Gas-Station Clerk Punches Customer 11 Times Over 75 Cents: Patch PM

75-Cent Squabble Unleashes Vicious Beating, Lands Man in Jail: Cops

• The customer questioned the cost of his beer, lottery tickets and gas, and the clerk didn’t like it, police said, so he punched the customer 11 times.

It’s ‘Dang Cold’ and ‘Don’t Be Stupid,’ Chicagoans: Reporter’s Blunt Weather Report Sums It Up Perfectly

• WGN’s Nancy Loo was the lucky one to report from the outdoors Wednesday morning. with: Q: When Will We Warm Up? Hour-by-Hour Temperatures

Police Investigate Fake Website Targeting Islamic Center of Wheaton

• The website was made to look like it was run by the Islamic Center of Wheaton and promoted violence and radicalism.

Roommates Beat and Kidnapped Woman, Held Her at Their Home for Two Days: Police

• The victim was able to get away and was taken to a hospital for treatment of a broken nose, bruises and a possible broken eye socket.

Brother Rice Teacher Demanded Unprotected Sex: Lawyer

• Alisha Walker called Al Filan “a really good trick” in their two previous exchanges, but something went wrong on Jan. 18, 2014.

Teacher Puts on Drunken Show During Star Wars: Cops

• James Sokoloski is a math and teacher and head junior varsity wrestling coach.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Driver May Have Fallen Asleep at Wheel, Caused Fatal Crash: Police
• Housekeeper Cleans Out Macy’s: Prosecutor
• Video: Driver Swerves Across Median on Route 53
• The Effects of Illinois’ Ongoing Budget Crisis

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