Hoverboard Goes Boom, House Catches Fire: Patch PM

Watch Hoverboard Spark and Explode

• Video shows the moment a hoverboard’s batteries caused a severe fire that damaged a Highland Park home.

8 Shots Fired During Jewelry Store Robbery at Ford City Mall

• Police say robbers asked to see specific jewelry, then ran out of store with loot, firing warning shots in ceiling and door.

Aurora School Mourns Death of Student Who Drowned in Lake

• 18-year-old Ivan Echevarria was walking with a friend near Lake Michigan when he was swept away by a wave.

‘Work Faster and Smarter’ After Layoffs, Sears CEO Tells Employees

• 250 corporate jobs were cut Thursday, and many of them were in the Hoffman Estates HQ.

Court Overturns Evergreen Park Woman’s Conviction for Lying About Terrorist Past

• An Evergreen Park woman convicted in 2014 of naturalization fraud on claims she hid her terrorist past when applying for U.S. citizenship could be getting a new trial. Rasmieh Odeh says trial judge denied expert witness’s testimony that PSTD from Israeli prison stay.

Armed and Forgetful: Woman at Courthouse Forgot Gun Was in Ankle Holster

• A female sheriff’s deputy patted her down and found a loaded .38 Smith & Wesson gun in a holster strapped to Smith’s ankle, the prosecutor said.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Trial Date Set for Melodie Gliniewicz
• Former Youth Soccer VP Pleads Guilty to Sexting ‘Teen’
• Driver in Fatal Libertyville Crash Charged With Reckless Homicide
• Metra Train Collides With Vehicle in Palatine
• Underpants-Clad Mental Patient Punched Nurse in Jaw: Cops
• Police Search for Missing Palatine Man

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