A man faces a first-degree murder charge in a woman’s stabbing death, among recent arrests reported by 8th District police.
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Justice police charge man with unlawful use of title
police reports from Justice
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Chicago woman charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking in Hickory Hills Jewel-Osco lot
A 20-year-old Chicago woman is charged with trying to take a car from a 63-year-old woman with a disability in a Hickory Hills grocery store parking lot, police said.
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Willow Springs man charged in attempted kidnappings of two girls in Hickory Hills
A Willow Springs man is charged with trying to force two girls into his SUV at a Hickory Hills shopping center on Oct. 13, police said.
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Linda Evelyn Baldwin, 80
Linda Evelyn Baldwin (née Munday), 80, formerly of Summit-Argo, died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. She never lost her accent or her British sense of humor. Her jokes were cheeky, sometimes a little crude and always perfectly timed, and her family and friends still repeat their favorites. She was born […]
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Sharon Elizabeth Byrne
Sharon Elizabeth Byrne, a wife and mother who made jewelry, gardened, rode horses and loved animals and nature, died Sept. 17, 2026, at Loyola University Medical Center.
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Kevin Francis
Kevin Francis, a U.S. Army veteran and lifelong Teamster who spent seven years on the Downers Grove police force and coached Little League and girls basketball, has died.
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Bunthid “Oot” Kusumpa, 84
Bunthid “Oot” Kusumpa, who grew flowers, herbs and Thai peppers in his garden and fed the birds, chipmunks and squirrels that visited his yard each day, died peacefully. He was 84.
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Anek “Nick” Bannapradist
Anek “Nick” Bannapradist, a Bangkok-born businessman who led the Thai American Association of Illinois and raised money for Shriners Children’s Hospital, died Sept. 25, 2026, in Hinsdale. Elvis Presley songs played as his partner, Orachorn Nannar, and his daughters, Ann and Lisa, sat at his bedside.