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Road rage shootings spike | ICU nurse treated by colleagues | Cops: Man illegally filmed minor

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Here are the news stories trending across Illinois on Wednesday night:

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Illinois Man Threatened Teen Over Sexual Images, Sex Meet-Up: Feds

An Illinois man faces felony charges after federal authorities claim he threatened a teenage girl in California and her family if she did not meet up with him to have sex and provide him with sexually explicit photos of herself.>>>Read More.

Road Rage Related Shootings Up 12 Percent In IL Since 2021: Police

Although the total number of expressway shootings around Illinois has decreased since 2021, the state police report that 40 percent of the shootings that took place on the state’s roadways in 2022 were linked to some form of road rage.>>Read More.

ICU Nurse Treated By Colleagues After Surviving Crash

"I don't remember the paramedics getting me out of the car," she said. But she remembers joking with them in the ambulance about not wanting her favorite scrubs cut off her. She doesn't remember much after that.>>Read More.

Illegal Videotaping, Arrest Warrant Obtained By Joliet Police

He's accused of making a video or transmitting a live video of a minor on Dec. 11 without the minor's consent, inside the victim' home.>>>Read More.


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