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Dawn Patrol: Naperville apartment fire; cell tower plan rejected in Mundelein

Residents displaced, but no injuries in Naperville fire

Residents of a 16-unit two-story apartment building in Naperville have been displaced after a fire last night heavily damaged their homes, fire officials said. Full story.

Mundelein trustees reject cell tower plan

A controversial plan to erect a cellular communications tower in Mundelein failed to get the support of the village board last night, essentially dooming the proposal. A Wheaton company called Central States Tower proposed erecting an 81-foot-tall pole at the Chapel, a church at 1966 W. Hawley St. Full story.

Motorcyclist critically injured in Wadsworth crash

A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash yesterday in Wadsworth at North Delany and Wadsworth roads, police said. At about noon, a 2005 Toyota Corolla traveling southbound on Delany Road collided with a 2014 Harley-Davidson that was traveling westbound on Wadsworth Road, Lake County sheriff's police said in a news release. Full story.

Authorities: Lindenhurst man made bombs to kill multiple people, himself

A Lindenhurst man charged with making bombs and explosives in his house wrote in his journal that he wanted to kill multiple people and himself, authorities said yesterday. Michael Suopys, 28, of the 800 block of Jefferson Drive, remains held on $1 million bail in Lake County jail after a court appearance Sunday, Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim said. Full story.

Marklund closing Wood Dale resale store

A Wood Dale resale store run by Marklund, a nonprofit serving children and adults with profound developmental disabilities, is closing next month. The store, located at 490 Georgetown Square in Wood Dale, was renovated a few years ago, but Marklund President and CEO Gil Fonger said that wasn't enough to keep it competitive with other resale stores in the area. Full story.

Fundraiser for Elk Grove boy close to its goal

It seems anyone who has come into contact with 6-year-old Gabriel Gonzalez has been touched by his story. Some 300 family and friends have donated to a fundraiser aiming to raise $70,000 for a wheelchair-accessible van for the Elk Grove Village boy born with cerebral palsy. Now the fundraiser is in the home stretch, with only $15,000 to go, and organizers are turning to the community to help them reach their goal. Full story.

Weather

Clear and cool this morning with temperatures around 60 degrees. A thunderstorm is possible this afternoon with temperatures reaching 81 degrees. More thunderstorms possible this evening, with temperatures around 64 degrees. Full weather.

Traffic

Intersection widening and reconstruction work is scheduled to cause restrictions in all directions at Higgins and Big Timber roads in unincorporated Kane County near Pingree Grove. Full traffic.

Cubs lose on Grichuk home run

The Cubs went out last night and lost 4-3 at Busch Stadium. Randal Grichuk hit a two-out homer in the bottom of the ninth inning against reliever Adam Warren. The Cubs led 3-1 until Matt Adams hit a 2-run pinch homer off starter John Lackey in the seventh. So far on this three-city road trip, the Cubs are 2-5. Full story.

Sox split doubleheader with Cleveland

The first-place Chicago White Sox played baseball for much of the day yesterday, and they didn't gain any ground in the AL Central. Then again, they didn't lose any ground either, at least not to second-place Cleveland. Full story.

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