TUE, 12/1/2020

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Rep. Kathleen Willis, an Addison Democrat, is the first member of her party’s leadership to publicly oppose Michael Madigan’s bid for another term as speaker.

Politics | Willis breaks ranks with Madigan

The chair of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday she won't vote for Michael Madigan to retain the speaker's gavel, making her the 19th House Democrat -- and the first member of party leadership -- to break ranks with the besieged veteran legislative leader. State Rep. Kathleen Willis, of Addison, said in a statement to her fellow Democratic legislators that she made the decision to oppose Madigan's bid to be speaker in the next General Assembly after "a lot of thought and discussion with my family."
A Campton Hills police officer is raising money to support Koda and his K-9 unit.

Crime | A T-shirt can help Koda fight crime

Campton Hills police officer James Levand is raising money to support his dog Koda and to purchase a new K-9 vehicle.

Lake County | Truck driver killed in rollover crash near Antioch

A 72-year-old man was killed Monday when the semitrailer truck he was driving veered off Route 173 in northern Lake County and rolled over, spilling tons of granular sludge.
Artists have decorated 14 downtown Elgin storefronts, including Rediscover Records, with family friendly holiday images as part of the Downtown Neighborhood Association’s monthlong Holly Days campaign.

Business | Holly Days brings focus to downtown Elgin businesses

The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin has launched a monthlong campaing called Holly Days to help bring awareness to downtown small businesses during the holiday season.
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Cook County | Cook County homicides top 900 mark in 2020: What's happened in Northwest suburbs
Cook County has recorded 902 homicides this year, marking the first time since 2016 and just the second time in nearly a quarter-century that the 900 mark has been reached. A handful of those cases were in the Northwest suburbs.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis.
Politics | Barr: No evidence of fraud that would change election outcome
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
News | DeKalb County man dies in crash after swerving to avoid deer near Hampshire
A Cortland man died after a single-vehicle crash near Hampshire Saturday in which he apparently swerved to avoid a deer.
George B. Johnson
News | George Johnson, one of Elk Grove's pioneers and the mayor's father, dies
One of Elk Grove Village's pioneers -- the father of longtime Mayor Craig Johnson -- is being remembered as a dedicated volunteer, passionate business owner and strong family man.
Miguel Cairo will be Tony La Russa’s bench coach in 2021.
White Sox | La Russa's coaching staff is set
The White Sox announced their 2021 coaching staff under new manager Tony La Russa on Tuesday. Miguel Cairo is bench coach and another newcomer, Ethan Katz, replaces Don Cooper as pitching coach.
Detroit-style pizza is on the limited menu at the new virtual restaurant Chef Bill Kim’s Pizza & Parm Shop in Oak Brook.
Dining | Dining events: Virtual pop-up Chef Bill Kim's Pizza & Parm Shop debuts in Oak Brook
New virtual restaurant Chef Bill Kim's Pizza & Parm Shop opens Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Oak Brook. Also on the dining scene: Di Pescara serves up a new Supper Club dinner to-go, CityGate Grille offers a free app to anyone wearing an ugly holiday sweater while eating on the heated patio, and Seasons 52 intros the new The Green Box meal deal.
A member of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Marcia Cleveland saw her induction and several swimming events canceled this year due to the pandemic. Now she’s swimming an “ice mile” several times a week in frigid Lake Michigan.
Columns | Constable: Even marathoners have hit pandemic wall, but they press on
Even a hall of fame long-distance swimmer and a guy who ran seven marathons in seven days struggle with the challenges caused by this pandemic.
Taryn Parise, a teacher librarian at Hough Street Elementary School in Barrington, started a “mini bookmobile.” It's a way to get books in the hands of students learning from home.
Education | Barrington school librarian gets creative to deliver books to kids
If students can't go to the library, the library will go to the students. That was the thinking of Taryn Parise, a teacher librarian at Hough Street Elementary in Barrington, who about two weeks ago started a "mini bookmobile" of sorts.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 37,540, Dom Najolia photo: Legendary talk show host Phil Donahue, left, interviews equally legendary talk show host Dick Cavett during his show in Chicago in September of 1975.
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Cutting your own Christmas tree may be one of the few traditions remaining relatively the same. Kai MacNicol leads her children, Max, 6, Maya, 8, and Lilly, 9, (obscured by tree) to the car with their freshly cut tree at Abbey Farms in Aurora on Saturday, November 21, 2020. “We’re trying to build a new tradition,” said the single mother from Elmhurst.
Christmas lights, Christmas trees and Christmas events take center stage in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for November 21-27, 2020.
6-year-old Dylan Schroeder of Arlington Heights reacts when he realizes that he got a surprise truck parade outside his home Sunday on his last day of chemotherapy.
Hundreds participate in surprise parade on 6-year-old's last day of chemo
Customers socially distance as they wait to get into Bath & Body Works during Black Friday shopping outdoors at Deer Park Town Center Friday November 27, 2020 in Deer Park.
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More than 2000 cars will pass through this COVID-19 testing site at Arlington Park in a day as people are waiting in long lines to get tested.
Testing lines, Santa visits, great weather golfing and turkey giveaways are in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for November 7-20, 2020.
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