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A boy suffered third-degree burns in a prank gone wrong.
A boy suffered third-degree burns in a prank gone wrong. (Nicole Bertic/Patch)

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Teens Start Friend's Foot On Fire While Imitating YouTube Video

The 13-year-old suffered third-degree burns.

6 Students Screened For Coronavirus At O'Hare After China Trip

Two flights from Wuhan, China, landed at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Wednesday amid a deadly virus outbreak.

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Daycare Death: 2 Women Plead Not Guilty In Death Of 3-Month-Old

The three-month-old boy was found not breathing at the in-home daycare in August, authorities said.

Person Reportedly Trapped In Minooka Grain Bin

Around 20 police and emergency vehicles were on the scene.

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Pot Foes Not Swaying Elected Official

An alderman explains why he supported marijuana shops in town despite backlash.

Accountant Pleads Guilty To Fraud For Embezzling Over $65 Million

He bought aircraft, boats, houses and guns with some of the tens of millions he admitted to defrauding from a North Shore family and others.

Dog Owner Lunges, Shoves and Punches 3 Cops: Report

Police said the woman got upset when officers took her dog to a shelter because it was running loose in an apartment building hallway.


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