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Parking Lot Killer Found Guilty | Listeria Outbreak Grows: Illinois PatchPM

Bears stadium update | Semi drives on top of car | Targeted immigration enforcement operation | Strangers offer kids candy | Identity theft

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Here are the stories trending across Illinois on Tuesday night.

Bretz Loses First-Degree Murder Trial: Joliet's Blue Kangaroo Parking Lot Killer Found Guilty

Will County Judge Amy Christiansen, a former public defender, revealed her ruling in Courtroom 402. Chuck Bretz defended the shooter.

Growing Fatal Listeria Outbreak Linked To IL Walmart, Trader Joe’s Products

Nineteen hospitalizations and four deaths have been linked to the nationwide outbreak that began mid-year.

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Bears Stadium Would Bring $15M Annually To Arlington Heights: Village

The Village said Tuesday it has received the preliminary Economic Impact Report submitted by the team for the former Arlington Park site.

2 Hospitalized After Semi Drives On Top Of Car On I-94

A semi-tractor-trailer struck a center median and came to rest on top of a passenger vehicle, according to Lake Forest authorities.

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FBI Reports 'Targeted Immigration Enforcement Operation' In Chicago Neighborhood

Several agents were seen on an armored green truck, going in and out of U-Haul and Budget rental trucks.

Kids Offered Candy By 2 Driving White Jeep: Batavia Police

A man and a woman in a white Jeep SUV offered candy to children before a parent yelled at them, and they fled, police said.

Lombard Man Accused Of Targeting Over 30 Victims In Identity Theft Scams

Mark Wrendina, 56, who was arrested Sept. 25, following a "multi-year investigation," was also charged with child pornography, police say.

71-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Car: Wheeling PD

The Monday evening crash remains under investigation by the Wheeling Police Department Traffic Unit.


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