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Slashing Victim Heard a 'Click' Before Cut Across Face

  • New Lenox man doesn't know what he did to provoke his attacker.

'Puerto Rican Police Officer Had a Standoff With the Mexican Chief of Police': Lawyer

  • The police chief’s arrest was the result of an “enhanced agenda of masculinity,” his attorney said.

Children Portray Slaves During Lesson on Civil War at Wheaton Elementary School

  • The controversial lesson plan angered some parents.

Store Owner Thwarts Teens' Armed Robbery With His Own Gun

  • The teens are accused of robbing businesses in Des Plaines and a gas station near Palatine.

Libertyville Native Now Starring in Hit Broadway Show 'Hamilton'

  • "It's insane. I would have never dreamed this and it's quite the dream."

Names Released of Men Cited for Lewd Conduct in Forest Preserves

  • The men are residents of Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Shorewood, Joliet and Aurora, among others.

Woman With Illinois Ties Seriously Injured in Equestrian Competition

  • Laura Linback suffered a severe head injury when her horse collapsed and died at the competition in Florida.

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