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Highway Gunman Accused of Taking Mom's Life Faces Reduced Charge

The vacationing mom from Buffalo Grove was shot in the neck in front of her children. On Monday, a Wisconsin prosecutor dropped the charge to reckless homicide, citing the mental state of the man who was firing shots all over the interstate that day.

3 Scared Teens Get Stuck on Top of a Water Tower

The kids scaled the tower Friday night, but they were too scared to climb back down. The Deerfield fire department brought them down.

Romeo-Wannabe Makes 'Kissing Noises' Through Window to Rehab Center Employee: Police

Who wouldn't want to kiss that? The 50-year-old Yorkville man had been previously banned from the center.

Trial for Teen Accused of Father-Son Double Murder Begins

What you need to know about the case of Marco Lopez, accused of killing Luis and Segundo Reynoso in their Palatine home in 2014.

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