'Shaken Baby' Case: No Retrial, Charges Dropped | Illinois PatchPM

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

No Retrial In Baby's 2003 Death; All Charges Against Del Prete Dropped

A Will County judge has dismissed a retrial of Jennifer Del Prete, a former child care worker at a Romeoville daycare, who was convicted in the shaken baby death of an infant girl who died in 2003. Del Prete served more than nine years in prison.>>>Read More.

Homeowner Pumps Up The (Vulgar) Jams In Retaliation Against School: PD

Frustrated by the sounds of musical instruments coming from a school playground, a homeowner nearby has taken to the airwaves to crank "vulgar" music in an attempt to get the school to remove them, the police chief said.>>Read More.

8 Rescued From Lake Michigan By Evanston FD After Boats Capsize

Water rescue crews pulled the occupants of five overturned boats to safety after a sudden change in lake conditions Thursday evening.>>Read More.

Pritzker, Bailey Talk Crime, COVID-19 In First Gubernatorial Debate

Bailey wants to scrap the SAFE-T Act, but Pritzker begs to differ.>>>Read More.

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