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Dawn Patrol: Yellow ice on roof a mystery in Elk Grove Village

Posted January 09, 2018 4:00 am

Lee Filas

Yellow ice landed on the roof of the Scarpulla home Monday morning in Elk Grove Village. The FAA says if the ice had come from a plane, it would have been blue. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com

Watch out for yellow ice

Chucks of yellow ice showed up on an Elk Grove home's roof, and the reason is uncertain. Full story

District 59 might yank ballot question

Elk Grove Township District 59 school board members could remove a contested $20 million bond referendum from the March ballot. In an unexpected and last-minute decision Monday, the school board decided to schedule a special meeting this week to potentially nix the referendum just ahead of a Friday deadline. Full story

Water-main break will hinder traffic in Mount Prospect

Temperatures rising above freezing for the first time in days may have cracked a Mount Prospect water main, leading to lane closures on Busse Road just south of Golf Road. Full story

Tragedy visits Waukegan house again

It is not yet known if the body that turned up in a Waukegan backyard has anything to do with the December fire at that address that killed a resident. Full story

Gurnee could welcome disabled community

A 120-unit residence for adults with disabilities could open soon in Gurnee. Full story

Weather

Cloudy and 27 degrees this morning. Highs today near 37, with lows tonight around 31. Full story.

Traffic

No major delays to report early this morning. Intersection reconstruction work is scheduled to reduce Northwest Highway in Des Plaines to one lane in each direction near Broadway Street. Full traffic.

Alabama wide receiver Devonta Smith celebrates his touchdown catch during overtime of the national title game against Georgia. Associated Press

Alabama wins national title game in OT

Tua Tagovailoa threw a 41-yard touchdown to Devonta Smith to give No. 4 Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against No. 3 Georgia in the College Football Playoff national championship Monday night. Full story

The Bulls' Denzel Valentine, right, pressures Houston Rockets' Clint Capela during the first half of Monday's game at the United Center. Associated Press

Bulls no match for long-range Rockets

The Rockets launched a ridiculous 54 shots from 3-point range and knocked down enough of them to beat the Bulls 116-107 on Monday night at the United Center. After their 10-2 surge, the Bulls have now lost five of the last six. Full story

Grading the Blackhawks at the halfway point

Beat writer John Dietz evaluates how the Blackhawks have performed in 41 games. Captain Jonathan Toews gets a D+. Full story

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