Homeless Man Robs 7-Elevens to Get Back into Jail / Breastfeeding Mom vs. Gym / Coach Harbaugh Screws Over Kid

Homeless Parolee on 7-Eleven Robbery Spree Wanted to Go Back to Jail: Cops

• “I think he got what he wanted,” judge said before sending him off to jail.

Mom, Gym Owner Locked in Breastfeeding Battle

• Mom says staff wouldn’t let her breastfeed in a gym; owner says adults aren’t allowed in the gym at all—breastfeeding, or not.

Michigan and Coach Harbaugh Rescind Scholarship for DG South Football Star

• Erik Swenson committed to the University of Michigan in 2013. On Tuesday, the Wolverines told the Downers Grove kid they didn’t want him.

5 Worst Blizzards in Chicago-Area History (with Awesome 1967 Newsreel Footage)

• Looting, snow plows run amok, airports shut down, and a mayor who lost his job. How Chicago’s worst snowstorms compare to Blizzard of 2016.
  • with: 700 Illinois ComEd Workers Head Toward East Coast Blizzard

United Airlines Jet Stuck at End of O’Hare Runway

• United Flight 734 from San Francisco landed safely but slid into snowy grass.

Massive Brawl Outside Aurora Bar After Stabbing and Shooting

• Police encounter more than 100 people brawling in bar parking lot early Saturday. Police do not know if the incidents are related.

Wife Loses Wedding Ring 2 Weeks After Vows

• Marcela Sepesi is desperately searching for the rings that slipped off her finger just two weeks after her wedding.

Woman Jumps to Her Death from Chicago Skyway

• Skyway bridge shut down Monday afternoon as police investigate and Coast Guard retrieves her from the frozen river.

Burbank Woman Wins $4 Million in Illinois Lottery

• “I can’t even think straight,” she says.

Sex Abuse Charges Filed Against Bremen HS Assistant Principal

• Joseph Simone officially charged following allegations by a 16-year-old that he touched her inappropriately while she stretched.

Crestwood Mom Knows Horror Flint’s Families See in Poisoned Water

• People are sick because of the water, and the government lied about the water tests in both towns.

Patch Reader’s Tip Leads to Arrest of Bank Bandit: FBI

• Patch reader recognized man’s photo in story contributed by Burbank Beat about suspect in multiple South Side bank robberies, FBI says.

Retired K9 Cop Crosses the Rainbow Bridge

• K9 Officer Orry died Thursday. Prior to his retirement, he served with the Oak Forest Police Department for six years.

Can Head Sets World Record for Cans Stuck to a Head

• The longtime Evergreen Park resident is pulling down some bucks advertising businesses on his sticky skin, too.

Teen Driver Killed, 4 Injured in Palos Park Crash

• Teen’s passenger currently in intensive care.

Sex-for-Answers Teacher Gets Prison Time

• The Plainfield teacher and Joliet resident was given four-and-a-half years in prison.

Pit Bulls Attack Woman, Dog While Out on Walk

• One of the pit bulls was later shot by an off-duty forest preserve officer and had to be euthanized.

Falsified Drug Test Case to be Heard by Supreme Court

• Elijah Manuel claims the Joliet Police Department faked the results of a drug test to show vitamins he was carrying were ecstasy pills.

Hate Mail Meant for Wheaton College Sent to Other Wheaton College in Massachusetts

• The hate mail is in regards to the local Wheaton College’s decision to move to fire tenured professor Larycia Hawkins.

Wheaton Central Grad Jason Rezaian Freed from Iran Prison and is Headed Home

• The Washington Post reporter was first detained in Iran in 2014 on charges of espionage and other crimes.

Cold Feet For Cambodian Wedding Scammer?

• Wanted for allegedly swindling a co-worker with promises of a Cambodian bride, she was expected to surrender but has yet to do so.

‘Let’s Stop Criminalizing the Victim:’ Sandra Bland’s Mom

• Bland’s mother addressed the Chicago Police Board Jan. 21 to talk about the lack of answers she’s received.

Geneva Ice Cream Scooper Headed to Hollywood for Debut on ‘American Idol’

• Kayla Mickelsen, a senior at Geneva High School, will be performing in the upcoming season of American Idol.

Bus Fire Doesn’t Stop Show Choir from Winning Weekend Competition

• The Wheaton-Warrenville South show choirs were enroute to a competition in Wisconsin when their bus caught fire.

Shooting Chapter for Women Coming to Bolingbrook

• The first meeting of The Well Armed Woman Chicago Western Suburban Shooting Chapter will take place Feb. 22.

Missing Woodstock Girl Has Died Following Shooting in Phoenix

• Authorities said Faith Kies was shot by a 24-year-old man. The man then took his own life.

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• Women Beaten, Drugged in Suburban Sex-Trafficking Ring
• Hero Dad Pointed at ‘Piece of S---’ Attackers, Told How They Stomped, Kicked Defenseless Man
• Video: Kook Who Falsely Claimed He Ran Over Woman Back To Support Jail Buddy
• Irate ER Patient Pukes on Security Guard: Prosecutor
• Jilted Boyfriend Posted Ex’s ‘Explicit’ Pics to Facebook: Cops
• Sweaty, Wild-Eyed Houseguest Choked and Battered Host: Cops
• Tinley Park Woman Accused of Stabbing Boyfriend with 8-Inch Knife
• Hospital Lets Man With ‘Nowhere To Go’ Stick Around, He Attacks Security Guard: Cops
• Hinsdale Boys Sprayed Fire Extinguisher at Girls
• Police Search for Man Who Held Up the Car Spa in Libertyville

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