With the election of Barack Obama and the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Chicago has taken the spotlight in national news. Locally, there are additional stories being reported that may be getting lost in the headlines. Here are a few of those stories from local news sources:
- Suburban Woman Slain in Domestic Dispute --- A 69-year-old Palatine woman was killed in a domestic dispute late Wednesday, authorities said.
- Boy Allegedly Abused Gets $1.2 Million -- The Archdiocese agrees to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a boy who was sexually abused by former priest Daniel McCormack.
- Man Cited for Illegal Trapping in Dog's Death -- A 71-year-old Wheeling man was cited and fined $75 for trapping without permission relative to an incident in which a Mundelein man's therapy dog was caught in a trap and killed in Vernon Hills.
- Four Charged in SW Side Kidnapping -- Four suspects are charged after allegedly duct-taping a 27-year-old victim and beating him with a baseball bat, while holding him for an unidentified ransom.
- Chain O' Lakes Warning: You're On Thin Ice -- Fire departments surrounding the Chain O' Lakes are warning snowmobile drivers against riding on the Chain in anticipation of the heavy snow expected Thursday night and again this weekend.
- Bank Robbery Suspect Shot by FBI Denied Bond -- A man shot by an FBI agent after allegedly commandeering a government car and attempting to run over another agent was ordered held without bond Thursday for allegedly robbing a Near North Side bank.
- $1,000 Bond for 'Fortune Teller' -- An northwest suburban woman who allegedly posed as a fortune teller and duped a woman out of $10,000 by saying she would “drive evil spirits” away was ordered held on $1,000 bond Thursday.
- Man Accused of Attempted Robbery of Officer Held on $100K Bond -- One of three suspects who allegedly tried to rob an off-duty Cook County Forest Preserve police officer Monday on the West Side was ordered held on $100,000 bond Thursday.
- NU Student Charged in Alcohol Death of Classmate -- A Northwestern University student has been charged with a felony count of providing alcohol to a minor in connection with the death last summer of another student who died of alcohol poisoning.
- WLS-TV's Andy Shaw to Retire -- Andy Shaw, a mainstay of Chicago media for more than 30 years, is retiring as WLS-Ch. 7's political reporter at the end of January, the Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC station announced Thursday.
- Marijuana Charges Dropped Against State's Atty's Son -- Joe Birkett's son Nicholas, 22, and two other men were charged with possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia in Naperville in May.
- CPS Gets More Funding for Peace Projects -- An additional $50,000 is being made available to a program aimed at addressing youth violence.
