Here are the stories trending across Illinois on Friday night.
Prosecutors say the 28-year-old was shot in the back as he tried to leave their shared apartment.>>Read More.
Firefighters rushed the man to a hospital after he suffered second-degree burns to his face, neck and hands, fire officials said.>>Read More.
A special prosecutor is pursuing the case since the defendant's wife is involved with the state's attorney's Children's Advocacy Center in its therapy dog program.>>Read More.
"This is the cloud that every priest lives under today, and unfortunately, our friend, Father Ken, is the latest," the pastor said after a former parish priest was the subject of new allegations. "Note that the accuser has not come forward to the Archdiocese but is going right to the civil courts. More importantly, Father Ken is clear about his innocence.">>Read more.
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