There aren't many people who aren't interested in the election today, but that doesn't mean there isn't an interest in the other local news of the day. Here are a few items from local sources.
- Murder Charge Filed In Crash That Killed Indiana Marshal -- Police in South Bend, Ind., say the driver of an SUV struck an off-duty marshal, then intentionally ran over the lawman, killing him.
- Services Held for Woman Killed In Robbery -- Owners of businesses near where a young woman was murdered over the weekend in Bridgeview said they and their custumers are still fearing for their lives.
- Son Charged in Elk Grove Woman's Murder -- Bond is set at $3 million for a 39-year-old man accused of brutally slaying his mother and leaving her bound and gagged in the basement of her suburban home.
- Lawsuit Blames White Castle for Fatal Shooting -- The family of a man gunned down outside a South Side White Castle restaurant last year is suing the restaurant for fostering an environment where drug dealers and violence were allowed on the premises.
- Red-Light Cam Company Gets $34M Payout -- The city has issued more than a million tickets with the help of cameras supplied by an Arizona company. So, last month Chicago's City Council approved a 5-year contract with Redflex Traffic Systems.
- Convicted Coke Dealer Faces up to 30 Years for Selling to Cop -- An Aurora man is in jail and facing more time there after he's convicted of selling an ounce of cocaine to an undercover police officer.
