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Jason K. Katzbeck

District 300 teacher accused of felony battery outside Crystal Lake bar

A District 300 elementary school teacher is facing six felony battery charges after authorities said he got into a physical altercation outside of a bar in downtown Crystal Lake.

Rendering of the site at Oakwood and Midlothian roads in Lake Zurich that are key to bringing Lake Michigan water to town. Construction on the project, budgeted for $22.8 million, will begin in summer.

Work on key facilities to bring Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich gets underway

After years of talk, study and approvals, an initiative to bring Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich will begin to have a physical presence in town this summer.

‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbs

Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.

Chicago White Sox pitcher Noah Schultz throws during baseball spring training Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Going out of order: With young pitchers waiting, Sox should consider bypassing bullpen

White Sox top pitching prospect Noah Schultz, from Oswego, has been excellent at Triple-A Charlotte. When he does get called up, the Sox might want to consider a change of pitching strategy.

A schematic rendering of the entrance to Schaumburg's proposed new police station, as viewed from the southeast, that would be built on the current site of the temporary village hall at 1000 E. Woodfield Road.

Schaumburg proposes $379.6 million budget, including final design of new police station

Schaumburg’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget of $379.6 million covers intensive construction projects for a new village hall and police station, but much of the money for them has already been saved, officials said.

Gas prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station in downtown Los Angeles.

War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

Scott Stone

Longtime Paddock Publications executives to retire

Two senior executives at Paddock Publications Inc., publisher of the Daily Herald, are retiring after decades of service.

Jon Lovitz joins Andrew Dice Clay during a double-bill stand-up comedy show at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.

Things to do April 10-16: Jon Lovitz, Expo Chicago, BoDeans, Tommy Davidson and more

Make plans to see Jon Lovitz and Andrew Dice Clay performing a double-bill stand-up comedy show at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Expo Chicago at Navy Pier, BoDeans at the Paramount Theatre, the Great Midwest Train Show in Wheaton, Tommy Davidson at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg and more.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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