Dawn Patrol: Paramount Theatre dominates Jeff Awards
Paramount Theatre leads the way again at Jeff Awards
For the third time in as many years, Aurora's Paramount Theatre earned top musical honors at the 49th annual equity Joseph Jefferson Award Ceremony held Monday at Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook. Full story.
Round Lake Beach woman charged in 6-year-old son's death
A Round Lake Beach woman is facing two counts of first degree murder and one count of concealment of a homicide in the death of her son, 6-year-old Carl Rice Jr. Full story here.
St. Viator students hear heroism from 'real Forrest Gump'
Students at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights Monday began Veterans Day week with a visit from the Medal of Honor winner whose Vietnam War heroism parallels that of the fictional Forrest Gump, and whose actual award-ceremony footage was cleverly used in the 1994 Tom Hanks film. Full story.
Barrington High students drop lawsuit over controversial photo
An attorney for six Barrington High School students has dropped a federal defamation lawsuit contending they were unconstitutionally disciplined after some of their peers saw a group photograph and mistook a girl's initials as alignment with the Ku Klux Klan. Full story.
Bolingbrook man sentenced to 10 years for sexually assaulting child
A 65-year-old Bolingbrook man, Fred Mack Jr., was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child many times in the early 2000s. Full story.
Arlington Heights woman about to join 'super' club on 110th birthday
Lois Arbanas of Arlington Heights is on the verge of joining a select club: "supercentenarians," or people 110 years or older on Dec. 1. Full story.
Weather
Cloudy and 39 degrees this morning. Highs today in the mid 40s, with lows tonight around 34. Full story.
Traffic
No major delays to report early. Resurfacing work is causing intermittent restrictions on Route 25 between Route 72 and Bolz Road between East Dundee and Carpentersville. Full traffic.
Little bit goes a long way for Chicago Bears' Cohen
Rookie running back Tarik Cohen has done a little bit in a lot of areas for the Chicago Bears, and he's looking to do more when the second half of the season begins Sunday against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. Full story.