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Teen Mom Hid Pregnancy, Secretly Gave Birth in Bedroom, Threw Baby Out Window: Prosecutors

• Horrific details emerge in court for Chicago 19-year-old accused of tossing her newborn girl out an eighth-story window.

Hooker Who Knifed Catholic-School Teacher to Death Claims Self Defense

• Accused of murdering a beloved high school teacher, Alisha Walker is expected to go on trial Jan. 11. She will claim he attacked her.

Dad of Slain 9-Year-Old Won’t Help Chicago Police

• “F-- off,” Pierre Stokes tells investigators trying to solve his son’s murder, reports Mark Konkol for DNAinfo Chicago.

Mr. Brown, the Face of Canine Cancer, Passes Away

• Mr. Brown touched the lives of thousands with his positive message of living life to the fullest.

Woman Brutally Beaten by Husband Sues Cops for Arresting Her

• The woman was acquitted of charges she endangered her children and is now suing two Joliet police officers in federal court.

Mariano’s Sold to Kroger in Supermarket Superdeal

• The sale of Roundy’s to Kroger could close by the end of the year. Kroger will also take on $646 million in Roundy’s debt.

Underclothed Baby, Unwanted Advice and a ‘Dust Up in Aisle 3’

• An angry mom shoved a woman at Jewel after she tells the mom her baby wasn’t dressed properly for the weather, cops say.

Diner Flips Out After All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Special is Cut Off

• Angry Chicago woman starts throwing punches at Denny’s after waitress tells her she can’t share her $4 pancakes with friends.

Jimmy Butler Has a Giant Boom-Box Aquarium

• Chicago Bulls star teamed with Animal Planet to add a 6,000-pound aquarium to his new River North mansion.

Humiliated at McDonald’s, Homeless Man Finds a Friend in Oak Forest Realtor

• Local woman reaches out to Detroit man tricked with food offer, then doused with water by fast-food worker.

New Trier Grad Lands Role on MTV Comedy

• Katie Chang, who trained at the Wilmette Theatre’s Actors Center, will play a sorority leader on “Little Darlings.”

Appellate Court Upholds Drew Peterson Murder Conviction

• Peterson was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

Wild Fight at Bolingbrook Gas Station Lands 9 in County Jail: Cops

• The combatants were swinging crowbars and driving at each other, police said.

‘Home Alone’ 25 Years Later, And How it All Began

• The idea for the holiday classic came from a popular scene in “Uncle Buck.”

Dealership Seeks Family in Need to Receive Free Car

• The Homewood Chevy Cares contest is open to any family in need of a new car. Find out how you to enter.

Hotel Hell: Man Convicted of Uncle’s Murder in New Lenox Pens Letter on Horrors of Prison

• Just two months into his 39-year sentence, Jason Gonzalez finds life in prison “psychologically deplorable.”

Army General from Chicago Fired from Top Pentagon Post

• Lt. Gen. Ronald Lewis, who grew up in Beverly, was a top adviser to the Secretary of Defense.

7 Decades Later, Veteran Receives Diploma after Dropping Out to Serve

• Jim Wilkins sacrificed his education to serve. Seventy years later, the school chose to honor that commitment.

A glimpse of crime-n-shame last week:

• Teen Girls Busted for Booze on Halloween
• Man Posing as New Neighbor Bamboozled Old Lady, Stole Her Jewelry
• Home Invader Claims He Was ‘Invited Guest’: Prosecutor
• Cheating in Girlfriend’s Car Blows Up in Boyfriend’s Face When She Catches Him: Prosecutor
• Scammer Posed as Navy Sailor Fighting in Syria
• Lady Bank Robber Strikes Again, Police Believe
• Mystery Man Says Catholic Priest Raped Him 39 Years Ago
• Homeowner Fights Off Intruder in Attempted Robbery Near Westmont: Police
• Pastor Tells Police He Fondled Teenage Girl
• Daughter in Northbrook Family’s Theft Ring Pleads Guilty
• Joliet Man May Have Stored Child Porn on Animal Control Computer: Cops
• Bail Set at $1M for Man Accused of Preying Upon 7-Year-Old

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• Road Commissioner Sued By 2 Men - Ages 81 and 63 - He Allegedly Beat Up Over Snowplow Complaint
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