Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 04:33:56 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179778/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179778/ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:22 -0400 Gov. Pat Quinn will get the final say on whether Illinoisans should be allowed to use medical marijuana to help cope with the pain caused by serious diseases. The Illinois Senate approved the controversial proposal Friday after a lengthy debate over whether its tight controls would keep the drug out of recreational users' hands. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179801/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179801/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:43:08 -0400 First the bad news. Mosquitoes hatched by last month's flooding in the Northwest and West suburbs should be reaching adulthood and beginning to bite this weekend. But the good news is that the cool temperatures, strong winds and below-average rainfall that followed the heavy storm of April 17 and 18 counteracted the potentially ideal conditions this spring brood might have enjoyed. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179640/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179640/ Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:46 -0400 Winning $4.85 million in the Illinois Lottery, on a ticket that had been stored in a cookie jar bought by their late daughter, will help Geneva residents Ricardo and Bonnie Cervezo restore at least the financial portion of their lives. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179572/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179572/ Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:47 -0400 The Bears and first-round draft pick Kyle Long agreed to terms on a four-year contract Friday night with an option for a fifth year. The Bears have now signed all six of their draft picks. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/entlife/705179744/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/entlife/705179744/ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:21 -0400 More than 30 acts have signed up for the second edition of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent presented by the Daily Herald, produced by the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and sponsored by the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce. And there's still plenty of time to test your talents as well.