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Juvenile Killed By Semi | ICE Agents Attacked | Teaching Assistant Flips Tables At ISU: IL Weekend

Plus: Measles exposure at hospital, gun fired during dinner party, beloved ex-fire chief accused of financial misconduct.

Federal law enforcement officers stand guard in the open gate of the fence built on Beach Street outside the Broadview ICE processing facility in suburban Broadview last week.
Federal law enforcement officers stand guard in the open gate of the fence built on Beach Street outside the Broadview ICE processing facility in suburban Broadview last week. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

A juvenile was killed after being struck by a semi Monday morning on an I-80 overpass, police said.

Meanwhile, police say an immigration agent trying to arrest a 46-year-old man Sunday was attacked by two female suspects.

Also, a teaching assistant at Illinois State University has been charged after university police say he flipped a Turning Point USA speaker's table on two separate occasions.

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Juvenile Dies On Interstate 80 After Being Hit By Semi-Truck: Coroner

Police say the incident happened on an overpass Monday morning, warning residents, "There will be A LOT of traffic in town for an unknown amount of time as an investigation is being conducted on I-80. Please avoid the area."

Immigration Agents Attacked By 2 Females During Arrest: Police

Federal agents reported that they had been trying to arrest a 46-year-old man in a parking lot when two females approached and began hitting the two agents in the head, police said. The man and two women the fled to a nearby home, according to police.

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ISU Teaching Assistant Tips Turning Point USA Table, Faces Charges: Police

In a video, the man is shown chatting with someone in front of the table, saying, “Well, you know, Jesus did it, so you know I’ve got to do it, right?”

Unvaccinated Child Traced To Measles Exposure At Suburban Hospital

The virus can linger in an area for up to two hours and can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, pregnant women, and people with compromised immune systems.

Gun Fired During Dinner Party: Cops

A 9-month-old was sleeping upstairs when a domestic dispute occurred, police said.

Fire Chief Deposited District Funds In Personal Account: Board

Fire officials say the chief, who had been with the fire district for nearly 30 years, resigned days after they discovered potential financial misconduct.

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High School Senior Missing Since Friday Raises Concern

Estefania Herrera, 18, was last seen wearing a black-and-white, checkered fleece top and blue jeans. She was also carrying a red backpack and a blue backpack.

2 Dead, Several Injured In Van Vs. Semi Crash

Two people, including a 35-year-old suburban woman, were killed, and several others were injured on Friday in a crash involving a van and a tractor-trailer, police said.

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2 United Planes Collide On Runway At Chicago's O'Hare Airport

The flight had just arrived from Wyoming when it struck the other aircraft, a United spokesperson said.

Man Charged In Fatal Shooting At Suburban Home

A 52-year-old man is charged with involuntary manslaughter after police responded to a report of a man with a gun and found another man who had been shot.

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