Dawn Patrol: Arlington Heights residents call for tighter gun control
<h3 class="briefHead">Gun control advocates fill Arlington Heights board meeting</h3>
In the wake of the last week's Florida school shooting, Arlington Heights residents packed the village boardroom last night to call on their elected officials to endorse tighter gun control measures. Full story
<h3 class="briefHead">Constable: 1988 school shooting in Winnetka was different</h3>
"This shouldn't happen. Not here. Not anywhere," Burt Constable scribbled in a notebook outside the Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka on May 20, 1988, where an intruder with a gun killed a boy and wounded other pupils. How could this happen? School shootings are no longer rare, but we ask the same question today in the wake of last week's shooting in Parkland, Florida. Yet things were different 30 years ago. Burt's column
<h3 class="briefHead">DuPage County judge's trial expected to begin today</h3>
The trial of Patrick O'Shea, a DuPage County judge, is scheduled to begin today in Kane County. O'Shea is accused of firing a gun in his apartment, with a bullet flying through a wall and into his neighbor's unit. Full story
<h3 class="briefHead">FBI, Georgia authorities charge Hoffman Estates man with abduction</h3>
John Peter Byrns is accused of taking an 11-year-old Florida girl up to Georgia, southeast of Atlanta. Full story
<h3 class="briefHead">Barrington-area governments ask state to fund groundwater monitoring</h3>
A council of eight municipal governments in the Barrington area want Springfield to fund the monitoring of their water supply. Full story
<h3 class="briefHead">Fox Valley Park District will ask voters for more money</h3>
With its property tax levy frozen for the past six years, the district is telling voters that it needs more revenue so its operating budget can maintain all of its properties. Full story
<h3 class="briefHead">Weather</h3>
A flash flood warning is in effect until 10:45 a.m. Rain continues throughout the day, with highs near 60. Lows tonight around 30. Full story.
<h3 class="briefHead">Traffic</h3>
No major delays to report this morning. Several streets in the suburbs closed due to flooding. The closures include Route 53 at Boughton Road near Bolingbrook, 143rd Street between Creek Crossing Drive and Wolf Road near Orland Park, and Southwest Highway between 135th Street and 131st Street. Full traffic
<h3 class="briefHead">Blackhawks return to losing ways</h3>
The LA Kings coasted to a 3-1 victory over the Blackhawks last night, who are now 25-27-8, have dropped nine of 10 and have scored 3 or more goals in just 4 of the last 18 games. Full story
<h3 class="briefHead">Quenneville on racist comments: 'It can't happen'</h3>
With the Hawks off Sunday, four fans' ejection over racist comments remained a hot topic before last night's game against Los Angeles, with everyone condemning the fans' actions, including Coach Q. Full story.