DUPAGE COUNTY - A Chicago man was sentenced to 48 years in prison for shooting a pregnant woman in early 2022, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney.

What we know:

Grant was sentenced to 48 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on Friday. He will be required to serve 85% of his sentence before seeking parole.

Following a four-day-long trial, Lawrence Grant, 42, was found guilty of one count of attempted first degree murder, one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, and two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.

The backstory:

At about 7 p.m. on Jan. 28, 2022, Willowbrook police officers responded to the scene of a crashed vehicle on Route 83 in Willowbrook.

When officers arrived, they found a pregnant woman who had been shot in the back. She was tra

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