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Man Who Stabbed His Date Outside Movie Theater Sentenced to Prison

A 20-year-old Des Plaines man was sentenced to 27 years in prison in the brutal stabbing a co-worker outside a Deer Park theater while the two were on a date in January 2015.

Alleged Mobster Said He Would Use Blowtorch to Force Lawyer to Open Safe: Feds

An alleged mobster faces gun charges and is accused of planning to steal around $750,000 from the safe in an elderly lawyer's suburban home after federal agents arrested him trying to buy an Uzi, an AK-47 and other firearms Wednesday.

Multi-Vehicle Tollway Crash Near Gurnee Sends 7 to Hospital

Seven people were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries following a multiple-vehicle crash on I-94 near Gurnee Thursday night.

Authorities Searching for Caller Who Claimed He Killed His Parents

Several agencies responded to a home in Hawthorn Woods on Thursday morning after a person called and reported he’d killed his parents and planned to detonate a bomb. The call, police later learned, was a hoax and authorities are now searching for the person who placed the call.

Also see:

• Authorities Investigating Another Prank Call Regarding Murder in Lake Co.

2 Expelled Marist Girls Will Still Get Diplomas

The two female Marist High School students whose parents are suing the school over the expulsions levied in wake of a racist text message that circulated among some students at the school last month will still receive their high school diplomas from Marist.

Obama's Farewell Speech Will Be in Chicago

The president is coming home to deliver a major address in January, reports Politico Illinois.

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• Guns Found In Car Crashed In Ditch on I-55: Prosecutor
• Central Middle School Teachers' Flash Mob Earns Students' R-E-S-P-E-C-T
• Package Thief Got Cold Feet, Brought Back Ill-Gotten Gains: Homeowner
• Ald. Willie Cochran Pleads Not Guilty; His Lawyer Calls Actions 'Stupid or Careless,' Not Criminal
• Update: News Article About Unidentified Bodies Changed Twice

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