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O'Hare seen in a 2015 file photo.
O'Hare seen in a 2015 file photo. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Mechanic Crushed To Death By Plane Equipment At O'Hare

The 35-year-old was discovered under the vehicle Sunday at O'Hare Airport.

Drew's Murder-For-Hire Conviction Stands: Glasgow Reacts

Disgraced police sergeant Drew Peterson got 38 years for the murder of his third wife, Kathy Savio, and 40 years for trying to order a hit on the state's attorney who prosecuting him. His fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, remains missing.

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Man Accused Of Murder Escapes Prisoner Van

The 22-year-old was being extradited from Texas.

Illinois Certifies 20 Votes For Joe Biden In Electoral College

"The election is affirmed and it is now time for us as a country to move forward," said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, one of the electors.

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Bank Robbed Monday Afternoon; FBI Search For Suspect

A man in his mid-40s robbed the Fifth-Third Bank by passing a note to a teller demanding money, according to the FBI.

Man Who Said He Was Timmothy Pitzen To Be Sentenced Tuesday

The 25-year-old man claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, who vanished in 2011 and would be 16 today.

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