Dawn Patrol: Deadline passes with no school funding
Deadline passes with no school funding
Republicans and Democrats who've spent months trading both bitter insults and competing ideas to fund Illinois schools blew a budget deadline late Tuesday and departed Springfield with no agreed-upon plan to pay for education this fall. Full story.
Maryville Academy to stop housing youths
After 132 years, Maryville Academy will no longer serve as a home for youths, in the face of a looming state funding cut in residential and institutional aid, the Des Plaines-based child care organization said Tuesday. The decision affects 29 teen boys living at Maryville's campus in Des Plaines, 31 teen girls living at residential treatment homes in Bartlett, and eight teen girls at a shelter in Chicago. Full story.
Thunderstorm rips off apartment building roof
Severe storms that moved through the suburbs Tuesday afternoon caused a roof to be torn off an apartment building near Willowbrook, witnesses and authorities said. "I heard this gust of wind and it took off the top of the roof, and then I saw boards flying and debris and wood flying all over the place," said Demarcus Linzy, who was home at the time of the storm. "It was really, really loud. Like a lighting strike." Full story.
Schaumburg police ask for help finding sex offender
Schaumburg police have asked the public to be on the lookout for a man who committed a sexual assault over the weekend. Authorities say the man broke into a woman's residence on the 2700 block of Odlum Drive about 3:25 a.m. on Sunday. Full story.
Sheriff releases list of noncompliant sex offenders
The Lake County sheriff's office on Tuesday released its latest list of noncompliant sex offenders in Lake County - 15 men for whom authorities have active arrest warrants. Full story.
Passer-by helps control Elgin fire until crews arrive
A passer-by used a garden hose to help control a fire in the basement of an Elgin house Tuesday afternoon before firefighters arrived, helping to reduce the overall damage. Full story.
Dozens listed as possible witnesses in Breuder lawsuit
Attorneys for former College of DuPage President Robert Breuder have identified 50 people, including current and former COD board members, as "persons with knowledge" in Breuder's wrongful termination lawsuit. Full story.
Weather
Cloudy and 64 degrees to start this morning. Temperatures will reach 77 degrees this afternoon before falling to 61 degrees overnight. Showers and thunderstorms late tonight. Full story.
Traffic
Bridge replacement work is scheduled to close Dauberman Road in both directions between Scott Road and US Route 30 in Sugar Grove until July 31st. Full story.
White Sox rally past Mets to stop losing streak
The White Sox rallied from an early four-run deficit Tuesday night in New York, stopping a seven-game skid with a 6-4 victory over the Mets. Full story.
Cubs lose Arrieta start
The Los Angeles Dodgers threw good pitching at the Cubs on Tuesday night, allowing only 1 hit in a 5-0 victory at Wrigley Field. Ace Jake Arrieta did not suffer the loss. That went to left-handed reliever Clayton Richard. Read beat writer Bruce Miles' take here.