekdays online) you're missing out. Here's a rundown of what's come up so far in the last few days: -I don't do any work, people feed me my info -Zoraida says I'm a big traffic and sports... Read More

BY Matt Rodewald

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Matt Rodewald

NBC 5 Traffic and Transportation Reporter chats it up about the roads, the people on the roads, and everything behind the scenes at the Traffic Lounge.

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