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Gregg Stockey and his wife, Bonnie Collins, of Ingleside retired July 30 from their respective jobs in youth mental health. Stockey died Oct. 16 in a boating accident on Geneva Lake.

News | Former director of Palatine nonprofit dies in boating accident 2½ months after retirement

After decades of work in the youth mental health field, Gregg Stockey and his wife retired on the same day last summer. Their plans were shattered when Stockey, of Inverness, died Oct. 16 in a boating accident on Geneva Lake.
Crissa Almughrabi teaches a dual language kindergarten class at Nature Ridge Elementary School in Bartlett. Last school year’s remote learning environment adversely affected students across grade levels, and disproportionately hurt Black, Latino and English learners.

Education | Lower scores, high absenteeism, more teachers: A first look at how pandemic affected state's students

Preliminary state data released today confirms what many educators and parents predicted about the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 school year. Statewide, chronic absenteeism worsened, fewer students met grade-level expectations in English language arts and mathematics, and the effects of remote learning were hardest on minority students, according to preliminary and partial 2021 Illinois Report Card data released Friday morning.
Jacobs’ Paulie Rudolph, right, celebrates his touchdown run with teammate Grant Stec in a Class 7A playoff football game in Arlington Heights on Friday, October 29, 2021.

Prep Football | Jacobs makes believers of Hersey

Non-believers, take a seat. The Jacobs football team isn't listening. And after their performance Friday night at Hersey, there may not be many left who don't have the faith.
Rolling Meadows quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo throws a pass against Prospect. Garoppolo returns home Sunday and will start for the 49ers against the Bears.

Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Garoppolo targeted for bittersweet curtain call at Soldier Field

Whatever his future, Jimmy Garoppolo has been the source of enormous pride for his parents, brothers and all who have helped enable him scale pro football's loftiest vistas.
Nine-year-old Alina Wang of Houston returns a shot at the 2021 Edgeball Chicago International Table Tennis Open Saturday at the Libertyville Sports Complex. Wang has been playing for two years.
News | Amateurs, pros battle at international table tennis tournament in Libertyville
Unranked amateurs play alongside some of the best players in the world at the 2021 Edgeball Chicago International Table Tennis Open Saturday in Libertyville.
“Unicorns” Mike and Allison Shipley and their daughter, Ariana, 15 months, visit vendors distributing candy and other goodies Saturday during the Arlington Heights Park District’s “Trunk or Treat” event.
News | Arlington Heights families get their Halloween treats at park event
Unicorns, princesses, superheroes, ghosts and witches were among the costumed children getting their loot bags filled with candy and other goodies as they made their way through the Trunk or Treat event in Arlington Heights Saturday.
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson, a supporter of COVID-19 vaccines, shows off his vaccination card before President Joe Biden’s arrival at the Elk Grove Technology Park on Oct. 7. Johnson recently defied Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s indoor mask mandate, announcing that masks would be optional at local businesses.
Cook County | Cook County warns of fines if people refuse to wear masks indoors at businesses, public places
Four days after Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson refused to enforce the governor's mandate on masking, the Cook County Health Department warned businesses Saturday of fines for not making people wear masks indoors at suburban Cook County businesses, municipal buildings and other public places.
Lake County | Antioch police investigating theft of hundreds of pieces of mail
Antioch police is investigating the theft of hundreds of pieces of mail.
Des Plaines police officers, from left, Michael Schild, Anthony Tangorra, Ernest Durrell and Daniel Alonso were recognized with Life Saving Awards by the city this month for rescuing a man trying to harm himself in the locked basement of his home.
News | Four Des Plaines police officers honored for saving veteran from self-harm
When a troubled veteran attempted to take his own life earlier this year, four Des Plaines police officers quickly put themselves in harm's way to save the man.
Bears head coach Matt Nagy will miss Sunday’s game against San Francisco after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
Bears | Bears coach Matt Nagy to miss 49ers game because of COVID-19
Bears coach Matt Nagy will miss Sunday's game against San Francisco because of the NFL's COVID-19 protocol.
Many Blackhawks fans are wrestling with how to feel about the team in the days after a report came out that detailed how much senior management knew about the assault on Kyle Beach shortly after it occurred.
Blackhawks | 'How do we trust this organization moving forward?' Hawks fans struggle with how to feel about team
Joanne Schmitt-Berg has been a die-hard Blackhawks fan her entire life. Decades of love ended this year, however, when Kyle Beach brought a lawsuit against the Hawks alleging sexual assault by then-video coach Brad Aldrich.
Pfizer’s vaccine against COVID-19 received U.S. FDA emergency use authorization for ages 5-11 on Friday.
Illinois | 'Like Christmas': After FDA OK, what you need to know about Pfizer vaccine for ages 5 to 11
Is it effective? What's the dosage? Two suburban pediatricians answer questions about Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Fans go crazy at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
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Glenbrook North mascot Sparty greets fans as the school’s Homecoming kickoff parade wound through town Sunday, Oct. 17.
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Chicago Sky forward/center and former Naperville Central High School athlete Candace Parker celebrates at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
Rally for former Naperville Central athlete Candace Parker and the 2021 WNBA champions Chicago Sky
In this Feb. 15, 2001 file photo, Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement on social media Monday, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. He was 84.
Colin Powell dies at age 84
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 54,164, Mike Seeling photo: Chicago Bears’ cornerback Virgil Livers participates in a pancake eating contest benefiting the Easter Seal Foundation in Buffalo Grove in March of 1980.
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Jackie Rakers, of St. Charles gets a high-five from Heaven, a dog she fostered and then adopted in 2019 from Starfish Animal Rescue in Batavia. Heaven was announced the 2021 winner of People magazine’s “World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest” on Wednesday.
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