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  • by david hall
Flooding at Wheeling animal shelter leaves 100 animals without a home

A water main break Wednesday morning at Heartland Animal Shelter left 2 feet of water in the building and displaced rescued dogs and cats. No animals were hurt.

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Suburban businessman sentenced for stealing nearly $1 million from client

Donald Mudd, 66, who owned two Skokie-based hardware marketing companies, embezzled about $950,000 from a New York-based sealant manufacturer. He helped develop Michael Jordan's Florida golf course.

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Highland Park victims' families stunned when suspect rejects plea deal: 'Today you saw absolute, unadulterated evil’

Robert Crimo III backed out of deal in court Wednesday after prosecutors say he agreed to plead guilty to seven counts of first-degree murder in connection with the mass shooting in 2022. “It's heartbreaking, and it shouldn't be happening,” activist Ashbey Beasley told reporters afterward.

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Madigan, ComEd bribery cases could be upended by U.S. Supreme Court ruling, defense attorneys say

A defense attorney predicted one of Chicago's high-stakes public corruption cases, the ComEd bribery case, will get a new trial. Michael Madigan’s trial is set for October but could be delayed.