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The boy is probably the first to touch the tooth in thousands of years, according to a local paleontology museum collection manager. Mary GagnonThe 12,000-year-old tooth belonged to a juvenile mastodon. While hiking with his family through the Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve in Rochester Hills on Labor Day, six-year-old Julian Gagnon found a priceless souvenir. Feeling something underfoot while wading through a creek, the boy reached down and plucked a 12,000-year-old fossilized molar of a juvenile mastodon out of the mud.

OAK LAWN, Ill. - Police in Oak Lawn are searching for three suspects wanted for stealing from a tobacco shop Tuesday in the southwest suburb. Around 5 p.m., three people entered Tobacco Island, 11051 S. Cicero Ave. The clerk was checking one of the suspect's IDs when they noticed the other two suspects grab merchandise from behind a display case and run out of the store. The clerk struggled with the third suspect and was hit in the face, police said.

Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare neurological dysfunction that alters the way a person speaks, often resulting in a pattern of speech that sounds similar to an exotic accent. iStock/Getty Images PlusOnly around 100 instances of Foreign Accent Syndrome have been documented. A rare form of prostate cancer came with an even rarer side effect: an Irish accent. As a new study published in January revealed, an unnamed American man in his 50s developed an “Irish brogue” almost two years after his cancer diagnosis, despite having never been to Ireland.

article (DonkeyHotey/Flickr) (FoxNews.com) - Christian numerologists claim that the world will end on Sept. 23, 2017 as they believe a planet will collide with Earth. According to Christian numerologist David Meade, verses in Luke 21: 25 to 26 is the sign that recent events, such as the recent solar eclipse and Hurricane Harvey, are signs of the apocalypse. The verses read: “25: There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars.

article Joshua Lloyd (CPD) CHICAGO - A Chicago man was charged in a shooting in Jefferson Park last fall.  Joshua Lloyd, 24, was arrested on Tuesday in connection to a shooting that left a 31-year-old man wounded.  The incident happened in the 4900 block of North Central Avenue on Oct. 14, 2022.  Lloyd was charged with aggravated battery.  SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 32 CHICAGO ON YOUTUBE He was scheduled to appear in bond court on Thursday.

Chicago man runs 7 marathons in 7 days to support environmental youth organization A Chicago man is "going the extra mile" – and then some – to help combat climate change. CHICAGO - A Chicago man is "going the extra mile" – and then some – to help combat climate change. Kenny Moll plans to run seven marathons in seven days, totaling more than 183 miles, to help support an environmental youth organization.

Chicago mayor unveils community safety strategy On Thursday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed his comprehensive strategy, titled the "Peoples Plan for Community Safety," aimed at tackling crime in the city at its foundational levels. CHICAGO - On Thursday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed his comprehensive strategy, titled the "People's Plan for Community Safety," aimed at tackling crime in the city at its foundational levels. The mayor emphasized that the initiative adopts a dual approach, focusing on both people and specific locations.

As we all become more eco-aware it's time to reassess how we wrap our gifts for friends and family this Christmas. Enter furoshiki - the Japanese art of wrapping with fabric.  Although a relatively new concept to the western world, this form of wrapping is thought to have existed in Japan since around AD 710, when fabric was used to wrap precious jewels for storage. Yet as long as it has existed, it's certainly boosted in popularity recently.

Highland Park shooting suspect pleads not guilty, his parents react The suspected gunman behind the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all 117 felony charges in the deadly attack as his parents told reporters they "deeply regret the actions their son had taken." WAUKEGAN, Ill. - The suspected gunman behind the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all 117 felony charges in the deadly attack as his parents told reporters they "