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Weird News: Top IL Stories That Made Us Say 'What?' In 2024
Cicadas, a rat hole and a station wagon that may even make Clark Griswold envious: some of our weirdest articles from the past year.

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Cicadas, a rat hole and a station wagon that may even make Clark Griswold envious: some of our weirdest articles from the past year.

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Explore some of the milestones, controversies and moments of resilience that defined 2024 in Illinois.
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Officers discovered a stolen handgun with banned extended magazines during an investigation into a suspicious car, police said.
Darin Ortman, manager of a Lincoln Square bar, collected toys and delivered them to kids at Swedish Hospital for the seventh year in a row.
Firefighters contained the fire within 30 minutes, limiting the damage beyond the home's living room and chimney, authorities said.
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