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Commander of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force George Filenko meets the press after the shooting of Fox Lake police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz in 2015.

Columns | Constable: Retiring chief went from victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz case

Retiring Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko built an impressive career in law enforcement from his years as a Randhurst mall cop and emergency dispatcher to his work on 200 homicides, including the death of Fox Lake police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz in 2015 in a suicide staged to look like murder.
State health officials say 79,266 dozes of vaccine were given in Illinois on Saturday. The state also reported 1,249 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, its second-lowest daily total since late July.

Illinois | February ends with drop in COVID-19 cases, deaths

For just the second time since late July, state health officials on Sunday reported fewer than 1,250 new and confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19.
The nation is poised to get a third vaccine against COVID-19, but health officials are concerned that at first glance the Johnson & Johnson shot may not be seen as equal to other options from Pfizer and Moderna.

News | J&J's 1-dose shot cleared, giving U.S. 3rd COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Saturday toured the Cook County Health Department COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Triton College in River Grove to discuss how federal and local entities can support each other on vaccinating Illinoisans. She was joined by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health CEO Israel Rocha Jr., among others.

Illinois | State reports 34 more COVID-19 deaths, 83,048 more shots given

The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 1,780 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 34 more deaths.
Authorities say these two men, who robbed a Marengo gas station and shot an employee on Wednesday, are also being linked to three convenience store robberies in Aurora on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Crime | Marengo gas station robbers linked to three Aurora robberies
Authorities say two men wanted in the shooting of a Marengo gas station clerk during an armed robbery Wednesday are also being linked to three convenience store robberies in Aurora during the same week.
Grayslake resident Griffin Rebecca saved a stranger from choking earlier this month, all while being attacked by a dog.
Lake County | Suburban Hero: Grayslake man braves dog attack to save choking woman
A Grayslake resident is being hailed as a hero for saving a stranger from choking near Gurnee earlier this month.
Chicago Cubs' Javier Baez tosses the ball during a spring training workout in Mesa, Ariz., on Monday.
Cubs | Baez admits celebrity life took its toll after World Series win
Coming off a frustrating year at the plate, Cubs shortstop Javy Baez feels confident he can bounce back this season and keep playing for the Cubs beyond his current contract.
Cayce Williams, left, with niece, Amber Robarge, speaks Friday in Crystal Lake on his parole. He was released after serving 24 years in the 1997 murder of an Elgin toddler.
Crime | Murderer of Elgin toddler moves to Crystal Lake area
The man convicted in 1997 murder of Elgin toddler calls death an "accident," a claim current prosecutor calls "not even remotely" true. He was released from prison Thursday.
Retired Aurora Police Chief Bill Powell was surprised to be presented with the Herbert Hill Lifetime Achievement Award for his leadership in the city during a Facebook Live event hosted by Mayor Richard Irvin Saturday.
News | Aurora officers discuss being Black cops during turbulent year
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin on Saturday hosted a Facebook Live chat with Black members of the city's police department on their perspectives on their careers and how they were affected by the national debate of the past year on policing and race relations.
This composite image made available by NASA, produced from photos captured Feb. 20 by the Perseverance Mars rover, shows the surface of Mars.
Columns | Viral Mars video not taken by Perseverance
An online video claiming to show a panorama of Mars with the sound of Martian wind was manipulated and wasn't taken by Perseverance, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, meets with reporters Friday before the House vote to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Pelosi is flanked by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.
Business | House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line vote
The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they'd revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.
In this Sept. 28, 2005 file photo, Thomas Ferguson, Director for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, holds a new $10 note after its unveiling on Ellis Island, New York.
Columns | Grammar Moses: My 2 cents on 10-dollar words
Jim's bubble is burst by the longest word in the Webster's unabridged.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Cook County Forest Preserves’ Jonny Brann, center, helps people learn basic cross-country skiing techniques and test out some skis while exploring the trails around Camp Reinberg Saturday, February 20, 2021 in Palatine.
An attempt to build snowmen and finding golf balls in the snow are part of The Week in Pictures photo gallery for February 20-26, 2021.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 553, Don Vickery photo: Plotting the downfall of one another are these chess club members at Arlington High School in March of 1965. Clockwise from above left are Ferdunand Korndorf, Robert Jenkins, John Simmons and Allan Swaby.
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A pedestrian takes small steps in the slippery snow to cross S. Vail Ave. in Arlington Heights Monday night.
It was a busy and unpredictable couple of weeks and Daily Herald photographers present it in The Week in Pictures for February 6-19, 2021.
A jet crosses the path of a sun pillar seen from the parking lot of Glenbrook North High School Saturday. Sun pillars happen when a strong light source, in this case it is the setting sun, reflects off tiny ice crystals suspended in the air. The bitter cold and bright sun were the perfect conditions that day. This sun pillar lasted less than 10 minutes and got stronger as the sun went lower.
Spectacular sunset in Northbrook
Brian Kotowski, of Palatine uses his snowblower to dig out from an overnight snowstorm that once again hit the suburbs, “The first couple of times were all right, now I don’t like it,” Kotowski mentioned as he took a break during his snow removal duties on Tuesday morning.
Suburbanites were digging out of more snow Tuesday and Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for the entire state.
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