'Cowardly Rage' of Hunting-Knife Slasher No Match for 'Courageous' Woman: Patch PM

'Weak and Jealous Man' Guilty of Trying to Kill Girlfriend

• Bradley Schlott slashed his girlfriend from her collarbone to her breast with a hunting knife. "In his cowardly rage, he hatched a plan to brutally murder her and then commit suicide," the state's attorney said. "By fighting back, this courageous victim not only saved her own life but helped police and prosecutors put this monster behind bars.”

5 Billionaire Illinoisans Are the Richest of All

• One Griffin, one Zell, a Bluhm and two Pritzkers hold the highest net worth, according to the latest Forbes magazine ranking.

Downers Grove Father Pleads Not Guilty in Shaken Baby Case

• Timothy Churchill has been indicted by a grand jury, reports say.

Video: Chicago Bridge Blown Up Thursday

• New bridge over Grand Calumet River to be built by summer 2017.

Winnetka Man Gets $750K in Whistleblower Award From SEC

• Eric Scott Hunsader revealed unfair trading practices by the New York Stock Exchange six years ago.

Man Overdoses at Buffalo Wild Wings in New Lenox

• Police said he injected while sitting in a car before entering the restaurant.

White Castle Creeper Moved On To Bothering Female Bartender At Pepe's: Cops

• He rhymed her name “with a female body part” and asked other customers if they thought she was “hot,” police said.

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• Disney Donates $250,000 to Walt Disney Birthplace Project in Chicago
• Heroin-Filled Boots Accidentally Worn by Friend of Accused Drug Deliverer
• Commander Who Led Gliniewicz, Calusinski Investigations to Resign

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