🌱 How a late-night fight on Sycamore Avenue turned life-threatening
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- How a late-night fight on Sycamore Avenue turned life-threatening
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📰 News we're reading
• Woman left seriously injured in ICU after being stabbed unprovoked after trying to break up fight in North Chicago (lakemchenryscanner.com) — North Chicago police say a woman was critically injured and hospitalized in intensive care after being stabbed twice during an overnight fight on Sycamore Avenue. Prosecutors allege another North Chicago woman retrieved a knife from her nearby home, returned to the dispute, and stabbed the victim, who required surgery for serious internal injuries. The suspect remains jailed without bond pending a September court hearing. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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