In addition to today's top stories, check out a number of news stories affecting local families.
- Two teens fatally Shot on South Side -- The boys, ages 15 and 17, were shot 6316 S. Laflin St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. The 15-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:06 p.m. and the 17-year-old at 7:05 p.m.
- Judge Mugged near Obama's House Monday -- The night before Election Day, a Cook County judge was mugged just blocks from Barack Obama's home in the Kenwood neighborhood.
- Jail Guard Accused Of Sucking Toes Wants Job Back -- A Cook County correctional officer fired for allegedly sucking two female inmates' toes has filed a complaint in an effort to get his job back.
- Car Crashes Into Elgin home, Killing Passenger -- A 26-year-old Carpentersville man was killed Friday morning when the vehicle he was a passenger in crashed into an Elgin home, police said.
- Gang Member Gets 75 Years for Murder -- A Glendale Heights gang member who robbed, then gunned down a man walking his dog before work was sentenced today to 75 years in prison.
