Deadly Crash Lawsuit | Courthouse Rescue | No More Spirit Halloween

ILLINOIS — On the weekend, we present a week in review of the top stories and headlines from all across Illinois. Here's a roundup of some of the most-read stories across the state. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on those stories by clicking here.

Car Wash Sued Over Teen Employee's Deadly Crash

According to the lawsuit, a teenage employee was driving a Jeep out of the car wash and ended up driving through the parking lot, across the street and into the restaurant, seriously injuring three people and killing a teen boy.

Woman Overdosing In Courthouse Saved By Attorney

"I literally ran in high heels down the hall and grabbed a dose of Narcan from my handbag."

No More Spirit Halloween, Old Toys R Us Gains New Tenant

The old Toys R Us storefront was considered the biggest Spirit Halloween store in the region, but now a gym will take it over.

Man Gets Prison For Stabbing In Estranged Wife's Home: Prosecutors

Despite a court order banning him from the residence, authorities say he pushed past his estranged wife into her home and stabbed another man.

Ex-Teacher Gets 9 Years For Sexual Assault Of Student

Prosecutors say Bramstedt sexually assaulted the teen "on multiple occasions at multiple locations within the school" between Feb. 2019 and June 2019.

'Endangered' Man Has Been Missing Since July 15: Sheriff

Days after he was reported missing, his family has a "brief encounter" with him at an Olive Garden restaurant before he fled again, police said.

Emmett Till, Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Established By Biden

Lying terrified in his bed that dark morning of Aug. 28, 1955, fearing certain death as two armed white men roamed his grandfather’s house in Money, Miss., looking for his 14-year-old cousin Emmett Till, Wheeler Parker Jr. – the last surviving witness to his cousin’s lynching – never dreamed there would come a day when he would be standing in the presence of the President of the United States.