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The 15-year-old girl, who was shot the same time as her mother Thursday morning in southwest suburban Romeoville died at Loyola University Medical Center at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Romeoville police are asking neighbors not to touch any firearm or other potential piece of evidence they may find in the neighborhood, and report it to police immediately  [...] Previously, Erick M. Maya, 23, of the 5600 block of Park Avenue in Cicero, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon [...]

Citing a Tribune investigation: Uber issued an apology Friday acknowledging it missed the felony conviction of one of its Chicago uberX drivers in its background check [...] Chicago Tribune shows varying standards of Ride-Sharing Services [...] A group of Chicago taxi drivers has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago for failing to enforce its own rules -- claiming ride-sharing services can charge whatever they want and don't need chauffeur's license [...] Uber, did not check some of the criminal records of its drivers; one driver had a 2010 Cook County felony conviction for residential burglary [...] Services ... uber.com lyft.com side.cr

Carol Stream Police Sgt. Bryan Pece, who faces DUI charge after crash has been awarded non-duty disability leave from injuries from the same crash [...]

Lakeview residents reported more than 2,000 rat complaints from last January until February 3, 2014 [...] Rats can squeeze through a hole only one-inch in diameter [...]

Michael Worsham shot and killed his wife and his 17-year-old son, then shot his 15-year-old daughter in the back as she fled  [...] A 14-year old stepson is being called a hero for saving his five-year old nephew and himself about 10:30 p.m. Sunday  [...] The 14-year-old stepson attempted to wrestle the gun from his stepfather, who said he let him live if he stopped trying to disarm him  [...] Murdered: Michelle Ollie, 42 Steven Ollie, 17 Trisdion, 15 LIVE TRAFFIC MAP  [ MAP/SATELLITE ]

Eight Chicago Police officers face a federal lawsuit for illegal strip searches near 9040 S. Laflin of suspects believed to have been selling drugs [...] Robert Douglas was later shackled to the window bars of a nearby home, where officers pulled his pants down, bent him over and searched his buttocks [...] Attorney Michael Oppenheimer: "This poor woman was forced to pull down her pants, pull down her underwear and remove a tampon from her after she proclaimed that she was menstruating. Officers made jeering comments about her body parts and how good she looked as she was forced to do this, as 5 police officers looked on" [...]

Oak Brook firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:00 a.m. to a report of people sick in a house -- possibly from carbon monoxide illness. The Oak Brook Fire Department Battalion Chief immediately called for an EMS Box for extra ambulances [...] Police vague on weather source of carbon monoxide was a water heater or specifically a indoor swimming pool heater ... the house was equipped with carbon monoxide detectors, but the monitors were not functioning at the time of the incident ... carbon monoxide levels were found as high as 1,000 parts per million [...] Oak Brook police say Pei Yeh, 86, was the man that died at a large home in the 2900 block of Oakbrook Hills Road, Oak Brook, where eight other people were also sick with CO poisoning [...]