A woman is charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed a baby girl in the chest and jumped out of the upstairs window of a home, police allege.
Meanwhile, Chicago is mourning a legend with the death of Billygoat Tavern owner Sam Sianis.
Plus, a preschool director is being hailed a hero for climbing into a storm drain to save some ducklings, with the help of the mama duck.
The woman jumped from an upper-level window during the incident and was injured, according to police.
Sam Sianis helped preserve the Billy Goat Tavern's place in Chicago culture, immortalized by "Saturday Night Live."
The 15th Annual Star Wars Day—a free, family friendly festival of galactic proportions complete with over 100 costumed Star Wars characters, games, exhibits, vendors and more—returns next month.
The condition of the injured person was not immediately available.
The mother of the ducklings helped Westminster Preschool Director Lisa Plassman find where the baby ducks had gone.
Fire officials said the victim’s clothing became caught in the rototiller, which is a gas or electric machine with rotating blades that breaks up compacted soil.
The annual Memorial Day remembrance was established by the National Catholic Cemetery Conference to honor men and women of the armed forces who died while serving their country, as well as active military and veterans.
The pints and quarts were distributed in 17 states, including Illinois.
“You will see smoke and haze throughout our village as a result,” the department said in a social media post, urging residents to stay away from the area of the fire.
He also served time for his role in a 2005 fight that led to a man's death. Charges filed more than six years ago tied to an alleged strangling have been dropped.
The taxpayer-funded settlement amount is $2,150,000 in the January 2020 death of Eric Lurry in a squad car.
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