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An image off a video recorder shows a minivan that struck a tree after being rear-ended by a car along the 500 block of East Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg after a three-vehicle crash Wednesday night. The van’s driver was killed in the crash.

Crime | Charges possible in 3-vehicle crash that killed Schaumburg man

Possible charges are pending against an adult driver involved in a three-vehicle crash in Schaumburg Wednesday night that killed a 41-year-old man driving another vehicle.

Editorial | Editorial: In midst of assaults, we must defend principles of First Amendment

Today's Daily Herald editorial joins hundreds of newspapers across the country in expressing solidarity for the urgency of supporting and defending the free press against assaults from government.
Gov. Bruce Rauner greets supporters Wednesday before he takes the stage at Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.

Politics | AP FACT CHECK: No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percent

Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is telling voters that his Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker plans to raises taxes by 26 percent if he's elected to office.
Firewater Saloon, a country-themed bar and restaurant with locations in Edison Park and Mount Greenwood, wants to open a third location at the former Olivetti’s Italian Restaurant in downtown Des Plaines.

News | Firewater Saloon plans to open in downtown Des Plaines

Firewater Saloon, known at its Edison Park and Mount Greenwood locations for daily drink specials, country-western grub and live music, has plans to open a third location in downtown Des Plaines.
Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen
Kane County | Kane board chairman, state's attorney go toe-to-toe over lawsuit, Van Dyke trial
Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen and Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon went toe-to-toe Thursday over a rehab center lawsuit and the pending Jason Van Dyke trial in Chicago.
A 35-year-old Elgin man was seriously injured Thursday morning in Buffalo Grove after crashing his pickup truck into a utility pole, causing the vehicle to burst into flames, authorities said.
News | Driver seriously injured in Buffalo Grove crash
A 35-year-old Elgin man was seriously injured Thursday morning in Buffalo Grove after crashing his pickup truck into a utility pole, causing the vehicle to burst into flames, authorities said.
Decynthia Clements of Elgin was shot and killed March 12 by an Elgin police officer. The investigation is now in the hands of the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
News | Elgin police shooting investigation in the hands of Cook County state's attorney
The Illinois State Police has completed its preliminary investigation into a fatal police shooting in Elgin and forwarded the case to the Cook County state's attorney's office, authorities said.
Aretha Franklin, front, in gray hat with hand raised, sings at Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration in Washington.
Entertainment | From Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama, Aretha Franklin was the soundtrack for presidents
The Queen of Soul performed for three presidents over 30 years, and many Washington audiences besides.
Kimberly Albrecht of Hawthorn Woods was crowned Ms. Illinois Senior America in the spring and will compete in Atlantic City, New Jersey in October to be named Ms. Senior America.
News | Hawthorn Woods woman to represent Illinois in Ms. Senior America pageant
Kimberly Albrecht of Hawthorn Woods was named Ms. Illinois Senior America in the spring and will compete for the national crown in October.
Elliot C. Lockwood
Crime | Police: Patient tried to kill Elgin psychiatrist
A Crystal Lake man is being held on $250,000 bail on allegations he attacked his psychiatrist with a knife at her Elgin office last week when she refused to write him a prescription for medical marijuana.
Sofia Sanchez of Downers Grove has spent the last several weeks waiting for a new heart at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. She has two wishes for her 11th birthday Saturday: To get her new heart and to meet her idol, Drake.
News | While awaiting heart transplant, Downers Grove girl wishes to meet Drake for her birthday
A Downers Grove girl awaiting a heart transplant is wishing for more than a medical miracle for her birthday this year. She also wants to meet her favorite musical artist, Drake.
Louis J. DiGrazia IV was sentenced to probation for felony child pornography possession.
Kane County | Probation, treatment for former Naperville firefighter with 12,000 child porn images
A former Naperville firefighter who authorities say had more than 12,000 images of child pornography on three compueters was sentenced Thursday to four years of specialized probation. "I'm willing to take a chance on you that you're going to continue with your treatment," a judge told Louis J. DiGrazia IV.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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In this April 19, 2017 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs at the world premiere of “Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives” at Radio City Music Hall, during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, in New York. Franklin died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at her home in Detroit. She was 76.
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Jamile Adela gives fives as she arrives for her first day of fourth grade at Golfview Elementary School in Carpentersville. It was the first day for students throughout Community Unit District 300.
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