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3 Cold-Related Deaths Reported Amid Dangerous Temperatures | PatchPM

Couple found dead in home | Frigid temps don't deter Great Lakes jumper | Nursing home to close after fatal attack

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Here are the stories trending across Illinois on Tuesday night.

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Cold Weather Death: Woman Found Dead Outside Library

A maintenance employee was checking the inside of the library building when he discovered the 41-year-old woman unresponsive outside an entrance to the building. A suburban coroner is also reporting the possible cold exposure deaths of a 59-year-old man found outside his home on Tuesday and a 44-year-old man found dead after shoveling snow over the weekend. >>Read More.

2 Found Fatally Shot In Home ID'd: Coroner

A woman called 911 to report finding her parents fatally shot inside the home.>>Read More.

Chicago's Great Lake Jumper Lives For Daily 'Glorious Moment'

The 55-year-old "Ambassador of Crazy" has plunged into Lake Michigan more than 1,200 times since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — and he isn't deterred by this week's subzero temperatures.>>Read More.

Nursing Home To Close After Fatal Laundry Room Attack

The facility will close March 15. The announcement came two months after a 71-year-old resident was arrested in connection with a fatal assault on another resident.>>Read More.


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