Police were asking parents to check Halloween candy before letting children eat it after "foreign objects" were reportedly found in wrapped, unopened candy after a trick-or-treat event.
Meanwhile, a teenager was dead and seven people were wounded in a mass shooting at a party near an Illinois university campus early Sunday. Students from several universities were among the victims.
Plus, a pedestrian who had gotten out of a vehicle was struck while standing on the shoulder of I-80 in a hit-and-run, state police said.
One person was killed and seven were injured — including several college students — in a shooting early Sunday at a party near an Illinois university campus. No arrests had been made.
Police said the objects were discovered inside wrapped, unopened candy during a citywide trick-or-treat event. Parents and guardians are urged to carefully inspect all candy before allowing children to eat it.
In observance of All Saints Day, the suburban parish is hosting 16 first-class saint relics for prayer and veneration through Nov. 8.
The man, 60, was crossing the street when he was struck by two vehicles, police said. Both drivers remained at the scene and cooperated with police.
Police said recordings, taken without the girl's knowledge, were discovered by her mother.
All family members who were home at the time of the fire evacuated without injury, but several pets perished, authorities said. Six people were displaced due to the blaze.
An ejection was initially reported; however, the person struck was a passenger who had gotten out of the vehicle and was struck while standing on the shoulder, state police said.
People and businesses in the area of the incident are asked to check surveillance footage around the time it happened Halloween night.
New state data shows gains in reading and math proficiency, a record graduation rate and changes in how state public schools are evaluated.
Firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze and found the man unresponsive in the driver's seat, according to police.
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