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Marilyn Hartman, 64, has a history of sneaking aboard airplanes. She was arrested again Feb. 17, 2016, at O'Hare International Airport. She was charged with felony probation violation and misdemeanor criminal trespass.

‘Serial stowaway’ gets 2 years probation, 6 months at mental health facility

May 22, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

Habitual airliner stowaway Marilyn Hartman was sentenced to six months at the mental health facility where she lives, a Cook County judge decided Thursday, warning her that she could face...

Habitual stowaway returns to court as judge seeks plan of action

May 22, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

Marilyn Hartman, the woman who earned national notoriety for trying to sneak onto airliners, returns to court Thursday where a judge will consider the fate of the habitual stowaway. At...

Judge to habitual stowaway after another arrest: ‘I can’t tell you how disappointed I am’

May 22, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

Cook County Circuit Judge William Raines was in California last week when he heard the news: The 64-year-old woman he'd hoped to never see in his courtroom again was arrested...

City issues demolition permit for Shrine of Christ the King

May 22, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

The city has issued a demolition permit for the Shrine of Christ the King about four months after a fire heavily damaged the landmark Woodlawn church. The Department of Buildings...

CPS teacher charged with DUI after sisters, 7 and 14, hurt in hit-and-run

May 22, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

A Chicago Public Schools teacher faces misdemeanor charges that include driving under the influence after police say his vehicle struck two sisters as they walked to school earlier this week....

No injuries reported in small garbage fire at Trump Tower

May 22, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

No injuries were reported when a small fire broke out in a trash compactor on the 50th floor of the Trump Tower along the Chicago River, officials said. Crews were...

Man who turned to bank robbery in his 70s gets time served

May 22, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

Not long after Roosevelt Gordon inched into the federal courtroom, supporting himself with a cane, U.S. District Judge John Darrah began to read aloud from the letters written by his...

Man charged with DUI after girls, 7 and 14, hurt in hit-and-run

May 22, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

A 26-year-old man was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent driving after he struck two girls, ages 7 and 14, in the Portage Park neighborhood...

Dogs are carried out of a building that had been the scene of a fire in the 4300 block of South Hermitage Avenue on Feb. 15, 2016.

Animal control caring for puppies found after fire

May 22, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

The owner of 15 dogs and a cat wants her pets back after Chicago Animal Care and Control recovered them from a small house fire in the Back of the...

About 20 puppies taken from Back of the Yards home after fire

May 22, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

About 20 puppies were taken from a home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood after firefighters extinguished a small fire there Monday afternoon, according to authorities. Firefighters were called...

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