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A person wisely bundled up before heading out Tuesday morning in Elgin, as temperatures fell below zero throughout the suburbs overnight. The cold snap is expected to break Wednesday, but chilly weather could be back as soon as Thursday night, forecasters say.

News | Cold snap expected to break Wednesday, but temperatures could plunge again

The suburbs woke up to a deep freeze Tuesday, as temperatures plunged overnight to as low as -10 in some far western communities.

News | Report: Driver dead after car plunges into icy Aurora pond

The driver of a car that crashed into an Aurora pond early has died, according to multiple media reports.
Robert E. Crimo III’s father Robert Crimo Jr., right, and mother Denise Pesina attend a hearing for their son before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Waukegan, Ill. Crimo III is accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill.

Crime | Prosecutors continue to share evidence in Highland Park mass shooting case

Prosecutors reported no issues Tuesday in the lengthy process of reviewing materials and evidence for the criminal trial against the suspected Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooter.
Raising Cane’s, which opened this Naperville location in 2017, plans to open a new restaurant in Mount Prospect by September 2024. The plan has some residents concerned about traffic.

Commercial Real Estate | Raising Cane's plan raising traffic concerns for some in Mount Prospect

Raising Cane's is coming to Mount Prospect. And so, some residents say, is more traffic congestion at an already logjammed interseciton.
Bears tight end and Lake Barrington native Cole Kmet had a slow start to the 2022 season, but so did the entire Bears passing game. He wound up finishing as the team’s leader in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
Bears | 2022 Bears report card: Tight end: Kmet started slow but finished hot
Bears tight end and Lake Barrington native Cole Kmet had a slow start to the 2022 season, but so did the entire Bears passing game. He wound up finishing as the team's leader in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
News | Driver dies after two-vehicle crash near Bensenville
A Romeoville man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Insterstate 294 near Bensenville Monday afternoon.
Fire erupted out of a storage building Jan. 12 in an industrial area on the 1000 block of Lunt Avenue in Schaumburg. The cause of the fire has been determined to be sparks generated during work on a car inside the building.
News | Car repair mishap led to massive fire at industrial building in Schaumburg
A massive fire that led to the demolition of a storage building in an industrial area of southwest Schaumburg was caused by sparks generated by work on a car, investigators have determined.
Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board candidate Elizabeth Bauer, right, weighs in during a public focus group Monday night conducted by superintendent search firm consultants Brian Harris and Connie Collins.
Education | At public forum, some say new Dist. 214 boss should be more visible
Community members on Monday told consultants from a search firm about the strengths and weaknesses of Northwest Suburban High School District 214, and what characteristics they'd like to see in a new superintendent.
The billboard at 1580 E. Algonquin Road will be removed by its operator perhaps as early as St. Patrick’s Day now that the village of Schaumburg has closed on the purchase of the site.
Commercial Real Estate | Billboard, hot dog stand's days are numbered as Schaumburg closes on purchase of eyesore site
Schaumburg officials have closed on their $700,000 purchase of an eyesore property containing a crumbling hot dog stand and highway-style billboard in an effort to create a more attractive gateway at the village's northeast entrance.
DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick was widely criticized for his stance on the state’s gun ban.
DuPage County | No more censure threat after DuPage sheriff, county board chair come to terms on weapons ban
Nearly one week after saying she would seek censure of DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy said in a joint statement with Mendrick that she has decided not to pursue the censure and that Mendrick is "committed to enforcing all state and local laws," with the undertanding that deputies won't have to go door to door to check on banned weapons.
After being in business since 2016, the CVS Pharmacy at 1500 Lincoln Highway in St. Charles is set to close its doors on Wednesday.
Business | CVS Pharmacy in St. Charles closing Wednesday
The CVS Pharmacy at 1500 Lincoln Highway in St. Charles will close its doors Wednesday after more than six years in business.
Matthew Listman
News | 'A shocking loss': College student from Libertyville found dead Friday
Foul play is not suspected in the death of 21-year-old Matthew Listman, a student at Illinois State University from Libertyville, whose body was found near a creek late Friday in Normal.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Chicago Blackhawks’ Bobby Hull,left, and Jack Evans flank the Stanley Cup in their dressing room in Detroit after defeating the Detroit Red Wings to win the Cup.
Chicago Blackhawks' all-time leading goal scorer Bobby Hull has died at age 84
A tree outside of the Elgin Public Museum displays a sign saying “Hug Me…. For Miss Marge.” Some said that Marge Fox was the original tree hugger.
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Schaumburg Business Association congratulated Guzman Y Gomez on their grand opening and ribbon cutting Jan. 18. Village of Schaumburg trustees, SBA board members, ambassadors and SBA President Lisa Gilbert participated in the grand celebration.
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Lake Park celebrates its Class 3A state championship during the Competitive Dance finals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington Saturday.
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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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Rachel Johannsen, of Dundee says they started out with six chickens a couple of years ago, but are now up to 14. “They call it chicken math,” she said. “They just keep adding up.”
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