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October 13, 2019

Illinois football team makes boy, 7, with cerebral palsy honorary captain for a day

A football team in Illinois made a 7-year-old boy with special needs an honorary captain for a day and even gave him the chance to score a touchdown, the boy’s mother told Fox News on Sunday.

October 13, 2019

Chicago apartment shooting leaves 4 dead at dinner table, 1 critically wounded by neighbor, police say

A Chicago man with “anger management issues” killed four of his neighbors as they ate dinner and critically wounded another in a shooting Saturday at an apartment complex on the city’s Northwest Side, police said.

October 12, 2019

'Serial Stowaway' arrested after attempting to bypass TSA at O'Hare Airport

The woman dubbed the “Serial Stowaway” for her history of sneaking onto flights without having tickets struck again Friday and was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

October 11, 2019

Illinois woman: Son, 9, made 'terrible mistake' intentionally setting home ablaze, killing 5 family members

A 9-year-old Illinois boy was charged with five counts of murder in the deaths of his cousin, two half-siblings, great grandmother and mother’s fiance after authorities alleged he intentionally set the family's mobile home alight.

October 10, 2019

Community surprises crossing guard, known for putting smiles on kids' faces, for 80th birthday: 'I am blessed'

Crossing guard Alec Childress greets school children every morning with a familiar phrase and a big smile, "Peace, I gotcha!" But on Thursday morning, he was left speechless.

October 10, 2019

Illinois Planned Parenthood’s secret construction protested ahead of opening

A soon-to-be-opened Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic that was built in secret has sparked protests from anti-abortion demonstrators who call the clandestine construction “an embarrassment” and “sign of desperation.”

October 8, 2019

Illinois child, 9, to face 5 murder charges in deadly fire

A 9-year-old Illinois boy has been charged with setting an April fire in a mobile home that killed three small children and two adults, according to reports Tuesday.

October 5, 2019

Illinois man accused of driving SUV into family, killing 1 and injuring 4

An Illinois man was charged with first-degree murder Saturday after he allegedly drove his SUV into a family outside a soccer game, killing a man and injuring four other people.

October 3, 2019

Search for pregnant postal worker in Illinois continues one year after she disappeared

Wednesday marked one year since an Illinois pregnant postal worker was last seen and on Thursday police told reporters the case “is still an active missing persons investigation.”

September 30, 2019

Chicago police instructs officers to not cooperate with DHS, memo shows: ‘Sickening what’s happening'

The Chicago Police Department advised officers not to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security, particularly in situations involving immigration arrests, according to an internal department memo obtained by Fox News.