Your Baby Will Die Soon After Birth, Mom and Dad Told: Patch PM

Father Gives Gift of Life to Ailing Son

Doctors warned Mom and Dad that their child wouldn’t survive after birth. Their boy would most likely die within a day, doctors said. Samantha Webb was told to end the pregnancy. She and her husband, Timothy, chose life, instead, knowing the odds were against them. For three years, their baby boy defied the odds and lived on daily dialysis until doctors could give him one of Timothy’s kidneys. » read more

Guy Stuck at O’Hare for 2 Days Proposes Marriage to His Girlfriend

• Ice storm caused 1,600 flight cancellations at O’Hare and Midway. The effect will ripple into the week with thousands of people stranded here for days.

Crooked, Drug-Dealing, Thieving Ex-Cop Headed to Prison

• Ryszard Kopacz was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for stealing police department guns.

Chicago Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty to First-Degree Murder

• Jason Van Dyke, who fired 16 shots into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, appeared in court briefly Tuesday for arraignment.

Sex-Scandal Bishop Undeserving of Celebratory Burial: SNAP

• Joliet Diocese said Bishop Joseph Imesch will be remembered as a good shepherd and for his work for the poor and disadvantaged.

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Dad Finds Underage Daughter in Basement with Classmate’s Father

• The man and the girl reportedly fled the Joliet house through a window, prompting a police search.

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