A dad is facing numerous charges after prosecutors say he handed his 8-year-old son a gasoline-soaked stick, telling him to throw it into a fire pit and causing the child to be seriously burned.
Additionally, a large police investigation is underway at a Mundelein home after five people were reportedly found dead inside.
Meanwhile, prosecutors released new details into a planned mass shooting at a suburban Hindu temple, saying a 19-year-old had been plotting the attack for two years and had told a coworker he wanted to "retry" it after his rifle jammed.
Plus, a man with other pending cases is behind bars after police say he attempted to abduct two young girls from a shopping center and told police he wasn't going to stop until he was successful.
A large police investigation is underway at a Mundelein home after five people were reportedly found dead inside.
After the father handed the 8-year-old a gasoline-soaked stick to throw into a fire pit, "The child "caught on fire causing 1st and 2nd degree burns all over his body including his face. The defendant did not help or get an ambulance while (the 12-year-old child) administered first aid and called his mother for help," prosecutors said.
A man with eight pending sexually charged cases told police he was looking for young girls and wasn't going to stop until he found one after he tried kidnapping two underage girls, prosecutors said. Police said he asked both girls their ages, and when the 15-year-old answered, he told her, "you're perfect."
The family filed a missing persons report; on Sunday they told Patch that the man had been found safe.
Officials issued a statement saying they believe the school "reacted swiftly and responsibly" after both incidents, including racist taunts at a high school football game that led to six students voluntarily withdrawing to avoid expulsion.
Police say a 20-year-old woman got into the mother's car, threatening to shoot her if she didn't get out, then attempted to push her out of the vehicle while she attempted to put on her prosthetic leg. The woman's son came to her rescue.
Family friends started the GoFundMe after Tommy Offer, 18, was hit by a train while crossing the tracks.
Court records detail the alleged planning, racist writings and messages a suburban teen sent a Taco Bell coworker after his rifle failed to fire, officials said.
New Illinois requirements call for blood lead testing at ages 1 and 2.
Illinois Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey was among the more than 1,000 people who were at the event. The popular annual fundraiser brings together amateur and professional cooks from throughout the community who serve samples of their favorite appetizers, entrées and
desserts—all while competing for the votes and bragging rights of those in attendance.
The man repeatedly stabbed his girlfriend during an argument. She served in the military for six years.
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