Here are the stories trending across Illinois on Tuesday night.
He pleaded guilty to animal torture and aggravated cruelty to animals, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
The Evergreen Park 14 Girls Softball Team to lead Independence Day Parade Friday, June 26 with fireworks to follow at Duffy Park.
Chicago Police said the child was with her mother when a man pretended to fall on the child, then sexually assaulted her.
Both incidents happened in the early morning hours, employees told police.
The man allegedly got out of his car and battered two other people on dirtbikes after the crash at Jefferson and Hickory streets.
The child was found in a pond minutes after being reported missing, and preliminary findings list drowning as the cause, officials said.
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