Everything you need to know to vote on Election Day
Tuesday is Election Day, and all voters who haven't already cast their ballots in the early voting period can head to the polls to vote. Here's what you need to know.
View ArticleDawn Patrol: It's Election Day; teen killed by cop caught in gun sale, police...
It's Election Day. Teen killed in Zion by police was caught in gun sale gone bad, police say. Standoff near Naperville ends peacefully. Prosecutors: DeKalb couple stole jewelry from Elgin woman. Pace...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: New Buffalo Grove, Naperville mayors; COD reformers win
Chirico to be next Naperville mayor. Kaptain re-elected mayor in Elgin. Incumbents easily turn back challengers in Arlington Heights. Ellis, Kerr, Ward, Costello, Holt win seats on Elgin U-46 board....
View ArticleTuesday's turnout lower than usual
Suburban voter turnout in Tuesday's election was low even by the low-turnout standards set by previous local elections. Less than 15 percent of voters showed up in most counties.
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Strong winds, hail today; father of abandoned toddler in custody
Strong winds, hail expected today. Father of 3-year-old girl found walking in Prospect Heights by herself in custody. Mount Prospect village administrator getting $200,000 deal to quit. Aurora cousins...
View ArticleElk Grove woman not guilty of delivering weapons used in deputies' shooting
Kathryn Kriepke, of Elk Grove Village, was acquitted Thursday of delivering firearms to her nephew Scott B. Peters, the Holiday Hills man charged with shooting two McHenry County deputies last October.
View ArticleKane County authorities fighting child abuse on all fronts
Kane County authorities continue their fight against child abuse with a new minivan to drive families affected by abuse to court and other appointments; a 24-year veteran is named Aurora's...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Kirk's re-election deemed ‘top priority'; bracket leads...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls Sen. Mark Kirk's re-election a "top priority." Boy's bracket leads to $20,000 scholarship. Track meet helps Special Olympians prep for state, make friends....
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Rosemont cop said he ‘had to' kill brother-in-law
Wheeling trustee seat still in limbo. Rosemont cop said he ‘had to' kill brother-in-law. Victim identified in Rolling Meadows bike crash. Hawthorn Woods teen who topped ESPN bracket contest heading to...
View ArticleOfficials: One hurt, 20 displaced by Lake in the Hills fire
An overnight condominium building fire in Lake in the Hills is likely accidental, officials said Wednesday. "We don't think it's suspicious," said Peter Van Dorpe, assistant chief with the...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Feds launch investigation into COD; man trapped in machinery dies
Federal authorities now investigating College of DuPage spending. Man dies after trapped in Elk Grove factory machinery. Medical marijuana coming to Elk Grove Village. McHenry traffic stop yields...
View ArticlePolice searching for man who robbed Fifth Third banks in Woodstock and...
Police and FBI officials are searching for a man who robbed banks in Woodstock and Crystal Lake.
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Kaminsky returns to Benet; 10 runways at O'Hare?
Wisconsin's Kaminsky returns to Benet to have jersey retired; DuPage deputy files second federal suit against sheriff; state Senate tries to save O'Hare's diagonal runways to combat noise; federal...
View ArticleReport: Cary man charged in Woodstock bank robbery
The FBI is reporting a Cary man has been charged with robbing a Fifth Third Bank in Woodstock, the Tribune is reporting.
View ArticleNo one hurt when lawn mower catches fire, destroys garage near Cary
A fire destroyed a garage and damaged a house Friday morning in an unincorporated area near Cary, but the homeowner will remain in his residence, firefighters said. Officials say the fire appears to...
View ArticleTake the 3-D challenge against distracted driving
The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists is working with federal officials against distracted driving, saying "One Text or Call Could Wreck It All'; The chief judge in Kane County will address mental...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Mansion fire still under investigation; Bulls take on Bucks...
Bulls take on Bucks tonight in Game 2. Barrington Hills mansion fire still under investigation. Take the 3-D challenge against distracted driving. Elgin police await autopsy. Garage fire spreads to...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Gunshot wounds in Elgin death; Arlington Hts. girl's death probed
Three years for truck driver in fatal crash near Aurora. Des Plaines planning road closures for Cardinal George's funeral procession. Elgin death still under investigation, officials say. Death of...
View ArticleSuburbs not exactly embracing Rauner's turnaround plan
Gov. Bruce Rauner's effort to convince local governments to back his reform agenda is getting a lukewarm response in the suburbs. Naperville is the biggest town in Illinois to take a pass on approving...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Getting to George's burial service; hospital stabbing suspect...
How you can get to the cardinal's burial service in Des Plaines. Gurnee couple upset after watching video of their car on 96-mph joy ride. Des Plaines alderman push for investigation of police. Mulch...
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