Breakfast Interrupted by SUV in the Kitchen: Patch PM

Driver ‘Blacks Out’ and Slams into 2 Lockport Homes

A Lockport family eating breakfast escaped injury when an SUV crashed into their kitchen, driven by a 29-year-old man who bounced off one home before careening through the bay window of theirs.
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Suffered Stroke in November

After months of stress and turmoil brought on by an FBI investigation, an indictment and a plea deal, as well as talk of sexual abuse in his past, Dennis Hastert has been hospitalized for a stroke. He may be released in the early part of 2016.
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Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty in Gliniewicz Investigation Threats

• Oak Lawn man was sentenced Thursday to court supervision, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, and must have no contact with investigators.

Grinch Stole a Family’s Christmas Lights: How Neighborhood Fought Back

• Despite the theft, one New Lenox family is feeling particularly proud of their community.

Accused Sex Abuser Lied About Age to Entice Teen: Police

• The 28-year-old Bolingbrook man was charged with enticing a child to remove clothes and exposing sex organs, among others.

After Years on Market, Frank Lloyd Wright House Sells for $687,500

• The 109-year-old home sold for $687,500, much less than the $1.39 million original listing.

7 Tips to Help You Get Through Christmas

• Easy holiday travels, ugly Christmas sweaters, perfect white elephant gifts, cleanest homes for the holidays, handy disaster plans and more.

Also Worth a Look Today

• University of Chicago to Build Level 1 Trauma Center on South Side
• Hijab-Wearing Professor Suspended for What She Said About God
• Evanston Hospital Sued For Baby’s Death
• Higher Learning Commission Places College of DuPage on Probation
• Pizza Delivery Man Shot in Head With Pellet Gun in Batavia Armed Robbery
• One Treated for Rabies After Rabid Bat Found in Crystal Lake Home

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