Dawn Patrol: 2 bank robberies Sunday in Schaumburg, Streamwood
FBI investigating bank robberies in Schaumburg, Streamwood
The FBI is searching for a man responsible for a pair of bank robberies that occurred within 45 minutes yesterday at TCF Bank locations inside Jewel-Osco stores in Schaumburg and Streamwood. A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the man's arrest. Full story.
Pilot makes emergency landing at Grayslake airport
A suburban pilot flying a small plane from South Dakota back to the suburbs had to make an emergency landing Sunday evening at Campbell Airport in Grayslake. The pilot from Cary was flying a 1979 single-engine Cessna 210 from Pierre, South Dakota, to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling. Full story.
Grayslake businessman to seek GOP nomination for 62nd House seat
Adam Solano, a financial adviser from Grayslake, is the fourth Republican to declare his candidacy in the 62nd District state House race. The seat has been occupied by Democrat Sam Yingling since 2013. "Are you happy with the thinkers and leaders running the state and local government? Neither am I," Solano said in a news release yesterday. Full story.
Veterans deal with the stress of returning home
Vietnam veteran Bill "Fallout" Atkinson, of Glendale Heights, has dealt with postwar depression by finding a new brotherhood - Rolling Thunder Illinois Chapter 1 - and reaching out to prevent fellow veterans from taking their lives. Shaun Garry of Sugar Grove has learned controlling his environment can alleviate his post-traumatic stress disorder, one of several disabilities he has from his time in the Army. Read their stories, and check out experts' tips on what veterans' families should know about the stress of returning from deployment.
4-year-old Make-A-Wish recipient goes on Gurnee Mills shopping spree
Bianca Martinez won't be lacking for winter gear this season. The 4-year-old Kenosha, Wisconsin, girl, who has Down syndrome and is battling leukemia, took her family on a $1,200 shopping spree Sunday at Gurnee Mills in Gurnee, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Full story.
District 211 board debates 2.4 percent property tax levy hike
Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members voted 6-1 Thursday to set a 2.4 percent increase in the district's tentative property tax levy. Board member Pete Dombrowski said he was disappointed the increase, which would create a $222.8 million levy for the 2018-19 fiscal year, comes without a discussion of any flexibility in the district's five-year plan or reducing the scope of its anticipated capital improvements. Full story.
Weather
Partly cloudy and 34 degrees this morning. Highs today in the mid 40s, with lows tonight in the 30s. Full story.
Traffic
No major delays to report early Monday. Work is scheduled to cause restrictions on Mundhank Road between Barrington and Freeman roads in South Barrington. Full traffic.
Chicago Bears lose more than the game to a lesser Packers team
Losing to the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field is nothing new for the Chicago Bears. Their rivals to the north have now won seven straight meetings in Chicago, writes beat writer Bob LeGere. But in yesterday's 23-16 defeat, the Bears lost to a Packers team that was without perennial Pro Bowl quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and by halftime had lost its top two running backs, Aaron Jones and Ty Montgomery. Read his full take here.
Devils score 5 unanswered goals, stun Blackhawks
Seventeen minutes into their game against the Devils yesterday, the Chicago Blackhawks electrified the United Center crowd with gorgeous passes, perfect shots, beautiful pokechecks and top-notch goaltending. But the Hawks went from world beaters to a world-class meltdown in the span of 20 minutes as the Devils scored 5 unanswered goals and posted a stunning 7-5 victory, writes beat writer John Dietz. Read his full take here.