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Here are the stories trending across Illinois on Tuesday night.

Kitten Killer Takes Plea Deal With 4.5-Year Prison Sentence: Reports

He pleaded guilty to animal torture and aggravated cruelty to animals, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.

World Series Runner-Up Evergreen Park 14U Girls Softball Team Named Grand Marshal Of Independence Day Parade

The Evergreen Park 14 Girls Softball Team to lead Independence Day Parade Friday, June 26 with fireworks to follow at Duffy Park.

Man Fake Falls On 6-Year-Old Girl, Then Sexually Assaults Her In Front Of Mom: CPD

Chicago Police said the child was with her mother when a man pretended to fall on the child, then sexually assaulted her.

2 New Lenox Businesses Hit In Same-Day Smash-And-Grabs Targeting Gaming Machines: NLPD

Both incidents happened in the early morning hours, employees told police.

Minooka Teen On Dirt Bike Killed In Crash, Joliet Man Charged With DUI, Battery: Joliet Police

The man allegedly got out of his car and battered two other people on dirtbikes after the crash at Jefferson and Hickory streets.

Police Provide Timeline Details In Drowning Death Of Missing Child

The child was found in a pond minutes after being reported missing, and preliminary findings list drowning as the cause, officials said.

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