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Hoffman Estates man charged with stalking
By Barbara Vitello
Apr 7, 2017 10:53 AM - A 23-year-old Hoffman Estates man was ordered held on $15,000 bond Monday after authorities say he stalked his former girlfriend. Prosecutors say Lukasz Pabluczuk followed the woman 15 miles from the Schaumburg company where she works to Schiller Park, where police arrested him about 10:41 p.m. Saturday.
Palatine man charged with murder after punch victim dies
By Sara Hooker and Doug T. Graham
Jul 29, 2014 6:05 PM - A Palatine man accused of throwing a punch that fatally injured a 26-year-old man during an altercation outside a bar is in custody on a newly filed charge of first-degree murder, police said this afternoon. Michael Platt, 35, previously faced a charge of aggravated battery stemming from allegations he struck Ryan Flannigan on July 18 in the village's downtown. Flannigan, who never regained consciousness, died his injuries Monday afternoon.
Charity covers funeral for Barrington infant who starved to death
By Doug T. Graham
Jul 29, 2014 12:18 PM - The 7-month-old Barrington girl who authorities say starved to death in January as a result of mistreatment by her parents, will be laid to rest Thursday at a service organized by a nonprofit group. "I think it's important that we come to her funeral and honor her life to make sure she's not forgotten again," said Susan Walker, founder of Rest in His Arms.
Police ID Hoffman Estates man killed in Schaumburg crash
Daily Herald report
Jul 29, 2014 7:52 AM - A motorcyclist killed in a crash with another vehicle in Schaumburg Monday afternoon has been identified by Schaumburg police. Wayne Grothe, 23, of Hoffman Estates was riding a motorcycle when it collided with a four-door Taurus driven by a 77-year-old Schaumburg woman just before 1 p.m. near the intersection of Roselle Road and Hartford Drive, police said in a release.
Highland Park doctor accused of faking pot paperwork
Associated Press
Jul 29, 2014 6:55 AM - IIllinois regulators allege a suburban doctor misled a 79-year-old patient by issuing a bogus medical marijuana certification for a $250 fee, according to a formal complaint filed Monday. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation filed the complaint against Dr. Joseph J. Starkman, who has a practice in Highland Park. It's the first such complaint against a doctor since medical marijuana regulations were approved and the second since the state's law went into effect.
Despite neighbors' protests, Rolling Meadows says owner can cut down trees
By Deborah Donovan
Jul 29, 2014 6:36 AM - Some Rolling Meadows residents are mourning the loss of old-growth trees cut down Friday and Saturday from property in their northwest side neighborhood, but city officials say the land's owner was within his rights. Neighbors especially wanted three centuries-old oaks at 4500 Fairfax Ave. saved.
Report: Falsified work logs at Metra caused problems
By Mike Riopell
Jul 29, 2014 5:39 AM - Falsified work logs at Metra led to some employees being paid for work they didn't do and others not getting paid when they showed up, a report released Monday says. But the commuter rail agency blasted the Illinois executive inspector general's report as a waste of time that documented a practice that was once widely used and was abandoned by Metra three years ago.
Lake County counselor pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen
By Barbara Vitello
Jul 29, 2014 5:11 AM - A former program director for a Lake County youth home pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage girl earlier this year at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. Kelvin A. Perry was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender in exchange for his guilty plea to the class 1 felony, court records show.
Motorola sells Libertyville campus; tech park planned
By Anna Marie Kukec
Jul 29, 2014 4:53 AM - The former Motorola Mobility campus in Libertyville has been sold for $9.5 million to a commercial real estate firm at a fraction of its market value of $37.1 million. Rockville, Md.-based Beco Management Inc. said Monday it plans to invest another $50 million in renovations to create a multiuse technology park modeled after the firm's similar project in Charlotte, N.C.
White Sox second to none at first base
By Chris Rongey
Jul 29, 2014 12:31 AM - Historically, the White Sox have been known as a franchise successful at throwing the baseball. You won't find many years over the last decade or so that would be considered thin pitching seasons. Usually, the Sox have excelled in that area. In fact, since 2003, no team in baseball has made more quality starts than they have. They're good for 1,029 of them over that time. It's rare that we go into a season with great concern over the pitching staff. More often than not, it's a point of comfort.

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