Tragedy Claims Life of a Firefighter and Family Man: Patch PM

Chicago Firefighter Dies Fighting Warehouse Fire

Firefighter/Paramedic Dan Capuano fell down elevator shaft at a South Side warehouse early Monday. A mayday alert was issued after Capuano, 42, fell when a floor gave out and down an elevator shaft into the building’s basement. A firefighter for 15 years, Capuano was the father of two sons and a daughter.

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Gun-in-Throat Case Against Police Commander Ends in ‘Not Guilty’ Verdict

• “Hard-charging” cop who “kicks ass and takes names” faced official misconduct and aggravated battery charges, but the judge said his accuser lacked credibility.

Make-A-Wish Illinois Gives 10-Year-Old Boy Hawaiian Vacation

• Mason, from Bolingbrook, has always wanted to go to Hawaii and ride the waves. Now he’ll be able to.

Second ISIS Sympathizer Pleads Guilty in Joliet Armory Shooting Plot

• Hasan Edmonds, 23, and his cousin, Jonas Edmonds, planned to kill as many 150 people in the attack.

School Bus Carrying 23 Preschool Kids Struck by Car

• The driver of the bus in Lockport Township was cited for failure to yield to oncoming traffic. No injuries were reported.

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• Evanston Man Charged in Wrigleyville Shootout
• Driver with Baby Shower Items Crashes Van into Grayslake Church
• Shirtless Ethan Sets Fire to the Rain During December Jog in Chicago
• College of DuPage Chairwoman Resigns Abruptly Sunday
• Western Illinois University Predicts the Next U.S. President

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