Sex Texts Lead to Murder / Fox Lake Officer Killed with His Firearm / Airplane Baby Whisperer / Bald Eagle Dies

Two Men Lured to Bloody Robbery by Sex Texts but Only One Gets Out Alive

• The men came to the south suburbs to meet a woman. Instead, they were beaten and put into the trunks of cars. One managed to escape.

Fox Lake’s Lt. Gliniewicz Killed with His Own Weapon: Police

• Investigators release details of the investigation’s progress but still are no closer to knowing who killed him.

Stranger on a Plane Touches Baby - And Mom is So Happy!

• Nyfesha Miller stops baby from crying, preserves the sanity of a new mom and fellow passengers. What a hero!

Oak Lawn Bald Eagle Couldn’t Survive Second Brush With Danger

• The rescue of a bald eagle from an Oak Lawn yard lifted residents spirits in winter of 2014 after string of tragedies.

Evanston Cop Will Be Punished for Sleeping on the Job

• The police officer was caught sleeping in his squad car outside the downtown movie theater Saturday night.

Wheaton Graphic Artist Made Fake Ad of NRA Activist Getting Shot in Head

• The NRA activist retweeted the video showing her shooting herself in the head.

Betty Loren-Maltese Selling Personal Items at ‘Estate Sale’ to Send Daughter to Beauty School

• Emmett Kelly clowns, Precious Moments collectibles, and holiday decorations she made in prison will be sold at Countryside sale Oct. 9-10.

Transgender Operating Engineer Allegedly Harassed by Union Members, Threw Rock at Man in Car: Cops

• The operating engineer was jailed on a charge of criminal damage to property.

Blackhawks Offer ‘Tone Deaf’ Patrick Kane Bobblehead Night

• With rape investigation pending, Chicago Blackhawks reveal plans to give away 10,000 Kaner bobbleheads on Jan. 24.

Volo Teen Who Died in Fall at NIU Remembered as Natural Athlete Who Was Well-Liked, Respected

• Funeral services have been set for the Maine East High School graduate who was a sophomore at NIU.

Survey Says Naperville ’Most Desired Place to Live’ by Chicagoans

• About 1,000 Chicago residents between the ages of 21 and 75 years old their most desired place to live if money were no object.

Wilmington Teen’s Drunken Dirt Bike Crash the ‘Proximate Cause’ of Twin’s Death: Complaint

• The Wilmington teen was released from jail on $20,000 bail.

$350,000 Bail for Woman Accused in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Chicago Ridge Police Officer

• Sara Lopez is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI.

Sex Offender Arrested After Attending Parish Carnival: Cops

• Convicted sex offender was spotted at Queen of Martyrs by alert neighbors who notified police, cops say.

Final Hickory Street Nightmare Killer Carted Off to Prison

• Adam Landerman was taken to Downstate Menard Correctional Center Monday.

North Shore Has the Snobbiest Cities: List

• Latest list from Roadsnacks says seven of the 20 snobbiest places in Illinois are on the North Shore.

Mr. Brown Gives a Face to Canine Cancer

• Like others fighting cancer, he even has his own bucket list, which includes visiting The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Derrick Rose: ‘I Will Be Proven Innocent’ in Group Sex Lawsuit

• “I love my life,” says the Chicago Bulls star as he explains how much he’s looking forward to free agency and the promise of a big payday. Also: Derrick Rose Injured Already and Needs Surgery

Chicago Baby Shot, Mom and Grandma Killed

• The infant was just 11 months old, according to police.

Gawking and Alcohol Contributed to Ugly I-57 Pileup Monday

• Five cars, one ambulance and 10 injured people reported in the wee hours of Monday morning.

Chicago’s Rats Love the North Side

• Which neighborhoods have the most rats? And what should you do if a rat climbs up through your toilet?

Bye-Bye Batman: Dark Knight Pool in Hinsdale to be Removed

• A developer has plans to split the lot in two, razing the home and the batpool.

A glimpse of crime-n-shame last week:

• Walmart Parking Lot Masturbator Captured: Cops
• Burbank Sex Predator Sentenced to 20 Years for 2012 Assaults
• Former NSA Director a Victim of Identity Thievery
• Straight Out of Juvie, Right into High School
• Neighbor Discovers Man in Apartment Taking Beer: Cops
• Thief Mows Down Mall Employee Who Caught Her in the Act: Police
• Downers Grove Pastor Indicted in Embezzlement of Summer Food Program Funds
• Plainfield Man Who Threatened Shooting Spree Near High School Charged
• Man Set Up Secret Camera In Machine Shop Restroom: Cops
• Teens Beaten and Robbed of Air Jordans by Crooks Who Threw Stolen Sneakers in Creek: Cops
• Glendale Heights Elementary School Evacuated Following Bomb Threat
• Man Sues Toby Keith’s Bar for Fueling Fist Fight

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