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yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefChristina Formella, a former Downers Grove South teacher, was indicted on 52 additional counts of sexual abuse and assault involving a student, prosecutors said. The alleged abuse began in January 2023 and continued through August/September 2024, including grooming and about 50 incidents at school and her home. Formella was released pretrial with conditions barring contact with the victim and minors; she is due back in court on Aug. 4. DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.
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sports.yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefThe Chicago Fire Football Club revealed new renderings of its $650 million, privately funded stadium and entertainment district planned for the South Loop, anchoring "The 78" development. The 22,000-seat open-air stadium with a natural grass field is expected to begin construction later this year or early 2026, targeting completion before the 2028 MLS season.
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yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefWillie Carter, 25, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to armed robbery with a firearm; he had been out on parole for less than two months for a prior armed robbery. The robbery occurred Jan. 30 at a Speedway gas station in Addison, where Carter and a co-defendant allegedly held a clerk and customer at gunpoint before fleeing and leading police on a high-speed chase.
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yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefFrancis Lodesky, 18, was arrested for allegedly shooting his 61-year-old relative in the face at a home in unincorporated Gurnee. Authorities say the shooting was unprovoked and Lodesky used a .410-gauge revolver; over 50 firearms were recovered from the scene. Lodesky is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, and prosecutors are seeking to keep him in custody. GURNEE, Ill.
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yahoo.com | Cody King
The BriefJose Hernandez, 53, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery after a stabbing on Chicago’s West Side. He was arrested Saturday evening at the scene in the 2100 block of South Pulaski Road. A 38-year-old woman was injured; her condition and the nature of her relationship to Hernandez remain unknown. CHICAGO - A 53-year-old Chicago man is facing charges after a woman was stabbed over the weekend on the city’s West Side, police said.
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Charles Selle
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Steve Sadin
Freelance Journalist at Chicago Tribune
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Sam Borcia
CEO and Publisher at Lake and McHenry County Scanner
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