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Karen McConnaughay

Politics | McConnaughay told Rauner he couldn't pick his own replacement on ballot

Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay said she told outgoing Gov. Bruce Rauner that he couldn't just choose his replacement on the ballot when he tried to recruit her and three others to run after winning the GOP primary.
Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 has shared information with parents about how to prepare for a potential teachers strike on Tuesday, Dec. 18, as well as how updates will continue to be made before, during and after that date.

Education | District 211 shares guidance on potential strike

Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Dan Cates sent an email to parents and posted the same message on the district's website Friday afternoon providing guidance on what to do and how information will be made available in the event of a teachers strike on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
Connie Meier, the cafeteria manager at Glen Crest Middle School, died last month after suffering a stroke. Students held a memorial fundraiser Friday for a charity Meier supported.

News | 'She did her job with care': Middle school remembers late cafeteria manager

Connie Meier was a nurturing, thoughtful manager of a middle school cafeteria. Her death has left an 'irreplacable' loss for students and teachers.
Bulls coach Jim Boylen delivered another surprise on Thursday in Mexico City, playing Jabari Parker just 4 minutes in the loss to Orlando. Parker may be a poor fit in the Bulls' lineup, but he is the team's second-leading scorer.

Bulls | Looks like Bulls' Parker experiment is about to end

Bulls coach Jim Boylen delivered another surprise on Thursday in Mexico City, playing Jabari Parker just 4 minutes in the loss to Orlando. Parker may be a poor fit in the Bulls' lineup, but he is the team's second-leading scorer.
Politics | Federal judge overturns entire Affordable Care Act
A federal judge in Texas threw a dagger into the Affordable Care Act on Friday, ruling that the entire health-care law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law. The opinion by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor overturns all of the sprawling law nationwide.
Demarion Chambers
Crime | Chicago man held on $500,000 bail in Wheaton carjacking
A Chicago man is being held on $500,000 bail in DuPage County, charged in a Thursday night carjacking in the Wheaton Target parking lot. Demarion Chambers, 22, has been charged with vehicular hijacking, identity theft and unlawful use of a credit card.
Sandeep Arora
DuPage County | Cabdriver accused of sexually assaulting passenger held on $150K bail
Authorities say that 44-year-old Sandeep Arora of Chicago picked up a woman and her friend in July 2017 and, after dropping the friend off, sexually assaulted her. He's charged with felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Max Christie
Boys' Basketball | Christie hits for 51 as Rolling Meadows tops Elk Grove in OT
Sophomore Max Christie scored 51 points Friday night as Rolling Meadows' boys basketball team defeated Elk Grove 78-76 in overtime.
Circling into a tight huddle to close a workout with prayer, Michael Ruffing, center, and other members of F3 Naperville petition God, everyone in their own way, in thanks for the fitness, fellowship and faith they find through the group.
Health & Fitness | How Fitness, Fellowship, Faith group helps Naperville men shape up, do good
A men's workout group called F3 Naperville brings weight loss, good deeds and purposeful friendships into the lives of men who join. Here's why members are thankful it exists.
Palatine Public Library District voters will be asked to approve a property tax increase that would generate extra annual income for building upgrades and other needs.
Politics | Palatine library district seeks tax increase for building projects, other needs
Palatine Public Library District voters will be asked to approve a property tax increase that would generate extra annual income for building upgrades and other needs.
In this Dec. 11, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence meet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s border. But you wouldn’t know it by the schedule. Lawmakers are away until next week. The ball is in Trump’s court, both sides say. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
News | Trump weighs next move on border wall as shutdown looms
Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump's border, but you wouldn't know it by the schedule
SplashData analyzed more than 5 million passwords that were leaked on the internet, and just like the seven previous years the company has reviewed the data, people continue to set predictable, easy-to-guess passwords that rely on strings of letters and numbers that are close to each other on computer keyboards, according to a news release.
Business | In annual ranking of most common passwords, 'donald' makes its debut
The word "password" and the numbers "123456" are yet again the most commonly used passwords, according to an annual ranking of the worst passwords to use published by the software company SplashData. But another password made the list for the first time this year: 'donald.'
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting for Ed’s Urns, Plaques & Memorials, www.edsurns.com. Ed makes custom items in memory of family or pets and to celebrate special occasions in life.
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Prospect’s Abbey Danciu extends her arm to keep St. Charles East’s Victoria Kortan from getting a rebound Wednesday in Mount Prospect.
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Joe the Guardian, the troll overlooking I-88 in Lisle, is lit up with colorful lights, part of the Illumination at the Morton Arboretum.
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Daily Herald founder Hosea Cornish Paddock was in his 40s when he bought the Palatine Enterprise Weekly on December 15, 1898, for $175. He began a legacy that has evolved into today’s Daily Herald Media Group.
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Former President George W. Bush touches the flag-draped casket of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, after speaking during his State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington.
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Stevenson’s Michael Phelps opposes Barrington’s Jack Hartman, top, as they wrestle at 195 pounds during a triple-dual meet Saturday at Grant High School in Fox Lake.
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