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Aurora woman gets 4-year sentence for fatal DUI

An Aurora woman was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison in connection with a drunken-driving crash that killed a Naperville man.

Two men dressed as women rob Park Ridge gas station

Two men dressed as women sprayed a gas station clerk with a Mace-like substance before robbing the Park Ridge business Tuesday night, police said.

Authorities searched the Wood Dale/Itasca Reservoir for a missing man Wednesday.

Crews searching for missing man in reservoir in Wood Dale

Emergency crews are continuing their search today for a 52-year-old man who went missing Tuesday evening in a reservoir in Wood Dale.

John Hersey High School Head Librarian Bruce Janu talks about the school’s namesake Tuesday morning on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing that Hersey chronicled. Janu painted the mural of the city’s Genbaku Dome, which was the only structure left after the bomb exploded.

The ‘courageous decision’ that links an Arlington Heights high school to the Hiroshima bombing

The head librarian of John Hersey High School reflects on the significance of the school's namesake and his seminal work, “Hiroshima,” which chronicled the aftermath of the first atomic bomb that was dropped 80 years ago.

Texas State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Haskins speaks during a news conference Tuesday in Aurora. Authorities are investigating a bomb threat Wednesday against a St. Charles conference center where Democratic Texas lawmakers have been staying since leaving their state Sunday.

Bomb threat at St. Charles conference center where Texas Dems are staying

St. Charles police are investigating a bomb threat Wednesday morning at a conference center where Democratic Texas state lawmakers have been staying.

Teens ride The Freak Out near the ticket railer at the Buffalo Grove Days at Mike Rylko Community Park last year. The village is about to embark on a comprehensive study of its special events.

Buffalo Grove hiring consultant to study, grow annual special events programming

Buffalo Grove is about to launch an eight-month study taking a look at its special events and programming offerings.

Motorcyclist severely hurt after striking pole, police car in Barrington Hills

A motorcylist was severely injured late Tuesday when he hit a utility pole and then a police vehicle in Barrington Hills.

Zach Coppel

Hoffman Estates native leads this year’s Special Olympics Ducky Derby

Long-time Special Olympics athlete and Hoffman Estates native Zach Coppel will lead this year’s Special Olympics Chicago Ducky Derby on Thursday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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