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Share-worthy stories from the Illinois Patch network to talk about tonight:

Teen Accused of Shooting Ex for Not Taking Her Calls in Case of 'Love Gone Bad,' Judge Says

A 16-year-old in Chicago is being charged as an adult after she was accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend because he refused to accept her calls. "It's by the grace of God that [the victim is] still alive," the judge told her.

These Fighting Lions at Lincoln Park Zoo Prove Not All Cat Videos Are Cute

A video shot at the Lincoln Park shows some lions exhibiting their wild and ferocious nature.

Murder Suspect Nabbed After Throwing Puppy at Military Cop at Fort Hood

A man wanted in connection with a January murder in Evanston was captured earlier this month at the Fort Hood military post in Texas.

Bolingbrook Man Who Tried to Join ISIS Knows Plan Was 'Unrealistic'

A psychiatrist who examined a Bolingbrook man accused of trying to join the Islamic State said in a court filing that an extended prison sentence could radicalize him again after he realized that his plan was “idealistic and unrealistic.”

Anti-Trump Protest at Millennium Park Planned for This Weekend

While demonstrations against the president-elect through the streets of downtown Chicago have subsided, an anti-Donald Trump protest is scheduled for this weekend at Millennium Park.

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• Park Forest Police Warn of Home Invasions, Victims Tied Up and Beaten
• Chicago Artist Wants Kids to Look Up — Literally — to First Lady Michelle Obama With Mural
• $2.25 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Cary
• Online Fundraiser to Benefit Family of Teen Who Died at Swim Club Event
• Woman, 65, Peddled Cocaine at Senior Housing Development: Cops
• Stagg Cheerleading Coach Gets the Big Ask during Big Show
• Chevrolet of Homewood is Giving Away a Brand New Car to a Family in Need
• (A Really, Really Big) Santa Comes to Town in New Lenox
• McDonald's to Upgrade Restaurants With Self-Order Kiosks, New Ways to Pay

» Across America

• Donald Trump Taps Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Mike Pompeo for CIA, Michael Flynn for National Security Adviser
• Cop Investigated for Slapping Man in Bunny Suit
• Ohio Woman Arrested for Trying to Trade Sex for Nachos

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