Dawn Patrol: Naperville standoff ends; Aurora DUI charge after friend dies
Police standoff ends in Naperville
An eight-hour standoff with Naperville police ended peacefully last night on the city's south side, where a man had been refusing since late morning to leave a house on the 1900 block of Phaeton Court. Full story.
Aurora man charged with DUI after friend dies in lake
An Aurora man has been charged with DUI after an SUV he was driving rolled into Lake Patterson yesterday morning, killing his passenger. Firefighters were called just after 8 a.m. to a boat ramp in the Oakhurst Forest Preserve off Fifth Avenue on Aurora's east side, fire officials said. Full story.
Madigan sues owners of Kane County concrete companies
The owners of two Kane County concrete companies face a lawsuit that alleges they cheated customers by doing shoddy, incomplete work and failing to return deposits. Full story.
Archdiocese declines mediation with fired Holy Family music director
The Archdiocese of Chicago will not participate in mediation with former Holy Family Catholic Community music director Colin Collette, who was fired last year after getting engaged to his male partner, his lawyer said yesterday. Full story.
Tollway's biggest workhorse due for makeover
Illinois tollway directors yesterday talked about what's next for the section of I-294 that stretches 22 miles between 95th Street in the South suburbs to Balmoral Avenue in Rosemont. Work is scheduled to start in 2020 with a budget of $1.7 billion. Full story.
Ditka at helm of Salvation Army's Christmas drive
Super Bowl-winning football coach Mike Ditka has been named the honorary chairman of the charity's 2015 Christmas campaign, which has a goal of raising of $17 million. Full story.
Schaumburg High marching band to perform at Sugar Bowl
The Schaumburg High School marching band will join marching bands from across the country to perform during the halftime show of the Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Full story.
Weather
Cloudy and 39 degrees to start this mooring. Temperatures will reach 46 degrees this afternoon before dipping to 33 degrees overnight tonight. Full story.
Traffic
Grand Avenue is closed in Lake Villa between Fairfield Road and Route 59 until May. People should use Monaville Road as a detour. Full traffic.
Language barrier aside Blackhawks' Kane, Panarin building a bond
After the Blackhawks' plane returned from New Jersey last week, Patrick Kane gave Artemi Panarin a ride home. Some fans might think it was an awfully quiet car, especially with Panarin still a long way from speaking English fluently. But they'd be wrong. Full story.
Blackhawks lose to New Jersey again
Go ahead and put the Blackhawks' 3-2 loss to New Jersey at the United Center on Thursday in the one that got away file. Full story.