Sexual Assault Conviction On Congress Candidate's Record | IL PatchPM

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

Suburban Man Running For Congress Has 1995 Sexual Assault Conviction

Eric Carlson, who is seeking the Republican nomination in Bobby Rush's current district, assaulted the woman in 1994. He says he was wrongly convicted.>>>Read More.

Shots Fired In Amazon Fulfillment Center Parking Lot: Police

Local police said they are looking for a person of interest who fired shots at someone in another vehicle after the two argued.>>Read More.

Was Trucking Company Boss' Murder A Hate Crime

The killing of a Serbian trucking firm owner would have been investigated as a hate crime if the suspect lived, a police official said Monday.>>>Read More.

Mayor Withdraws Referendum Proposal After Protest

Mayor George Van Dusen withdrew his proposal for a trio of nonbinding referendum questions that would have prevented a package of voter-initiated electoral reforms from appearing on the November ballot in Skokie. He said he had no intention of purposely blocking the voter-initiated questions.>>>Read More.

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