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1 - Two nabbed in multimillion, multi-county marijuana growing operation
By Charles Keeshan | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Using rented houses and color-coded aliases lifted straight from the film "Reservoir Dogs," a pair of suburban men raised thousands of cannabis plants indoors as part of a multimillion-dollar marijuana growing ring authorities broke up last week, police said Friday. FULL STORY

2 - Images of Brian Dugan's victims
Posted 10/6/2009
Images of Brian Dugan's victims FULL STORY

3 - Images from the Arlington Park fire and rebuilding
Posted 6/27/2009
FULL STORY

4 - 4-hour standoff in Schaumburg ends peacefully
By Eric Peterson | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/5/2009
A man who had barricaded himself in a Schaumburg townhouse Thursday afternoon surrendered peacefully to police officers by 6:15 p.m. in a case that ended without injuries. FULL STORY

5 - Bolingbrook soldier one of two Fort Hood victims from area
By Lee Filas and Robert Sanchez | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/7/2009
Pfc. Michael Pearson joined the Army a little more than a year ago because he wanted to serve his country, travel and get an education. He just wanted to do something with his life," his mother, Sheryll Pearson, said. "He didn't think he could do that just staying here." FULL STORY

6 - Inadvertent Halloween treat: Round Lake Beach man's wedding ring
By Lee Filas | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
For Richard Farner, Halloween was definitely more trick than treat.That's because the 59-year-old resident of Round Lake Beach lost his 40-year-old wedding ring inside one of the trick or treat bags while passing out candy in the 100 block of Clarendon Drive Saturday. FULL STORY

7 - Daily Herald weekly photo contest finalists
Posted 11/6/2009
Daily Herald weekly photo contest finalists FULL STORY

8 - Man in Schaumburg apartment standoff charged
By Kevin Kovanich and Eric Peterson | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
A misdemeanor charge has been filed against a Schaumburg man who barricaded himself in his apartment Thursday. FULL STORY

9 - Suspect in Fla. workplace shooting had cash woes
Associated Press
Posted 11/6/2009
A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. FULL STORY

10 - Any homeowner will tell you, upgrades never come cheap
By Jake Griffin | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Cost wasn't much of an obstacle when coal tycoon Francis Stuyvesant Peabody commissioned his sprawling retirement manor in what was a mishmash of farmland and virgin prairie west of Chicago nearly 90 years ago. FULL STORY

11 - St. Charles North hoping for history
By Dave Oberhelman | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
St. Charles North's Class 7A first-round 28-16 win over South Elgin was just what the doctor ordered after taking consecutive overtime losses into the 7A playoffs. FULL STORY

12 - Study shows suburban Cook businesses take hit over sales tax
By Ted Cox | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
A new study shows that businesses in suburban Cook, especially along the county line, continue to suffer under the burden of the increased sales tax. FULL STORY

13 - New H1N1 deaths in Kane, Lake counties
By James Fuller | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
An Elgin woman and a Buffalo Grove boy are the Northwest suburbs' latest victims of the H1N1 flu, health officials said Friday. The virus claimed the life of the 41-year-old Elgin woman, making her the second person in Kane County to have died from H1N1 related causes. FULL STORY

14 - Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt
Associated Press
Posted 11/6/2009
Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Texas. FULL STORY

15 - Pavement projects causing gridlock in southern Lake County
By Kimberly Pohl | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Motorists navigating southern Lake County can expect to be even more frustrated for at least a couple weeks. On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Transportation began pavement repair projects near Long Grove at the intersections of Routes 22 and 83, as well as Routes 53 and 83. FULL STORY

16 - Naperville 10-year-old wants his shot at 'Today' fame
By Melissa Jenco | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Move over, Matt Lauer. Naperville fifth-grader Jack Hennessy is proving he's got what it takes to be on TV as one of four finalists in the "Today" show's Kid Reporter contest. FULL STORY

17 - Barrington town hall meeting reflects concerns about downtown
By Eric Peterson | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Barrington officials held their second town-hall meeting of the year this week, which revealed a desire for quicker downtown redevelopment as one of residents' most pressing concerns. FULL STORY

18 - Kane County may spend big money on Montgomery Ward building
By James Fuller | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Kane County Board members will take a vote next week on whether or not to purchase the old Montgomery Ward building that houses the circuit court clerk's offices. FULL STORY

19 - Strange mind of a killer: Researcher says Dugan rare psychopath
By Christy Gutowski | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
His life's work is studying the brains of high-security prisoners, but neuroscientist Kent Kiehl said he's rarely come across a subject like Brian Dugan in his quest to unlock answers to the criminal mind. FULL STORY

20 - Blackhawks power play doesn't make the trip to Arizona
By Tim Sassone | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
The power play is becoming a major problem for the Blackhawks. It was a huge failure again Thursday night in a 3-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes and now is 2 for its last 32.e Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Thursday night. FULL STORY

21 - Homeless protester scaling downtown Naperville presence
By Jake Griffin | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Downtown Naperville looked a little different Friday morning. For years, Scott Huber has been expanding what he calls his constitutionally protected protest station and what the city of Naperville calls his illegal encampment outside the south stairwell of the Chicago Avenue parking deck. FULL STORY

22 - Antioch man pleads not guilty to marijuana charge
By Tony Gordon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
An Antioch man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he had more than a pound of marijuana in his house when police came calling. FULL STORY

23 - Lake Co. man gets 33 years in murder of wife
By Tony Gordon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/7/2009
Witnesses testified Friday that John and Nadine Dean loved each other and were trying to keep their marriage together. But witnesses also testified about the frequent violence between the two and that both had been arrested for domestic battery against each other. FULL STORY

24 - Dye departs as Teahen arrives, Beckham shifts to second
By Bruce Miles | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Friday was a big day of comings and goings for the White Sox. First, the Sox declined to pick up the 2010 mutual option on right fielder Jermaine Dye. FULL STORY

25 - Kane County police dog retires
By Josh Stockinger | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
The Kane County Sheriff's Department had a retirement party Thursday for one of its furriest officers. Mato, a drug-detecting, suspect-tracking German shepherd, bid farewell after five years on the force. FULL STORY

26 - Ft. Hood suspect reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar'
Associated Press
Posted 11/6/2009
Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" -- an Arabic phrase for "God is great!" -- before opening fire, the base commander said Friday. FULL STORY

27 - Rosemont man gets 80 years for slaying
By Barbara Vitello | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
A 25-year-old Rosemont parolee convicted in September of the 2005 slaying of Stephen Trafford, learned Thursday that he will spend the better part of his life in prison. FULL STORY

28 - Elgin 'career criminal' gets 20-year sentence
By Harry Hitzeman | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/7/2009
An Elgin man and career criminal was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison for possessing a handgun while getting ready to sell crack cocaine. FULL STORY

29 - Still waiting for that IRS refund? IRS may be looking for you
By Anna Marie Kukec | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
The IRS has about $3.6 million in undelivered refunds, because they can't find all of you to deliver them. Perhaps you've moved, divorced or changed your name, or you may be a student moving back and forth from school. FULL STORY

30 - Push for Lake Michigan water in Lake County nears
By Mick Zawislak | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Details of a plan to extend Lake Michigan water to eight communities will hit the road next week. Village boards in Fox Lake and Wauconda will be updated Tuesday on the $253 million proposal that is approaching the decision stage. FULL STORY

31 - 12 soldiers killed, 31 injured in Fort Hood shooting rampage
Associated Press
Posted 11/6/2009
An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood, Texas, Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States. FULL STORY

32 - St. Francis comes oh-so-close to knocking off Joliet Catholic
By Joshua Welge | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Kelsey Robinson has played for a team at the IHSA's state volleyball tournament, the one at Redbird Arena. The St. Francis senior knows the difference between dreaming of it and actually running out that tunnel. It was there for St. Francis. One more point. One last kill. And then it was gone. FULL STORY

33 - Authorities track guns in Fort Hood shooting
Associated Press
Posted 11/6/2009
A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said Friday. FULL STORY

34 - Bulls hold off Cavs for rare win at Quicken Loans Arena
By Mike McGraw | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
An average defensive team at best last season, the Bulls are now able to produce clutch defensive stops. Some things are out of their control, though. FULL STORY

35 - Government pensions unfair on rest of us
Posted 11/6/2009
A missing point in the recent opinion on state pensions is the pension itself. With pay-in by the employee and the contributions by your taxes, the employee after 30 years with max pay-in of about 9 percent of their pay; only a small difference from Social Security pay-in will entitle them to 75 percent of the highest salary for the rest of their lives. FULL STORY

36 - Super ride for Lake Zurich
By Joe Aguilar | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Standing in the student section at one end of the gym, some overly confident Lake Zurich volleyball fans started shouting, "This game's ov-er." FULL STORY

37 - The blotter
Posted 11/6/2009
Cary Michael Aiello, 39, of the 300 block of Inwood, Wheeling, was arrested at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 3 on the 600 block of North Deerfield Parkway and charged with false personation of a firefighter/paramedic and unlawful use of a weapon. Reports said an officer stopped a vehicle with blacked out windows. FULL STORY

38 - Lakemoor salon collecting hair for mats used to soak up oil spills
By Vincent Pierri | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Lakemoor salon owner Linda Whyte loves seeing the piles of hair that collect on her floor each day. Yes, it means business is good, but Whyte also looks at the waste in an eco-friendly way. FULL STORY

39 - Hanover Park latest to ban video gambling
By Kimberly Pohl | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Hanover Park has joined the ranks of more than two dozen local governments in the state to ban video gambling machines in bars and restaurants. FULL STORY

40 - Wheaton North living on the edge
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
The edge never looked so good to Wheaton North's football team. For a solid month the Falcons have played nail-biting games, the last three just to keep their season alive. FULL STORY

41 - White Sox complete deal for Royal's Teahen
Daily Herald Staff Report
Posted 11/6/2009
The Chicago White Sox have called a news conference at 11:45 to announce they have acquired infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen and cash considerations from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for infielders Chris Getz and Josh Fields. FULL STORY

42 - Kopecky putting lessons to use
By Tim Sassone | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
It's not easy playing in front of the net on the power play, but Blackhawks winger Tomas Kopecky is happy to do the dirty work. FULL STORY

43 - Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment
Associated Press
Posted 11/6/2009
As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship -- common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. FULL STORY

44 - Daily Herald's Photos of the Week
Posted 11/2/2009
Daily Herald's Photos of the Week FULL STORY

45 - Wisconsin soldier praised after Fort Hood shooting
Associated Press
Posted 11/6/2009
A military spokesman has praised the heroics of a Wisconsin soldier who helped other soldiers injured in the Fort Hood shooting before tending to her own wounds. FULL STORY

46 - It runs in the family with the Karkalis twins
By Marty Maciaszek | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/7/2009
There is only one person Photis Karkalis would not mind finishing behind in a race. ">"If he beats me I don't care," Karkalis said of a sentiment shared by his fraternal twin brother Angelos. FULL STORY

47 - Economy takes toll on Island Lake mainstay
By Lee Filas | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
Island Hardware owner Stan Livermore said that if business had been half as good in the last 24 months as it was Thursday, he wouldn't be holding his store closing sale. FULL STORY

48 - Judge dismisses suit against Aurora, Planned Parenthood
By Justin Kmitch | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
DuPage County Circuit Judge Neal Cerne dismissed a lawsuit Friday against the city of Aurora and Planned Parenthood. FULL STORY

49 - Getting to Warner critical for the Bears on Sunday
By Bob LeGere | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/6/2009
If the 4-3 Bears don't put more pressure on the Cardinals' Kurt Warner Sunday than they've put on opposing quarterbacks in their last three games, they'll be looking at a .500 record at the halfway point of the season. FULL STORY

50 - Kane Co. police beat
Daily Herald Staff Reports
Posted 11/6/2009
The blotter for St. Charles and Elgin FULL STORY