Here are the stories trending across Illinois on Wednesday night.
One resident escaped the fire by jumping from a second-story window, the fire department said. A second person was found dead.>>Read More
"Yesterday was a very painful and difficult day. The severity of the storm in the weather reflected the storm I was facing within.">>Read More.
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. said Wednesday that the Chicago Bears told him an announcement is coming Thursday, though he stressed that he does not know whether it will involve the team's stadium plans.>>Read More.
A woman fired a gun in the direction of her ex-boyfriend after he threw bricks through the windows of her residence out of fear for her safety, police said.>>Read more.
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