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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Autopsy Reports Found 87 Years Later

• The gory details of Chicago’s bloodiest Valentine’s Day may become public knowledge.

Errant Gunfire on Chicago Street Claims Young Woman’s Life

• Aaren O’Connor, 25, moved here from San Diego a year and a half ago. Her worried father’s fears came to an awful fruition.

Business Owner Finds Billboard Installed Upside Down

• Instead of being mad, Jeff Kohl said it’s bringing him more publicity than he ever could have paid for.

Joliet Woman Will Die Without $56,000 Medication

• “The doctor told me that I need to take this medication or I’m going to die,” Joliet resident Tonya Vining said. Every treatment is $56,000.

‘Oh God, We’d Better Call’: 911 Call in Oak Forest Double Murder-Suicide

• Coworkers worried for Margaret O’Leary-Joost’s wellbeing called 911 panicked. with: Father Strangles Autistic Son and Wife in Oak Forest Murder-Suicide

Gun-Toting Man Charged With Robbery, Home Invasion: Cops

• The Mokena man was bound for the county jail Friday afternoon. with: Armed Home Invader Captured After Terrorizing 2 Kids: Cops

Let The Chicago Blackhawks Be Your Valentine

• Valentine’s Day cards offered by team will show your love is “Stronger Than a HurriKane.”

Zika Virus May Have Cost Romeoville Woman Her Pregnancy

• The 30 year old says the virus, which she caught in Honduras, may have contributed to a miscarriage.

Chicago Cop’s Lawsuit ‘Outrageous’: NU Attorney

• Legal expert David Shapiro can’t recall another case in which a police officer sued the estate of someone he killed. with: Lawyer Says Chicago Cop Feared for His Life When He Fired Fatal Shots at Bat-Wielding Teen

Judge’s Son Changed Mind About Pleading Guilty, Didn’t Have To Bother Showing Up For Court

• The judge said it was OK for the son of another judge to skip court, a prosecutor said.

Body Found Wednesday is Missing Banker from Arlington Heights

• Father of two went into a forest preserve Monday. His body was discovered by forest preserve police, authorities confirm.

Wheaton College Gets Larycia Hawkins to Walk Away from Her Job and Controversy

• In exchange, a scholarship will be created in her name. The school tried to fire her for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

Service Dog for Man with MS Denied Entry into Bolingbrook Hospital

• The man was trying to see his best friend’s mother have her last rites read.

Joliet Grad Lands Role on NBC Pilot

• The class of 1999 grad has also appeared on “Better Call Saul” and “Veep.” His new show will be directed by Amy Poehler.

‘Empire’ Returns to Joliet’s Rialto Theatre

• Filming will take place Feb. 14 through Feb. 19.

Couple Ditches Wilmette Home to Join Disney Channel Star Son in L.A.

• The Quinns will join Bunk’d star Kevin on the West Coast.

Sandra Bland’s Mom Lends Support to Clinton Campaign

• Geneva Reed-Veal will appear with Clinton at a voter event Feb. 17 in Chicago.

Michael Schofield of Orland Park Gets a Super Bowl Ring with Denver Broncos

• The Carl Sandburg High School graduate was a Super Bowl 50 starter.

Naperville Native Owen Daniels is a Super Bowl Champ

• And as a kid, he admired Peyton Manning very much. In fact, his Manning jersey might still be in his closet back at his parents, he says.

Judge Considers Lighter Sentence for DUI Driver at Request of Deceased’s Wife

• William Decero of Downers Grove has pleaded guilty to aggravated drunken driving after a crash that killed a Hinsdale man.

DuPage Board Member Beats DUI Charge

• Paul Grant Eckhoff of Wheaton celebrated after the not-guilty verdict.

Luxury Movie Theatre Company Wants Vacant Dominick’s

• Reclining seats. Premium food and drink. ... Pinch us now.

Vietnam Vet Sentenced to 39 Years For Running Wife Over in Garage

• The couple had been married 11 years.

Girlfriend Thought Boyfriend’s Fake Kidnapping Scheme Was a ‘Game,’ Attorney Says

• Accused fake kidnapping trio has day in court.

Jackie Robinson Little League Parents Claim ESPN, Little League Used and Abused Their Kids

• On one-year anniversary of the Little League national title being stripped from Chicago, parents sue almost everyone involved.

Boyfriend Charged With Molesting Girlfriend’s 15-Year-Old Daughter

• Mother caught boyfriend coming out of daughter’s bedroom, prosecutor said.

A glimpse of crime-n-shame last week. Follow our crime page on Facebook, too.

• Rapper Beat Up Blogger Until He Said ‘Black Lives Matter:’ Detective
• Jilted Boyfriend Breaks Into Ex’s Home, Stabs New Lover With Screwdriver, Rams Car During Chase: Cops
• Unwanted Drunken Joliet Woman Tried Locking Herself in Supermarket Bathroom Stall: Cops
• 13-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted, Impregnated By Cousin, 25
• Sex Offender Caught On School Bus With Easter Seals Kids: Cops
• Suburban Store Owner Sold Fake Pee to Undercover Cops: Police
• Firefighter/Paramedic Charged with Possession of Child Porn
• Instagram Scammer Tricks Student into Sharing Bank Info
• Serial Bank Robber ‘Midday Bandit’ Strikes Again: FBI
• Ticket Counterfeiters Arrested in CPD, FBI Sting: Attorney General
• Woman Cited for Using Profanity in Front of Children
• Orland Park Man Reported Missing by Family
• Cookie Monster - Unlicensed Cookie Salesman Injured Cop: Police
• Sex Trafficker Found Guilty of Forcing Girl into Prostitution
• Wilmette Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen Girl
• 79 ‘Johns’ Charged in Pre-Super Bowl Sex Sting

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