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ComEd crews working to restore power after tower falls on transmission line

A communication tower fell onto a ComEd transmission line in the Carol Stream area Friday morning, causing power outages.

FILE - ESPN Monday Night Football TV camera is seen during the second half of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)

O’Donnell: Fantasy football players are ‘in’ as NFL ’25 approaches

Columnist Jim O’Donnell has some thoughts on Sports news so far in August.

Bob Oswald

Facts Matter: Home Depot doesn’t have a deal with ICE agents

In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that a major store chain has a deal with ICE and that President Bill Clinton spent time on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.

Jose Gutierrez

Cicero man charged after high-speed chase throughout DuPage County

A 31-year-old Cicero man was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated fleeing and eluding police, after a road rage incident and high-speed chase through DuPage County.

Modern Day Romeos will perform Saturday, Aug. 9, during Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, which runs Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 7-10, in downtown Hampshire.

Things to do Aug. 8-14: Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Gurnee Days, Taste of Glen Ellyn and more

Mark your calendar for Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days, Smoke and Irons Music Fest, Burr Ridge Art Fair, Gurnee Days, Taste of Glen Ellyn, Midwest Classic Supershow and more happening this week.

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (11) stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Lincicome: Should the Cubs faithful panic? If not now, when?

The Cubs have five games left with the Brewers, but to matter, the Cubs will have to win at least four of them. And as for the rest of the schedule, according to whomever takes the trouble to figure these things out, the Brewers have a much easier task than the Cubs.

Spend some time floating along on Mystic Waters’ Crocodile Cove lazy river.

6 suburban water parks to visit before kids go back to school

August is here, and we’re officially in the waning days of summer. If the community pool routine is getting stale, take the kids to one of these six suburban water parks for some fun in the sun.

American author and Time Magazine war correspondent John Hersey is shown driving a U.S. Army jeep at an unknown location during World War II, in 1944. An Arlington Heights school bears his name.

Daily Herald opinion: The legacy of John Hersey: We in the suburbs should be proud that one of our schools carries ‘Hiroshima’ author’s name

Daily Herald opinion: On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima, we remember John Hersey, the journalist and author who showed the world the true cost of the atomic bomb.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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