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Maureen Wener

Crime | Deerfield school board member ID'd as victim of hit-and-run crash

Dist. 109 school board member Maureen Wener was identified as the bicyclist killed in Highland Park.
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson, left, Kenneth Young Center Recovery Support Services Manager Daryl Pass, center, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi were on hand Sunday to announce the expansion of the Elk Grove Village Cares program.

News | Elk Grove Village puts Narcan dispensing machine in police department lobby

Elk Grove Village is opening new lanes on the road to recovery for community members struggling with substance abuse disorder, through an expansion of its Elk Grove Village Cares program and the installation of a Narcan machine in its police department lobby.
Heather Gunderman of Oswego walks Sunday in the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade. The parade, celebrating the LGBTQ Pride month of June, headed south down Buffalo Grove Road and ended with a picnic at Mike Rylko Community Park.

News | Buffalo Grove parade celebrates 'Magic of Pride'

"It's all about giving support and being an ally," Heather Gunderman of Oswego said.
Srinidhi Rao, 13, of Hinsdale, a seventh-grader at Hinsdale Middle School, has been to the Scripps National Spelling Bee twice before, previously competing as a third-grader in 2019, when she tied for 51st place, and as a fifth-grader in 2021, tying for 111th place. This year, she got tripped up in the quarterfinals with the word phenolphthalein.

Columns | Suburban Mosaic: How local spellers fared in the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Four young spellers made an impressive stand on the most competitive national linguistic stage last week.
A three-month investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group has led to the arrest of a Mundelein man who authorities allege was linked to nearly 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills and four firearms, authorities said.
Lake County | Sheriff: Nearly 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills linked to Mundelein man
A Mundelein man faces multiple drug and gun charges after a three-month investigation that netted nearly 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills and four firearms, Lake County authorities said Sunday.
Clockwise from left: U.S. Reps. Sean Casten of Downers Grove, Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg, Brad Schneider of Highland Park, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia of Chicago, Bill Foster of Naperville and Delia Ramirez of Chicago. These lawmakers requested extensions for their annual financial disclosure reports.
Politics | Why some suburban lawmakers got extensions for mandatory disclosure reports
Six of the nine congressional representatives serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs requested 90-day extensions for annual financial disclosures that were due in mid-May, records show.
Lake County | Man drowns early Sunday after jumping into Chain O' Lakes channel
A 25-year-old Kenosha man drowned early Sunday after jumping into a water channel on the Chain O' Lakes, authorities said.
Anderson Comas, a minor leaguer in the White Sox’s system. spoke out about becoming one of only two professional baseball players to come out as being gay.
White Sox | White Sox prospect Anderson Comas on coming out: 'Now is when I feel good with myself'
Anderson Comas, a minor leaguer in the White Sox's system. spoke out about becoming one of only two professional baseball players to come out as being gay.
John Cumbee
Lake County | Ex-Fox Lake cop convicted of murder seeks new round of DNA testing
John Cumbee is serving a life sentence for the 1992 killing of his former girlfriend.
McHenry County | Police in Harvard fatally shoot man suspected of stabbing woman to death
Neither he nor the stabbing victim has been identified by police.
Kane County officials say they’ve received another $12.5 million in state funding to help eliminate a proposed toll for the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge over the Fox River. The bridge is scheduled to open in 2024.
Kane County | Longmeadow Parkway Bridge closer to becoming toll-free
Kane County has received an additional $12.5 million in state funding to support eliminating a toll on drivers using the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge over the Fox River when it opens next year, county officials announced.
The Bears want an array of “tax certainties” and other gift-wrapped concessions before ownership commits to building on approximately one-third of the 326 acres that housed Arlington Park.
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Have Kevin Warren and the Bears found their golden crowbar in Naperville?
When Bears president Kevin Warren met Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli to discuss the possibility of a new Bears stadium in the giant west suburb, the password was "leverage." The Bears want an array of "tax certainties" and other gift-wrapped concessions before ownership commits to building on approximately one-third of the 326 acres that housed Arlington Park.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Glenbard West’s Casey Maas hits into a wall of Lyons Township hands as they defend the net during Saturday’s state boys volleyball championship match in Hoffman Estates.
The Week in Pictures photo gallery for May 29-June 4, 2023
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of Batavia Chamber member Culver’s of Batavia with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 25. They are located at 470 N. Randall Road in Batavia. Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over the celebration with the owners, Katie Bulgrin and Michael Smith, along with Colleen Armendaris, manager. Among the well-wishers were Batavia Chamber President and CEO Margaret Perreault; Patti Anselme, special events coordinator; and Shirley Mott, chamber communications and membership coordinator. Also present were Batavia city staff members Lori Botterman and Anthony Isom, Batavia chamber ambassadors, as well as fellow chamber members and business owners.
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Glenbard West players Parker Moorhead (12), Andrew Ellis (4), Liam O’Neill (14), Jack Anderson (6) and Adam Graham (7) celebrate after defeating Lyons Township to claim the IHSA boys volleyball state championship Saturday in Hoffman Estates.
Boys state volleyball: Glenbard West vs. Lyons Township
Kensi, on three Grayslake North High School therapy dogs, waits with the class of 2023 for graduation ceremonies on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Grayslake North, Barrington and Grayslake Central graduation ceremonies
A funeral service was held Thursday for Hudson, a police dog with the Kane County sheriff’s office, at Kaneland Harter Middle School in Sugar Grove. Hudson was killed in the line of duty on May 24th.
Funeral service for Kane County Sheriff's police dog, Hudson.
Geneva High School senior Allie Soeder takes a photo with fellow graduations before the start of their commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
Geneva, Wheaton North, Wheaton Warrenville South, Aurora Central Catholic and Willows academy graduation ceremonies
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