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Patch Roundup: Baby Buried a Month Before Family Disappeared, Trainer Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse

Also, couple tied up in home invasion, bodies decay when freezer goes out, missing man with disabilities found, fatal crash on the Stevenson.

ST. CHARLESβ€”Jackson Farrey Likely Buried a Month Before Family Disappearedβ€”Texas prosecutor revealed new details during Jeffrey Farrey’s bond reduction hearing earlier this week.

WOODRIDGEβ€”Former Trainer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Athleteβ€”Woodridge man was employed at Lifetime Fitness in Warrenville when he was accused of having inappropriate sexually contact with a 16-year-old boy.

LA GRANGE PARKβ€”Couple Robbed in Home Invasionβ€”Three masked intruders stole jewelry, cash and a car from a couple in La Grange Park, police say.

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GENEVAβ€”Bodies Decay When Coroner's Freezer Goes Out on Thanksgivingβ€”A freezer reportedly bought at Jimmy John's goes kaput over the holiday, and Kane County Coroner Robert Russell says it’s because his office is underfunded.

BATAVIAβ€”Missing Batavia Man Reunited With Family By Good Samaritanβ€”The search for a missing Batavia man with mental disabilities ends with a story worthy of a Hallmark Christmas special.

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DARIENβ€”1 Dead in Fatal Stevenson Crash Near Darienβ€”A 29-year-old Crystal Lake man was killed early Sunday morning.

ELMHURSTβ€”Man Shot By Security Guard at C.D. Peacock Is Sentencedβ€”Prosecutors had hoped for a harsher sentence.

OAK PARKβ€”Frank Lloyd Wright Home to Hit the Market at $2.4M (PHOTOS)β€”Frank Lloyd Wright's first independent commission, the William Winslow House in River Forest, expected to hit the market Dec. 16.

FOREST PARKβ€”Armed Robbery Reported Thanksgiving Day at Subwayβ€”Man orders sandwich, drink and all the cash from the register.

ELMHURSTβ€”Suspicious Package Discovered at Elmhurst Post Officeβ€”Contents were strange, but not deadly.

HINSDALEβ€”40-Year-Old Mustache Comes Off After Hinsdale FD Fundraiserβ€”Assistant chief Tim McElroy parted with his crumb-catcher after the department’s β€œMovember” fundraiser.

WESTERN SPRINGSβ€”Mariano's to Replace Dominick's in Western Springsβ€”The Western Springs Dominick's is one of 11 locations that have been purchased by Roundy's, the parent company of Mariano's.

NAPERVILLEβ€”Naperville Listed as Best Mid-Sized City to Move toβ€”Naperville has been listed among the top ten "Best Mid-Sized Cities to Move to," according to real estate website Movoto.

ELMHURSTβ€”Could Whole Foods Be Moving Into Elmhurst Dominick's?β€”That’s the word on the street, but company reps are mum and city officials say future of the property is uncertain.

WHEATONβ€”Mosque Makes Its Home in Former Wheaton Church—”It's unfortunate for the (First Assembly of God) church that they lost their opportunity to stay there."β€”mosque spokesman Abraham Antar

ST. CHARLESβ€”St. Charles Youth Center Repairs Costing Taxpayers Millionsβ€”Some critical of the expense of maintaining the 109-year-old facility after a smaller, 16-year-old center was closed last year in Murphysboro.

WHEATONβ€”Mariano's to Purchase 11 Dominick's Stores in Chicago Areaβ€”Mariano's Fresh Market will purchase 11 Dominick's stores in the Chicago suburbs, according to Crain's Chicago Business.

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