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Chicago Journal
Day, 25, was last seen at the Illinois State campus on Aug. 24. His car was found in Peru two days later. The body was discovered in the Illinois River in the LaSalle-Peru area on Sept. 4.
Chicago Journal
There were nine arrests related to a large fight last Friday at Peoria High School and the city has had 23 homicides this year.
Chicagoland News
Richard Simms, 74, acknowledged diverting money through a fraudulent software invoicing scheme.
Preps
Heading into Week 5, here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.
Chicagoland News
Officials said nearly a dozen fire departments responded to Sunday's fire in the Will County village of Beecher, but by the time the flames were doused St. Paul's Lutheran Church was in ruins.
U.S. News
Attorney Richard Benson Stafford indicated that the family would make a public statement at a later date, and he thanked officials with the FBI, Grand Teton Search and Rescue, and other agencies that participated in the search for Petito.
Chicago Journal
Coach Matt Nagy said he was "pretty sure" Dalton did not have a serious ACL injury, though the quarterback was to be examined more in the next few days.
Chicago Journal
Wisdom breaks the franchise rookie record formerly held by Kris Bryant, who homered 26 times in 2015.
Chicagoland News
The situation began just before 1 p.m. when a 911 caller reported three people struggling in the water. They were found hanging onto a breakwall and pulled out. Roughly an hour later, crews on the beach found "unclaimed belongings" of another person, which sparked the search for the fourth swimmer.
Chicago Journal
Penn State closed the B1G's week with a win against Auburn in the first game on campus between Big Ten and SEC teams since 2011.
White Sox
Chicago reduced its magic number over Cleveland to five for winning the AL Central and securing a second consecutive postseason berth for the first time in franchise history.
Cubs
Milwaukee beat the Cubs for the 10th straight time. The Brewers' only longer winning streak over a single opponent came in 2008 when they won 12 in a row against Pittsburgh.