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    Lisle residents still waiting to go home after flood

    Towers at Four Lakes resident Debra Schulz and her 15-year-old daughter, Haleigh, can't move back into their eighth-floor home until June 15, nearly two months after flooding destroyed the building's electrical system.

    May 20, 2013 5:34 AM

    The “flood journey” that began April 18 drags on for many who make their home at the Towers at Four Lakes in Lisle. None of the apartments in the eight-story towers took on water, but the parking decks and lower levels did. System failures and power outages are keeping residents from their units until June 15. “I am choosing to stay at the towers because I love where I live and I just want to go home,” said Debra Schulz. “But this is such a long period of time...

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    CLC part of proposal to boost job creation

    College of Lake County President Jerry Weber said a job-training program proposal being considered by the General Assembly would be another tool for the state to use in attracting business. CLC and three downstate 2-year schools would be part of the test program.

    May 20, 2013 5:26 AM

    College of Lake County and three other 2-year schools would be part of a test job-training program under a measure recently passed by the Illinois Senate. It would allow the colleges to custom design workforce training programs to benefit new or expanding companies, and those businesses would have to create new jobs. It's modeled after programs in three other states.

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    Lake, Cook top state’s endangered species list

    An Osprey (pandion haliaetus) is one of the 112 endangered or threatened species in Cook County. Lake and Cook counties have more endangered and threatened species than any other county in the state.

    May 20, 2013 5:29 AM

    Lake and Cook counties have more endangered and threatened species than any other counties in Illinois, according to state statistics. “People think, ‘Oh, it’s only one little thing’ ... but the more components you remove from the ecosystem, the more it will be in trouble,” said Joe Kath, the DNR’s endangered species manager.

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    Amtrak chugs away at expansion, high-speed rail

    Tyra Harris of Denver boards the Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Naperville. She was heading home after a visit with relatives in Lombard.

    May 20, 2013 5:31 AM

    One minute you're in Naperville, the next, you're whistling "California Here I Come," aboard the California Zephyr. Most folks think of O'Hare when it comes to escaping but some of Amtrak's most famous trains stop in the suburbs. Can we get more? Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman talks about expanding service in the Midwest and more.

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    Cary businessman turned war's terrors into art

    This painting by Army veteran Michael J. Duffy shows the beauty of the Xuan Loc rubber plantation during the war in Vietnam. But the towering trees appear almost as bars on a prison for the artillery forces driving into the jungle, Duffy says.

    May 19, 2013 8:56 AM

    Cary businessman Mike Duffy studied art after he came home from the war in Vietnam. Duffy's paintings will be part of a new exhibit at the National Veterans Art Museum on Chicago's Northwest Side. "I figured I'd be dead by morning," he says of the intense gunfire that greeted his arrival in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.

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    Hawks’ best players were invisible in Game 2

    Jonathan Toews battles for a faceoff with Pavel Datsyuk of the Red Wings in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals at the United Center on Saturday. The Red Wings won 4-1 to tie the series at 1-1.

    May 19, 2013 6:01 PM

    If the Hawks are to rebound from Saturday’s horrendous effort and regain control of the Western Conference semifinal series with the Red Wings, it’s not going to be Stalberg who makes the difference. How about a goal from Jonathan Toews? He has none so far in the playoffs. The Hawks’ top four defensemen — Duncan Keith, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Brent Seabrook an Nick Leddy — all were minus-2 in Saturday’s 4-1 loss in Game 2.

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    Dawn Patrol: One shot in Elgin; Hawks need top players to step up

    Updated May 20, 2013 6:47 AM

    One hurt in Elgin shooting; Des Plaines River racers pay tribute to event's founder; Fox Lake dedicates firefighter memorial; Lombard's Lilac Parade gets nostalgic; Hawks' best players were invisible in Game 2

    Settler's Hill redevelopment talk gearing up again

    Updated May 20, 2013 5:17 AM

    The proposed redevelopment of the former Settler's Hill landfill would occur in 11 phases. A study of the costs and potential revenues is still pending, but county officials say they're eager to move the work forward. Progress toward redeveloping the Settler's Hill landfill has been slow and quiet as of late, but the first phase is gaining some momentum. That phase will be the installation of trails and a cross country track on a major portion of the old landfill.

    Elgin Police: One hurt in gang-related shooting

    Updated May 19, 2013 5:22 PM

    Elgin police are investigating a shooting from early Sunday morning that may have been gang-related. Police responded to reports of shots fired at about 1:35 a.m. and found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg near Jefferson Avenue and Porter Street, according to officials. The injured man was taken to Sherman Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, police said.

    Weekend in Review: Another cop faces allegations, Hawks gear up for Game 3

    Updated May 20, 2013 5:18 AM

    A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. What you may have missed over the weekend: Chief places Schaumburg cop on leave over allegations; 2 charged in S. Elgin heroin overdose; fire damages historic fort at Naper Settlement; police say man taped women in Elmhurst hospital bathroom; Blackhawks gear up for Game 3; Cubs' Wood rues bad pitch in loss to Mets; Sox lose to Angels; and tornadoes level homes in plain states.

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      Tornadoes level homes in Okla., hit other states

      A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains Sunday.

      One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter. The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota.

      Read Article Updated May 19, 2013 9:02 PM

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      Hawks’ best players were invisible in Game 2

      Jonathan Toews battles for a faceoff with Pavel Datsyuk of the Red Wings in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals at the United Center on Saturday. The Red Wings won 4-1 to tie the series at 1-1.

      If the Hawks are to rebound from Saturday’s horrendous effort and regain control of the Western Conference semifinal series with the Red Wings, it’s not going to be Stalberg who makes the difference. How about a goal from Jonathan Toews? He has none so far in the playoffs. The Hawks’ top four defensemen — Duncan Keith, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Brent Seabrook an Nick Leddy — all were minus-2 in...

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      CLC would be part of test program meant to create jobs

      College of Lake County President Jerry Weber said a job-training program proposal being considered by the General Assembly would be another tool for the state to use in attracting business. CLC and three downstate 2-year schools would be part of the test program.

      College of Lake County and three other 2-year schools would be part of a test job-training program under a measure recently passed by the Illinois Senate. It would allow the colleges to custom design workforce training programs to benefit new or expanding companies, and those businesses would have to create new jobs. It's modeled after programs in three other states.

      Read Article Updated May 20, 2013 5:26 AM

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      Be wary of side effects from over-the-counter meds

      Taking too much over-the-counter pain medication can have serious side effects.

      Headaches, a nagging sore hip, a stiff neck after a day at the computer. These are prompts that send me to my medicine cabinet to pop a couple of Tylenol or ibuprofen. I throw these back without a whit of concern because I've been doing so for years. Many Americans have gotten so comfortable using over-the-counter pain meds that they overlook the very real danger of serious side effects.

      Read Article Updated May 17, 2013 3:12 PM

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      Editorial: Time to pass federal shield legislation

      This Daily Herald editorial, citing the surveillance of AP phone conversations, calls for federal shield legislation that strenghens the protections for source relationships with journalists.

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