Also in the headlines Tuesday, Nov. 18, were these stories from local sources:
- Teen Agrees to Testify Against 3 Others in Villa Park Murder -- A Chicago man pleads guilty and agrees to testify against three others charged with the May 2007 beating death of a Villa Park man.
- Mother Charged with Neglecting Paralyzed Son -- An assistant state's attorney said the woman's 29-year-old son was lying in his own filth "and his feet were fused to the bed because he had not been moved in so long."
- CTA Wants to Sell Naming Rights to 'L' Stations -- Be sure to wear your Abercrombie sweatshirt when you take the train to the Roto Rooter stop, and transfer to the bus wrapped in iPod images to get to the Allstate Arena, thus avoiding the walk in your Nikes.
- Trucker Fatally Crushed by Load of Rocks -- A 50-year-old truck driver died after he was crushed by the trailer portion of a semi containing 70,000 pounds of rock in Midlothian.
- Sentence Upheld in Valpo Murder-For-Hire Case --- The Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld an 85-year prison sentence for a Valparaiso woman convicted of hiring a gunman to kill her ex-husband.
- Illinois College Presidents Among Highest Paid In The Nation -- Northwestern's university president earned $1.7 million last year. He and the president of the University of Illinois are among the top-paid college executives in the country.
