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Three-day-old Favory Bionda stretches his legs Friday at Tempel Farms in Old Mill Creek near Wadsworth.

Lake County | This will make you smile: New Lipizzan colt in Lake County, just days old, is enjoying life, his whiskers

A small, special new horse -- a rare Lipizzan colt born last week at Tempel Farms in Old Mill Creek in Lake County -- felt the sunshine for the first time Friday, and he liked it.
Arlington Heights police blocked off the area around the 2400 block of North Evergreen Avenue on Saturday after reports of a standoff inside a home.

Crime | Police: Arlington Heights standoff ends with suspect found dead

Police found a man dead inside an Arlington Heights residence after he was reported to be inside the house with a gun.
Cook County’s Department of Public Health has a website that breaks down cases of COVID-19 suburb by suburb.

News | April 4 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and some towns

Suburban COVID-19 cases and deaths by county, and some towns, on Saturday, plus where to find out more.
Courtesy of Office Mayor Eric Garcetti via Ap Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti puts on a protective face mask during his daily news conference Wednesday. Garcetti urged the city’s 4 million people to wear masks when going outside.

Editorial | Editorial: It's time to start wearing masks

In this editorial, the Daily Herald says that the public should start wearing masks now because it's inevitable that this will be necessary when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted
Owner Sara McKinnon gets items ready as 350 bags of food are distributed to employees, industry workers and first responders at O’Toole’s in Libertyville Saturday.
News | Food drive puts O'Toole's extras to use
O'Toole's Pub Group opted for a food drive for furloughed employees and others instead of letting excess food go to waste.
Palatine resident Ryan Gable is donating the use of his recreational vehicle to a medical professional who is concerned about spreading the coronavirus to family members after returning home from caring for patients with the virus.
News | Good News Sunday: Barrington HS students honored for volunteerism
In this edition of Good News Sunday, two Barrington High School students are honored for their efforts to bring food to the hungry.
The Rev. Clyde Brooks says black suburban leaders are urging African Americans to be counted in the 2020 Census and to register to vote ahead of the November presidential elections.
Columns | Making black, Latino voices count a focus for suburban groups
Participation in the 2020 Census and voter registration are big concerns for suburban black and Latino communities, leaders say. We explore these topics in this week's installment of the Daily Herald's Suburban Mosaic column.
People watch a 12-minute light show choreographed to music at the home of Bret Foy, 969 Ekman Drive, Batavia, on Saturday evening. Foy and his daughter built the display to lift people’s spirits during the coronavirus pandemic; Foy says he plans to leave up the display as long as people come to see it. It will be active from 7 to 10 p.m., and he’s urging people to stay in their vehicles and tune their radios to 99.1 FM to listen to the music, which is synced to about 12,000 programmable lights.
Kane County | Batavia family hopes to spread joy with light display
For the last three weeks, Bret Foy and his youngest daughter, Sierra, 11, have been working to build a light and musical display at their house at 969 Ekman Drive to help boost people's spirits and bring a little joy during the coronavirus pandemic. The project is a labor of love for sure, and Foy wants to spread as much love as he can with the display, which he premiered Saturday night.
Lead Pastor Jeff Frazier of Chapelstreet Church in Geneva delivers a live­streamed sermon on March 22 after in-person services were canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Columns | How suburban faithful will observe a virtual Easter, Passover, Ramadan
A convergence of religious observances for Easter, Passover and Ramadan this month will occur amid a statewide ban on gatherings of more than 10 people, forcing churches, synagogues and mosques to close. Social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic means worshippers must adjust to the new normal of virtual Masses, services livestreamed via Facebook and YouTube, and Zoom gatherings.
This headgear protects Dr. Christopher O'Connor, a senior anesthesiologist at Rush University Medical Center, as the Hinsdale physician treats patients with COVID-19.
Columns | Constable: Treating COVID-19 'like nothing I've ever seen,' Hinsdale doctor says
As the senior anesthesiologist at Chicago's Rush Medical Center, Dr. Christopher O'Connor of Hinsdale is on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Working 12-hour shifts and wearing personal protective equipment, O'Connor says worries about getting sick or infecting his loved ones yield to his job of taking care of patients.
Columns | Facts Matter: Positive coronavirus news is great, but not when it's false
Positive coronavirus news is great, but not when it's false, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
The Rascals arrive at JFK Airport in New York after a trip to Hawaii in 1968.
News | A song to make you smile: 'It's a Beautiful Morning' by the Rascals
Here's a song we chose to help lift you out of your coronavirus funk.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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“In the midst of changing our lives, we began to miss our weekly grind of two soccer practices and one or two soccer games on the weekends for our twin 9-year-old daughters,” says the Nero family of Hoffman Estates. “Early on, my mind went to the vintage 1980s Wilson soccer ball from my childhood, which my parents brought to me in the last year. Of course, it's not the cool new balls that the kids use nowadays, but the movie “Cast Away” and Tom Hanks brought this idea to mind. I call it 'Soccer Sunday coffee with Wilson.'”
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Joy Symonds says her family from left Emily, 4, Daniel, and Vivienne, 2, have enjoyed walks through their neighborhood and even tried out the “balance beams” along the space mural at Elgin Lock and Key.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 50,275, Charles Cherney photo: DePaul basketball coach Ray Meyer is mobbed by fans after his team returned from Provo, Utah, where the Blue Demons upset UCLA to win the NCAA West Regional Championship. About 4,000 fans turned out at O’hare Airport to welcome the team home in March of 1979.
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