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Forecasters issue Winter Weather Advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for northern Illinois this afternoon. The alert is in effect through midnight.

Full Story updated 12/3/2008 2:24 PM

$500,000 bond stays for man accused of shooting girlfriend in the face

A Crystal Lake man accused of shooting his girlfriend in the face last weekend will not be jailed without bond while awaiting trial on charges he was trying to kill her, a McHenry County judge ruled Tuesday.

Full Story updated 12/2/2008 5:27 PM

Hurricane evacuee still unfit to stand trial for attempted murder

A Hurricane Katrina evacuee charged with trying to kill his girlfriend in the Crystal Lake residence where they found refuge remains unfit to stand trial more than two years after the attack, his attorney said Tuesday.

Full Story published 12/2/2008 5:47 PM

Panel puts Pace paratransit under microscope

It's been months since Pace leaders instituted a Blue Ribbon committee to examine and offer solutions to what's wrong with its paratransit service in Chicago, and it could be months before the agency acts on its recommendations, some say.

Full Story published 12/3/2008 12:04 AM

Bail denied in McHenry Co. fish toxin case

A federal judge in northern Illinois has again denied bail for a man charged with unlawfully acquiring and keeping a deadly puffer fish toxin. Judge Frederick Kapala says he isn't convinced Edward Bachner IV of Lake in the Hills doesn't pose a threat. Kapala has made several similar rulings.

Full Story published 12/2/2008 10:37 AM

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