Husband's Body Found In Closet 8 Months After He Vanished | IL PatchPM

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IL Woman Finds Husband's Mummified Body In Closet: Reports

An Illinois woman opened a storage closet looking for Christmas decorations and found the body of her husband, who had been missing for more than seven months.>>>Read More.

Bank Robbed By New Lenox Car Dealer Who Tried Shooting Joliet Cop: FBI

While robbing the bank of $224, the FBI says he left his smartphone on the teller's counter, then dropped $64 of the stolen money. When local police arrived to arrest him, authorities allege he tried to shoot one officer and attempted to take the gun of another.>>Read More.

Passenger Impaled When Car Fleeing Retail Theft Crashes

One of the passengers in a car fleeing a retail theft was critically injured after becoming impaled by a wooden fence during a crash, police said.>>Read More.

'Jake Made Us Laugh:' Friends Mourn Palos South Student

“Jake was such a loving, funny, happy, well-mannered kid. [His loss] has left a tribe of kids' hearts broken, and struggling to carry on.”>>>Read More.

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