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Authorities have identified the 41-year-old Round Lake man killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Round Lake Beach. Epifanio Camarena died from multiple blunt-force injuries sustained in the crash, preliminary autopsy results show. Six people, including Camarena’s wife and their four children, also were injured in the crash.

News | Round Lake man killed, his wife and 4 kids among 6 hurt in Round Lake Beach crash Tuesday

Authorities have identified the 41-year-old Round Lake man killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Round Lake Beach. Epifanio Camarena died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, preliminary autopsy results show. Six people, including Camarena's wife and their four children, also were injured in the crash.
Shawn McGhee-Paratore, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital pharmacy director, donates blood.

Illinois | COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases are down, but blood donors needed

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue their drop, but one unwelcome decrease is in blood donors. Hospitals are asking for the public's help because supplies are at a "minimum level."
Mark Frerichs, a Lombard native, was kidnapped in Afghanistan two years ago as of this coming Monday, and he is still held by the Taliban.

News | Sister of Lombard man held by Taliban, to Biden: 'Bring my brother home before it is too late'

It's been almost two years since Mark Frerichs was kidnapped by Afghan militants, becoming a hostage of the Taliban, and his family in Lombard still faces an agonizing wait.
The deadly January 2021 fire in a building on the 700 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines began here on the second floor. The fire killed a mother and her four young daughters.

News | One year later, cause of Des Plaines fire that killed mother, 4 daughters revealed

A blaze that killed a Des Plaines woman and her four children one year ago was caused by two electrical cords that had been improperly altered and connected, a local fire official said Wednesday, one day before the anniversary of the deadly blaze.
Bev’s restaurant recently opened where Jimmy’s Grill stood for decades in downtown Naperville.
Commercial Real Estate | Bev's pop-up restaurant opens in Naperville, ahead of major renovation at Jimmy's Grill site
Bev's -- a pop-up restaurant in downtown Naperville -- recently opened at the corner spot held for decades by Jimmy's Grill. The restaurant will hold down the corner for until a renovation paves the way for a restaurant named Cali's.
Brian Peck
Crime | Elgin detective testifies he discovered reddish stains at Peck home after son called 911
An Elgin detective testified on Wednesday he saw reddish stains on the carpet in Gail Peck's bedroom when he arrived at her Elgin townhouse on Oct. 27, 2017, in response to Brian Peck's 911 call reporting his mother missing.
A 33-year-old Forest Park man remained in custody Wednesday after a shooting late Monday night at the Stadium Sports Club, 4015 W. Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows. The suspect and two victims were injured, police said.
Crime | No charges yet in Rolling Meadows bar shooting as police release new details
Rolling Meadows police said Wednesday the three men involved in a fight and shooting inside a local sports bar late Monday didn't know each other, and what led one of them to shoot at the other two isn't yet known.
The Odeum Sports and Expo Center at 1033 N. Villa Ave. in Villa Park is to close at the end of May. Elk Grove Village-based trucking and warehouse business Arrow Trans Corp will lease from the site’s new owner.
News | Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park sold, will close May 31
The Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park will close at the end of May. The Elmhurst-based Greco family sold the property to a company associated with Elk Grove Village-based trucking and warehouse business Arrow Trans Corp, which plans to relocate to the 12.9-acre site.
From left: Mick Lee, Edison the Reindeer, Melissa Forman, Robin Rock and Jim Gronemann
Columns | Feder: Lite FM sets ratings record with Christmas music
More than 2.5 million listeners in the Chicago area tuned to WLIT 93.9-FM in the final weeks of 2021 as the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station culminated its 21st consecutive year as "The Holiday Lite."
Richard Irvin
Politics | Irvin gets backing from GOP establishment for gubernatorial run
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's campaign to be the Republican nominee for governor received a boost in cash and support from GOP establishment types.
Bears General Manager Ryan Poles
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Lesson No. 1 for Ryan Poles -- always stay ahead of the posse at Halas Hall
Jim O'Donnell: A few helpful hints for new Bears general manager Ryan Poles.
Crime | Illinois Supreme Court weighing use of campaign funds for defense bills
The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether public officials who are under investigation or charged with crimes may use their campaign funds to pay for their legal defense.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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