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Family-Style Street Beating, with Matching Arrest Records: Patch PM

Giant wave sweeps teen into Lake Michigan | Mother of 12 kids talks laundry | Rapist extorted boy with sex video | Traffic and weather.

Stories worth talking about tonight:

Orland Park Family Beats Teen-Ager in the Street

  • They drove into his car, dragged him into the street, then punched and kicked him until bystanders stopped to help the lad, police said.

A Mom’s Life with 12 Children

  • The ages of the kids range from 2 to 27. Tandria Robertson recently spoke to Windy City Live about her family and revealed she does between 3 to 4 loads of laundry a day.

Rapist Extorted Boy With Threat to Share Secret Sex Video, Abused Him For More Than Year: Cops

  • The 16-year-old told Joliet police after the man was arrested for a disturbance, police said.

Teen Swept Away By Rogue Lake Michigan Wave

  • Chicago firefighters have suspended the search for the 18-year-old who was walking along Lake Michigan Thursday morning.

Hundreds Gather to Dedicate Ice Rink to Firefighter Killed in Blazing Warehouse

  • “He will never be forgotten and everyone who visits this park and skates on the rink will remember him too,” Evergreen Park fire chief says.

Construction Worker from Cary Wins $250,000 Lottery Prize

  • Daniel Raudebaugh won the prize on a scratch-off ticket.

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