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    Winfield trustee avoids censure over email

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    Mar 7, 2014 5:58 PM

    In a split decision, the Winfield Village Board concluded Thursday night that a trustee engaged in misconduct when he sent an email asking a local school board to share its views on how Roosevelt Road should be developed. But Trustee Tim Allen avoided a possible censure vote after his fellow board members decided the lengthy and often heated discussion they had about him was enough.

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    2 more dead goats at Hampshire-area petting zoo

    Kane County Animal Control Director Robert Sauceda pets a pregnant donkey Wednesday on a Hampshire farm, as animal control Warden Brianna Leland feeds hay to ponies and horses in one of the fields. Animal Control took over care of the animals Tuesday.

    Mar 7, 2014 5:33 PM

    Kane County is continuing to take care of animals that were found without adequate food and water on a Hampshire farm, awaiting word from the state about whether the animals will be taken from their owner. Kane County Animal Control Director Robert Sauceda said the two animals were found in a 12-inch pile of straw, feces and urine. “It’s a mess,” he said Friday.

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    I-90 drivers can expect some changes Monday

    Daily Herald File Photo Drivers are advised to follow 45 mph limits in construction zones.

    Mar 7, 2014 2:59 PM

    Drivers can expect lane shifts on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) between Elgin and Rockford starting Monday as widening of the tollway continues. The change means eastbound traffic will shift to the right.

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    District 54 could eliminate 76 positions

    Students at Anne Fox School in Hanover Park sing a welcome to school song on the first day of school in 2011. Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 is notifying staffers potentially affected by the elimination of 76 positions next school year due to declining enrollment.

    Mar 7, 2014 1:48 PM

    Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 school board members Thursday discussed a recommended plan to eliminate 27 teaching positions and 49 support staff positions next school year due to projections of declining enrollment. The job reductions are expected to be mitigated to some extent by simultaneous retirements and resignations this summer, resulting in the vacating of 39.5 full-time teaching positions. A total of 42 district employees have announced their retirements at the end of the...

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    Teen injured in Raging Buffalo work accident improving

    Raging Buffalo Snowboard and Ski Park will host a fundraiser Sunday for employee for P.J. O’Donnell, 17, who was injured last Sunday in an accident at the facility. The park was closed Monday and reopened Tuesday.

    Mar 7, 2014 2:14 PM

    A fundraiser is planned Sunday at Raging Buffalo Snowboard and Ski Park near Algonquin for the 17-year-old employee who was injured when his arm got caught in the roller brush that cleans snow from a ski conveyor lift. According to a post on the Raging Buffalo Facebook page, the injured teen, P.J. O’Donnell, a Jacobs High School student, is out of the intensive care unit at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge and recovering after multiple surgeries.

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    Moving Picture: Elgin man gives back to God, church

    Edward Hayes of Elgin bows his head during a prayer group at Vineyard Church of Elgin. Hayes was homeless and addicted to cocaine before members of the church and their breakfast ministry helped to get him into a rehab program. He’s been clean for three years and has volunteered at the church every day since.

    Mar 7, 2014 1:54 PM

    Edward Hayes of Elgin has been on a long road to recovery from his drug addiction. But he firmly believes God kept pursuing him, leading him back to a better life. Now he helps clean after meals at Vineyard Church in Elgin, the very place where he got so much help from others, and from God. And he's trying to pay back what he has received. “As long as I wake up every morning, I will be here to help out,” he says.

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    Naperville police chief can continue to collect pension

    Updated Mar 7, 2014 5:41 PM

    Naperville police Chief Bob Marshall should continue to collect his police pension while serving as the department’s chief, a DuPage County judge ruled Friday. Naperville police Chief Robert Marshall should continue to collect his police pension while also earning his chief’s salary, a DuPage County judge ruled on Friday. The written ruling issued by Judge Paul M. Fullerton upholds an earlier decision by the Naperville Police Pension Board.

    Addison murder conviction stands

    Updated Mar 7, 2014 5:27 PM

    Luis Villavicencio-Serna The murder conviction of a man found guilty in the drive-by shooting of an Addison teen in 2009 was upheld Friday by the Second District Appellate Court.

    Bristol Court Banquets in Mt. Prospect reportedly closes

    Updated Mar 7, 2014 5:39 PM

    Media reports that Bristol Court Banquet Hall in Mount Prospect closed earlier this week are unconfirmed by the Daily Herald Friday evening, but the phone number and website for the longtime business have both been disconnected.

    Cardinal George’s cancer returns

    Updated Mar 7, 2014 5:10 PM

    Cardinal Francis George says his cancer “will most probably eventually be the cause of my death.” Cardinal Francis George is starting another round of chemotherapy to address signs of cancer returning to the area around his right kidney, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Friday.During the next two months, he’ll receive a more aggressive chemotherapy drug than the one doctors used to fight his cancer in 2012.

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      Schools raise concerns about social app Yik Yak

      The anonymous nature of the app Yik Yak has sparked fears it can become a vehicle for harmful comments or bullying.

      In the wake of concerns raised by city and suburban high schools, a new social-networking app that allows users to post comments anonymously has reportedly been shut down temporarily in the Chicago area. The makers of Yik Yak said that while the app is disabled they will look for ways to ensure it is not used in high schools or middle schools.

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      For DePaul’s Jenkins, communication remains key

      DePaul’s Chanise Jenkins will help lead the Blue Demons in this weekend’s Big East Conference Tournament, which tips off Saturday.

      DePaul point guard Chanise Jenkins learned from her deaf sister to be a good communicator on and off the court.

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      Stocks mixed as Ukraine tensions fester

      A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the S&P 500 Index. The Standard & Poor’s 500 managed a small gain, enough to set its latest record high.

      Investors focused on the tensions in Ukraine, where the region of Crimea was preparing for a referendum on whether to split away and become part of Russia. It was enough of a reason to sell into the weekend and to offset optimism over a pickup in hiring by U.S. employers last month.

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      Stellar cast makes Griffin revival ‘Golden’

      Violinist turned prizefighter Joe Bonaparte (Nate Santana) falls for tough cookie Lorna (Nina O’Keefe) in Griffin Theatre’s revival of “Golden Boy,” Clifford Odets’ 1937 drama about a man torn by his desire for acclaim and security and his love of music.

      Keep your eye on Nate Santana, the star of Griffin Theatre’s muscular yet heartfelt revival of “Golden Boy,” Clifford Odets’ 1937 drama about a talented young musician and aspiring prizefighter who must choose between the concert hall and the boxing ring. His intense, marvelously authentic performance as a man who sacrifices his art (and soul) for security and fame, suggests a champion in the making. Santana, whose Chicago-area credits include First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook, heads up director Jonathan Berry’s large cast comprised of first-rate character actors, including Nina O’Keefe, who delivers a knockout performance as the quintessential tough cookie.

      Read Article Updated Mar 7, 2014 5:30 AM

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      Editorial: More voices of women needed in office

      A November 2012 photo shows Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, left, and Sen.-elect Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin on Capitol Hill. Their wins helped bring the number of women in the Senate to a record 20.

      A Daily Herald editorial says there are good reasons to work toward increasing the ranks of women in elected office.

      Read Article Updated Mar 7, 2014 5:00 AM

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