Dawn Patrol: Mount Prospect mom relates harrowing break-in
Mount Prospect mom relates harrowing experience of break-in
Bonnie Bridges was 8 miles from her Mount Prospect house when her home-alone 16-year-old daughter called about a stranger knocking persistently on their front door. Bridges told her daughter not to open the door, then used a cellphone app to turn on the "Canary" camera mounted on her home entertainment center. Then the unthinkable happened. Full story.
Nearly 20 departments fight St. Charles house fire
A massive garage fire yesterday afternoon in St. Charles damaged a home, three cars and a neighboring garage and drew firefighters from 19 different departments, fire officials said. The blaze, which started at about 12:30 p.m. in a detached garage on the 300 block of Indiana Street, shot clouds of black smoke into the sky that were visible from as far away as Dean Street and Randall Road Monday afternoon. Full story.
Carpentersville home uninhabitable after fire
A fire last night left a Carpentersville house uninhabitable. Firefighters were called at about 6:30 p.m. to a single-story, single-family home on Sparrow Road and arrived to find one of the home's residents attempting to extinguish and exterior fire with a garden hose. Full story.
Barrington's Main Street reopens to drivers
Drivers can again use all of Main Street in downtown Barrington after sewer and water line replacement work was completed, village officials said yesterday. Known as Lake-Cook Road outside Barrington, eastbound Main at Spring Street and the westbound side at Wool Street had been barricaded since July 10. Drivers were diverted to a detour using Route 59/Hough Street and Northwest Highway. Full story.
Rizzo hosts youth baseball camp in Rosemont
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo instructed some 350 boys and girls on the fundamentals of baseball yesterday inside Rosemont's indoor sports dome. Rizzo threw whiffle balls during batting practice, talked the finer points of infield defensive strategy, gave high-fives and posed for pictures during the one-day baseball camp for youth in grades 1-8. Full story.
Three charged with stealing from cars in Fox Lake
Two men and a juvenile have been charged with stealing from cars in Fox Lake, police said yesterday. Fox Lake police rolled up on three men carrying back packs just before 3 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Forest Avenue and Oak Street, police said in a news release. Two of the men appeared to be juveniles out after curfew, police said. Full story. Weather
Some clouds and 69 degrees this morning. Highs in the low 80s, with lows tonight near 70. Full weather.
Traffic
Work is scheduled to cause restrictions on Mundhank Road in South Barrington between Barrington and Freeman roads. Full traffic.
Chicago Cubs add Wilson, Avila from Tigers
If there are things we've learned about Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer, it's that they usually get their man and that they're thinking beyond today. Such was the case late Sunday into early yesterday, when they obtained left-handed reliever Justin Wilson and veteran catcher Alex Avila from the Detroit Tigers. Full story.
White Sox lose Moncada to injury, rally past Blue Jays 7-6
Matt Davidson singled in Leury Garcia with two outs in the ninth inning for his second game-ending hit in as many days, and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 last night after losing top prospect Yoan Moncada to a right knee injury. Full story.