Hunts for Cop Killers and Toddler Mutilator Continue / Shaken-Baby Case / Animal Hospital Foul-up / Candy-Factory Bugs

Police Sketch Shows What Dismembered Toddler May Have Looked Like

• Some of the child remains, including the head, were found last weekend in the Garfield Park lagoon.

Cops Bash Coroner for Speaking About Slain Fox Lake Police Lieutenant

• “All of the progress made since this tragic incident is potentially in jeopardy,” a task force commander said. Also: ‘Single Devastating Gunshot Wound’ Killed Fox Lake Police Lieutenant: Coroner

Woman Says Animal Hospital Mistakenly Spread Dog’s Ashes

• Joliet resident expected to get the ashes back, but was told they were in a field.

Father Shook Baby Until Brain Bled, Leg Broke: Cops

• The Park Forest man had been watching the 2-month-old at her mother’s Joliet home, police said.

Bugs Found in Bolingbrook Candy Facility: Lawsuit

• Ferrara Candy Company alleges the bugs were brought in through an order of Red Vines from an Indiana company.

Family of Four, Including Baby, Injured in Rollover Crash

• Adults claim car’s accelerator got stuck. Two adults and two children, including a newborn baby, were taken to local hospitals.

Evanston Man Wins Chicago Triathlon

• Jeremy Rielley bested more than 2,000 other athletes in the August race.

Car Crashes Into South Suburban Mobile Home Park

• Mobile home owner says she woke up and found a car lying on its roof outside her bedroom where she and infant daughter were sleeping.

LW 210 Blames Financial Mess on ‘Not Very Strong’ Accounting Practices by Former Administration

• Assistant superintendent, one board member deflect responsibility for years of poor financial planning during public hearing on new budget.

Oak Lawn Firefighters Union Under Criminal Probe

• Firefighter alleges misuse of union funds. Union asked to turn over documents to grand jury, village manager says.

Childhood Pals Charged in Oak Lawn ‘Takeover’ Bank Robbery

• Relative recognized men from a report on the 10 o’clock news about the US Bank robbery on Aug. 27, feds say.

Missing Chicago Man was Heading to Bolingbrook

• The man’s cousin says he was supposed to meet up with a woman in a hotel before he went missing.

Ex-Sox Slugger’s Mansion Will Put a Big Hurt on Your Wallet

• The former Oak Brook home of Frank Thomas is back on the market, and it’s back with the bigger asking price of almost $5M.

Bolingbrook Woman in Running for ‘Team Mom of the Year’

• Voting is now open and no registration is required.

Beth Shalom Staff Parody ‘Honey I’m Good’ for Rosh Hashanah

• Matt Rissien leads the Northbrook Synagogue in ‘Apples and Honey are Good’ ahead of the Jewish holiday.

Jennifer Pritzker Adds Winnetka Mansion

• The billionaire paid more than $3.5 million for a luxury home in the village.

Rescued California Sea Lions Get New Lease on Life at Brookfield Zoo

• Sea lions, unable to survive in the wild, have been introduced to their new home.

Attacker Screamed ‘Terrorist Go Back to Your Country’ as He Beat Darien Man

• The Sikh Coalition is calling for the beating to be investigated as a hate crime. The victim, a father of two, was taken to a hospital.

Why the ‘Stupid’ United Airlines CEO Lost His Job

• Poor stock performance? Bad service? Long delays? No, just dumb corruption.

Former Crystal Lake Priest Accused of Sexually Abusing Young Boy

• John Holdren is accused of having sex with a young boy while he served as a priest at St. Rita’s of Cascia in Aurora in the 1970s.

Cucumbers Linked to Salmonella Shipped to Illinois

• A recall affecting cucumbers grown in Mexico and shipped to Illinois and 21 other states has been issued.

Jonathan Toews Shows Off a Trick Shot ... Repeatedly

• Your Chicago Blackhawks captain and hero is ready for the season to come, for sure.

A glimpse of crime-n-shame last week:

• Gun-Wielding Men Attack Guest at Wedding in Zion: Police
• Lawyer for Man Convicted of Frankfort Murder Says His AK-47 is Missing
• ‘Telltale’ Cigarette Butt Links Man to Christmas Car Burglary: Cop
• Woman Told Kid to Push Cart of Stolen Merchandise Out of Walmart: Cops
• Burbank Man Leads Michigan Troopers on 100 mph Chase
• State Cops Release Sketch of Bike-Path Rapist
• Evanston Man Who Stole Car With Child in Back Seat Sentenced to 10 Years
• Drunken Elmhurst Hospital Patient Climbs into Security Car: Police
• Chicago Family Caught Shoplifting — All 5 of Them

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• Chicago Swim Coach Saves Student’s Life
• Superintendent Bruce Law: ‘Leaving Hinsdale Central Off the List Was Newsweek’s Mistake’

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