Dawn Patrol: COD to review its accreditors; 1 dead after car hits condo building
One dead, two people injured after car crashes into Des Plaines condo
A 73-year-old woman died from an apparent heart attack after the car in which she was traveling struck a condo building yesterday afternoon near downtown Des Plaines, authorities said. It all started, police say, when the car's 71-year-old driver swerved off the roadway near River Road and River Street because she was getting a leg cramp. Full story.
COD to check backgrounds of accreditation team members
College of DuPage board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton said school officials plan to examine the backgrounds of any peer reviewers the Higher Learning Commission sends to investigate claims of possible wrongdoing at the Glen Ellyn-based school. The agency scrapped an accreditation visit to COD scheduled for this week after one member of the three-person evaluation team, Jackson College President Daniel Phelan, dropped out a day after a government watchdog group reported that he had received a vote of no confidence in January 2014 from his Michigan school's faculty and support staff unions. Full story.
No charges against Wheaton man after standoff
A 28-year-old Wheaton man will not be charged after he held police at bay for almost eight hours Monday morning while barricaded inside his house. The man, whom police did not identify, surrendered around 10 a.m. Police said they responded at 2:25 a.m. to a report of a suicidal man who had barricaded himself in the residence on the 1000 block of East Liberty Drive. Full story.
Bulldog Ale House coming to former Rolling Meadows Chili's
The long-vacant Chili's Bar and Grill in Rolling Meadows will soon get new life as Bulldog Ale House plans to open in the Golf Road location. The space has sat vacant ever since Chili's closed in September 2011. Bulldog Ale House already has restaurants in Roselle, Carol Stream, New Lenox, North Aurora and Bolingbrook. Full story.
Prairie Crossing Charter School fight heads to appeals court
The legal battle that could result in the closure of Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake will head to a state appeals court for review, officials involved in the case said. The appeal is the next legal step in the effort by Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 to overturn the Illinois State Charter School Commission's decision to let Prairie Crossing continue operating through the 2018-19 academic season. Full story.
St. Charles cyclist who died on MS ride was 'one of the all-time great guys'
Ruhl was the kind of guy who was so willing to lend a hand that it was difficult to keep track of his efforts, friends said yesterday. He rode in at least 10 other Tour de Farms cycling events, which raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Greater Illinois chapter. Ruhl died Sunday at the age of 56 while attempting his latest tour. Full story.
Weather
Mostly cloudy and 64 degrees to start this morning. Temperatures are expected to reach 75 degrees this afternoon, before dipping to 56 overnight tonight. Some rain is expected later this afternoon. Full story.
Traffic
Bridge replacement work closes Walker Road in Hampshire between Route 72 and Allen Road until mid-August. Detour via State Street. Full traffic.
Newest Chicago Bull just wants to win
Arkansas coach Mike Anderson spoke highly of Bulls draft pick Bobby Portis, whom the coach began recruiting during Portis' sophomore year in high school. "He's got that mindset where he doesn't want to be a good player, he wants to be a great player," Anderson said. On his first day at the Advocate Center, Portis brought three boxes of doughnuts to the podium and offered them to reporters covering the event, writes Mike McGraw.
Verdi: Darling earned his day with the Cup
Scott Darling, now sporting a freshly tattooed right arm with a mosaic that includes the 2015 Stanley Cup, brought the Cup yesterday to Lemont, where he and his family lived when he was in second to seventh grade. "Scott's journey is a movie, and we want the screen rights," said uncle Tom Dalton. "When he was a kid here, during the summer we'd play street hockey. Six on six, a best-of-seven series. We had this punch bowl, and we decorated it, dressed it all up to look like a Stanley Cup. Guys on the winning team, they'd each get it for a day. Now the real one is here, with Scott." Read more from Blackhawks Team Historian Bob Verdi.