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Coronavirus Sparks 2-Week Shutdown Of Lake County Public Defender's Office

The Lake County Public Defender’s office is shut down for two weeks after two likely cases of the coronavirus have been reported. The self-quarantine of the office's 22 staff members began March 27 and is based on advice from the local health department, according to Lake County Court of Common Pleas Administrative Judge Patrick Condon. All court cases involving the public defender are on hold, Condon said. About 90 percent of the cases that come through his courtroom have representation from the public defender’s office.

North Korea on Thursday fired projectiles that are believed to be missiles from the country's western area, South Korea's military says. The same day in Seoul, people watch a TV showing footage of a previous missile launch by North Korea.

North Korea Launches 2 Suspected Short-Range Missiles In A New Test

The apparent missiles were launched from the northwest, far from the border that divides the Korean Peninsula.

2 Chicago Police Officers Killed By Commuter Train While Pursuing Suspect

Officers Conrad Gary and Eduardo Marmolejo were struck and killed Monday night while investigating a call of shots fired.

Sara Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife in <em>Into the Woods</em>. She says the first thing she did after taking the role was give her character a real name: "I named her Rebecca."

Sara Bareilles thought 'Into the Woods' would last 2 weeks — she ended up on Broadway

What started as a stripped-down production with a limited run became a Grammy award-winning Broadway musical with six Tony nominations. Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife: "I'm so glad that I said yes."