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Dad Left Baby In Car Outside Restaurant: Amber Alert | PM

911 caller threatens death | Stores closed on Easter | Pet food recall | 5 die in wrong-way crashes |

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Dad Left Baby In Car To Run Into Restaurant: Police

Police say the baby was in a car seat in back of a car that was stolen just after 7:30 a.m. Baby Braiden was found 15 minutes after an Amber Alert was issued at 11 a.m.

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911 Caller Threatens To Kill Police, Paramedics, Dispatcher: Cops

He's being held on $1 million bail after police say he threatened to "kill the whole city" and shoot people.

Pet Food Recalled In Illinois, And It's Not the First Time

Midwestern Pet Foods is recalling specific lots of about a dozen brands of dog and cat food distributed to Illinois.

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Easter 2021: Which Illinois Stores Are Open, Closed?

Target, Best Buy and Costco will close on April 4 for Easter, while CVS, Dollar General and Walmart are among those staying open.

5 People Killed In 2 Wrong-Way Crashes On Eisenhower Expressway

The cars caught fire due to the impact of the crash, and heavy smoke could be seen around the area of the crash.

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