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Stories worth talking about tonight:
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.
Also Worth a Look Today
- This is the Story of How I Ended Up Setting My Peeps On Fire
- LGBT Museum Planned in Boystown
- Burr Ridge Resident Wins $1 Million Illinois Lottery Prize
- Trampoline Park Opening This Year in Joliet
- Dead, Decomposed Motel Guest Identified
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