Dawn Patrol: Candidate wants a property tax; Big Ten women's tourney
Carol Stream candidate wants to implement property tax. Elgin gives preliminary OK to video gambling. Police officer downplays 'hero' talk. No fee increase in Grayslake school district. Aurora man...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: 5 saved from fire; full house at Buffalo Grove forum
Dogs die, 5 people saved from a house fire near Lincolnshire. Buffalo Grove candidate forum gets a full house. Crystal Lake Central student accused of secret lockerroom videotaping. Presentations on...
View ArticleAurora police chill out for Special Olympics
Aurora Police Officer Lisa Carter was one of more than 400 people who jumped in frigid waters this month for a good cause. "Once you get in, it's not so bad," she said of the 10th annual Special...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Elgin crash victim identified; man shot in Round Lake Beach
Victim of Elgin crash identified; Aurora woman killed after car plunges into pond; shooting death investigation in Round Lake Beach; ex-Buffalo Grove trustee arrested; Bulls, Blackhawks both lose.
View ArticleDawn Patrol: 2 charged in fatal shooting; horse virus outbreak
Two men charged in Round Lake Beach shooting death. Arlington Heights will help the Metropolis. Horse outbreak has stables on guard. Ex-booster club president faces felony theft charges. Glen Ellyn...
View ArticleBlack ice being blamed for multiple accidents this morning
Motorists are being urged to slow down following a rash of accidents Tuesday morning throughout the area. The worst seems to be a crash on Winfield Road at Roosevelt Road that was shut down to a crash...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Reward in Elgin murder; zoo's bison dies
Award announced in recent Elgin murder. Po-Key the Elgin zoo bison euthanized. Elk Grove man seeks vacated drug conviction involving Schaumburg cop. State board begs lawmakers for more funding. CLC...
View ArticleAlgonquin teen guilty but mentally ill in dad's death
An Algonquin teen pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to shooting and killing his father in February 2010. David Szalonek, who was 16 when he killed his father, was sentenced to 18 years for...
View ArticleTaxpayers' pension fund contributions up 172% in 10 years
Pension obligations for local government employees cost Illinois taxpayers $500 million more than it did 10 years ago. The state's 3,000-plus municipalities, counties, libraries, park districts,...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Suburbs react to pope; Roskam meets with Obama
Dawn Patrol: Local religious leaders, faithful see Pope as heart of humility. Roskam, Obama exchange less jovial in Capitol meeting. Construction revs up on Jane Addams. Competing pension plans move...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Minivan hits house; Illini vs. Indiana today
Minivan collides into Carol Stream home; mom sues furniture manufacturer over son's death; U-46 candidates debate charter schools; Sandra Rogers sentenced for attempted murder; man sentenced in...
View ArticleEast meets west in Vietnam presentation:
Vietnam veteran Gary Polk will give a presentation on his recent trip to Vietnam through the East Meets West Foundation at 10 a.m. Saturday at the American Legion hall, 51 Lions Drive, Lake Zurich.
View ArticleDriver charged after chase ends at Elgin police station
A Fox River Grove man led authorities on a chase for more than 25 miles early Saturday before he stopped at the Elgin Police Department and was arrested, officials said. Nickolas Poole, 28, of Center...
View ArticleNewspaper query prompts state to look into mug shot websites
In Illinois, there's interest by governments in looking into mug shot websites. But that's as far as it goes. However, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office has taken several complaints about...
View ArticleNew industry: Charging to remove cop mug shots from websites
There's a chance your mug shot is already online if you were booked into the Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake or McHenry County jail in the last couple of years — even if your arrest didn't make the daily...
View ArticleCourtroom cameras coming soon to Kane County
Officials in the 16th Judicial Circuit in Kane County hope to send their plan for cameras in the courtroom to the Illinois Supreme Court by the end of March. The plan needed further review after a new...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Winter weather advisory; family mourns slain clerk
Injured football player Rob Komosa dies; Streamwood family mourns slain gas station clerk; suspect in custody in Elgin woman's murder; group rallies against Fox Valley charter school.
View ArticleDawn Patrol: 'Biggest Loser' from Wheeling; online school grilled
Wheeling's Danni Allen wins Biggest Loser. Elgin Area U-46, Naperville District 203, St. Charles District 303 all grill execs of online charter school. Neighbor charged in Elgin murder has criminal...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Reward raised in Streamwood murder; Naperville's smart meter FOIAs
$25,000 reward now offered in Streamwood murder. Naperville laments all the smart meter FOIAs. Dist. 300 leaders question charter school reps. Island Lake mayoral discussion actually cordial. Aurora...
View ArticleSuburban counties dip in health rank, but still do well compared to state
After three years being ranked tops out of 102 counties, Kendall dipped to seventh in a list released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health...
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