Rape Charges Dropped For Reality Show Star | Illinois PatchPM

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

Rape Charges Dropped Against Illinois MTV Reality Star

Prosecutors said they can't prove allegations against Connor Smith beyond a reasonable doubt after the victim stopped cooperating with cops.>>>Read More.

Former Mayor To Be Released From Federal Prison Due To Failing Health

Presta will be released from prison either on Thursday or Friday, less than a year into his one-year sentence for accepting bribes from a red-light camera executive during an FBI sting, the former mayor’s attorney confirmed to Patch on Thursday.>>Read More.

HellsGate Named 3rd Best Haunted House In Country By Hauntworld

This isn't the first time that HellsGate has been named the spookiest in the region. The haunted house was dubbed the No. 1 haunted house in Illinois by HauntedIllinois.com and by TheScareFactor.com in 2021. Hauntworld also named it among its top 13 scariest haunted houses last year.>>Read More.

Soldier Surprises Wife Ahead Of Birth Of Couple's Child

Cara Rahming wasn't expecting husband Harold, who had been deployed in Iraq, to make it home for their son's birth, but he had other plans.>>>Read More.

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