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May 8, 2024, 5:04 pm (CDT). | Updated May 8, 2024, 5:07 pm (CDT).

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Mother sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2003 for the deaths of newborn twin sons

Prosecutors said she threw her newborns into a trash can more than 20 years ago. The bodies of the twin babies were discovered on June 6, 2003, by a waste management employee emptying trash cans in an alley. The employee said he saw a baby’s arm sticking out of the front bucket of the garbage truck.>>Read more.

Attempted murder charges filed against 70-year-old man for “racially motivated” shooting

Police believe additional charges will be filed against the man who allegedly “fired dozens of rounds from an assault rifle” at his neighbor, who was shot in the chest. >>More information.

Robber leaves baby at home during bank robbery: police

A bank robber who held up a bank Monday left his 9-month-old baby at home during the robbery, authorities said. He is accused of aggravated assault, theft and child abuse. >>Read more.

Cicada cupcakes are flying off the shelf at the bakery

The neighborhood bakery, celebrating its 85th anniversary, was busy baking cicada cupcakes in honor of the double appearance of 17-year-old Brood XIII and 13-year-old Southern Illinois Brood XIX.>>Learn more.

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