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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

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Wheeling village trustees granted permits Monday clearing the way for construction of Spa Forest in a three-story office building on the northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Dundee Road.

Business | Massive Spa Forest complex gets green light from Wheeling board

The Wheeling village board approved permits Monday clearing the way for construction of a sprawling full-service spa in a vacant office building at 350 E. Dundee Road.
Medline Industries on Northpoint Boulevard in Waukegan is operating but has not resumed procedures using ethylene oxide while it tests safety equipment.

Business | Medline's use of ethylene oxide at Waukegan plant on hold but could resume soon

Medline Industries in Waukegan, which voluntary halted procedures using ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment and devices in mid-December, is preparing to resume those processes.
Bridge beams go up for the Longmeadow Parkway bridge in Carpentersville last year.

Kane County | Kane County, Algonquin residents could pay less for Longmeadow Parkway toll

When the Longmeadow Parkway toll bridge over the Fox River opens in 2022, it will cost 95 cents for most vehicles that use it. But if you live in Kane County, or Algonquin, there may be a discount available.
Impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, speaks Tuesday against the organizing resolution for the trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Politics | Watch live: McConnell abruptly eases impeachment limits

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly eased his restrictive proposed rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial , backing off the condensed two-day schedule to add a third for opening arguments after protests from senators, including Republicans.
There are many stories to be told in the suburbs, and with the addition of three reporters this year we can better tell them.
News | If you value local journalism, here's an opportunity for you to help
The Daily Herald is embarking on a fundraising drive to help boster the news reporting staff through a matching grant program with the nonprofit Report For America.
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Crime | Lisle police: Driver was high on marijuana at time of crash
A driver one year too young to legally possess cannabis is accused of driving under the influence of drugs after a crash in Lisle, authorities said.
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Crime | Interrogaton video shows suspect in Hinsdale murder admitting theft, denying killing
Murder suspect Dominic Sanders first told police that two rings he pawned on May 4, 2017, belonged to his sister, and he did it as a favor for her, according to a police interrogation video played at his trial Tuesday. And that he had only driven from Matteson to Melrose Park that morning to pawn the rings, then had lunch with a friend. But bit by bit, a Hinsdale detective got Sanders talking about being in Hinsdale, walking the victim's neighborhood, knocking on her door and stealing the rings.
U.S. Army Spc. Miguel Villalon
News | Memorial at East Aurora High School will honor fallen soldier
A memorial ceremony held by the city of Aurora next Wednesday will honor U.S. Army Spc. Miguel Villalon, the former East Aurora High School student killed earlier this month by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
Algonquin Township Republican Party Chairman Glen Swanson
Politics | Algonquin Township GOP chairman's comments on MLK Day draw harsh criticism
A post on the Algonquin Township Republican Party's Facebook page from chairman Glen Swanson drew stern criticism Monday, with some calling the comments "despicable."
Secretary of State Jesse White speaks during the Governor’s Day Picnic on Aug. 14 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. White’s office last month told the State Board of Elections that information from 574 people who self-identified as being noncitizens was mistakenly included in a batch of voter registration data transferred to the board by the secretary of state’s office.
News | Illinois House Republicans seek investigation of noncitizens voting
Some Republican lawmakers in Illinois are demanding answers from Secretary of State Jesse White about how 545 self-identified non-U. S. citizens were mistakenly registered to vote through the state's new automatic registration system, including 16 who cast ballots in 2018 and 2019.
Tony Ragucci
News | With Ragucci out, Oakbrook Terrace to appoint acting mayor
Oakbrook Terrace has scheduled a special city council meeting to appoint an acting mayor to finish the term of Tony Ragucci, who resigned as mayor weeks after news surfaced that federal agents had seized $60,000 in cash from his home last year.
The Wayside Cross Ministries facility is on East New York Street in Aurora.
Crime | Jan. 31 decision on whether sex offenders must move from halfway house near Aurora park
A Kane County judge will decide by Jan. 31 whether 19 registered sex offenders should be forced to move out of the Wayside Cross Ministries halfway house near downtown Aurora because it is within 500 feet of a children's playground and against the law. Judge Kevin Busch heard arguments regarding a temporary restraining order allowing the men to live in the supervised halfway house at 215 E. New York St.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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