WED, 12/12/2018

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

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A woman was in grave condition Tuesday night after she was shot in the head in a home on Nippersink Road in Round Lake.

Lake County | Pregnant woman in grave condition after she was shot in the head in Round Lake

A pregnant woman is in grave condition after being shot in the head Tuesday afternoon in Round Lake, according to police.
Stephen Bona

Crime | Appellate court upholds conviction of man who threatened Ives

The Second District Appellate Court of Illinois has affirmed the 2016 conviction of Stephen Bona, 55, formerly of Chicago, for threatening Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton.
Downers Grove police say a male robber wearing a mask showed a gun and demanded cash at the Bucky’s Express at 2181 63rd St. The thief entered the store Dec. 8 just before closing, police said.

DuPage County | Downers Grove police need your help solving Saturday night armed robbery

Downers Grove police are seeking the public's help in solving a Saturday night armed robbery. Police say a male robber, wearing a mask, entered the Bucky's Express at 2181 63rd St., about 7 p.m. and demanded cash while showing a handgun.
Paul Bergeson, an esteemed former athletic director at St. Charles High School, died Monday at age 91. He is pictured here with Ethyl, his wife of 70 years.

News | 'Like a second father': Former St. Charles High School athletic director Bergeson dies at 91

Paul Bergeson, a longtime St. Charles High School athletic director, coach and teacher, died Monday at age 91.
The White Sox acquired 31-year-old Ivan Nova from Pittsburgh Tuesday.
White Sox | White Sox acquire Nova in trade with Pirates
The Chicago White Sox Tuesday acquired veteran starting pitcher Ivan Nova in a trade from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
A former Palatine Township Elementary District 15 teacher was found not guilty by a Cook County judge of throwing a laptop computer at a Winston Campus Junior High School student during a French class early this year. The school is in Palatine.
Crime | Former Palatine teacher not guilty of hitting student with laptop
A former Palatine Township Elementary District 15 teacher was found not guilty by a Cook County judge of allegations she threw a laptop computer at a junior high school student during a French class early this year.
News | Geneva man hit by car last month dies from injuries
An 86-year-old Geneva man who was hit by an SUV last month while trying to cross West State Street in the city's downtown has died, police said Tuesday.
St. Charles aldermen said Monday they support a plan to build a new car wash at 1625 W. Main St., despite an anonymous attempt to derail the project.
Business | St. Charles aldermen denounce anonymous effort to halt car wash project
St. Charles aldermen are denouncing an anonymous flyer attempting to thwart the construction of a new car wash along Main Street.
Lake County Board member Paul Frank
Lake County | Lake County Board eliminates credit cards for commissioners
The Lake County Board has abolished the taxpayer-funded credit cards commissioners have used -- and sometimes abused -- for more than a decade.
Lake County Sheriff’s police are investigated a suspected “swatting” incident that led to a deputies surrounding a Gurnee-area home early Tuesday in response to a phony report that a man inside was threatening to shoot his wife.
Lake County | "Swatting" call sends armed police response to Gurnee-area home
Lake County Sheriff's police are investigating a suspected "swatting" incident that led deputies to surround a Gurnee-area home early Tuesday in response to a phony report that a man inside was threatening to shoot his wife.
Chavez K. Saulsberry was sentenced to 35 more years in prison Monday for a 2005 murder that he committed just 24 days after another murder, for which he was already serving a 55-year prison sentence.
Crime | 90 total years in prison for Aurora man who killed 2 in 2005
An Aurora man already serving a 55-year prison sentence for a 2005 gang intitiation murder was sentenced this week to 35 more years in prison for a second murder just 24 days after the first one. The sentences for Chavez K. Saulsberry, 29, run until after his 100th birthday and his case was delayed because he was 15 at the time of the slayings.
Heidi Alexander, left, and Alison Price discuss possibilities for the Busy Brains Children’s Museum in downtown Lake Villa. The village is considering declaring the organization in default of an incentive agreement.
News | Will children's museum be asked to repay $50,000 to Lake Villa?
Lake Villa officials will consider whether the Busy Brains Children's Museum is in default of an incentive agreement and must repay $50,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting for Ed’s Urns, Plaques & Memorials, www.edsurns.com. Ed makes custom items in memory of family or pets and to celebrate special occasions in life.
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Joe the Guardian, the troll overlooking I-88 in Lisle, is lit up with colorful lights, part of the Illumination at the Morton Arboretum.
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Daily Herald founder Hosea Cornish Paddock was in his 40s when he bought the Palatine Enterprise Weekly on December 15, 1898, for $175. He began a legacy that has evolved into today’s Daily Herald Media Group.
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Former President George W. Bush touches the flag-draped casket of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, after speaking during his State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington.
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Stevenson’s Michael Phelps opposes Barrington’s Jack Hartman, top, as they wrestle at 195 pounds during a triple-dual meet Saturday at Grant High School in Fox Lake.
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