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Lyft Driver, Passenger Help Thwart Kidnapping Attempt: Reports

A woman said she "would have been toast" if not for a Lyft driver and passenger who intervened after a man grabbed her and attempted to drag her into a van. The incident happened a month after a dog-walker helped stop an assailant in a similar incident in the same area.>>>Read More.

Boy, 3, Dies After Aunt Accused Of Pushing Him Into Lake: Report

Police said Moreno took Josiah from his grandmother's house to Navy Pier. Once there, she said he was "acting up," so she "let go of his shirt and (he) fell in the water." >>Read More.

Pritzker's Lawyer Threatens Lawsuits If TV Stations Do Not Pull PAC Ad

The letter from Pritzker's attorneys emphasizes that his opponent told Patch that she could not prove that Pritzker was behind the complaint she faced during her campaign, which she had been told had come from someone "high up" politically.>>Read More.

Man Shot By Chicago Police Had Infiltrated SWAT Training: Chief

A man climbed five stories of a fire escape to infiltrate a Chicago police facility Monday while officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise and grabbed at least two guns before he was shot and wounded by police, the chief said.>>>Read More.

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