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'Glitter Bomb Trap' Video Has Illinois Connection

Here's why this former NASA engineer addressed his fart-laced "glitter bomb trap" package in YouTube video to this local home.

K9 Comfort Dogs Deployed After Officers Hit By Train

The comfort dogs were dispatched to provide support for first responders and dispatchers after two officers were killed by a train Monday.

Man Pleads Guilty In Murder Fueled By Social Media

A man whose twin brother is also serving a murder sentence pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill Floyd Gibert in 2013.

Sheriff's Officer Dies In Crash, Fellow Officer Charged With DUI

Zachary Perry, 27, died Monday in a crash. Fellow correctional officer Pablo Perez is charged with DUI.

Wrong Turn Gets Car Stuck On Railroad Tracks

A man barely escaped being hit by a train after the car he was driving got stuck on the tracks.

Woman Guilty Of Hate Crime At Mayor's House In Jail Again

She was convicted of spray-painting numerous swastikas and obscenities across a suburban mayor's home.

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• Arson Charges Filed In Taco Express Fire
• Body Of 'Jane Doe' Exhumed In Grundy County Cold Case
• Bar Stabbing Under Investigation
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Across America

• Fed Lifts Rates For 4th Time But Signals Slowdown For 2019
• Deputy Kills Wife, Daughter, Granddaughter, Self

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