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Man who caused shutdown at Chicago's federal courthouse pleads guilty, faces 2 years in prison

The man who caused the lockdown, evacuation and hourslong standoff at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse last year pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing a dangerous weapon in a federal court facility and now faces up to two years in prison. U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland set Mario Santoyo’s sentencing for Jan. 12. Santoy