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2 Young Girls Killed, 4 Adults Injured In House Fire

Two girls, ages 5 and 8 years old, are dead and four adults were injured in a house fire.

More Stardom For Joliet: 'Single Drunk Female' Filming Here?

Two television crews are filming at different locations across Joliet this week. One is at the Rialto and the other is on Mason Street.

Holiday Pet Pics: Send Patch Your Festive Illinois Pet Photos

Got a cat in reindeer ears or a Doberman dressed as Santa? Patch wants to see your pet pics.

2 IL Republicans Join Effort To Overturn Presidential Election

Reps. Mike Bost and Darin LaHood signed on to an amicus brief supporting the Texas attorney general's lawsuit against 4 states.

Gingerbread House Gallery: Check Out Illinois' Contest Entries

We asked and you delivered, big time: Here are the Illinois entries in Patch's gingerbread house decorating contest.

IL Reports 9,420 New Coronavirus Cases Friday, 190 More Deaths

"You deserve for you and your family and your friends to make it all the way to the other side [of the pandemic]," Dr. Ngozi Ezike said.

SWAT Arrests Man Who Threatened To 'Shoot Up' O'Hare: Police

Police said the man also threatened the White House, but after an anonymous tip, a SWAT unit showed up at his hotel room door.

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• 3 Gold Coins Worth $5 Found In Red Kettle
• Woman Killed After Car Breaks Down On I-94
• Lakefront Church-Mansion Denied Tax Exempt Status Finally Sells
• Flight Attendant's Accused Killer Arrested After 21-Year Manhunt
• ICC Approves ComEd's Third Consecutive Rate Decrease For Customers
• Man, 71, Killed Crossing Street
• Outdoor Pop-Up Christmas Market
• Cake Vending Machine
• Man Dodges Cops For 11 Years

Across America

• Coronavirus Vaccine Gets Approval Recommendation By FDA Committee
• 'No One Asked For This': Pandemic Unemployment Highest In Months

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