Dawn Patrol: Squad car hit; Golden Globes winners
Lake County deputy injured when squad car hit by DUI suspect
A 20-year-old Wauconda man faces multiple charges after authorities say he was driving under the influence of drugs early yesterday when his car slammed into the rear of a parked Lake County Sheriff's patrol car, injuring a deputy and himself. Full story.
Elk Grove Village house fire displaces 8 residents
Eight residents were displaced yesterday by a fire that destroyed their Elk Grove Village home, officials said. Fire crews responded about 8:15 a.m. to a garage fire in the 500 block of Walnut Lane, Elk Grove Village Fire Battalion Chief Mark Percudani said. By the time firefighters arrived, he said, the fire had spread from the attached garage to the attic of the ranch house. Full story.
Elgin fire leaves home uninhabitable, no injuries reported
Nobody was injured in a fire yesterday morning that left an Elgin home uninhabitable, officials said. Shortly after 7:30 a.m., Elgin fire crews arrived at a home in the 800 block of Patricia Avenue to see smoke coming from a roof vent of an attached garage, according to a news release. Full story.
Naperville parents learn to promote resilience in teens
In the face of increasing concern about teen anxiety, depression and drug abuse, leaders in Naperville are focusing on resilience, a set of hard-to-define skills that help manage stress and avoid unhealthy coping mechanisms. Michael Bradley, a psychologist and author of books including "Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind," spoke at a forum hosted by the nonprofit ParentsMatterToo, which aims to help parents build tools to guide kids away from drugs and other hazardous behaviors. Full story.
Cancer survivor, 78, earns black belt from Arlington Heights dojo
Bob Koga has been practicing the Japanese martial art of aikido two hours a day, up to five times per week for the past nine years with one goal in mind - a black belt. On Thursday, Koga, a 78-year-old Palatine resident and the oldest student at the Ryoshinkan Dojo in Arlington Heights, was presented with his black belt and a hakama - a traditional Japanese garment - inscribed with his name. Full story.
Weather
Only 1 degrees to start the day this morning. Temperatures will reach an afternoon high of 23 degrees before falling to 9 degrees overnight tonight. Full story.
Traffic
Intersection widening and reconstruction work continues to cause restrictions in all directions at Algonquin and Barrington roads in South Barrington until May. Full traffic.
Blackhawks light up the scoreboard in win over Colorado
After six weeks games of games in which fans often were bored to tears by the lack of scoring at the United Center, the 22,007 in attendance last night certainly got their money's worth in a 6-3 Chicago Blackhawks victory over Colorado. The goal horn sounded eight times in less than 39 minutes, with fans dancing to "Chelsea Dagger" six times, and the Hawks raced to their seventh straight victory. Full story.
Packers, Seahawks advance in NFC playoffs
After a rough start yesterday, the wild-card Packers beat the NFC East champions from Washington 35-18 to reach the divisional round. In Minnesota, Blair Walsh's 27-yard field goal miss handed the Seattle Seahawks a 10-9 victory over the stunned Vikings in their wild-card round playoff game in below-zero weather. Green Bay (11-6) will play at the No. 2 seed Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night, and the No. 1 seed Carolina Panthers will host the Seahawks on Sunday.
Imrem: Let's hope Gase isn't the one that got away from the Bears
When the Bears hired the youthful Ryan Pace as general manager last year, they should have hired a youthful head coach to go with him. Adam Gase, 37, who was hired by the Dolphins over the weekend, could forever be known as the one who got away after being the Bears' offensive coordinator during the 2015 season, Mike Imrem writes. Read his full column here.
'Martian,' 'Revenant' take top Golden Globes
Alejandro Inarritu's bloody frontier thriller "The Revenant" landed an upset win at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards, taking best film, best director and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio. Inarritu added best director, besting the favored Ridley Scott, director of the science-fiction survival tale "The Martian." That film, however, won best film comedy and best actor in a comedy for Matt Damon. Full story.