Dawn Patrol: Rolling Meadows fire kills 1; stabbing victim testifies
1 dead in apartment building fire in Rolling Meadows
One person died after a fire at a Rolling Meadows apartment building last night. The massive blaze started just after 8 p.m. and took equipment and firefighters from numerous other communities hours to bring it under control. The person who died had jumped from a third-floor balcony to escape. Full story.
Naperville bar stabbing victim testifies to drinking, not recalling much
Willie Hayes drank excessively and barely remembers the evening he got stabbed and his friend died, he said. That night in 2012 was the subject of Hayes' testimony yesterday in the trial of Dan Olaska, who is charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Full story.
Vote cuts Kane sheriff budget by $1.5 million, with options for Kramer
A Kane County Board committee gave preliminary approval to a plan cutting $1.54 million from the sheriff's budget — a road map necessary, member say, after Sheriff Don Kramer cut a contract with the U.S. Marshals to house federal inmates that was expected to bring in $2.5 million for the county. Full story.
Roselle parolee arrested on charges of selling heroin
A Roselle man on parole for a 2009 burglary conviction faces new charges that he delivered heroin to undercover police officers five separate times in February. A Cook County judge yesterday ordered Paul Ramos, 27, held on bail totaling $250,000 for delivery of a controlled substance charges. Full story.
Schaumburg man charged with selling meth
A 22-year-old Schaumburg man was ordered held on $90,000 bail yesterday on charges he sold methamphetamine to undercover Illinois State Police officers multiple times, Cook County prosecutors said. Prosecutors say members of the North Central Narcotics Task Force purchased the drug from Ruben Rodriguez in amounts ranging from 1.1 grams to 7.7 grams on Jan. 19, Feb. 4 and March 3. Full story.
N. Chicago-based AbbVie to buy Pharmacyclics for $21B
AbbVie Inc. agreed to buy Pharmacyclics Inc. in a $21 billion deal after beating out Johnson & Johnson for control of a blockbuster blood cancer therapy that will help it expand in the lucrative area of oncology. Under the terms of the transaction, AbbVie will pay $261.25 per share comprised of a mix of cash and AbbVie equity, the two companies said in a statement last night.
Weather
Partly cloudy and only 9 degrees to start the day. Temperatures are expected to climb to 17 degrees this afternoon, before falling back to 4 degrees overnight tonight. Full story.
Traffic
Bridge and interchange work reduces Route 25 to one lane in each direction over the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) in Elgin. Work is expected to finish sometime in 2016.
Fowler ready to be Cubs' leading man
Dexter Fowler is glad to be back in the National League after a year in Houston and looking forward to being back in the leadoff spot on a regular basis. The Cubs obtained Fowler from the Astros on Jan. 19 in a trade that sent third baseman Luis Valbuena and pitcher Dan Straily to Houston. Full story.