Tot Dies After Scalding Bath, Stepdad Accused of Murder: Patch PM

17-Month-Old Tot Dies After Scalding Bath, Stepdad Charged with Murder

• Police tried to revive him with CPR. Stepdad's bail was set this weekend at $1 million.

Donald Trump Threatens to Blast Chicago Cubs Owners in TV Ads

• Matriarch of Cubs family, Marlene Ricketts, shows no fear, doubles down on her campaign against Trump, funds new ads about Trump's misogyny.

Uber Driver Attacked, Nearly Stabbed by Drunken Passenger: Cops

• The driver tried to wake the man to get an address in St. Charles for where to drop him off when the man went berserk, police said.

Rescue Dog Rescued from Backyard Sinkhole

• Palatine police, fire and public works staff worked together to save the 17-year-old dog from the sinkhole.

Cadaver Dealer's Wife Pleads Guilty in Dead-Body Scheme

• Illinois companies allegedly supplied a lucrative body parts business with diseased biological material.

'Oversight' Leads School District to Refund $400,000 in Wrongly Charged Driver's Ed Fees

• Parents wonder what's next as superintendent of district with poorly managed finances admits to mistake involving student fees.

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