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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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Amanda Lonsfoote

Crime | Woman charged with attempted murder in gang-related shooting

A 28-year-old Palatine woman was charged with attempted murder and ordered held on $1.25 million bail Monday in what authorities say was a gang-related shooting outside a Palatine motel this weekend.
Valerie Montgomery

Politics | Naperville House candidate says race prompted residency questions

State representative candidate Valerie Montgomery intends to pursue her election bid, despite a court ruling that the Naperville Democrat doesn't live in the 41st House District. Montgomery publicly addressed the issue for the first time Friday in a Facebook post suggesting that race played a factor in the confusion over her residency in the district.
The Centre of Elgin might be renamed after former Elgin Mayor Ed Schock, pictured here volunteering at Food for Greater Elgin in 2015.

News | Centre of Elgin might be renamed after Schock

City officials are proposing naming the Centre of Elgin recreation center after former Mayor Edward Schock, whose 12 years are the longest continuous tenure as mayor in the city's history.
When a friend dragged her to a “cuddle party,” Keeley Shoup thought it would be “awkward, uncomfortable and creepy.” Instead, she found her calling as a professional cuddler and director of this weekend’s Cuddlexpo in Rosemont.

Columns | Cuddlers to convene in Rosemont for a platonic good time

While society seems to be shouting about sexual assaults and domestic abuse, the CuddleXpo coming to Rosemont focuses on the joy of cuddling.
News | Crash closes Stearns Road in Bartlett
Stearns Road is closed between Powis and Munger roads in Bartlett due to an accident, Sigalert is reporting.
News | Mundelein woman killed when hit by car on Route 45
A 63-year-old woman was killed Sunday when struck by a car as she tried to walk across Route 45 in Mundelein, police said.
West Dundee is offering incentives to help property owners renovate a downtown building at Second and Main streets.
News | West Dundee offers incentives for pizzeria to upgrade former Francesca's site
With the shuttered Francesca's Campagna building under new ownership, West Dundee is offering financial incentives to help transform the downtown space into a pizzeria with upper-level apartments.
Brett Kavanaugh, with his wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, answers questions during a FOX News interview, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Washington, about allegations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics | 'I know his heart': Ashley Estes Kavanaugh revives old-fashioned script in new era
Like Hillary Clinton before her, she stands by her man in TV interview.
Chicago Cubs' Victor Caratini, left, walks back to the dugout with Cole Hamels at the end of the third inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Young)
Cubs | Chicago Cubs still waiting to clinch playoff berth after 5-1 loss
The Chicago Cubs entered Monday trying to wrap up a postseason berth as quickly as possible. They'll have to wait as they fell 5-1 to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field.
Jay Hernandez stars as Thomas Magnum in “Magnum P.I.”
Entertainment | 'Magnum P.I.,' 'Manifest' and the problem of reviewing fall's dreadful new TV shows
Bad shows haven't gone away, we just stopped writing about them as much. That's one way critics in 2018 can cope with peak-TV bombardment, by cherry-picking the conceptually provocative or socially buzzy shows and tossing aside the mediocre ones.
Ghoulish characters roam the grounds during Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.
Entertainment | By the numbers: 8 ways to get in the Halloween spirit early
Autumn is here, and even though Halloween is still weeks away, its presence can already be felt at local festivals and events. Here are a few ways to get into the spooky spirit early, with fall activities featuring monsters, pumpkins, scarecrows and other seasonal themes.
Yajayra Huerta, 29, of Elgin, was killed Saturday night after she was hit by a car while driving a go-kart in Marengo Township.
News | Woman killed in go-kart hit-and-run crash was 'very special,' family says
Yajayra Huerta, a 29-year-old Elgin woman killed after she was hit by a car while driving a go-kart Saturday, is being remembered as a joyful person who always helped others.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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