Burglar Who Stole Christmas No Match for Deputies: Patch PM

When a Burglar Ruined Christmas, Deputies Saved the Day

A Christmas Eve burglar kicked down the door of a Will County home, unwrapped the Christmas presents under the tree and skedaddled. When the family came home, they found their Christmas ruined. When deputies arrived, they found a sad 7-year-old girl. And then, the Will County sheriff’s deputies changed everything. » read more

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Son Who Cut Off Mom’s Head Could Be Freed Soon

• Karl Sneider cut off his mother’s head and left it on her porch in 2003. He might go free next month.

United Jet Slips and Slides Down Runway at O’Hare

• The inbound flight from Seattle skidded to the end of a runway this morning.

Watch 38 Minutes of Lost ‘Bozo’s Circus’ Show, March 29, 1972

• Preservationist Rick Klein and his team at Fuzzy Memories TV unearth rare episode of WGN’s “Bozo’s Circus” not seen in 43 years.

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• Use our “Sickweather” map to track ailments near you this cold and flu season.

Parents Sue to Stop School Board from Closing New High School

• Parents and Lincoln-Way Area Taxpayers Unite allege financial malfeasance and mismanagement by board and administration.

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VIDEO: Dog Choked to Death by Staff at City Pound in Chicago

• The Better Government Association sued the city to obtain this video. The city fought the BGA for 18 months to prevent anyone from seeing it.

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