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Protesters in April urged Wayside Cross Ministries on East New York Street in Aurora not to accept “Ripper Crew” murderer Thomas Kokoraleis as a resident in one of its programs. On Friday 19 sex offenders, excluding Kokoraleis, sued the city of Aurora for forcing them to leave the shelter at Wayside Cross.

Crime | Child sex offenders living at Aurora shelter sue city over demand they move

Child sex offenders who live at Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora are suing the city, saying its recent order for them to move out because they're too close to McCarty Park is illegal.
George W. Bryce, 21, of Beach Park

Lake County | Police: Son charged with murder after Beach Park man attacked with garden shears

A 21-year-old Beach Park man is being charged with attempted murder after he attacked his 70-year-old father with garden shears, the Lake County sheriff's office said in a news release.
Mike Trude, who grew up in Barrington, reads an email from a childhood friend recounting memories of Neil Armstrong, the famed astronaut and Mike’s uncle.

News | To former Barrington resident, famed astronaut 'was simply Uncle Neil'

Mike Trude was about 12 years old, living at his childhood home in Barrington, when his uncle made history. "I remember it like it was yesterday," said Trude, who now lives in downstate Marion. "We watched it in the living room." "It" was the moment American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon.
Restoration of the Meyer-Lafarge gravel pit is nearing completion. The 190-acre site northeast of Route 31 and Klasen Road will include walking trails, bicycle paths, park areas, a parking lot, a 70-acre lake and fishing areas.

News | Cary is turning a former gravel pit site into a park with a lake that will open this fall

The former Meyer-Lafarge gravel pit is being restored to include walking trails, bicycle paths, fishing piers, kayak launches, picnic areas and tables, park benches, and a 60-space parking lot.
Scott McFaul
Crime | Wisconsin man charged with sexually abusing girl in Arlington Heights
A 43-year-old Wisconsin man was charged with sexually abusing a girl at her grandparents' house in Arlington Heights about 10 times since 2014, police said Friday.
Everclear will headline the main stage entertainment at Schaumburg’s Septemberfest from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1.
Music | Everclear, 10,000 Maniacs, tribute to Elton John to play Schaumburg's Septemberfest
Everclear, 10,000 Maniacs and a tribute to Elton John will be the three headliner musical acts during Schaumburg's Septemberfest this Labor Day weekend.
Roksolana Pulley, 44, owner of Roksolana, Inc., 400 W. Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove, was charged in with four felony charges relating to the sale of the counterfeit items.
Crime | Police seize 1,900 counterfeit items at Buffalo Grove store; owner charged
A woman has been charged with selling counterfeit luxury goods at her Buffalo Grove store after police seized more than 1,900 items, according to a Buffalo Grove police department news release.
Chicago’s world premiere of “Once Upon a One More Time,” featuring the music of Britney Spears, has been postponed.
Theater | Britney Spears musical premiere in Chicago postponed until 2020
Broadway in Chicago announced the world premiere of "Once Upon a One More Time" scheduled for this fall in Chicago, has been postponed until April 2020.
Bo Jackson helps breaks ground Thursday on the future site of a Bo Jackson’s Elite Sports indoor dome in Bensenville. The 114,000-square-foot facility will have turf fields for multiple sports as well as a track, weight room and climbing wall.
News | Bo Jackson's sports dome to put Bensenville 'on the map'
Bo Jackson is the driving force behind a new sports dome coming to Bensenville as the village aims to make itself into an amateur sports destination.
Lake County residents filled Wheeling’s village hall chambers Friday morning for a hearing on how the Foxconn development in Wisconsin likely will worsen flooding in the suburbs. The hearing was hosted by U.S. Rep. Brad Scheider, a Deerfield Democrat.
Lake County | Schneider hearing examines Foxconn's impact on suburban flooding
U.S. Rep Brad Schneider hosted a hearing in Wheeling Friday morning about the importance of programs to help small businesses recover from disasters and about how the Foxconn development in southeast Wisconsin likely will worsen flooding in the suburbs.
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.
News | The Soviets tried to beat Apollo 11. They crashed a spacecraft on the moon instead.
Luna 15 plummeted toward the moon on July 21, crashed into a mountain and cratered near the aptly named Sea of Crises - all before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin even left the surface.
Schaumburg trustees will vote Tuesday on whether to accept donation of this statue of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar to the village’s sculpture park as well as reimbursement of the estimated $7,500 installation cost.
News | Schaumburg may accept donation to sculpture park
Schaumburg trustees Tuesday will vote on the acceptance of a donated sculpture of the revered Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar to an area of the village's sculpture park.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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