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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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Lakewood Chapel Church members pray during a Memorial Day service Sunday in Arlington Heights.

Illinois | 1,713 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, 31 new deaths; positive-test rate at 12%

The Illinois Department of Public Health today announced 1,713 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 31 additional deaths. That brings the total to 112,017 cases, including 4,884 deaths, in 100 counties in Illinois.
Vrushali Thakkar

Straight from the Source | Straight from the Source: When a global pandemic interrupts senior year

Stevenson High School senior Vrushali Thakkar expected this spring to be full of graduation parties, road trips, prom and perhaps a slight case of "senioritis." Instead, her graduation consisted of sitting on her living room couch, sporting pajamas under her revered cap and gown.
Three people are safe after their 12-foot row boat overturned on Lake Zurich, fire officials reported Monday. The rescue units ran the operation from Breezewald Park on Old Rand Road in Lake Zurich.

News | 3 safe after row boat overturns in Lake Zurich

Three people are safe after their 12-foot row boat overturned in Lake Zurich, prompting an early-morning rescue, fire officials said in a news release Monday.
Jo Jorgensen

Politics | Woman who grew up in Grayslake is Libertarian Party's presidential pick

Former Grayslake resident Jo Jorgensen will represent the Libertarian Party on the November presidential ballot.
St. Charles District 303 administrators have developed an interim plan for implementing innovative learning experiences into a longer elementary school day, regardless of whether students are learning remotely or in a classroom.
Education | Amid COVID-19 crisis, District 303 to consider one-year plan for longer elementary day
To tackle the unique challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic, St. Charles District 303 is proposing an interim plan for the 2020-21 school year to support remote learning, classroom learning and the transition between the two.
Former Carmel Catholic pitcher Jay Ward delivers a pitch for Bowling Green State University, which recently cut its baseball program.
Prep Sports | Baseball players making new pitch after college programs cut
The elimination of NCAA baseball programs at Bowling Green State and Furman is another ripple effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, Carmel graduate Jay Ward (Bowling Green) and Vernon Hills graduate Tony Brown (Furman) are directly affected.
Members of the Illinois National Guard work with the public at the state’s new drive-through COVID-19 testing facility at Rolling Meadows High School.
News | May 25 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code
Since the outbreak began, there have been 57,558 cases in the suburbs, 51.3% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 2,420 deaths in the suburbs, about 50% of all deaths in Illinois.
Crowds in the COVID-19 era are sparse in Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport, but travelers and pilots are raising concerns about a lack of face coverings and long lines at security checkpoints.
Columns | In Transit: Uneasy skies for some airline passengers, pilots in COVID-19 era
Who is that unmasked man? Travelers dish on flying in the COVID-19 era and pilots want the FAA to get tough on face coverings.
Elvia Malagón
Columns | Feder: Community Trust funds hiring of two Sun-Times reporters
Two seasoned Chicago reporters will be joining the Sun-Times, thanks to a grant from The Chicago Community Trust.
Ethan Embry, from left, Steve Zahn, Johnathon Schaech and Tom Everett Scott play The Wonders in the 1996 music-based comedy “That Thing You Do.”
Music | A song to make you smile: 'That Thing You Do' by The Wonders
Here's a song chosen to lift you out of your coronavirus funk.
World War II Army Air Corps veteran Ed Mampre, 96, of Elk Grove Village waves as a Memorial Day parade passes Monday to honor him and two other veterans.
News | In Elk Grove, Elgin, Barrington, people still salute veterans in person ­-- just from a distance
Although COVID-19 pandemic restrictions led to cancellation of traditional Memorial Day parades and other activities across the suburbs, there still were ways for residents to physically pay tribute to veterans with social distancing and other precautions.
Colleen Odegaard
Crime | Wayne woman accused of not returning accidental wire transfer of more than $100K
A Wayne woman faces charges for not returning more than $100,000 in wire transfer funds that were accidentally sent to her, police said Monday.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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World War II Army Air Corps veteran Ed Mampre, 96 of Elk Grove Village, waves as a Memorial Day drive-by parade passes by Monday to honor him and two other veterans.
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Naperville resident and World War II veteran Bob Piper points back at someone yelling out congratulations to him during a drive-by parade celebrating his 98th birthday Friday.
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The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 4,270, Bob Finch photo: Roselle Jaycees and Roselle firemen faced off in a donkey baseball game at Lake Park High School in July of 1966. The donkeys, with names such as “Bad News,” “Castro,” “Elmer Fudd.” “Khrushchev,” and Beetle Bailey,” were provided by Bob Crosby’s Baseball Donkeys in Chippewa Falls, WI.
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A senior drives past saluting teachers during Hoffman Estates High School's senior send-off parade Wednesday. Graduation was scheduled for the next day but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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