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Landscaping Crew Rescues Family, Dogs from Roof of Burning House

Landscapers Nick Christopher, Casey Knight and Dennis Fau, of TouchDown Services in Joliet rescued a family and their dogs from the roof of a burning house. “We saw the house was on fire.," Christopher said. "We needed to do something. We’re not just going to leave them there.”

Window Washer Survives 4-Story Fall From Scaffolding

A window washer survived a four-story drop after he fell from the scaffolding he was working on Tuesday.

Wife Guilty of Helping to Plan Husband's 1979 Murder: Jury

A former Inverness woman was found guilty Monday for helping to plot her then-husband's 1979 muder so she could marry her boyfriend, a Chicago cop.

Taco Bell Offers Free Tacos (Yay!) Thanks to an Indians' Stolen Base (Boo!)

Taco Bell will be giving away free Doritos Locos Tacos to customers from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday thanks to Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor's stolen base of Game 1 of the World Series.

$50,000 Bail Ordered for Brothers in Attempted Kidnapping Case

A $50,000 bail was ordered Monday for both Reynaldo Bello-Flores, 21, and Fernando Bello-Garcia, 24, two brothers charged with attempting to kidnap a man outside a Prospect Heights grocery store.

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