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The boyfriend of a woman who is accused, along with her daughter, of strangling 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and cutting her baby out of her womb pleaded guilty to his role in the 2019 case that shocked the nation and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Piotr Bobak, 44, pleaded guilty to a felony count of obstruction of justice. He was charged with felony counts of concealment of a homicide, concealment of a death and obstruction of justice.
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UIC faculty and administration reach deal, ending 4-day strike; classes resume Monday
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