The Mysterious Death of Baby Semaj / Husband Killer Back in Jail / Secret Spa Raid / 'Fractured Town'

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Dead-Baby Investigation: Sheriff’s Department Pleads For Public’s Patience

Two days after deputies searching for a missing baby found her under a couch in her Preston Heights home, the sheriff’s department has asked for patience as the death investigation proceeds.

Husband Killer Locked Up Again For Alleged Incident in Oswego

A Bolingbrook woman free on bond while she awaits sentencing for plunging a knife into her husband’s chest was locked up again.

Feds Silent on Secret Spa Raid

The Food and Drug Administration raided a Naperville beauty spa last month but won’t say why — or what they did there.

Police Sued For Fatal Crash of Fleeing Teen

The father of a teenage girl who was killed in a crash while fleeing a Yorkville cop has sued the police department.

$100K Win on Scratch-Off Ticket

Joliet resident Marinko Kraljevic scratched a 100X The Money ticket and instantly won $100,000. “When I saw the prize amount, I was very surprised!” he said when he presented his ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Des Plaines.

Sex Picture-Spreader Back in Jail For Allegedly Sending His Mom Video Through Facebook, Skipping Treatment

An Ohio teen on probation for sharing a woman’s private sex pictures without her permission was jailed for allegedly sending his mom a video through Facebook and for skipping out on substance abuse and mental health treatment, according to a petition filed in Will County court.

Cousins Torched SUV, Possibly Over a Woman: Cops

Two cousins torched the sport utility vehicle of a romantic rival, police said, and harassed the owner with text messages both before and after the fire.

‘Inebriated’ Pregnant Mom’s Husband Caught Passed Out Drunk in Running Pickup: Cops

The husband of a woman who left her 2-year-old son home alone while she drove around drunk when she was nine months pregnant was caught passed out in a running pickup truck with a half-full bottle of vodka in his lap, police said.

Random Stranger Shoots Lost Teen In Chest: Cops

A gunman opened fire on two women and two children sitting in a car after they got lost and pulled over to figure out where they were, police said.

Brutally Beaten Baby Left Legally Blind, ‘Basically Paralyzed’: Mom

Susan Jones had always thought of her husband as a wonderful father, one who doted on their sons and took even more photos of them than she did. But when her younger boy was hospitalized with a severely damaged brain, she immediately suspected her baby had suffered at his dad’s hands.

Rollover Wreck Kills 1, Sends Another to Hospital

A Chicago man was killed in a Saturday morning rollover wreck on Interstate 80.

Tear Gas Standoff Gunman Taken to County Jail, Hit With New Charge: Cops

A Joliet man who fired a gun four times when the cops came to his house to make sure he was all right was locked up in the Will County jail Friday night, police said.

Troy Middle School Student Won Honorable Mention at MathCON

Tabitha Barowsky, a Troy Middle School eighth-grader, was awarded Honorable Mention at this year’s MathCON Chicago Finals National Competition on April 22.

Slammers Sign 3 Off Tryout

The Slammers signed three another three players off the Frontier League tryouts.

Dead Joliet Baby's Autopsy Complete

An autopsy performed on a baby found dead in her home after she was missing for a day and a half did not reveal how she died.

No Trace of Missing Baby After Hundreds Search For 24 Hours

Hundreds of police, fire department and volunteer searchers combed fields and ponds but found no trace of a missing, barefoot 1-year-old girl.

Missing Baby: Bloodhounds, Helicopters Search Through Night For Baby Semaj

An intensive search for a missing baby girl lasted through Tuesday night well into Wednesday morning with no sign of the child.

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