Big Spiders Return to Chicago / Sheriff Wins Naked Crime Scene Photo Case / Home Invaders Strike Mother and Children

‘Flying Spiders’ Give Chicago High-Rise Dwellers the Heebie Jeebies

Arachnophobes, beware. These spiders love tall buildings.

Jury Sides with Sheriff in Lawsuit over Naked Crime Scene Photos

The handling of a young woman’s body at a crime scene in the south suburbs aligned with departmental standards, jurors found.

Family Asks for Help After Son’s Accident

A young man from Plainfield suffered a severe brain injury in a moped accident and is in intensive care.

The Nightmare Revealed: Hickory Street Strangler Tells All

Nightmare on Hickory Street strangler Josh Miner holds nothing back in an interview with Patch at a maximum security prison.

Armed Home Invaders Struck Mother and Children While They Searched for Valuables

The Burr Ridge family was home when three masked men broke into their house.

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• 7-Month-Old Baby Hit in Head by Concrete

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• Wilmington Women Upset After Breastfeeding Request at Local Eatery

• Lincoln-Way Schools Face Talk of Closing a High School

• The Bachelor’s Whitney Bischoff Back to Work in Highland Park

• Patch’s Joe Hosey Named 2015 Illinois Journalist of the Year

• Horses on the Loose on the Open Road

• Girl Battling Cancer Throws First Pitch at Sunday’s White Sox Game

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