Student charged in stabbing and brawl at Zion-Benton Township High School

A student is now charged in a violent brawl at Zion-Benton Township High School.

Police were called to the school on Monday and arrested Joseph Bragg, 18, of Zion.

A 15-year-old student who was stabbed is expected to recover.

Bragg is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery with great bodily harm. On Tuesday, he was given a $75,000 bond and turned over to the Lake County Jail.

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Young Zion mother killed by stray bullet inside her home

23-year-old Melanie Yates was inside her suburban home Sunday night reading the Bible to her 7-month-old daughter when she was struck by a stray bullet. She later died at the hospital.