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'I Thought I was Going to Die Because Some Gutless Turd is Robbing a 7-Eleven'

Quick Clicks: Marine's Robbery Story • Lane Bryant Victims Remembered by TJ Maxx • Miley Cyrus Sings Praises to Ecstasy.

Armed robber shoved gun twice in his face while robbing the store. Former Marine and another customer escaped by running out the back of the store. Evergreen Park Patch

T.J. Maxx to Donate $10,000 in Honor of Lane Bryant Shooting Victims

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The national retailer opens Nov. 7 in its new location in Brookside Marketplace in Tinley Park. The store moves into the former home of Lane Bryant, where five women were killed in 2008. Tinley Park Patch

$63,000 Worth of Cigarettes Snatched in Tobacco Shop Burglary

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About 1,000 cartons of smokes disappeared from a Frankfort business, police said. Frankfort Patch

Do Your Kids Know Molly? Christ Hospital Warns of Popular Party Drug

The hot new party drug featured in the latest Miley Cyrus hit has dangerous side effects, according to doctors at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Oak Lawn Patch

Elusive, Disgraced Ex-Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Now in Prison

He's inmate No. 32451-016. Chicago Heights Patch


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