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Thursday, February 20, 2020

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Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, with Mark Vargas at his left in clear eyeglasses, makes his way through a crowd after his news conference at his Chicago home Wednesday, a day after getting out of prison through a commutation by President Donald Trump.

Politics | Who was that guy with Blagojevich? Ex-St. Charles resident helped secure his release

"Mark?" "Governor." Judson College alumnus Mark Vargas escorts Rod Blagojevich home from prison after advocating for his release.
George Gullo Development Corp.’s lawsuit over Elk Grove Village’s attempt to annex properties the company owns along Higgins Road is expected to continue beyond an upcoming March 17 term limits referendum.

Politics | Elk Grove Village annexation dispute will carry on after term limits vote

Resolution of a yearlong annexation dispute that's spilled over into the campaign to impose term limits on Elk Grove Village leaders will have to wait until after the March 17 primary election.
The number of confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease at Brookdale Senior Living in Vernon Hills has risen to five, officials confirmed Wednesday. One of the earlier cases was fatal.

News | Two more Legionnaires' disease cases reported in Vernon Hills

Two new cases of Legionnaires' disease, bringing the total to five, have been confirmed at a senior living facility in Vernon Hills.
New York Rangers center Artemi Panarin, seen here in a November game at Madison Square Garden, said Wednesday that he thought he would play for the Blackhawks for his “whole life.” He was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017.

Blackhawks | Former Blackhawks star Panarin: Trade to Columbus 'still confuse(s) me'

Artemi Panarin minced no words and finally admitted what we all assumed: He was really upset when the Chicago Blackhawks traded him to Columbus during the 2017 off-season.
Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, left, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talk before a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Politics | Bloomberg, Sanders under attack at Democrats' Nevada debate
From the opening bell, Mike Bloomberg faced fierce attacks from his Democratic rivals over race and gender at Wednesday night's high-stakes debate in Las Vegas as the former New York City mayor faced off on the debate stage for the first time.
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Politics | George Ryan prosecutor calls Blagojevich 'a very flawed messenger'
Yes, his sentence was tough, but it doesn't change the fact former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was guilty of corruption after promising to clean up Illinois, said Patrick Collins, the former prosecutor who helped convict Gov. George Ryan in 2006.
Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz says a shopping center at Rand and Dundee roads where a new school has been proposed could wind up instead with new businesses filling vacant space. He addressed a crowd Wednesday at his annual State of the Village presentation sponsored by the Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce.
News | Palatine mayor says plan in works to revitalize Park Place shopping center
The new owner of a shopping center at Rand and Dundee roads is aggressively seeking business tenants to fill vacant space near where a new public school is proposed, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz said Wednesday in his State of the Village address.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his state budget address, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
Politics | Pritzker paints two budget pictures: one with graduated tax, one without
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tied his second-year state budget proposal to the unfinished marquee policy initiative of his first year -- a constitutional amendment that allows the state to impose higher income tax rates on higher income earners. But Republicans say a choice between new tax revenue and budget cuts is a false one.
Crime | Shooting triggers chase, crash near Fox Valley Mall
Aurora police are investigating a gang-related shooting Wednesday afternoon that wounded one and resulted in a chase that ended with a crash near the Fox Valley Mall. Four people were injured in the crash closed part of East New York Street.
Juan Granados
DuPage County | Trial begins for Glen Ellyn man accused of murdering ex-wife
Trial begins for Glen Ellyn man accused of murdering ex-wife.
House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks to reporters late last year at the Capitol in Springfield.
Politics | Madigan, top allies named in new federal subpoena
House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and several of his closest political allies are named in a new federal subpoena seeking records on a former ComEd lobbyist and his consulting work for a tiny South suburb.
Claire Jolie Goodman of Mount Prospect can be seen performing for the judges on the next episode of “American Idol,” which airs at 7 p.m. Sunday on ABC 7. Claire tried out in September at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Music | Mount Prospect teen sings for Golden Ticket on 'American Idol' Sunday
Mount Prospect teen Claire Jolie Goodman will be among the aspiring singers to try out for a golden ticket to Hollywood on Sunday night's edition of "American Idol."
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves to his friends after he gave a press conference at his Chicago home, one day after getting out of prison after having his sentence commuted by President Trump.
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Billy Harrigan Tighe, who plays lead character Brantley and Sydney Morton, who plays Christy, rehearse a scene during the final dress rehearsal for Paramount Theatre’s “The Secret of My Success” at Paramount Theatre in Aurora. The musical is an adaptation of the 1987 film that starred Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in the lead roles.
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