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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

Politics | Suburban Democrats call for release of full Mueller report

Suburban Democrats are calling for the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's full report, but a Republican colleague said it's time to move forward.
Fire-blackened wreckage of a KLM Boeing 747 jetliner litters the field at Los Rodeos Airport at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, on the day after it collided with a Pan Am 747. All 248 crew and passengers on the KLM flight were killed, but 61 of the 396 on the Pan Am jet survived.

Columns | Constable: How a suburban couple survived world's worst plane disaster

Northbrook vacationers Caroline and Warren Hopkins survived the world's worst aviation disaster on March 27, 1977, with a miraculous escape from the collision of two jumbo jets that killed 583 people. It took author Jon Ziomek more than four decades to explain what happened.
Buffalo Grove building inspector Joe Arizzi, right, hands a Cubs hoodie to 15-year-old Ari Melnick last week during a village ceremony honoring Arizzi’s work to help the Stevenson High student through an asthma attack in February. Buffalo Grove Fire Chief Mike Baker, right, and Deputy Police Chief Scott Eisenmenger applaud in the background.

News | Suburban Hero: Buffalo Grove inspector taps paramedic skills to help save asthmatic teen

Buffalo Grove inspector Joe Arizzi was the the right guy in the right place last month when he showed up at a home for an inspection and found a teenager struggling with an asthma attack. The former paramedic put his skills in action to help save the boy.
“I would like to see the youth of Gurnee have a voice,” says Matthew Duray, a candidate for Gurnee village board who will turn 18 two days before the April 2 election.

Politics | Young suburban residents want your vote in the April 2 election

Participation in local elections has shown to be dominated by the older generation, but several young suburban residents are candidates on the April 2 ballot. There are at least 10 suburban candidates under age 30 who hope to spur others in their age groups to vote next week or run in a future local election.
Bloomingdale police were searching for this man Saturday in connection with the kidnapping a woman at gunpoint Friday afternoon. Police announced Saturday night that a suspect is in custody.
Crime | Police: Bloomingdale kidnapping suspect in custody
A suspect has been captured in connection with the kidnapping Friday of a 21-year-old woman in Bloomingdale, police said.
Everything, including the popcorn poppers, was for sale Saturday at the Cascade Drive-In in West Chicago, which will not open this year.
News | Hundreds line up to buy part of the past at Cascade Drive-In sale
Hundreds of people flocked to the Cascade Drive-In in West Chicago for what might be the final time Saturday afternoon to buy up branded apparel and almost everything that wasn't nailed down. The theater is closing after 57 years.
Sean Casten
Politics | Can tax deadline be extended? Casten seeks May 20 date
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove talks about extending the tax deadline, what's next with the Mueller report and why he's fine without paparazzi.
Downers Grove contractor Bradford & Kent had windows on display Sunday during the North Shore Home & Garden Show at the Westin Hotel and Event Center in Wheeling. The show featured hundreds of exhibitors and vendors from all facets of the home and garden industries.
News | Home improvement heaven in Wheeling
Wheeling was home improvement heaven over the weekend, as the village played host to the annual North Shore Home & Garden Show at the Westin Hotel and Event Center.
Javeed Akhter
Opinion | To counter hate, we must learn to appreciatee and not fear diversity
Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: I feel pity for the man who massacred 51 Muslims in two mosques.
Michael Paulus
News | Documents: Lake Zurich village board candidate was fired from police department job
Lake Zurich village board candidate Michael Paulus was fired from his communications job at the village's police department last year for violating protocol by signing off on reports he had not verified, according to a police memo obtained by the Daily Herald through a Freedom of Information Act request. Paulus said the village was smearing him by releasing information to the Daily Herald.
Bloomingdale police are looking for this man, who is suspected of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint in Bloomingdale. He is described as white, in his late 30s, unshaven, with a thin build and receding hair. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a dark maroon hooded sweatshirt.
News | Woman reports kidnap at gunpoint in Bloomingdale
Authorities are asking people to call 911 if they spot a man suspected of abducting a woman at gunpoint in Bloomingdale.
Attorney general nominee William Barr during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington.
Politics | Who is Attorney General Barr, the man deciding what parts of the Mueller report to release?
William Barr, 68, was confirmed as attorney general back in February. A Justice Department official told The Washington Post last month that Barr is viewed at the department as "a lawyer's lawyer," and is seen as less politically minded than his predecessors, Jeff Sessions and Matthew Whitaker.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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