Residents in suburban Chicago should be on the look-out for a 45-pound tortoise named Lance.
Susan and Andy Lechner say the African spurred tortoise went missing from their yard in Lombard, where he was last seen grazing on grass last Sunday.
Susan Lechner tells the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald that she thinks Lance may have crawled under a fence and been taken by someone. The Lechners have put up signs about their missing tortoise, but he hasn't been returned.
Lance isn't the only Illinois tortoise to go on the lam in recent years. In 2009, a 30-pound African leopard tortoise named Thelma broke out of a fenced-in patio in Swansea but was returned by someone who spotted her along a road after 18 days of freedom.
Friday, May 24 2013 11:00 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:00:57 GMT
An Evanston high school varsity baseball team will not play in the playoff tournament this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly "sexted" risque photos to each other.
An Evanston high school varsity baseball team will not play in the playoff tournament this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly "sexted" risque photos to each other.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:16:28 GMT
A Lake County jury has convicted James Ealy of strangling his former boss during a 2006 robbery at the north suburban Burger King restaurant where he once worked.
A Lake County jury has convicted James Ealy of strangling his former boss during a 2006 robbery at the north suburban Burger King restaurant where he once worked.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:40:48 GMT
Several military families were honored in Orland Park on Friday, and got to meet country music superstar Tim McGraw. Five of those families are from the Chicago area, and they were excited to meet him.
Several military families were honored in Orland Park on Friday, and got to meet country music superstar Tim McGraw. Five of those families are from the Chicago area, and they were excited to meet him.
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