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Former Coach Charged | Senior Prank Cow Adopted | Sears Campus Sold

Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.

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NORTHERN CHICAGO SUBURBS, IL — It's Friday and before we all sign off for the weekend, let's get caught up on the top news stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.

Here is a look at articles that have been getting attention from Patch.com readers:

Longtime D300 Employee Faces Child Porn, Intimidation Charges

Donald J. Peters may have solicited students for they social media accounts during his time with District 300, authorities said Thursday.

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Former Youth Volleyball Coach Accused Of Grooming, Soliciting Child

Phillip Bromley, of McHenry, has been arrested after detectives posed as a girl under 14, chatted online with Bromley.

Police Seize Carnival Ride Boy Was Thrown From: Authorities

A criminal probe is underway into whether any negligence lead to a 10-year-old boy being thrown from the ride at the Taste of Antioch.

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Ex-Northwestern AD To 'Vigorously Defend' Himself In Hazing Lawsuits

Jim Phillips, the Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner, is named in lawsuits filed by former athletes who said they were hazing victims.

A Dallas-based company has signed a contract to purchase the campus, which Sears has called home since 1992.

Niles Senior Prank Cow Has Been Adopted: Humane Society

The female heifer had been living at a Woodstock animal shelter since an April senior prank in which she got loose in the streets of Niles.

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