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This is one of the vehicles involved in a pileup Friday on Interstate 94 near Kenosha

Lake County | Nearly 70 vehicles involved in pileups just north of Illinois-Wisconsin border

Up to 70 vehicles were involved in pileups Friday afternoon on highways just north of the Illinois-Wisconsin border.
The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, and partially redacted by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols seated leaning against a car during a violent arrest by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses.

Crime | Memphis authorities release video showing violent arrest leading to Tyre Nichols' death

Authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by five Memphis police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother.
A Canadian Pacific train approaches a crossing in Des Plaines.

Transportation | Rail merger opposed by suburbs should go forward, analysts say

In a final report issued Friday, federal regulators contend the positives of a hotly debated merger sought by the Canadian Pacific Railway and opposed by many suburbs outweigh any negatives. Now it's up to members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to make a decision.
Miniso, Green-biotics and A Sneaker City are making their first forays into the Chicago-area market and among six new stores coming to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg in the coming months.

Commercial Real Estate | Miniso, a creperie and an escape room among 6 new stores coming to Woodfield Mall

Half a dozen new stores are on their way to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg in the coming months, including two making their first appearances in the Chicago and Illinois markets, as well as a fun escape room.
Six-year-old William Whitney, center, poses with the members of the Naperville Fire Department and others who helped save his life after he nearly drowned in a pool in 2021.
News | 'A real miracle': Survivors of cardiac arrest, first responders honored at Naperville Fire Department banquet
Survivors of cardiac arrest and the first responders who helped save them were honored at the Naperville Fire Department's Survivors Banquet.
The shelves at the Schaumburg Township Food Pantry in Hoffman Estates have been more sparse than usual because of increased demand and fewer donations. Demand is expected to increase even more with the reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to pre-pandemic levels.
News | Why suburban food pantries expect further stress
Illinois' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will return to their pre-pandemic levels in March, creating further stress for suburban food pantries that have seen skyrocketing demand due to inflation.
A new study from two criminal justice professors at Loyola University Chicago examines the impact bail reform has had on crime rates in 11 jurisdictions nationwide.
Columns | Does bail reform lead to more crime? What 2 Loyola University professors found
Amid last year's contentious debate over the SAFE-T Act and the elimination of cash bail in Illinois, a pair of Loyola University Chicago criminal justice professors set out to determine whether bail reform does, as some claimed, lead to more crime. Here's what they found.
George Diedrichs, who just celebrated his 90h birthday, runs along Barlina Road in Crystal Lake for his daily 3-mile run.
News | 'An inspiration to us all': 90-year old Crystal Lake man still runs 3 miles a day
George Diedrichs, a Crystal Lake man who just celebrated his 90th birthday, inspires his neighbors by running three miles each and every day regardless of the weather outside.
Kailee Albeck, 12, Junior Miss Earth USA 2023, sorts crayons donated by neighbors at her home in Round Lake. Kailee’s platform, Crayons for Kids, is where she collects used and unwanted crayons and recycles them to give to children’s hospitals.
News | Round Lake 12-year-old earns Junior Miss Earth USA 2023 title
Crowned Junior Miss Earth USA 2023, 12-year-old Kailee Albeck of Round Lake became the first contestant from Illinois to capture the title.
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Crime | Police: Teens face kidnapping charges after putting woman in a small storage closet
Two teens were charged with aggravated kidnapping after putting a woman in "jail," which Schaumburg police described as a small storage closet.
Caribana Island Bar & Grill, pictured here in September, is set to open in Gurnee the second week in February.
Business | Restaurant offering many Caribbean flavors to open next month in Gurnee
Caribana Island Bar & Grill is expected to have a soft opening the second week of February. The restaurant features cuisine from several Caribbean nations.
Planes take off at O’Hare International Airport in January 2022. The airport is second busiest in the U.S.
Transportation | O'Hare remains the second busiest airport in nation, gains ground from 2021
We're No. 2! Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the busiest airport again; O'Hare trails by 34 flights a day.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Glenbrook South’s Anna Rosenberger, middle, celebrates the Titans’ 36-35 victory over Loyola Academy with teammates Christina Korompilas, left, and Sidney Rogers at the conclusion of Tuesday’s game.
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Soloist Frank Carlyle sings during Agape Connection’s annual King Day Celebration at Cathedral of Grace St. John in Aurora Sunday.
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