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Dawn Patrol: Woman gets 8 years for dirty dish shootingFeb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Dawn Patrol: Elementary school resumes in West Chicago. Woman found guilty of sledgehammer attack. Waukegan High teacher charged with possession of child porn. Grayslake Dist. 46 board approves tentative deal for teachers. Joe Walsh considers starting a SuperPac. Downers Grove woman gets eight years for shooting boyfriend. Mount Prospect man gets 24 years for sexual assault.
Carmel’s Feely’s looking forward Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Carmel Catholic’s Lauren Feely is looking forward to next week’s state gymnastics meet at Palatine, but it won’t be the same this year. Feely chalked up the all-around championship with a 38.175 Thursday night in the Stevenson sectional. She also flew to top honors on vault (9.85) and floor exercise (9.65), while placing third on uneven parallel bars (9.5) and fourth on beam (9.175).
3 hurt in crash near Long Grove Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Three people were injured in a car crash near Long Grove Wednesday morning, according to authorities. The Long Grove Fire Protection District responded to a call at 7:29 a.m. regarding a two vehicle accident with entrapment on Old McHenry Road, just north of Hillcrest Drive in unincorporated Lake County.
Road projects topic of meeting: Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Two road improvement projects will be among the topics from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at the Bull Creek-Bull's Brook Watershed Council meeting at the Libertyville Township hall, 359 Merrill Court, Libertyville.
Woman guilty of sledgehammer attackFeb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
After only three hours of deliberations, a Lake County jury found Sandra Rogers guilty of attempting to murder her ex-husband with a sledgehammer in an early-morning attack almost a decade ago. Prosecutors said Rogers was the "angry, bitter and frustrated ex-wife" who used a red sledgehammer to repeatedly strike Rick Rogers on May 19, 2003, in the bedroom of his Lincolnshire home.
Dawn Patrol: West Chicago Dist. 33 talks go on; Naperville smart meter flap Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Still no deal in West Chicago District 33; Naperville residents upset over smart meter arrests; IDOT outlines Circle Interchange renovation plans; Oberweis' attempt to oust GOP chairman rejected; fallout continues in Schaumburg cop drug cases; Northwestern makes additional Wrigley commitment.
Harper men handle Rock Valley Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Playing its third game in a seven-day span, the Harper College men's basktball team held on for a 83-64 win over conference foe Rock Valley College on Wednesday night at the Sports and Wellness Center in Palatine.
Football / Lake County signees Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Cupcakes, Cookies & Coffee for College Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Letter to the editor: Mike Baker of the Schaumburg Autism Society invites residents to Cupcakes, Cookies and Coffee for College — a March 30 event to raise money for Harper College Education Foundation scholarships, benefiting adult students with autism and other developmental disabilities, and other organizations.
Baker sentencing delayed while Deerfield man re-examined by psychiatrist Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Daniel Baker's sentencing will have to wait another six weeks while a court-appointed psychiatrist re-examines the Deerfield man to determine if he is capable of understanding his own potential prison sentence. The decision to delay Baker's sentencing until March 20 was made after Baker penned a letter to Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes in January in which he explained that his ex-girlfriend, Kristina Aksman, killed her mother, Marina Aksman, in April 2010. In the letter, Baker said he covered up the murder to protect his mentally disabled former girlfriend.
Sledgehammer attack witness: Sandra Rogers hit ex-husband Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Sandra Rogers shouted obscenities as she lifted a red sledgehammer over her head and struck her ex-husband several times, an accomplice in the nearly decade-old attack testified Tuesday. Jonathan McMeekin took the witness stand in Lake County Court for the second consecutive day in Sandra Rogers' attempted murder trial to recount the grisly details of the May 19, 2003 attack on Rick Rogers, and his new wife Angela Gloria in their Lincolnshire home.
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.
Work progressing on Lovell’s mural by veteran artists Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The first section of the mural at the Lovell Federal Health Care Center shows proud mounted soldiers of the Revolutionary War, while the last panel portrays a beaming service member tightly hugging his young daughter as he is welcomed home.
Mundelein man says he participated in attack to hide affair Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
A former Mundelein man who admitted a decade ago to helping attack the father of his then-14-year-old girlfriend testified Monday he agreed to do it to hide a sexual relationship he was having with the girl's mother. Jonathon McMeekin said that while intoxicated about 1:30 a.m. on May 19, 2003, he refused to attack Rick Rogers. However, he said, Sandra Rogers threatened to tell Robin Rogers — her daughter and his girlfriend — about the affair.
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.
Wine about Winter in downtown Libertyville is Feb. 16 Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Spend a wintry afternoon browsing the stores and enjoying the company of other wine lovers at the eighth annual Wine About Winter wine tasting from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in downtown Libertyville.
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.
Rucinski gets his due from Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Well known as a coach and ardent supporter of hockey, Mike Rucinski's playing legacy has finally been honored. Rucinski, 49, who lives in Huntley with his wife (Christine) and four sons (Matt, Justin, Dylan and Cody) was recently inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame at the Belvedere Banquet Hall in Elk Grove Village.
Harper, Governors State sign Dual Degree agreement Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Harper College officially inked an agreement with Governors State University to create a Dual Degree Program that guarantees admission to Harper students who enroll in the program and complete their associate degree.
Wound veterans benefit: Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Raising Up Our Heroes is hosting “A Little Sweetheart Valentine’s Day Dance and Silent Auction” to support wounded veterans on Sunday, Feb. 10.