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Bumbling Bank Bandit Nabbed After Dropping Cell Phone During Bank Robbery: FBI

• Feds say accused bandit became startled and dropped his phone after a security guard fired a shot after robbing Evergreen Park bank.

Couple Pinched in Heroin Raid Have Wedding Date in 2 Months

• The jailed couple is supposed to get married Feb. 29 — if they can get out of jail in time.

‘I‘m Pissed ... This is B.S.’ Lincoln-Way Parents Explain Lawsuit

• They cite questionable spending and a school board that won’t work with the public to find a better solution than closing a new high school. with: Lincoln-Way Parents Sue to Stop LW North High from Closing

Crestwood Firefighters Save Elderly in Overnight Fire

• Fire injures five people, one critically. Firefighters broke down doors in condo building to pull elderly residents to safety.

Lawyer Who Tried to Put Hit on Wife Allegedly Tampered with Witness, Too

• The Frankfort lawyer is supposed to stand trial next month.

Chicago Airport Cops Told to ‘Hide’ If Shooter Attacks: CNN

• City aviation police, the only unarmed airport officers in the U.S., must “find a place to hide” if someone attacks at O’Hare or Midway.

Together We Cope Closes Due to Storm Damage

• The largest social service agency in the Southland has been closed since Monday.

South Side Gas Stations Cited for Selling Gas with Water

• Ald. Matt O’Shea says water was discovered in the gasoline storage tanks at another gas station in Beverly-Mt. Greenwood neighborhood.

Brother Rice, Mother McAuley Choirs Sing at Vatican

• High school choirs sing at World Peace Day Papal Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica New Year’s Day.

Dad Finds Underage Daughter in Basement with Classmate’s Father

• The man and the girl reportedly fled the house through a window, prompting a police search.

For Lexi: Lemont Mom Fills Late Daughter’s Front Row Seat as Band’s ‘Number 1 Fan’

• What better way for Amy Turner to honor the memory of her 17-year-old daughter?

Ex-Con Who Killed Lockport Girl in Drunken Wreck Arrested Again

• Glen Ray Higginbotham got out of prison less than a year ago.

Lockport Mom Gives Birth to First Baby of 2016 at Silver Cross Hospital

• Lily Grace born at 4:35 a.m.

Former Lynwood Cop Charged With Battery, Misconduct

• The officer was fired for allegedly punching a handcuffed suspect in the face.

Shoplifter Accused of Stealing Men’s Apparel Says He Couldn’t Afford to Buy Kids’ Christmas Presents: Cops

• “Those hardly sound like children’s Christmas presents to me,” judge says.

Woman Slips on Wet Carpet, Sues Car Dealership

• A woman is suing Orland Toyota for $50,000 when she was injured as a guest on the dealership’s property in 2013.

Police Say Burbank Man Extorted Ex-Girlfriend With Sex Tapes

• Authorities allege that man sent explicit videos to the woman’s loved ones and threatened to post them on a porn-sharing website.

Parents Sue Catholic School for Discrimination

• The parents claim Marian Catholic’s drug testing program discriminates against African American students.

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• Strange-But-Allegedly-True Tales of Bond Court
• Former Cheerleading Coach Charged With Theft Again
• Palos Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Gun Charges
• 2 Die in Fiery Crash on I-294 Ramp at Halsted
• Car Drives into Storefront on 167th Street
• Victims in Fatal Train vs. Car Crash Identified

ALSO WORTH A LOOK

• Coca-Cola Strike in Alsip Over After Union Agrees to Deal
• Palos Park Man Files Petition to Force Vote on School’s Borrowing Plan
• Woman Sues Homewood Nursing Home for Negligence
• Miller’s Ale House To Replace Tilted Kilt In Chicago Ridge Mall
• Man Sues Orland Park Surgeon for Medical Malpractice
• Citgo, Conservation Foundation Team Up To Protect Heritage Quarries

IN REMEMBRANCE

• South Suburban Death Notices, Week of Dec. 28
• Beloved Former Trustee, Longtime Lemonter Richard Rimbo

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