2 Dead In Apartment | Dog's Collar Embedded In Neck | $900K Online Return Scam: IL News

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2 Found Dead In Apartment

Police said an 87-year-old woman and 57-year-old man were found dead after a call for an ambulance assist.

Chain Collar Found Embedded In Dog's Neck, Woman Charged With Cruelty

Luna had a chain collar embedded in her neck, causing an open wound with active larvae and fly activity, police said. She also appeared to be extremely emaciated, with visible ribs and hip bones.

$900K Fraud Scheme Involved Aliases, Multiple Addresses, Fake SKUs: Prosecutors

A woman faces federal charges after prosecutors say she defrauded a retail business of more than $900,000 via online return schemes in which she used aliases, fake SKUs and returned the same items multiple times.

Mother, Son Subdued Attacker After Fatal Chick-Fil-A Stabbing: Police

Police are crediting a 20-year-old man who was stabbed and wounded outside the Chick-fil-A, as well as his mother, with subduing an assailant who killed a delivery driver inside the fast-food restaurant hours earlier.

Hundreds Turn Out In Memory Of 2 Beloved Boys

"It’s the best place to have the worst thing happen to you," one boy's aunt said of the way the community has come together.

Man, 19, Reported Missing Earlier This Month Has Died: Police

Weeks after his family reported him missing, the man died after a motorcycle crash, police said.

Patriots Drawn To Suburban Rally

A man drove by in a pickup truck offer the crowd a frown and a thumbs-down. A family waved and shouted back: “We love you. Love, love, love. … We’re doing this for you.”