OnStar Helps to Deliver Gas-Station Baby / Math-Teacher Kisses / 'Monster' Fled Fatal Crash / One-Eyed Man Sues Over Beating

OnStar Helps Dad Deliver Baby at a Gas Station

• The man brought his little boy into the world with the help of a voice from his dashboard.

LFHS Moves to Fire Math Teacher Accused of Kissing Kid’s Neck

• Albert Macius has been on paid leave since May, but will be fired barring the outcome of a potential hearing.

Cousin of Man Killed in Hit-and-Run Calls Out ‘Monster’ Who Did It

• A teen who witnessed the accident has asked for better safety measures; victim’s cousin said that wouldn’t have made a difference.

Family of Preemie Baby Who Died Battles Insurance Company Over Small Payout

• The family made national news last month when an online fundraising site said a photo of the preemie was “too graphic.”

One-Eyed Man Sues Restaurant Owners for Alleged Brutal Pipe Beating

• One owner claimed the one-eyed beaten man was drunk and screaming in front of frightened children.

10-Year-Old Creates Petition to Save Naperville Halloween House

• A march to protest the homeowners association’s decision is also planned.

Son Gets Speeding Ticket Rushing Dad to Hospital for Heart Attack

• William O’Neill can’t understand why his son was ticketed when he was simply trying to get him to the hospital.

Flyers Fans Taunt Patrick Kane: ‘She Said No’

• Video: Every time the Chicago Blackhawks star touched the puck, the Philadelphia fans opened up on him.

Lawsuit: Park District Missed Predator’s Past Sex-Abuse Convictions

• Victim’s lawsuit claims notorious sex predator Tom Hacker abused him as a boy when Hacker was employed by Burbank Park District.

Cops Say Man Stalked Wife by Putting GPS Tracker on Her Car

• Judge orders man to wear his own GPS tracking device if he bonds out of jail.

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After 23 Wonderful Years, Oak Lawn’s ‘Boneyard’ Is Retiring

• Popular Halloween yard haunt is calling it quits after 2015.

Taxi Driver Thwarts Robber with ‘Ugly Looking Teeth’: Cops

• Robber told taxi driver he wouldn’t see his family again if he didn’t turn over day’s fares, cops say.

Video: A Bird’s Eye View of a Chicago Street Shooting

• Video shows large crowd of people fighting in street as a woman firing five shots.

85-Year-Old Man Rides Bike from California to Lake Forest College

• Alum Harvey Cain spent more than two months on his yellow bike, traveling mostly along Route 66.

State Police Seize $22,500 from Jaguar-Driving Stripper

• She said the car belonged to her friend’s boyfriend, whose names she couldn’t remember.

Worried Mom Leads Cops to Man Accused of Having Sex with Teen-Ager

• The 25-year-old man was arrested at his work place in Oswego after bringing girl to movie theater parking lot.

Joliet Students Claim Teachers Don’t Take Bullying Seriously

• One student claimed he almost committed suicide because of bullying.

Supreme Court Delays Decision on Highland Park Weapons Ban Case

• We won’t know until at least next week if the Court will consider overturning city’s ban.

Man Accused of Molesting Sleeping Boy was Spa Customer

• Tram Duong Ngoc Nguyen is accused of performing a sex act on a 17-year-old Glenview boy at King Spa in Niles.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is Best Movie Ever Set in Illinois: List

• Business Insider list picks best movie set in every state. In Illinois, it was John Hughes’ “love letter” to Chicago.

20 Years of Illicit Foot Fondling Precedes Library Arrest

• The 44-year-old man is accused of touching the feet of four women at a Naperville library.

Man Charged in Murder from 30 Years Ago Pleads Not Guilty

• The Champaign man is accused of murdering the 15-year-old in unincorporated Glen Ellyn in 1985.

After Battle with Insurance Company, Naperville Woman Aims to Help Others

• Carmen Severino wants others to know that they have a voice and can fight.

Woman Denies Making Up Police Report that Diverted Cop-Killer Manhunt

• The woman told police she lied because she wanted attention from the family where she is employed as a nanny, police said.

Bail Set at $130,000 for Accused Home Improvement Fraudster

• Palos Park police and prosecutors say man has history of scamming victims out of money for home repair jobs and not doing the work.

A glimpse of crime-n-shame last week:

• Joliet Man Goes On Blackout Bender, Wakes Up With Concussion But No Car, Tells Cops It Was Stolen: Police
• Lockport High School Bus Driver Hit by Buckshot from Dove Hunters
• Intoxicated Lockport Man With Toddler In Car Crashed Into Fence: Cops
• Ex-Con Who Broke Into House and Roughed Up Sleepy Old Man Now Caught With Pistol: Cops
• Dad Asks Cops to Ticket Truant Daughter: Elmhurst Police
• OPRFHS Teacher on Leave for Investigation of Alleged Misconduct
• DNA of Garfield Park Lagoon Toddler Not a Match for Missing Gary Boy: FBI
• Two Chicago Cops Under Criminal Probe for Child Porn, Prostitution
• Reputed Mobster Indicted on Tax Evasion Charges

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