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Patch Roundup: Baby Buried a Month Before Family Disappeared, Trainer Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse

Also, couple tied up in home invasion, bodies decay when freezer goes out, missing man with disabilities found, fatal crash on the Stevenson.

ST. CHARLES—Jackson Farrey Likely Buried a Month Before Family Disappeared—Texas prosecutor revealed new details during Jeffrey Farrey’s bond reduction hearing earlier this week.

WOODRIDGE—Former Trainer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Athlete—Woodridge man was employed at Lifetime Fitness in Warrenville when he was accused of having inappropriate sexually contact with a 16-year-old boy.

LA GRANGE PARK—Couple Robbed in Home Invasion—Three masked intruders stole jewelry, cash and a car from a couple in La Grange Park, police say.

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GENEVA—Bodies Decay When Coroner's Freezer Goes Out on Thanksgiving—A freezer reportedly bought at Jimmy John's goes kaput over the holiday, and Kane County Coroner Robert Russell says it’s because his office is underfunded.

BATAVIA—Missing Batavia Man Reunited With Family By Good Samaritan—The search for a missing Batavia man with mental disabilities ends with a story worthy of a Hallmark Christmas special.

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DARIEN—1 Dead in Fatal Stevenson Crash Near Darien—A 29-year-old Crystal Lake man was killed early Sunday morning.

ELMHURST—Man Shot By Security Guard at C.D. Peacock Is Sentenced—Prosecutors had hoped for a harsher sentence.

OAK PARK—Frank Lloyd Wright Home to Hit the Market at $2.4M (PHOTOS)—Frank Lloyd Wright's first independent commission, the William Winslow House in River Forest, expected to hit the market Dec. 16.

FOREST PARK—Armed Robbery Reported Thanksgiving Day at Subway—Man orders sandwich, drink and all the cash from the register.

ELMHURST—Suspicious Package Discovered at Elmhurst Post Office—Contents were strange, but not deadly.

HINSDALE—40-Year-Old Mustache Comes Off After Hinsdale FD Fundraiser—Assistant chief Tim McElroy parted with his crumb-catcher after the department’s “Movember” fundraiser.

WESTERN SPRINGS—Mariano's to Replace Dominick's in Western Springs—The Western Springs Dominick's is one of 11 locations that have been purchased by Roundy's, the parent company of Mariano's.

NAPERVILLE—Naperville Listed as Best Mid-Sized City to Move to—Naperville has been listed among the top ten "Best Mid-Sized Cities to Move to," according to real estate website Movoto.

ELMHURST—Could Whole Foods Be Moving Into Elmhurst Dominick's?—That’s the word on the street, but company reps are mum and city officials say future of the property is uncertain.

WHEATON—Mosque Makes Its Home in Former Wheaton Church—”It's unfortunate for the (First Assembly of God) church that they lost their opportunity to stay there."—mosque spokesman Abraham Antar

ST. CHARLES—St. Charles Youth Center Repairs Costing Taxpayers Millions—Some critical of the expense of maintaining the 109-year-old facility after a smaller, 16-year-old center was closed last year in Murphysboro.

WHEATON—Mariano's to Purchase 11 Dominick's Stores in Chicago Area—Mariano's Fresh Market will purchase 11 Dominick's stores in the Chicago suburbs, according to Crain's Chicago Business.


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