Wisconsin school shooting • White Sox stadium name change • Retail thefts

A 15-year-old girl shot and killed two people and injured several others at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday; the Chicago White Sox announced a name change to the team's stadium; a popular clothing store in Oak Brook was hit by thefts multiple thefts in a single day.

These are the top stories on Fox 32's Week in Review.

Madison Christian school shooting; 3 dead, suspected teen shooter identified

The Madison Police Department said three people are dead and six others were wounded after a shooting at Madison Abundant Life Christian School on Monday morning, Dec. 16. 

The suspected shooter, Natalie Rupnow, a 15-year-old female who went by the name "Samantha," died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Four women, teen charged in same-day retail thefts at Oak Brook Nordstrom Rack: prosecutors

Four women and a teen are facing charges in connection with two separate retail thefts at the Oak Brook Nordstrom Rack on the same day, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney.

One of the women is also accused of punching and biting a police officer during her arrest.

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Chicago White Sox stadium adopts new name, changing Guaranteed Rate Field

The Chicago White Sox had undergone an offseason of change, and Wednesday morning brought the latest difference.

The White Sox announced in a press release Wednesday the team is officially changing the name of its stadium from Guaranteed Rate Field to Rate Field.

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Application open for new Oscar Mayer Wienermobile drivers

Applications are now open for the next class of Oscar Mayer Wienermobile drivers.

The 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels drives around the country to hundreds of events to publicize the company and "bring joy and smiles," according to the job description.

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Homer Glen man sentenced to 12 years for fatal DUI crash on I-55

A Homer Glen man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to a 2020 fatal DUI crash on Interstate 55.

Robert Ebel, 55, was the driver of a 2015 Tesla traveling on I-55 south of Cass Avenue in Darien at a high rate of speed on Aug. 22, 2020, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. As he approached a semi-truck, he tried to pass the truck on the right shoulder of the road and crashed into a disabled Toyota.

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Popular suburban drive-thru to close its doors for good

It’s the end of an era for a beloved suburban institution.  

Strat’s Drive-Thru, a staple in the Villa Park community for nearly 39 years, has announced it will permanently close its doors.

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Madison, Wisconsin school shooting: What's known about the suspect

A deadly shooting at a Christian private school in Madison, Wisconsin, left three people dead, including the shooter, police said on Monday. 

Two of the victims included a teacher and one student. Six other students were injured and taken to area hospitals. 

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Former DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond dead at 60

Officials have confirmed that notorious drug kingpin Rayful Edmond, the man accused of bringing the crack epidemic to D.C., has died at the age of 60. 

The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Edmond died Tuesday. He had been transferred from prison to a halfway house in Nashville at the end of July. His cause of death has not been released at this time.

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Illinois judge sentences man with ‘lengthy criminal history’ to decades in prison for weapons-related charges

An Illinois judge sentenced a 31-year-old man to 40 years in prison following convictions in two separate weapon-related cases, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office announced.

Carnell Wesson was first arrested in March 2022 after Zion police found two firearms in a vehicle where he was a passenger. He was charged with being an armed habitual criminal.

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Abused pup looks for forever home after siblings find families

If any pup deserves a home for the holidays, it's Athena.

A suburban rescue is looking for her forever home, after Athena and her siblings were nearly euthanized because of a potential case of animal abuse.

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