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  • Blackhawks players celebrate a goal by Patrick Kane against the Nashville Predators Sunday during the third period in Nashville, Tenn. The Blackhawks won 3-0.

    Dawn Patrol: 1 hurt in N. Aurora crash; Mt. Prospect ex-trustee was 104 Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    One hurt in North Aurora crash; former Mount Prospect Trustee Theodore J. Wattenberg dies at 104; dance competition in Batavia; Hawks win again; images from the Grammy awards.

     

  • Animal therapy program seeks dogs Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    Page 3 Centegra Health System's Caring Paws Program is looking for a few good dogs. Each year one million lives are touched by the comfort and healing of a therapy animal visit. Registration and payment must be received by Wednesday, Feb. 13.

     

  • Man pleads guilty to drug charge, won’t get alligator back Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
    A Cary man lost his five-foot long alligator after an October 2011 drug bust, but is getting another chance to move forward without a felony conviction. Nicholas R. Cosmano, 27, recently pleaded guilty to misdemeanor marijuana possession and was sentenced to a year of conditional discharge, 40 hours community service, random drug tests, counseling, drug addiction treatment, and fined $4,400, court records show.

     
  • Julie Braun of Winfield takes some time to ask a few questions during the school board meeting at West Chicago Middle School Thursday. Well over 40 people took part in the meeting about the District 33 contract finally being settled. Some parents asked, did you have to call us at 2 in the morning to tell us school is back on?

    Dawn Patrol: Commute should be easier; W. Chicago Dist. 33 fallout Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    Snow messed up last night's commute. West Chicago District 33 still has financial issues to tackle. Two accused of stealing cold medicine all across suburbs. Bank robberies in Aurora, Mount Prospect.

     
  • An employee at Trader Joe’s in Arlington Heights rolls shopping carts through the parking lot late Thursday afternoon as the rain turned to snow.

    Storm disrupts flights from O’Hare to east coast Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    The snow has stopped falling in the Chicago area, but flights at O'Hare International Airport continue to be canceled due to a winter storm pounding the east coast. Nearly 250 flights have been canceled at O'Hare this morning as the storm that dumped up to 10-inches overnight in Lake County heads to the east coast.

     

  • Icy conditions slow morning commute Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    A Winter weather advisory remains in effect for the Chicago area due to freezing rain that is turning to ice.

     
  • Teachers continued picketing in West Chicago yesterday while negotiators worked past midnight to try to end the strike in District 33.

    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.

     
  • SIxth-grade teacher Amy Wagner, along with other West Chicago School District 33 teachers, walk a picket line at Route 59 and Main Street.

    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.

     
  • Teachers in West Chicago District 33 picket at Pioneer Elementary School. The strike is expected to continue into this morning.

    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.

     

  • 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.

     
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    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.

     

  • 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.

     
  • Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager listens to what Woodstock Willie has to say as his handler Mark Szaran of Chicago holds him to the microphone on Groundhog Day in Woodstock Square Saturday. Willie did not see his shadow, meaning we’re in for an early spring.

    Woodstock, Punxsutawney groundhogs agree on an early spring for us Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
    Punxsutawney Phil and Woodstock Willie, the two national prognosticators of what lies ahead for us, were in complete agreement Saturday ... we’re in for an early spring this year. Woodstock also is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the movie "Groundhog Day" starring Bill Murray, which was filmed there.

     
  • Jim Murphy, of Libertyville, is bundled up as he walks his dog, Edison, in frigid weather at Cook Memorial Park in Libertyville.

    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.

     
  • Adam Newell starts the process of clearing his driveway in the 1500 block of Williams Ave in St. Charles after the blizzard of 2011 hit the Chicago area.

    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.

     

  • Elderly man dies after minor crash in Crystal Lake Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
    A 91-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive in his car Friday morning in Crystal Lake as his vehicle came to rest on the side of the road, authorities said. Crystal Lake fire and police departments found the man at 11:12 a.m. inside his 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan along the shoulder of Route 31, just north of Route 14, according to a news release. Despite attempts to revive the man, he was pronounced dead at Centegra Hospital in McHenry.

     
  • Mundelein Police Chief Ray Rose hugs Mundelein Fire Department administrative assistant Jen Rogers during a retirement ceremony at the police station yesterday — Rose's last day on the job after serving for 20 years as police chief.

    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.

     

  • 5 charged in November bar fight near Wonder Lake Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
    After a two-month investigation, five motorcycle club members involved in a November bar fight were arrested on warrants Thursday morning, according to the McHenry County sheriff’s office. The arrests were a direct result of the battery and assault of numerous patrons on Nov. 30 at the Lizard Lounge near Wonder Lake.

     
  • Three Schaumburg police officers who face drug conspiracy charges in DuPage County — from left, Matthew Hudak, Terrance O’Brien and John Cichy — will face cameras in the courtroom today in a hearing over whether to reduce their bail.

    Dawn Patrol: Missing heroin in Schaumburg? Charges in stabbing Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
    State police look into whether drugs missing from Schaumburg police department. 3 Schaumburg cops to face cameras in court today. Hoffman Estates teen accused of stabbing girlfriend. Two stabbed at Aurora apartment. Blackhawks face first loss. Bulls win against Bucks.

     
  • Animal handler Mark Szafarn of Chicago holds Woodstock Willie at last year's Groundhog Day prognostication in the Woodstock Square.

    City celebrates 20th anniversary of 'Groundhog Day'Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
    It's been more than 20 years since the movie "Groundhog Day" was filmed in Woodstock, but the town hasn't forgotten. The 20th anniversary of the 1993 film will be celebrated in the city where much of it was shot. Woodstock's Groundhog Days festival continues through Sunday with a dinner dance, prognostication on the square, chili cook-off, storytelling, tour of filming sites, and more.

     
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