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ECC art instructors put their works on display Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Only 23 medieval girdle books have survived in their original form, but visitors to Elgin Community College can see a replica of this 13th-through-16th-century status symbol at an exhibition that recently opened. The artwork of eight Elgin Community College graphic design faculty members will be displayed through Saturday, Feb. 16, in Safety-Kleen Gallery One inside the ECC Arts Center, Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.
Kane court security union meets with county, could strike Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
After more than four years without a contract, officers that provide security for Kane County courtrooms met with county officials Tuesday. If no agreement is reached, the officers could strike as early as Wednesday.
Elgin drug case dropped because of accused Schaumburg cop connection Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The fallout from three Schaumburg detectives accused of misconduct continues as Kane County prosecutors dropped a case against an Elgin man arrested during a cocaine sale in a July 2011.
First Baptist in Elgin marks 175th anniversary Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
This year marks the 175th anniversary of First Baptist Church in Elgin, which claims the title of the second-oldest church in the city. The church, located on 8.5 acres at 1735 W. Highland Ave., plans to mark the occasion with a big picnic on July 14, the exact date of its founding 175 years ago.
Bond set for third suspect in Aurora hammer slaying Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
A judge set bail at $100,000 for the third man implicated in last week's murder of Abigail Villalpando, a 18-year-old West Aurora High School student. Jose M. Becerra, 20, of Oswego, is charged with concealment of a homicide; police say he helped move Villalpando's body to Montgomery after another person killed her with a hammer and burned her remains in a barrel.
Dawn Patrol: West Chicago strike Day 2; Island Lake ex-mayor out Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
West Chicago strike continues; West Dundee approves video gambling; Island Lake panel tosses Charles Amrich out of election; ex-Schaumburg cop posts bail; three arrested in Villa Park home invasion; Mundelein man revisits his role in attack; bail set in Aurora murder; Bulls lose to Pacers.
ECC to stage play based on former slave’s autobiographyFeb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Community College and the Elgin Area Leadership Academy will present "Voices of the Middle Passage," a one-act play written by retired 16th Circuit Court Judge Wiley Edmondson and directed by Robert Hines III, ECC theater adjunct faculty, Feb. 12 at the school.
Bail set in hammer murder, burning of Aurora teen Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Bail was set Monday for two of three men accused in the murder of Abigail Villalpando, 18, of Aurora, who was beaten to death with a hammer. Her burned body was moved to a wooded area near Montgomery, where it was found Saturday. Villalpando's murder is the first homicide in Aurora since late 2011. By Monday a white cross had been placed near the woods in Villalpando's memory. “Why did they do this to Abigail?” someone wrote on the cross.
Norwegian scholarship available Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
The Norwegian National League of Chicago is offering scholarships and cash prizes to deserving students who are of Norwegian heritage residing in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, McHenry and Will counties.
Dawn Patrol: 3 charged in teen's beating death; snow advisory Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Three are charged in the beating death of an Aurora woman also found burned in Montgomery. We're getting snow this morning. West Chicago Dist. 33 going on strike. Vernon Township man killed in I-294. All OK after Naperville grease fire. Crazy win for the Baltimore Ravens.
3 charged in fatal hammer attack on W. Aurora high schoolerFeb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Police have charged three men in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old woman who was a senior at West Aurora High School, officials said Sunday night. Abigail Villalpando, 18, of Aurora, was found burned beyond recognition by the Kane County Sheriff's Department K-9 unit around 9 a.m. Saturday in a wooded area just inside the Village of Montgomery in the area of Fifth Street and Wabansia Avenue, according to a release from the police department.
Restitution clock ticking for former Kane elections chief Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
A disbarred attorney who was once tapped to run elections in Kane County has a little over two weeks to cough up $14,000 or risk possibly spending jail time for indirect contempt of court. David Bruun, 72, of Elgin Township, was sentenced to eight years prison after being convicted of bilking an elderly man out of a $500,000 trust in 1998. He has been ordered by Judge James Hallock to pay a $14,000 lump sum to get current on restitution payments owed to the victim, records show.
Forest preserve opens new nature center in St. Charles Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The new Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles opens to the public Monday, Feb. 4. The welcome sign is up, and the Forest Preserve District of Kane County hopes you’ll stop in.
Sex offender pleads guilty to rape in St. Charles Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
A 67-year-old sex offender pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a developentally disabled woman in St. Charles in June 2012. Gary Kluber, also of St. Charles, faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced in April. Kluber was staying with a relative when he attacked his relative's girlfriend. Kluber was sentenced to periodic imprisonment and probation after sexually abusing a young girl in the late 1980s.
Bitter cold still grips suburbsFeb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Bitter cold continues to grip the suburbs this morning, just a week after temperatures soared into the 60s. Temperatures started at 0 and have climbed to 2 degrees, but winds are keeping the windchill at -13. The good news is, we're on the tail end of the cold front and temperatures will be climbing today to 12.
Images: Flashback to 2011 blizzardFeb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
It's cold outside, but at least we're not buried under piles and piles of snow. Two years ago, we got hit by 20 inches of snow, essentially shutting down the suburbs and turning Lake Shore Drive into a parking lot. Here are photos that you shot, along with our photographers, capturing the historic storm.
Guilty verdict in 1993 Aurora double murderFeb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
A 40-year-old Aurora man faces mandatory life in prison after a Kane County jury convicted him Friday of the March 1993 shooting deaths of two brothers from Montgomery. Michael J. Reyes gunned down Francisco and Jesus Montoya over a half-pound of cocaine, prosecutors argued. The bodies were discovered in a family van in Aurora.
Moylan to host town hall in Elk Grove Township Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
State Rep. Marty Moylan will conduct a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Elk Grove Township offices, 2400 S. Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights. For more information, call Moylan’s full-time constituent service office at (847) 635-6821 or email staterepmoylan@gmail.com.
Unusual shrimp spotted in Des Plaines River Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Ecologists say they've found several dozen shrimp in the Des Plaines River that aren't commonly found in the area. The Lake County Forest Preserves said Thursday that ecologists spotted the Mississippi grass shrimp last summer. The Forest Preserves didn't confirm the find until last week.
Dawn Patrol: Sledgehammer trial continues; Police hunt murdererFeb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Testimony continues in sledgehammer attempted murder trial. Police on the hunt for mistakenly released murderer. Autopsy today for Aurora woman found dead in truck. Guilty verdict in 1998 double slaying in Aurora alley. District 220, teachers submit final offers. Schaumburg District 54 sues over pension penalties. Local cheer squads set to compete at state today. Naperville native signs on with Fire.