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Chuck E. Cheese: Oak Lawn’s Violent Mouse Problem

Chuck E. Cheese might be a giant mouse, but adults are the biggest pests at the Oak Lawn franchise, which is dangerously close to having its business license yanked if recurring security problems are not solved.

Judge Rules Melissa Calusinski Does Not Deserve a New Trial

After months of heated hearings between the defense and prosecution in one of the highest-profile and controversial murder cases in Lake County history, a judge ruled on Friday that Melissa Calusinski does not deserve a new trial.

Gunman Accused of Killing Mundelein Nurse in U of I Shooting Surrenders

An 18-year-old Champaign man accused of opening fire near the University of Illinois campus last weekend in an incident that injured several passersby and killed a Mundelein man has turned himself into police.

Plainfield Writer Using Short Stories to End Chicago Homelessness

A Plainfield woman is trying to use stories to end Chicago’s homelessness problem.

Cubs Fan Gets Tattoo Proclaiming World Series Win; Will He Be the New Steve Bartman?

If the 2016 season for the Chicago Cubs ends without the team celebrating its first World Series championship in more than a century, fans know who specifically to blame: Noel Brown, a 45-year-old health insurance underwriter and high school baseball coach from Des Moines, IA.

» Also Worth a Look Today

• Fluid in the Lungs Blamed for Deaths of Chicago Woman, Sister at Island Vacation Resort
• Armed Robbery Suspect in Standoff With Police After West Loop Holdup: Reports
• Frankfort Pair Snared in Stolen Gun Purchase: Cops
• Pregnant Woman Bitten, Knocked to Ground at Dunkin’ Donuts: Cops
• Brooke Hernandez Brewer Expected to Replace McFarland on Joliet City Council
• Small Caliber Ammunition Found at Plainfield Central
• New High-Tech Garbage Program Starts Monday in Wheaton: Here's What You Need to Know

» Across America

• Trump Foundation Operating Without Certification That Allows Large Fundraising: Report
• Donald Trump: 'I Never Did Business in Cuba'

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