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Fatal Plane Crash: Coroner, Former Springfield Mayor Among Dead

Three people and a dog were killed when a twin-engine plane crashed seven miles outside Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport on Tuesday.

Person Dies In Joliet Police Custody, Patch Confirms

The man swallowed his bag of cocaine after being detained by the Joliet police, reports state. The Major Crimes Task Force is investigating.

Chicago Holds 'First-Of-Its-Kind' Cannabis Resource Fair

Attendees can learn about opportunities for business and jobs, how to expunge criminal records and new marijuana laws and regulations.

Woman Charged With Choking Child At Mental Health Facility

Jacquetta Hill, 35, was charged with child endangerment.

Aurora Police Chief To Be Congressman's Guest At State Of Union

Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman will accompany Rep. Bill Foster (D, IL-11) to the State of the Union address on Feb. 4.

Police: Lisle Gunwoman, Slain Trooper Had 'Some Sort Of Intimate Relationship'

Police in Lisle said Tuesday that they have completed interviews with both survivors of a shooting that killed a state trooper.

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