Fugitive Apprehended + New Laws Take Effect This Summer + 13 Injured In Drive-By Shooting: IL Weekend

ILLINOIS — A teenage boy fled into a farm field after police say he stabbed three people during an argument at a party over the weekend.

Meanwhile, firefighters battled a 50-acre field fire as weather officials issued a fire weather watch for the area.

Plus, a community is mourning after two local grads were killed in a crash while visiting friends downstate, and the driver accused of causing the crash was apprehended as officials say he attempted to flee to Mexico.

Fugitive Bridegroom Charged In Murder Of Burbank Bride Extradited To U.S.: FBI

A year after his capture in Mexico, Arnoldo Jimenez is extradited to U.S. to face first-degree murder charge of his Burbank bride in 2012.

These IL Laws Take Effect This Summer

New minimum wage, driver's license rules and more are going into effect.

150+ Explicit Child Files Found On Arlington Heights Man's Phone: Sheriff

Cyber tips led investigators to a local home and grocery store before felony charges were approved, officials said.

Child Disappears With Man Who Drove Hours To Pursue 'Romantic Relationship': Sheriff

Authorities found the girl more than 12 hours after she was reported missing, according to the sheriff's office.

13 Injured In South Side Drive-By Shooting, Including Teen In Critical Condition

The shooting occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of West 95th Street, police said.

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