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Broadway Christmas Shopper’s Killer Captured: Cops

Police say they have captured a killer who gunned down a Joliet man on his way home from last minute Christmas shopping. The slaying stemmed from a longtime feud, police said.

Gunned Down Driver Plowed Through Brick Wall in New Year’s Eve Killing

Firefighters responding to a car crashing through a brick wall on Grover Street found the driver had been shot in the chest.

New Illinois Laws 2017: 25 Laws That Could Change Your Life

Nearly 200 new laws will take effect Jan. 1, 2017, in Illinois. While the state's Democratic and Republican lawmakers still couldn’t agree on a state budget, they were able to pass laws applying to feminine hygiene products, synthetic drugs disguised as consumer products, marijuana, health, fishing, driving violations, privacy and more.

Advocate Christ Welcomes One of First Chicago-Area Babies To Be Born in 2017

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn welcomed one of the first babies to be born in the Chicago area in 2017.

12 Years in Prison for Stealing Quarters? 'Absurd' But True

If WTF and SMH were legal terms, the appellate court judges who heard the case of Harley Busse may well have used such language to describe their decision to knock down the petty thief's 12-year sentence in the state penitentiary.

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