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Dad Who Molested Daughter with Brain Tumor Won't Go to Prison

  • After pleading guilty, Jeremy Schwer learned he would avoid prison for sexually abusing his cancer-stricken 6 year old in her hospital bed.

Students Start Online Petition to Shut Down Donkey Basketball Fundraiser

  • Students cry animal ‘misuse’ at upcoming Oak Lawn Rotary Club's donkey ball fundraiser at OLCHS.

Cyclist Dares Driver to Mess With Him, Gets Thrashed

  • A video captured on a GoPro camera shows the bike-versus-car road rage incident in Austin, which left the cyclist with a black eye.

MMA Fighter and His Brother Viciously Beat 2 Men Outside Burger King: Cops

  • One of the beaten men has been hospitalized for nearly a week and is in dire condition, police said.

5 Billionaire Illinoisans Are the Richest of All

  • One Griffin, one Zell, a Bluhm and two Pritzkers hold the highest net worth, according to the latest Forbes magazine ranking.

Facebook Shuts Down Page for Joliet Medical Marijuana Dispensary

  • Facebook's policy states that ads must not promote illegal products, services or activities.

'Weak and Jealous' Hunting-Knife Slasher Guilty of Trying to Kill Girlfriend

  • The Joliet man slashed his girlfriend from her collarbone to her breast with a hunting knife.

Mike Madigan Troops Working to Unseat Bobby Rush

  • The 1st District congressman, whose diverse district includes Orland, Tinley, Englewood and Elwood, tells the Sun-Times he has no idea why.

Oak Forest Cop Arrested in California Stabbing Will Be Placed on Leave

  • Arthur Roman, 28, was involved in an altercation with two teens Sunday in California.

State Targets LW210's Finances in Investigation

  • The district will have to turn over a multitude of financial records to comply with the state's request.

Daredevil Motorcycle Man Stood Atop Bike As he Rode Down Harlem Avenue: Cops

  • The Frankfort man’s daring stunt landed him in trouble with the law.

Wait - Let Me Just Post This! Somebody Else Finds Time For Facebook On The Way To Jail

  • Is this a thing now?

Driver Might Have Intentionally Crashed Car into House: Police

  • Police are investigating after a 62-year-old man drove his car into several other vehicles and a house Tuesday night.

Car Shopper Hit in Face With Vehicle's Rear Lift-Gate: Lawsuit

  • The man was shopping for a car in the Phillips Chevrolet showroom when he was hit in the face, the lawsuit said.

Disney Donates $250,000 to Chicago Disney Birthplace Project

  • The substantial gift was announced by CEO Bob Iger at the company's shareholders meeting in Chicago Thursday.

Who Is Giving Money to Hillary Clinton in Illinois?

  • The Park Ridge native has out-raised all other candidates in the Land of Lincoln, piling up $4.1 million in individual contributions.

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Ravinia Festival Announces 2016 Summer Lineup

  • Find out when you can see Paul Simon, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan and Tony Bennett at the Highland Park concert venue this summer.

Winnetka Man Gets $750K in Whistleblower Award From SEC

  • Eric Scott Hunsader revealed unfair trading practices by the New York Stock Exchange six years ago.

Gas from Pressure Valve Possible Cause of 'Intense Roaring' Monday Night

  • “It sounded like a large commercial plane engine but it was fading in and out, it was an intense roaring," one resident said.

Mink Farm Liberator Gets 3 Years in Prison

  • The mink farm went out of business due to the incident.

El Nino Making Good on the Mild Chicago Winter it Promised

  • This was the 14th-warmest meteorological winter since 1872.

El Chapo, Chicago's Public Enemy No. 1, Seeks Plea Deal for Medium Security Prison

  • Joaquin Guzman's lawyer says sleep deprivation in the prison in Mexico is turning him into a zombie.

'The Exorcist' Casting Extras for TV Show Filming in Chicago

  • Filming of the show's pilot episode will take place March 8-31.

Navy Seal With Ties to Great Lakes Station Gets Medal of Honor

  • Edward Byers was recognized at the White House Monday President Obama for the rescue of an American doctor.

Downers Grove Father Pleads Not Guilty in Shaken Baby Case

  • Timothy Churchill has been indicted by a grand jury, reports say.

Former Naperville Priest, Teacher Pleads No Contest to Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges

  • James Francis Rapp worked in Naperville from 1987 to 1990.

Firing of Texas Trooper Who Pulled Over Sandra Bland Upheld

  • Texas officials said in January they had begun termination proceedings, but the trooper was still drawing a salary a month later.

Heroin-Filled Boots Accidentally Worn by Friend of Accused Drug Deliverer

  • A Florida man arrested in unincorporated Franklin Park was found to have hidden suspected heroin in a sock and boots, police say.

Election Infractions Land $19K in Fines on Kim Foxx Campaign

  • The campaign for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office candidate plans to appeal the fines, reports say.

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