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Extra Extra: Man Shot And Killed Wife, Then Himself At Thanksgiving Dinner

By Chuck Sudo in News on Nov 23, 2012 10:00PM

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Photo credit: Jim Watkins


  • A man in East St. Louis, Ill., shot and killed his wife and wounded his daughter, then killed himself during Thanksgiving dinner. [AP]

  • The long-rumored new chapters of Trapped in the Closet, the hip-hopera from New Jack Swing pioneer and noted water sports enthusiast R. Kelly, debut tonight. [IFC]

  • Catch up on the principal players in the saga with Marcus Gilmer's handy flow chart. [Sun-Times]

  • Are you more into crafting than trapping? Check out the Late Late Craft show at Mrs. Murphy’s & Sonds tonight. [Yelp]

  • A woman was struck by a hit-and-run driver while trying to place her child in a car seat. [ABC7]

  • Well this is becoming a Thanksgiving tradition. Someone caught their garage on fire when trying to fry a turkey. [NBC]

  • A missing Streamwood woman's boy was found in a park. [NBC]

  • High-speed rail service began on a 15-mile section of Amtrak rail between Chicago and St. Louis. [Crain's]