FRI, 9/18/2020

Friday, September 18, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Crime | AJ Freund's father pleads guilty, sentenced to 30 years

After 17 months of denying before a McHenry County judge any involvement in the death of his 5-year-old son AJ Freund, Andrew Freund pleaded guilty to aggravated battery to a child, involuntary manslaughter and concealment of a homicidal death.
Video attached to article The pilot of a single-engine aircraft had engine problems Thursday night and wound up landing on Quentin Road in Palatine. The wing hit a pole, which flipped the plane around. The pilot was heading to Lake in the Hills, coming from Chicago Executive Airport.

News | 'It was a great landing': Small plane winds up on road in Palatine

A small plane landed on a road in Palatine Thursday night, officials said. Witnesses said the plane landed at the top of a hill on North Quentin Road and slid all the way down. The wing of the plane then hit a telephone pole, causing the plane to spin.
The driver of a Mitsubishi Eclipse was ejected from his car and died when it collided with a box truck early Friday morning on Route 12 in Wauconda, according to police.

News | 21-year-old man dies after two-vehicle crash in Wauconda

One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Wauconda early Friday morning.
Restaurants in Will and Kankakee counties, like Naperville’s Paris Bistro, can begin offering indoor dining service once again starting today at 5 p.m. following the state’s loosening of COVID-19 mitigation restrictions.

Politics | State lifts COVID-19-related restrictions on Will, Kankakee counties

Restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on indoor dining in restaurants and bars, will be lifted in Will and Kankakee counties as of 5 p.m. today, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.
These are some of the 62 counterfeit sports championship rings federal officers seized last month at O’Hare International Airport. The rings, which included four bogus Cubs World Series rings, were destined for an undisclosed store in Aurora, authorities said.
Columns | Phony championship rings, fake N95 masks: What Customs agents are seizing at O'Hare
Between the phony Super Bowl rings headed to Aurora, knockoff Apple watches on their way to Peru and a half-million fake N95 masks going to the East Coast, it's been a busy month for federal customs agents at O'Hare International Airport.
A new automated ballot inverter will be used by the Kane County Clerk’s office during the fall election to help with the volume of mail-in ballots.
Kane County | Election officials: Kane County mail-in ballots, polling places will be safe and secure
Face shields, masks, gowns and plenty of disinfectant will be available to Kane County election judges and voters who plan to cast their November ballots in person. There will also be three drop boxes for people who don't trust the mail. And that could be handy as nearly 90,000 voters have requested mail-in ballots.
Suhail Fakhouri
Crime | Roselle man charged with sexual abuse at Schaumburg business
Schaumburg police are seeking further information from the public for their investigation of an alleged criminal sexual abuse and battery at a business that has already resulted in the charging of its owner.
Jerry Harris, shown here at the Oscars interviewing “Little Women” director Greta Gerwig, is facing a federal charge accusing him of soliciting an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photographs.
Crime | Netflix 'Cheer' star from Naperville facing child pornography charge
Jerry Harris, the Naperville star of the Netflix series "Cheer," was arrested Thursday on a federal charge accusing him of soliciting an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photographs of himself.
Paige Hoover
McHenry County | Attorneys make closing arguments in Lake in the Hills woman's drug-induced homicide trial
Defense attorneys for Paige Hoover continued pressing law enforcement officers Thursday on why others in Peter Fonte's social circle were not considered suspects in his fatal overdose on May 18, 2018. The fate of Hoover, a 25-year-old Lake in the Hills woman facing a drug-induced homicide charge in the 45-year-old Cary man's death, now is in the hands of McHenry County Circuit Judge Michael E. Coppedge. The judge presided over three days of testimony this week and is set to issue a decision at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 2.
Rabbi Meir Moscowitz sounds the Shofar at Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will be observed outside under a tent, where the ark has been placed.
News | Jewish congregations rally for unity during a decidedly different Rosh Hashanah
"Shofar in the Street" is a suburban highlight in celebrating the Hebrew year of 5781.
Zoom Video Screenshot Joint interview by the Daily Herald Editorial Board on Sept. 17, 2020 with Cook County state’s attorney candidates Kim Foxx, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican Patrick W. “Pat” O’Brien.
Cook County | Watch Kim Foxx, Pat O'Brien square off in stormy state's attorney debate
The two candidates for Cook County state's attorney engaged in a feisty joint Zoom interview with members of the Daily Herald Editorial Board.
Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake is not educating low-income students as required by state law, according to a lawsuit filed this week by Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary School District 50.
Education | Woodland District 50 sues to close Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake
Woodland School District 50 Board of Education filed a lawsuit this week which seeks the closure of Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday with the Illinois State Board of Education, argues that Prairie Crossing failed to meet its state requirement to educate at-risk students and that by taking state funds the school diverts funding for services away from low-income families and underrepresented students in the school district.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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