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IL Grandmother Drowned Saving Girl, 12, From Sinking Duck Boat

Leslie Dennison, 64, pushed her granddaughter upward after the boat capsized last week in Branson, Missouri.

Cubs' Anthony Rizzo Makes MLB Pitching Debut

The first baseman took the mound during the Cubs' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday.

Measles Case Confirmed After Contagious Patient Visits Restaurant, Grocery Store

Health officials said a patient was contagious when they visited a Panera restaurant and suburban grocery store.

2 Girls Taken To Hospital After Near-Drowning

The girls were rescued after one was found unresponsive and another was in distress at a suburban water park.

Funeral, Procession Road Planned For Firefighter

The longtime firefighter died suddenly Sunday while off-duty.

Alleged Neo-Nazi Ventriloquist Charged With Hate Crime In Starbucks Harassment Case: Cops

Cops found his ventriloquist dummy and a KKK hood in his vehicle after the incident, officials said.

Dunder Mifflin Comes To Lincoln Park With 'The Office' Pop-Up Bar

"Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way." - Michael Scott.

Anti-Violence March Planned From Lake Shore Drive To Wrigley

The march coincides with a Cubs home game and the first day of Lollapalooza.

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• Ambulance Driver Who Killed 3 Had Cocaine In His System
• Beloved Record Store Owner Dies
• IL Man Dies In Fall At Mount Rushmore
• Facebook To Open Larger Chicago Office
• 2 Charged With Beating Man To Death In Alley
• GOP Wants To Merge IL Comptroller, Treasurer
• Cops Attacked On CTA Platform
• Woman Missing After Going For Swim In Lake Michigan
• Police Warn Of Peeping Tom
• Historic Home Demolition OKed In Exchange For Donation
• Meth, Other Drugs Found After Driver Winds Up In Ditch
• 'Michael Jackson Experience' Coming To Suburbs

Across America

• AG Jeff Sessions Laughs At 'Lock Her Up' Chant (VIDEO)
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