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John Tobin, left, and Danny Ahlgrim look out from the front of the cab of a fire truck formerly belonging to Ladder Company 81 in Staten Island. (John Tobin)

Bringing it on home: Retired firefighter and auto shop owner restore vintage fire truck for New York fire company

A retired Elgin firefighter and a Palatine auto repair shop owner have teamed up to restore the front of a New York fire company’s 1970s vintage truck.

Elgin police chief assures public: No Flock cameras, no misuse found in license plate reader audit

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley explained this week that the city doesn’t do business with the controversial company. Meanwhile, an internal audit of the city’s license plate readers found no instances of misuse.

The Lake County Forest Preserve District provided this photo of scores of herons and egrets nesting at what became Lotus Country Conservation Preserve in Antioch Township. A pending acquisition will provide further protection for the rookery. (Fogel family)

Why a small piece of land will help protect egret and heron rookery in Antioch Township

A small but important acquisition by the Lake County Forest Preserve District will provide further protection for a heron and egret rookery near Antioch.

Deb Robertson, a Lombard woman facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, testified before an Illinois Senate committee in 2025 about legislation named after her that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to dying patients. (Andrew Adams/Capitol News Illinois)

Judge declines to block Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 start

A federal judge on Thursday declined to block Illinois' new “medical aid in dying” law from going into effect this weekend, clearing the way for terminally ill adults to ...

Nora Reuter of Dixon shows off her painted rose sculpture, titled “Growing up 90s,” at a Wednesday evening reception for the “Rosemont in Bloom: Where Art Takes Root” public art initiative at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

Flower power: Big rose sculptures sprout in Rosemont

Rosemont has unveiled 20 eight-foot-tall rose sculptures throughout the village as part of “Rosemont in Bloom: Where Art Takes Root,” a public art project celebrating the town’s 70th anniversary.

The DuPage Water Commission intends to build its own water system in partnership with the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint Action Water Agency. (Marni Pyke/Daily Herald)

DuPage Water Commission gets more federal money for new Lake Michigan water project

The DuPage Water Commission has received another $500,000 from the federal government for a plan to build a $6 billion system to draw water from Lake Michigan.

Elgin man gets 65-year sentence in killing of pregnant, estranged wife

An Elgin man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for stabbing his estranged wife to death.

Construction workers build a seven-story Drury Plaza Hotel Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the Hollywood Casino Joliet in the Rock Run Collection mixed-use development. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Hotel and major retailers springing up along the interstate at new Hollywood Casino Joliet development

While construction on the towering Bally’s Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new Hollywood Casino Joliet — along with a host of new retailers.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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