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After a rally in Usher Park, a large crowd walks through downtown Itasca Wednesday to what was supposed to be the first public hearing about a proposed drug and alcohol treatment facility.

News | 'We want to save lives': Haymarket says it's proceeding with Itasca rehab center plans despite opposition

Haymarket Center officials are pushing forward with their bid to open an Itasca addiction treatment facility despite a resistance campaign that brought overflow crowds to what was supposed to be the first public hearing on the project.
Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steven Casstevens, a leading voice in the national effort to reduce suicides among police officers, is encouraged by a new state law that allows first responders to seek mental health care confidentially.

Columns | How a new state law tackles rise in law enforcement suicides

The rising number of suicides among law enforcement officers continues to trouble many, but a new state law that makes it easier for officers in need to seek help is providing some hope for those working to reverse the trend.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel leaves the game in the tenth inning, Kimbrel gave up the game-winning home run to Matt Carpenter as the Cubs lost to the Cards in extras, 5-4,

Columns | Rozner: With October in the air, Cubs lose tough one

Anthony Rizzo made a shocking return to the Cubs' lineup, but it wasn't enough as the Cards took Round 1 of what felt like a playoff series at Wrigley Field.
About 50 parking spots at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire now are reserved for low-emission and fuel-efficient vehicles.

News | Stevenson High reserving parking spots for Earth-friendly cars

Long recognized for environmentally friendly construction and operating strategies, Stevenson High School has further extended its planet-friendly philosophy to its parking lots.
Full-time faculty members line up before the start of Thursday’s College of DuPage board meeting. The faculty members have been working without a contract since a multiyear pact expired Aug. 14.
Education | Crowd urges COD trustees to resolve contract dispute
College of DuPage trustees are facing mounting pressure to approve a new contract with the Glen Ellyn-based school's full-time faculty members.
City Works Eatery & Pour House is opening Oct. 14, in the Mellody Farm retail center in Vernon Hills.
Lake County | City Works Eatery to open in Vernon Hills
City Works Eatery & Pour House will open its third suburban location on Oct. 14, at the Mellody Farm retail center in Vernon Hills.
The Illinois tollway inspector general wants improvements in agency hiring practices at the Illinois Tollway Authority.
Transportation | Inspector general finds plenty of blame to go around on tollway hiring
Illinois tollway leaders said reforms are ongoing after a troubling report by the agency's inspector general that pointed out "collective mismanagement" involving political hiring, lapses in drug testing and other irregularities.
Diamond Davis
Lake County | Lake County drops murder charges against Chicago teens in fatal car burglary
Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim dropped controversial murder charges Thursday against five Chicago teenagers whose accomplice was shot and killed during an attempted car burglary near Old Mill Creek last month.
Fabian J. Torres
Kane County | Sheriff: Home invasion, rape suspect attacked guards with weapon made from golf pencils
The suspect in an April Sleepy Hollow home invasion, sexual assault and attempted murder case faces new charges for attacking two jail guards with a weapon made out of small pencils used to keep score for golf.
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi led a bipartisan group of lawmakers Thursday in launching the Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic.
News | Krishnamoorthi, Durbin launch caucus to end youth vaping
Lawmakers Thursday launched a bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic, co-chaired by U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Schaumburg Democrat, and Peter King, a New York Republican, and Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois.
The Pastoruri glacier is reflected in a lagoon in the Huascaran National Park in Huaraz, Peru. The massive natural monument in the province of Santa Cruz periodically advances over the lake, and then breaks off. Glacial lakes are often fragile structures that can collapse quickly, especially in places like Peru that are prone to earthquakes.
News | Global warming's effects: How exactly ice melt and the rising seas work
Of all the consequences of a warming world, the idea that our oceans would rise is, on its face, one of the easiest to understand -- and maybe the most terrifying.
Kevin Kilgallen
Crime | Imprisoned former Bartlett teacher pleads guilty to abusing a second child
A former Bartlett teacher, imprisoned since his 2004 conviction for sexually abusing a child, has pleaded guilty to abusing a second child in exchange for a 5-year prison sentence.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Storm of South Elgin warm up to face district rival Elgin in varsity football at South Elgin Friday night. The game was the first on-campus night game in program history for the Storm.
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