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Dawn Patrol: Ex-teacher faces more charges; 1 dead in St. Charles fire

Former teacher faces charges he molested second girl, videotaped both

The Gavin South Middle School teacher who fled to Bosnia to avoid facing charges of sexually assaulting a female student is back in custody in Lake County and faces charges that he sexually assaulted a second girl and that he videotaped his encounters with both. Michael Vucic appeared in bond court yesterday morning after having been extradited Saturday night from a Virginia jail. Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland set bond for Vucic at $10 million — it had originally been set at $1 million. Full story.

One killed in St. Charles house fire

A St. Charles man who used a wheelchair and had lung cancer died yesterday morning in his second-floor apartment in downtown St. Charles. The fire department was called to the house on the 100 block of south Third Avenue at about 7:30 a.m., city officials said in a news release. When firefighters arrived, smoke was billowing from a second-floor window. A friend of the victim, Eric Miller, who lives on the lower level of the building, spent the afternoon removing belongings from the building with the help of his son Kyle. “I'm fine,” he said. “(But) my buddy died.” Full story.

Rauner builds relationships with lawmakers ahead of inauguration

Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner offered to drive to McHenry County to see Democratic state Rep. Jack Franks on his home turf. But the two settled on a meeting at Rauner's transition headquarters in Chicago. The incoming governor had promised to work to get to know the 177 members of the Illinois General Assembly, and his meeting with Franks shortly after the November election was one of dozens he held in the run-up to Monday's inauguration. Franks, of Marengo, gave Rauner a practical gift. “I brought him a large bottle of Excedrin,” Franks said. Full story.

‘Boyhood' leads Golden Globes, ‘Grand Budapest' upsets

Richard Linklater's 12-years-in-the-making “Boyhood” was right on time at the Golden Globes, winning the night's top honor, best drama, as well as best director for Linklater and best supporting actress for Patricia Arquette. The sweetly humanist film had a similarly touching effect on one of Hollywood's glitziest evenings. Taking out her written speech, Arquette apologized: “I'm the only nerd with a piece of paper.” The night seemed to be setting up for the top two Oscar contenders — “Boyhood” and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's “Birdman” — to lead the Globes' twin categories of drama and comedy. But in a major surprise, Wes Anderson's “Grand Budapest Hotel” swooped in to win best picture, comedy or musical. He listed a mock thank you to the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, the collection of mostly freelance foreign journalists who put on the Globes, naming “Yorum and Dagmar and Yukiko and Mounawar.” Full story.

Weather

Cloudy and 21 degrees to start this morning. Temperatures will drop throughout the day today, dipping to 19 degrees this afternoon, then reaching 9 degrees overnight tonight. Full story.

Traffic

Resurfacing work will cause restrictions on Route 134 in both directions between US 12 in Fox Lake and Route 120 in Hainesville. Construction is expected to last through Friday, May 15th. Full traffic.

Blackhawks dominate Minnesota 4-1

Coming off a trio of less-than-stellar performances, and with a four-day break between games on the horizon, the Blackhawks knew just what they had to do Sunday night against Minnesota at the United Center. The Hawks jumped out to an early two-goal lead and never looked back in cruising to a 4-1 victory over the struggling Wild. “We're just going to throw the last game out the window and get focused for tonight and give it everything we've got and empty the tank because we've got a few days off here to rest,” Andrew Shaw said before the game. Full story.

Bears to interview Austin; Kubiak stays put

The Bears have scheduled an interview with one head-coaching candidate, while another potential candidate removed himself from consideration. Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin is scheduled for an interview Tuesday. But Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, in whom the Bears were reported to have serious interest, is staying put in Baltimore. In his first season as an NFL defensive coordinator, the 49-year-old Austin directed the NFL's No. 2 defense in points and yards allowed, behind only the Seattle Seahawks. The Lions were also No. 1 in the NFL, allowing just 69.3 yards per game, tied for third in interceptions and eight in sacks. “He came in here and set down a foundation that, ‘This is what we're going to do as a defense,'” Fairley told the Detroit Free Press. “'This is our DNA on defense, this is how we're going to make people fear us, and this is what we're going to do.'” Full story.

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