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Woodstock man sentenced to 12 years for shaking his baby to death
Woodstock man sentenced to 12 years for shaking his baby to death

A father was sentenced to 12 years in prison today for shaking his infant daughter so hard in 2008 that she died.

Father of fatal crash victim jailed during Kane County court hearing Father of fatal crash victim jailed during Kane County court hearing

The father of a high school student killed in a drunken driving accident was briefly jailed today after a courtroom exchange with the judge involved in the case.
Ditka son scores pretrial win in DUI case Ditka son scores pretrial win in DUI case

Michael P. Ditka – one of two sons of the former Bears coach facing DUI charges out of Deerfield – scored a legal touchdown of sorts Thursday when a Lake County judge granted a motion that Ditka’s lawyer said essentially voids his arrest.
Jury gets murder case of man accused of ramming carload of teens Jury gets murder case of man accused of ramming carload of teens

A Cook County jury today began deliberating the fate of a reputed gang member accused of purposely ramming a carload of teens in the Humboldt Park neighborhood because he thought they had been involved in an earlier shooting.
Driver held after 2 pedestrians killed in South Side hit-and-run Driver held after 2 pedestrians killed in South Side hit-and-run

A motorist who fled the scene after hitting and killing two people in the Cottage Grove Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side early this morning was intoxicated, police said.
Missing schizophrenic man from Pennsylvania last seen in Chicago Missing schizophrenic man from Pennsylvania last seen in Chicago

A Pennsylvania man suffering from schizophrenia was last seen earlier this week after being released from a Chicago hospital during a travel stopover here, police said today in a high risk missing person report.
Clerk says she'll buy $1,000 bond for boy whose sticker design was scrapped Clerk says she'll buy $1,000 bond for boy whose sticker design was scrapped

Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza said today she would personally pay for a $1,000 bond for the 15-year-old boy whose winning city sticker design was scrapped amid questions about whether the artwork contained gang symbols.
Emanuel refuses to weigh in on city sticker flap, protest settlement Emanuel refuses to weigh in on city sticker flap, protest settlement

Mayor Rahm Emanuel skirted a pair of hot button issues today, declining to weigh in on the city’s $6.2 million settlement with anti-war protesters and the flap over the design of the new city stickers.

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