Suburban police were "relieved and overjoyed" after a seven-hour search for a missing man with special needs had a happy ending at a local forest preserve.
Meanwhile, a 17-year-old boy was taken to Loyola after police say he was shot in the chest with a high-powered air rifle during a toilet-papering prank over the weekend.
Plus, a man is accused of firing a gun out of his car window in a suburban Taco Bell drive-thru.
A 17-year-old was shot in the chest with an air rifle and taken to Loyola after two groups of teenagers went to toilet-paper homes in a suburban neighborhood.
Police said the boy had shared threatening messages about two other 13-year-olds.
Local organizations have banded together to accept donations in the wake of an apartment fire that displaced 57 residents and injured four people, including a firefighter.
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The man, who has special needs, had last been seen at the nature preserve just after noon Friday during a trip with Cornerstone Services. "We are relieved and overjoyed that this search has concluded in a positive way," police said.
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Police received a report that the man was in the drive-thru when a gunshot was fired from his vehicle's window.
Police said a domestic disturbance "escalated into an armed incident" before the male resident was taken for a psychological evaluation.
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