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Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley looks toward Charles Clements after the firm Hillard Heinze presented the results of its investigation into the fatal police shooting of Clements’ daughter Decynthia at a special meeting Saturday morning in Elgin.

News | Divided city leaders: Decision on future of cop who shot Clements will be 'a pivotal moment'

The imminent decision about whether to fire or discipline a police officer who fatally shot a woman last year is "a pivotal moment" for Elgin, city council members said Saturday.
The Rev. Bill Hybels makes the announcement he is stepping down as lead pastor of Willow Community Church in April 2018.

News | Willow Creek elders hope to put Hybels harassment scandal to rest in statement

Willow Creek elders issue a final statement on the misconduct scandal involving former Pastor Bill Hybels.
College of DuPage is receiving priority capital improvement funding from the state for grounds and pond improvements after years of not receiving any state money for construction.

Columns | $300 million quickly for community colleges from state capital program: Is it for the right projects?

More than $300 million has been earmarked for capital improvement projects at community college campuses across the state through Gov. J.B. Pritzker's "Rebuild Illinois" campaign, even though enrollment continues a steady decline statewide.
A weather front rolls over St. Charles as temperatures reached the mid-90s late afternoon Saturday at the Kane County Fair.

News | Storm front moves through to end the heat wave

A storm front moving through the Chicago area late Saturday afternoon may dissipate the heat wave that has left people grasping at ways to keep cool.
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DuPage County | Jury: Oak Brook soldier guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault
A soldier from Oak Brook has been found guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl while he lived in her home, authorities announced.
News | Traffic alert: Lanes closed on Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove after crash
Multiple lanes of traffic are temporarily closed in both directions on Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove Saturday after a vehicle crashed into a pole, officials said.
At age 8, Dan Tani, the smiling boy under the piano bench, could only pretend to be an astronaut, according to the note his mom wrote on the back of this photo. By the time he left NASA, the Lombard native had spent 132 days in space and made six successful spacewalks.
Columns | Lombard astronaut's first flight: a pretend trip to moon
The day after Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the moon, Dan Tani and his cousins spent the day playing astronaut under a makeshift living room tent, a moment captured on film by the then 8-year-old's mother. But as a real career, "astronaut never popped into my head" -- until he got a job in the aerospace industry, sent an application to NASA, went up in the space shuttle and lived on the International Space Station.
The Rev. Hal Stanger of Schaumburg’s St. Marcelline greets bikers and blesses motorcycles at the annual Illinois State Police’s Rich Kozik Memorial Park Motorcycle and Fun Car Ride Saturday.
Transportation | No sweat -- hundreds hop on hogs in Downers Grove to raise money for police charities
A crowd of about 400 state troopers and civilians braved the heat and hopped on hogs to ride from the suburbs to Springfield during an annual police fundraiser.
The children of former Schaumburg Mayor Al and Nancy Larson always had toys with a science slant. Longtime NASA director Catherine Koerner, then a child above right, notes the Space Control Center toy her younger sister, Beth, got for her birthday.
Columns | 'Space exploration is hard. We make it look easy,' says longtime NASA director from Schaumburg
Growing up in Schaumburg, Cathy Larson watched the moon landing and played with toys that supported science and technology. Now Catherine Koerner, she has a 25-year career with NASA that includes seven years as flight director for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions.
Mike Trude, who grew up in Barrington, reads an email from a childhood friend recounting memories of Neil Armstrong, the famed astronaut and Mike’s uncle.
News | To former Barrington resident, famed astronaut 'was simply Uncle Neil'
Mike Trude was about 12 years old, living at his childhood home in Barrington, when his uncle made history. "I remember it like it was yesterday," said Trude, who now lives in downstate Marion. "We watched it in the living room." "It" was the moment American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon.
Embarrassing crosses the finish line ahead of Kool Kate during the Mike Spellman Memorial Handicap, held in honor of the late Daily Herald sports winter, at Arlington International Racecourse Saturday.
News | Arlington Park hosts annual race in honor of late Daily Herald sports writer
Arlington Park hosted the fifth Mike Spellman Memorial Handicap, held in honor of the former Daily Herald sports writer, on Saturday.
Columns | Facts Matter: President attributes fake quote to Rep. Omar
President Donald Trump last week falsely accusing a U.S. representative of having praised al-Qaida, the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks, Bob Oswald writes in his Facts Matter column.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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