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Man Sentenced In Murder, Dismemberment Of 6-Year-Old Brother

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Prosecutors said Damari died after being forced into a prolonged cold shower as punishment, and family members later burned and abandoned his body in Gary before falsely reporting him missing.>>Read More.

Boy, 5, Reported As Missing Was Found Safe Inside: Cops

A 911 caller told dispatch the boy was missing, but later found him inside the home before police arrived.>>Read More.

Head-Butted, Kicked Immigration Officers During Arrest: U.S. Attorney

The man, who officials said is in the country illegally, has been sentenced to a year in federal prison after he head-butted one officer and bit and kicked two others while he was being placed in custody at a suburban sheriff's office, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.>>Read more.

Fundraisers Created For 2 Friends Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-88

The 21-year-old women were killed on Mother's Day when a wrong-way driver collided with their car on Interstate 88.>>Read More.

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