Grocery-Store Guns Upset These Protesters: Patch PM

‘Buns not Guns’: Mariano’s Asked to Ban Firearms in Stores

“Guns in grocery stores are a real and unnecessary danger to children,” said Lee Goodman, an organizer of the protest, seeking to persuade Mariano’s to ban guns from all stores. “Shopping carts have child-seats built into them. The grocery stores encourage parents to bring their children along when they shop for their families’ food. No parent we have heard from wants people carrying guns in those grocery stores.”

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GI Faux: Hero Cop Committed the ‘Ultimate Betrayal’

Before killing himself, “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz looted his department’s Explorers Post and discussed murdering the town’s administrator.

with:

• Task Force Commander Explains Why It Took 2 Months to Figure Out ‘G.I. Joe’ Killed Himself
• Residents Shocked, Disgusted Over Gliniewicz Suicide Ruling
• ‘From Planting Things to Volo Bog’: Gliniewicz Texts About How to Get Rid of Village Administrator

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Will Live Score ‘Home Alone’ Screenings

• The famous music of the iconic holiday classic will be played live during a pair of showing in downtown Chicago.

Watch a Timelapse of the Northern Lights Over the Midwest

• It’s short, but beautiful.

Also Worth a Look

• Man Jailed on Suspicion of Murder Wins Re-Election to City Council
• Boy, 12, Pinned by Car That Crashed Into Home: Police
• Rotten-Egg Smell Due to Refinery Problem
• Woman Who Ran Over Friend Says ‘I Didn’t Mean To!’
• Palatine Schools Break Federal Law by Barring Transgender Student from Girls Restroom

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