Sickly Woman Dies After She Was Left Alone in Closed Dialysis Center: Patch PM

Old Woman Left at Dialysis Center for Hours Friday Night Died Next Day

An ambulance never picked the woman 71-year-old woman up, according to Joliet police. Firefighters and police broke into the closed center and took the woman to a hospital.

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Fall-Down Drunk Goes Trick-or-Treating with 7-Year-Old Boy: Cops

Palos Hills man, described as “intoxicated” and “combative,” threatened one homeowner when he didn’t get the same treat as the boy, according to police.

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Mom Captures Homewood Cop’s Kind Gesture on Halloween

• Cold and rain couldn’t keep this family from trick-or-treating, and this mom is so happy they went.

Bolingbrook Man Shoots Self in Head While Driving

• The 25-year-old man put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger to show them his gun wasn’t loaded. But it was.

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