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Fake candidate stole IDs | Missing teen's body recovered | Feds open fire | Home invasion, kidnapping, strangulation | Cabbie saves baby

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Mystery 'Substance' Sickens 2 Students

School officials said the teens ingested something "unknown" and had to receive medical treatment.

Fake Senate Candidate, Attorney Gets Probation For ID Theft

After staying at hotels for months using stolen credit card numbers, this fraudulent "lawyer" is still wanted in Wisconsin.

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Villa Park Teen's Body Found In Des Plaines River After Days-Long Search: Sheriff's Office

In the wake of the tragedy, a search specialist says Cameron Sanders' mother is "absolutely livid with Cook County" and that the family has been "very upset with the way the Cook County Sheriff handled things from the start."

1 Hospitalized, 1 in Custody After Feds Open Fire During Drug Bust

The federal agents were in the process of arresting the two suspects during a drug investigation in West Dundee.

Home Invasion, Kidnapping Lands Man in Jail: Police

While conducting a well-being check, officers learned there had been a home invasion, burglary, aggravated domestic battery and strangulation and kidnapping at the home.

Cabbie Saves Baby Who Slept Through Carjacking

The taxi driver followed the stolen vehicle Wednesday night and then discovered it abandoned on a Near North Side street.

Bring Your Own Cup Day: Fill 'Er Up At 7-Eleven On Friday, Saturday

You can fill up any container (within reason) with the Slurpee flavor of your choice.

Movies Out This Weekend: 'Alien: Covenant,' 'Everything, Everything' And 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'

Find out why two Michael Fassbenders are always better than one. Plus, a silly summer road trip movie that goes awry in more ways than one.

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