Local Leads & Briefs: Jan. 6, 2009

Additional headlines in local news on Tuesday included:

• Woman Harasses Planned Parenthood Workers -- Police in west suburban Aurora are looking for a woman who harassed and battered employees of the local Planned Parenthood in October.
• Abuse Suspects Mother Released on Bond -- The mother of a gymnastics coach accused of molesting students is free on bond after pleading not guilty to charges she created false documents.
• Arsenic at Ill. School Occurs Naturally -- The Kane County Health Department says high concentrations of arsenic found in a middle school's water supply are naturally occurring.
• No Injuries in South Austin Apartment Building Fire -- A fire broke out early Tuesday in a multi-unit apartment building in the South Austin neighborhood.
• Suburban Arsonist Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity -- A north suburban man who tried to burn down his parents' house because he believed they were trying to kill him was found not guilty by reason of insanity Monday.
• Police Shoot, Kill Man Following High-Speed Chase -- A man suspected of robbing four banks died several hours after being shot by police following a high-speed chase around Normal in central Illinois.
• Man Driving Stolen Van Shot -- A man was shot as he “threw” gang signs while driving a stolen van early Tuesday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
• Masked Attackers Rob Two Parking Garage Employees --  Two masked attackers robbed a parking attendant and another administrative employee of a garage at 350 E. Monroe St. early Tuesday morning.
• Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Car on Far Northwest Side -- A woman in the crosswalk on the 3300 block of North Harlem Avenue was struck by a southbound vehicle at about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday.
• Armed Robbery of Walgreens Ends With Fatal Crash -- One man is dead and another is in police custody following an armed robbery of a Walgreens and a three-car crash Monday afternoon in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
• Two Stabbed Outside Lincoln Park Bar -- An alcohol-fueled brawl that started inside a crowded bar spilled outside, leaving two young men hospitalized with stab wounds early Tuesday in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side.
• Woman Struck by Blue Line Train -- A woman was critically injured, but alert, after being struck by a Blue Line train Tuesday morning.
• Dad Gets 5 Days in Jail for Softball Tirade  --  A suburban dad who threatened a youth softball umpire and then spit on a deputy sheriff was sentenced to five days in jail and ordered to take anger management classes.
• Man Found Dead in Suburban Woods --- A man was found dead in a parking lot this morning near a wooded area close to Willow Springs.
• Suburban Woman Questioned in Husband's Fatal Shooting  --  A Hickory Hills woman who told police she was "frustrated" with having to care for her ailing husband is facing a murder charge after allegedly shooting the man in the head while he slept.
• Cardamone's Mother Pleads Not Guilty -- DuPage authorities claim the mother of a convicted child molester altered business records at the family's Aurora gymnastics facility in an effort to help her son, Michael Cardamone, rebut charges.
• Real Estate Exec Found Shot Dead in His Car --- The body of well-known Chicago area real estate tycoon Steven L. Good was found inside a luxury sports car parked at a wildlife refuge Monday morning in what authorities said appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.