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The boyfriend of a woman who is accused, along with her daughter, of strangling 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and cutting her baby out of her womb pleaded guilty to his role in the 2019 case that shocked the nation and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Piotr Bobak, 44, pleaded guilty to a felony count of obstruction of justice. He was charged with felony counts of concealment of a homicide, concealment of a death and obstruction of justice.
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After a nine-hour bargaining session Sunday — and months of negotiations — the University of Illinois at Chicago administration reached a tentative agreement with faculty and staff who had been on strike since Tuesday. Read more here.
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Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal, who were once stars of Chicago’s tech scene, will soon go on trial over in the Outcome Health case. Read more here.
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The Blackhawks’ impressive run came to a halt Sunday with a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center. Read more here.
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There’s so much that’s new in this fresh Chicago production, and “Cabaret” is a musical that has taken some notably different directions before. Read more here.
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The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday in the van that authorities say he used to flee after attempting to attack a second dance hall. Read more here.
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