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Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker, who grew up in Naperville, takes a selfie at the 2021 WNBA Championship rally Tuesday at Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago.

Sky | 'Amazing role models': Fans from the suburbs praise Sky for their WNBA title and more

The celebration of the Chicago Sky's WNBA championship continued today with a parade and rally that drew many Sky fans from even the farthest suburbs -- fans who lauded the team not just for their league success but also for the example they set.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Politics | Pritzker aims for holidays to drop indoor mask mandate

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he'd like Illinois to drop "certain mask mandates" in time for the holidays, but he won't say what markers would make that happen.
Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes has initiated discussions with Chicago Bears management about the village’s zoning and approval process, as the team enters its due diligence period for purchase of the 326-acre Arlington Park property.

Special Report | Arlington Heights formally opens doors to Bears, but Chicago still hopes to stop team from leaving

While officials at Chicago city hall try to stop the Bears from leaving town, those at Arlington Heights village hall have formally opened their doors to the team in a bid to lure them to the suburbs.
Jean Micklevitz

Crime | Burlington school bus aide found not guilty of punching 8-year-old special needs student

A bus aide for Burlington-based Central Unit School District 301 was found not guilty Tuesday of hitting an 8-year-old boy when he refused to ride a school bus.
Jovan McPherson
Crime | Prosecutors: Elgin man yelled 'you will die' after shooting Chicago police officer in face
A Elgin man who was confronted by Chicago police after threatening and holding a woman at gunpoint told an officer "you will die" after he shot him in the face at a busy Lincoln Park strip mall, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.
Harry Blizzard
News | Harry Blizzard remembered for his contributions to Elgin college, orchestras
Harry Blizzard, a founding board member of both Elgin Community College and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, died over the weekend at age 94.
Republican James Marter, left, and Democrat Lauren Underwood, right, are running for Congress in Illinois’ 14th District
Politics | Underwood has commanding fundraising lead in 14th District race
As she prepares for a third run for Congress in 2022, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville holds a dramatic fundraising lead over a newly surfaced Republican challenger.
Illinois | Federal court throws out June legislative maps, declines to send issue to bipartisan commission
A three-judge federal court panel in Chicago ruled Tuesday that the legislative redistricting plan that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law in June -- before official 2020 U.S. Census numbers were available -- was unconstitutional because the population variances among districts violated the "one-person, one-vote" doctrine. But the court did not, as Republican officials had hoped, order that a bipartisan redistricting commission be formed to redraw the maps. Instead, it declared the second set of maps that Pritzker signed in September, following a legislative special session, to be a "starting point" in developing a new map, and it invited plaintiffs in two cases challenging the redistricting process to propose their own solutions.
Sip on the new Spicy Avocado and Cilantro Margarita at Tacos Guanajuato in Kildeer.
Dining | Dining bites: New fall flavors at Tacos G, Rainbow Cone, Pinstripes
Fall flavors continue to crop up at suburban eateries. Plus, WhirlyBall's Beat the Brewer event features free WhirlyBall on Oct. 26 and Thorn Restaurant in Rosemont is prepping for its upcoming four-course Prisoner Wine Dinner.
Crime | Sheriff: Cary student punched by stranger while walking to bus stop
A 12-year-old student arrived at Cary Junior High School Tuesday morning with injuries he said he suffered when a man punched him as he walked to his bus stop, Lake County sheriff's police said.
After 36 years of serving German cuisine along Route 12 in Lake Zurich, Fritzl’s European Restaurant & Pub has closed. “It is with heavy hearts that we must announce that the time has come to say farewell,” owners Rob and Peter Tschurtz posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page.
Business | 'Schnitzel happens!': Fritzl's owners announce closing after 36 years in Lake Zurich
Fritzl's European Restaurant & Pub, a German cuisine mainstay for 36 years on Route 12 in Lake Zurich, has closed. "As we have said many times over the years, "SCHNITZEL HAPPENS!" the eatery's owners said in their announcement of the closing.
Cardinal Wine & Spirits on Arlington Heights Road will soon be under new ownership. The new owner received liquor licenses for the store from the Arlington Heights village board Monday.
News | Arlington Heights OKs liquor licenses despite business owner's DUI
Despite a recent DUI and liquor license violation in Chicago, a Glenview businessman on Monday received approval of new liquor licenses for a store he's taking over in Arlington Heights.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Chicago Sky forward/center and former Naperville Central High School athlete Candace Parker celebrates at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
Rally for former Naperville Central athlete Candace Parker and the 2021 WNBA champions Chicago Sky
In this Feb. 15, 2001 file photo, Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement on social media Monday, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. He was 84.
Colin Powell dies at age 84
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Jackie Rakers, of St. Charles gets a high-five from Heaven, a dog she fostered and then adopted in 2019 from Starfish Animal Rescue in Batavia. Heaven was announced the 2021 winner of People magazine’s “World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest” on Wednesday.
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Benet Academy’s Clare Lopatka plays against Ottawa’s Ella Marvel in the second round of the Rolling Meadows girls tennis invitational at Fremd High School in Palatine on Saturday, October 2, 2021.
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