Bodies Buried In Backyard: Brothers In Custody | IL Top News

Here are the news stories trending across Illinois on Friday night:

Man Charged Months After Mom, Sister Found Buried In Lyons Backyard

His brother is also in custody, with theft of Social Security benefits charges pending. Police say the brothers admitted burying the bodies, but say their mother and sister died of injury and illness.>>>Read More.

Chicago's Ex-Top Cop Appointed Interim Chief of Willow Springs Police

McCarthy was fired in 2015, a week after video was released showing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by CPD Officer Jason Van Dyke, who was eventually convicted of McDonald's murder.>>>Read More.

IL Dad And Daughter Struck By Lightning In Florida: Reports

The suburban father and daughter were watching a Yankees spring training game.>>>Read More.

'I'm No Vigilante,' Tinley Park Mayor Says Of Calumet City Incident

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones said Glotz came into the city Jan. 10 with a baseball bat and two Tinley Park police officers in tow after the car was stolen earlier that night outside a hotel.>>>Read More.

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