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Des Plaines Mayor Andrew Goczkowski says city officials are working with the company that operates the city-owned Des Plaines Theatre to develop standards for future events, following a controversy about a now-canceled political gathering there.

Politics | After controversy, mayor says standards coming for Des Plaines Theatre bookings

Following community backlash over a conservative group's now-canceled booking of the city-owned Des Plaines Theatre, municipal leaders are working with the company that operates the venue to develop standards for future events.
Electric school buses like this one in Beverly, Mass., have been available only at scale — where contractors can order them and expect them to be delivered in a defined time period — for about three years. Being freshly on the market, the buses cost three times what regular diesel buses cost.

Transportation | Why is it taking so long to bring electric school buses into suburban fleets?

The electric vehicle, a technology in the making for decades, is one of the hottest topics of the current movement to decarbonize and fight climate change. But while personal EVs are not uncommon, electric school buses are a much rarer sight.
This is one of the vehicles involved in a pileup Friday on Interstate 94 near Kenosha

Lake County | Nearly 70 vehicles involved in pileups just north of Illinois-Wisconsin border

Up to 70 vehicles were involved in pileups Friday afternoon on highways just north of the Illinois-Wisconsin border.
The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, and partially redacted by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols seated leaning against a car during a violent arrest by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses.

Crime | Memphis authorities release video showing violent arrest leading to Tyre Nichols' death

Authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by five Memphis police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother.
A Canadian Pacific train approaches a crossing in Des Plaines.
Transportation | Rail merger opposed by suburbs should go forward, analysts say
In a final report issued Friday, federal regulators contend the positives of a hotly debated merger sought by the Canadian Pacific Railway and opposed by many suburbs outweigh any negatives. Now it's up to members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to make a decision.
Sky forward Candace Parker and guard Courtney Vandersloot celebrate at a time out during the second hal of a game against the New York Liberty in August. Parker spent the past two seasons playing for her hometown Sky, leading Chicago to the WNBA championship in 2021 but will depart for the Aces.
Sky | Candace Parker to leave Sky, sign with Las Vegas Aces
Former MVP Candace Parker announced on social media Saturday that she would sign with the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. Parker spent the past two seasons playing for her hometown Sky, leading Chicago to the WNBA championship in 2021
A coyote looks for prey in Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. Residents are reminded to keep their pets safe as it is coyote mating season.
News | Some practical tips to keep pets safe during coyote mating season
Owners of cats and small dogs are reminded to be more vigilant during coyote mating season.
Miniso, Green-biotics and A Sneaker City are making their first forays into the Chicago-area market and among six new stores coming to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg in the coming months.
Commercial Real Estate | Miniso, a creperie and an escape room among 6 new stores coming to Woodfield Mall
Half a dozen new stores are on their way to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg in the coming months, including two making their first appearances in the Chicago and Illinois markets, as well as a fun escape room.
Six-year-old William Whitney, center, poses with the members of the Naperville Fire Department and others who helped save his life after he nearly drowned in a pool in 2021.
News | 'A real miracle': Survivors of cardiac arrest, first responders honored at Naperville Fire Department banquet
Survivors of cardiac arrest and the first responders who helped save them were honored at the Naperville Fire Department's Survivors Banquet.
A Crystal Lake Department of Public Works snowplow clears snow from Talismon Drive in Crystal Lake in a photo from midweek. On Saturday, the northern Illinois counties of Winnebago, Boone, McHenry and Lake are under a winter storm warning.
News | Winter storm warning in effect for Lake, McHenry counties
A winter storm warning is in effect Saturday night and into the early morning hours Sunday for Lake, McHenry, Winnebago and Boone counties, the National Weather Service in Chicago said in an updated forecast.
The shelves at the Schaumburg Township Food Pantry in Hoffman Estates have been more sparse than usual because of increased demand and fewer donations. Demand is expected to increase even more with the reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to pre-pandemic levels.
News | Why suburban food pantries expect further stress
Illinois' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will return to their pre-pandemic levels in March, creating further stress for suburban food pantries that have seen skyrocketing demand due to inflation.
A Hoffman Estates man died Friday night in a single-vehicle crash in Campton Township.
Kane County | Hoffman Estates man killed in rollover crash in Kane County
A Hoffman Estates man was killed in a crash in Kane County Friday.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Lake Park celebrates its Class 3A state championship during the Competitive Dance finals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington Saturday.
Competive Dance state final held in Bloomington
Glenbrook South’s Anna Rosenberger, middle, celebrates the Titans’ 36-35 victory over Loyola Academy with teammates Christina Korompilas, left, and Sidney Rogers at the conclusion of Tuesday’s game.
Girls basketball: Glenbrook South tops Loyola 36-35
Rachel Johannsen, of Dundee says they started out with six chickens a couple of years ago, but are now up to 14. “They call it chicken math,” she said. “They just keep adding up.”
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Soloist Frank Carlyle sings during Agape Connection’s annual King Day Celebration at Cathedral of Grace St. John in Aurora Sunday.
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The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce gathered with the village of South Barrington for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 6 to celebrate the opening of SB Merchant MD, located at 3 Executive Ct., Suite 3 in South Barrington. Ribbon-cutting attendees included: Dr. Shehrebanu Merchant, Jackie Ruiz, Fatima Siniwala and Maryam Shamshuddin (SB Merchant MD); Paula McCombie and Robert Palmer (Village of South Barrington); Doug McAllister (Douglas Auto); Jon Stickney (Barrington Bank & Trust Co., N.A.); Steve Wilson (CBIZ, Inc.); Monique Libreros (Illinois Pain and Spine Institute); and Suzanne Corr (Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce).
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