Dawn Patrol: Brutal cold moves in; rescued dogs travel to Elk Grove
'Life-threatening' cold sets in; Fire causes $450,000 damage to St. Charles building; Rescued dogs travel from Kentucky to Elk Grove; 49ers send Green Bay packin'; Elmhurst museum celebrates Carl...
View ArticleYMCA closes 30 facilities because of cold
All YMCA of Metro Chicago membership centers and program offices have been closed due to cold temperatures. That includes the Y's early childhood centers. In all, about 30 facilities were closed Monday...
View ArticleDangerously cold temperatures hit the suburbs
The second half of a brutal one-two punch of winter weather lands this morning as dangerously cold conditions that experts describe as "life-threatening" grip the suburbs. The high temperature for the...
View ArticleSuburbs get through deep freeze with ingenuity, patience
Few things other than extreme weather test humanity's ingenuity and patience equally. Besides the cold, Monday's arctic blast brought challenges, triumphs and even some recollections of the more frigid...
View ArticleSuburban groups work to help homeless survive dangerous cold
For most of us, the extreme cold is a discomfort. For the homeless, it can be deadly. So in recent days, groups that aim to provide shelter and services to homeless people in the suburbs have boosted...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Metra expects delays again; Teamwork during tough weather
Commuters should expect delays again. Using ingenuity and patience to survive deep freeze. Arlington Heights approves demolishing Nokia building. Residents concerned about Wheaton College dorm plan....
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Black ice on roads; 10 Blackhawks to Sochi
Black ice danger shows after death of Elgin woman in Palatine. Fewer Metra cancellations today. Another weather day in some Lake County schools. Arlington Heights house fire. 10 Blackhawks going to Sochi.
View ArticleSheriff: Carpentersville teen tried to foil drug test
A 19-year-old from Carpenterville was arrested by McHenry County authorities Tuesday and charged with trying to foil a drug test that was part of her probation. Sonia Rodriquez was required to take...
View ArticleDawn patrol: Baby's death under investigation; peacock dies
Baby's death under investigation in Barrington. Peacock dies after cold weather exposure. Lake County lawsuit settled. Carpentersville endorses settlement with firefighters. Jury gets Naperville...
View ArticleJudge: Bianchi prosecutor's actions 'repugnant' but not contempt
An attorney hired as a special prosecutor to investigate McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi was found not guilty of contempt of court charges Friday. But the judge issued a scathing ruling,...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: DCFS investigates baby death; Carol Stream stabbing
DCFS investigates parents of dead infant. Carol Stream resident stabbed. Police look for missing Streamwood man. Boil order in Grayslake. Elgin cafe rejected for video gambling. Elk Grove native...
View ArticleSuburban health officials say get the flu shot
It's not the common cold. The flu this year has been sending people across the suburbs to intensive care units, and some have even died. "I've seen some very sick adults," Dr. Caroline Wolf of the...
View ArticleAs flu cases rise, hospitals tighten visitor policies
Some area hospitals, seeing an influx of flu patients, have decided to change visitors policies for the duration of flu season. Others are taking a wait and see approach.
View ArticleFreezing-rain advisory issued for suburbs; flooding feared
The National Weather Service has issued a freezing-rain advisory warning motorists and pedestrians of icy and wet conditions as rain falls while the ground still may be colder than the air. "Although...
View ArticleAurora man gets chance to fight conviction, 70-year sentence
Christopher R. House in still in prison, but he has a chance to challenge his conviction and subsequent 70-year sentence for a 2006 murder in Aurora. An appellate court panel recently ruled that...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: 2 die in Aurora shootings; Arlington Hts. fire chief leaving
Two people dead after separate Aurora shootings. Arlington Heights fire chief leaving department. Former Des Plaines Alderman dies. Prospect Heights sells arena site. Des Plaines girl, 14, wins NFL's...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: 80-year-old shoots icicles; Homicides investigated
Aurora cops still investigating two unrelated shooting deaths. Kane County sheriff's deputies tell man, 80, to stop shooting at icicles. Trial begins in death of Addison girl, 9. Inappropriate conduct...
View ArticleHusband of ex-Grafton official found not guilty of battery
The husband of Grafton Township's ex-supervisor has been found not guilty of a dust-up that involved a former township trustee. David Moore, 51, of Huntley, had been charged with misdemeanor battery in...
View ArticleDemand for concealed carry keeps growing in suburbs
Nearly 10,000 people in the Chicago area have applied to carry a concealed handgun in public, according to the first regional numbers released by the Illinois State Police. Cook County received more...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Murder charge in Aurora shooting, 2 questioned in another
Aurora man charged in woman's murder. Frozen body may be missing Geneva man's, police say. Man accidentally shoots Beach Park partygoer. Demand for concealed carry keeps growing. Dist. 214 mourns death...
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