Dawn Patrol: Arrieta looks to swing momentum back to Cubs
Arrieta looks to swing momentum back to Cubs in Game 3 of NLCS
The last time Jake Arrieta took the mound against Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, he pitched a no-hitter. The game started at 7 p.m. Chicago time. Arrieta returns to Dodger Stadium tonight for Game 3 of the National League championship series, and first pitch is again at 7. Read baseball writer Scot Gregor's take here.
Aurora's Paramount leads all suburban theaters in Jeff Awards
For the second time in as many years, Paramount Theatre took top musical honors during yesterday's 48th annual Joseph Jefferson Award ceremony at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. The Jeff Awards recognize excellence in Chicago-area equity theater. Full story.
Police treating Barrington Hills man's death as a homicide
The death of a Barrington Hills man found in a burning car in Chicago last month is being treated as a homicide by police. James D. Gerage, 43, co-owner of Elgin-based Omega Demolition Corp., was found Sept. 23 in the back seat of a burning car on the 600 block of West 21st Street near the Chicago River. Full story.
Update coming Thursday on Baby Hope probe
New information in the Baby Hope investigation will be revealed Thursday morning during a news conference in Wheaton, authorities said yesterday. The DuPage County sheriff's office says it will release new DNA-related information related to the possible identities of Baby Hope's parents at 10 a.m. at the DuPage County Courthouse. Full story.
Feds blame Elgin company for worker's death on I-90 bridge
Federal regulators rebuked an Elgin demolition company and fined it $152,000 for safety violations leading to a worker's death on a Jane Addams Tollway bridge in Des Plaines this spring. Vicente Santoyo of Berwyn, a father of four, was standing in a lift cutting bracing between two beams to be removed from the bridge at Touhy Avenue when one rolled off a concrete support April 5, falling on him. Full story.
Some Metra riders will see train times on new screens
Metra will test digital message boards displaying train arrival and departure times at some of its downtown stations this fall. The technology will pop up at the LaSalle Street Station initially, then at Millennium Station and Ogilvie Transportation Center. Union Station, which is owned by Amtrak, was not included in the announcement. Metra is "starting at stations that are under our control," spokesman Michael Gillis said. Full story.
Police investigating cause of fatal Algonquin crash
Algonquin police said yesterday they are still piecing together the events leading up to a five-vehicle crash that killed one motorcyclist and injured three others last weekend. Three motorcycles were traveling north on the Route 31 western bypass at 5:39 p.m. Saturday when they hit a median just north of Route 62, entered the southbound lanes and collided with two oncoming vehicles, according to an Algonquin news release. Full story.
Weather
Wostly clear and windy this morning with temperatures hovering at 70 degrees. Temperatures will climb to 73 degrees this afternoon, before falling to 54 degrees tonight. Full weather.
Traffic
Construction of a new railroad overpass reduces Ogden Avenue in Aurora to one lane in each direction between 75th Street and Eola Road until October. Full traffic.
No time for Bears to dwell on loss
With the Packers game looming Thursday night, and there's no time for the Bears to dwell on Sunday's loss to the Jaguars. Playing at Lambeau Field might be an advantage for the Bears, who have been awful at home for three seasons (4-15 since 2014). Read beat writer Bob LeGere's take here.