Here are the stories trending across Illinois on Thursday night.
Police said he punched the woman in the face in an apparently random attack, then kicked her belongings when she was on the ground. While the assault was not a detainable offense, his repeated failures to appear in court were, according to officials.>>Read More.
A death investigation is underway after a man's body was recovered from the Fox River early Thursday.>>Read More.
Cupich said that the Archdiocese of Chicago's request to interview the person making the accusation has been denied, "yet as a matter of transparency we are making it known that a legal case will be filed in court.">>Read More.
Police say she drove off, leaving the fatally wounded bicyclist lying in the road. She faces felony aggravated DUI charges, among others.>>Read more.
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