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In the absence of a statewide bill, young Lake County smokers who obtain tobacco legally in one place might run afoul of local law enforcement elsewhere.

Lake County | Differences in Tobacco 21 villages could mean headaches, fines for young smokers

In the absence of a state bill, rules raising the age to purchase tobacco to 21 are going to continue spreading one municipality at a time. Of the 12 Lake County villages with new rules, two of them have chosen to punish 18- through 20-year-olds who possess tobacco products.
A 19-year-old Waukegan woman walked away from this crash early Saturday in Beach Park, police said.

Lake County | Waukegan teen walks away from spectacular Beach Park crash

A 19-year-old Waukegan woman was able to walk away from a spectacular crash early Saturday that left her vehicle upside down completely embedded inside an unoccupied Beach Park home, police said.
Investigators dug bullets out of this garage wall while collecting evidence after Glendale Heights police shot a man while answering a domestic disturbance call.

DuPage County | Glendale Heights family disputes police account of shooting

A Glendale Heights woman who was present when her son was shot by police early Saturday disputes the police account that he was armed with knives.
Terri Reasoner of Geneva, right, with Karen Koenig, left, and Lisa Payton, both of Glen Ellyn, leads a free laughter yoga group during a recent gathering at the Chesapeake Commons clubhouse in Geneva. Reasoner has done Laughter Yoga for heroin addict support groups and cancer wellness centers.

Kane County | Geneva woman spreads contagious 'Laughter Yoga'

There's no snow on the ground outside the Chesapeake Commons clubhouse in Geneva this Wednesday night, but there's a laugh-a-lanche going on inside. Lying on a yellow smiley-face parachute with their eyes closed, nearly dozen people are giggling, cackling and roaring with deep, bellowing, side splitting, ab-tiring laughter as part of the Fox Valley Laughter Yoga Circle.
Hunter H. Grabowski, 23, of Lake Barrington
Lake County | Lake Barrington man charged with burglarizing cars
A 23-year-old Lake Barrington man has been charged with felony burglary after police say he was responsible for stealing electronics from a car.
Friends say Terrence “Terry” Jelinek, right, always was committed, whether he was planning Naperville’s Memorial Day parade, cooking for others at the Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873, working as a firefighter or being a father and grandfather to his family. Jelinek died Dec. 23. He was 70.
News | Veterans advocate, parade organizer, Naperville's Jelinek put everything into his work
Naperville has lost a committed volunteer, veterans advocate and former firefighter with the death of Terrence "Terry" Jelinek at age 70.
Money Magazine highlighted Wheaton Park District’s Cosley Zoo, a popular destination for families such as Maureen Jeanblanc and son Timothy.
News | Wheaton ranked No. 1 in Illinois in magazine's 'Best Places to Live'
Wheaton's history, charm and schools have earned the city a unique distinction in the Land of Lincoln: the top Illinois ranking in Money Magazine's list of the "Best Places to Live in the U.S."
In this Nov. 2, 2018 photo, a sign in the window at Sears promises that “This isn't goodbye,” at the Livingston Mall in Livingston, N.J. Sears is closing 80 more stores as it teeters on the brink of liquidation. The 130-year old retailer set a deadline of Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 for bids for its remaining stores to avert closing down completely. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Business | Lampert's hedge fund says bid submitted to save Sears
Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert's hedge fund said it submitted a last-minute bid Friday valued at $4.4 billion to keep the struggling retailer from being liquidated.
The North Portico of the White House is seen, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, in Washington. The partial government shutdown will almost certainly be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year, as both parties traded blame Friday and President Donald Trump sought to raise the stakes in the weeklong impasse. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
News | Short on solutions, long on blame in 2nd shutdown weekend
It's the weekend blame game: Trump tweets he's waiting in the White House for Democrats to 'come on over and make a deal on border security,' despite little direct contact with Democrats
When the Bears faced the Vikings at Soldier Field on Nov. 18, Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky had one of his weakest games of the season. This time around, the Bears — whose chances of improving their playoff position are slim — are going up against a Minnesota team eager to make the postseason.
Bears | Hub Arkush: Bears need to stay healthy vs. playoff-hungry Vikings
If the Bears can match the Vikings' intensity, the win Sunday will almost certainly go to the team that runs the ball better, takes better care of it and the quarterback who best handles the other club's pressure.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com Wheeling Village President Judy Abruscato presides over her final Village of Wheeling board meeting in 2013.
News | Former Wheeling village president remembered as dedicated public servant
Former Wheeling Village President Judy Abruscato died Friday, following a long illness. A Wheeling resident since 1969, she served on the village's Zoning Board of Appeals and then as a village trustee for 22 years before being elected president in 2009. She served into 2013, when she was defeated by Dean Argiris.
Mariah Carey’s 24-year-old Christmas classic is so popular it set a new one-day streaming record on Spotify this Christmas Eve. Chart Data reported that “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” released in 1994, was played 10.8 million times on Spotify on Monday.
Music | Mariah Carey's Christmas classic sets new record on Spotify
Mariah Carey's 24-year-old Christmas classic, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," is so popular it set a new one-day streaming record on Spotify on Christmas Eve.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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A Merganser takes off from open water near a dam in South Elgin. The bird is a fish-eating duck of freshwater lakes. This photo won in the month of February.
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The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush passes through Magnolia, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, along the route from Spring to College Station, Texas.
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Matt Rodriguez (27) of Huntley is mobbed by teammates after hitting a home run in the 6th inning against Loyola in Class 4A sectional semifinal baseball at Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg.
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U.S. Marine veteran Rick Gill of Bull Valley makes wooden flags and uses some of the money to fund “Operation Wild Horse,” which adopts American Mustangs, some to use in one of the only mounted color guard units in the country. He stands in a Bull Valley pasture with several of those mustangs.
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Every year my family gets together at the Arlington Heights Tree Lighting. My son and I started out going by ourselves when it first started. A few years ago he purchased a brick for me in front of the bench that we usually sit. Now my grandkids come with us. I love that my family joins us for this. Christmas does not begin until we go to the Tree Lighting!
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