TUE, 10/20/2020

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Cases of COVID-19 are spiking throughout Illinois again, prompting Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to say Monday that the state is “entering a new wave of this virus.”

Chicago | Some suburban counties likely to face restrictions amid spike in COVID-19 infections

DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties are on the verge of having state-mandated restrictions imposed after their COVID-19 test positivity rates surpassed warning thresholds.
Naperville Central High School and other Naperville Unit District 203 schools will now keep most learning remote until at least Nov. 4.

Education | Naperville D203, Elmhurst 205 going all-remote amid virus spread; U-46, others stand pat

At least two major school districts are reverting to or extending fully remote learning in response to rising COVID-19 case rates in DuPage County, while several others say they'll keep schools open but closely watch the numbers.
Election judge Tina Bochian, right, helps collect mail-in ballots Monday at the Glenview village hall.

Cook County | Why some Cook County voters are still waiting for mail-in ballots

An onslaught of paper vote-by-mail applications in suburban Cook County may be the cause of weekslong delays experienced by voters who have not yet received their ballots, election officials said.
Early voters line up outside Arlington Heights village hall Monday morning waiting to cast their ballots.

Politics | Hundreds of suburbanites vote early as more polling sites open

Bearing with cold, drizzly weather, suburban voters spent as little as a few minutes and up to a couple of hours waiting outside municipal buildings, libraries, courthouses and community centers to cast ballots on the first day of expanded early voting across the region Monday.
The St. Charles City Council voted unanimously Monday to reinstate the city’s late-night permits for bars and restaurants.
News | St. Charles reinstates late-night bar and restaurant permits
As the COVID-19 positivity rate continues to rise in Kane County, the St. Charles City Council voted unanimously on Monday to reinstate the late-night permits for bar and restaurants.
Hoffman Estates officials have approved a plan to divide the former Sports Authority building at 4700 Hoffman Blvd. for two smaller stores. Burlington will be Tenant A, and Dollar Tree will be Tenant B.
Business | Burlington, Dollar Tree to fill former Sports Authority in Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates officials Monday approved a plan to divide the former Sports Authority building on Hoffman Boulevard into separate spaces for Burlington and Dollar Tree stores, as well as a deal reimbursing up to $450,000 in sales tax to make it financially viable.
On his 100th birthday, former Hinsdale resident Evert Bergquist looks back on his life filled with joy and fun, even during those years when he was fighting in World War II.
Columns | Constable: At 100, WWII veteran reflects on good times amid hardship
On his 100th birthday, Evert Bergquist says his life has been filled with joy and fun, even during those World War II years when he helped liberate of concentration camp and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford makes a save against the Montreal Canadiens during a game in January.
Columns | Rozner: Crawford's Blackhawks years will stand test of time
Corey Crawford's place in Blackhawks history is secure, but it was not always so.
Hannah Boufford, Hillary Flores and María Guerrero
Columns | Feder: Block Club Chicago launches free coronavirus hotline
A free coronavirus information hotline is being launched today by Block Club Chicago, the nonprofit digital news site.
Sean Casten and Jeanne Ives are candidates for the 6th Congressional District seat.
Politics | Ives claims Casten backed out of debate; he cites scheduling conflict
Republican congressional hopeful Jeanne Ives of Wheaton is trying to make hay out of a solo television appearance scheduled for Tuesday night.
Bryan Aguirre
Crime | Warrant issued for West Dundee man in Elgin hit-and-run case
An arrest warrant has been issued for a West Dundee man involved in a hit-and-run earlier this month in Elgin, authorities announced Monday.
Charles R. Meyer
News | Longtime priest and seminary professor dies two weeks after 100th birthday
Monsignor Charles R. Meyer, a senior professor emeritus at St. Mary of the Lake and Mundelein Seminary died Thursday, two weeks after his 100th birthday. For many years, he served as an assisting priest on the weekends in St. Edna Parish in Arlington Heights, and he also led a women's theology group in Mary, Seat of Wisdom Parish in Park Ridge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,707, Charles Cherney photo: A couple showing their best dance moves during the Dance Fever auditions in Arlington Heights in April of 1982.
Through the Film Magnifier: Chubby Checker, Harrison Ford, Astronaut Jim Lovell and Dance Fever contestants
“Harry Pawter, an eight-year old Yorkshire terrier belonging to Denise and Adrian Brigham of Streamwood, rolls through the annual Doggy Trick-or-Treat event hosted by the Mundelein Park District in the Barefoot Bay parking lot Saturday, October 10, 2020.
So many colors to see in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for October 10-16, 2020
A couple goes for a stroll through Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin.
Vibrant fall colors throughout the suburbs
The Elgin Area Chamber celebrated the grand opening of South Elgin’s brand-new luxury apartments in downtown, Panton Mill Station located on the Fox River. South Elgin Village President Steve Ward led the ceremony with volunteers and staff from the apartments, Village and Chamber for special community event.
After Hours: November 2020
Senior Emmaline Schuh carries a pumpkin to the freshman float during the reverse parade at the Glenbrook South High School Fall Festival in Glenview Saturday, October 3, 2020.
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