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A woman reacts to news Wednesday in the Breonna Taylor shooting in Louisville, Kentucky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place.

News | 1 officer indicted in Breonna Taylor case; not for her death

A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesday two officers who fired their weapons at the Black woman were justified in using force to protect themselves.
Rookie Gale Sayers takes a break after scoring six touchdowns against San Francisco in the Bears’ 61-20 victory Dec. 12, 1965 at Wrigley Field.

Columns | Rozner: Bears' Sayers remembered as the elite of the elite

Often forgotten in discussions of the greatest, Gale Sayers was remembered Wednesday as among the best of all time.
Brook Forest Elementary School Principal Dr. Chad Prosen checks on a first-grade class in Oak Brook.

Education | Nine suburban districts started school in person. How are they faring against COVID-19?

Nine suburban public school districts started the school year with in-person learning. Here's how they are faring with COVID-19.
Researchers at the University of Illinois and state health officials are working to make the university’s saliva-based COVID-19 test more widely available throughout the state.

News | Illinois COVID-19 death toll surpasses 8,500

State health officials reported Wednesday that 22 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 and another 1,848 new cases of the disease have been diagnosed.
Sean Casten, left, and Jeanne Ives, right, are candidates for the 6th Congressional District race in the 2020 November general election.
Crime | 'We have too many guns': Casten proposes national gun buyback program
Already an outspoken proponent of stricter gun control laws, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove has voiced support for a national buyback program in the U.S.
Power generated by wind farms in the Midwest will help supply power to the electricity grid, under an electric aggregation deal approved by the Arlington Heights village board. But the board is going with a different supplier this year, after a trial run with a firm that was subject to a $1 million settlement for deceptive sales tactics, officials said.
News | After problems with energy supplier, Arlington Heights picks a different firm
Citing "skeletons in the closet" and communication problems, Arlington Heights officials will flip the switch to a different green energy electric aggregation supplier once their one-year trial is done with a firm ordered to pay a $1 million settlement over deceptive sales tactics.
Second-grade teacher Claudine Mardehow turned a room in her home into a classroom to teach her students remotely.
Lifestyle | Woodland Elementary teacher transforms bedroom into a remote classroom
Woodland Elementary East second-grade teacher Claudine Mardehow is one of hundreds of Chicago area teachers adapting to teaching remotely, but her colleagues say she is thriving because of her hard work and dedication to her students.
John Frazier, left, and Terry Wilke, right, are candidates for Lake County Board Dist 16 in the 2020 election.
Lake County | Opponent blasts Lake County Board incumbent Terry Wilke for 'questionable behavior'
Despite criticisms of "double-dipping" by his opponent and calls from the Lake County Republican chairman to resign his seat for "bilking taxpayers," incumbent Terry Wilke said he will continue to fight for re-election to the Lake County Board on Nov. 3 and will seek another term this spring as Avon Towship supervisor.
A “Back the Blue” rally Oct. 4 in Palatine initially called for people to meet in front of Mutual Ace Hardware store on Northwest Highway, but neither the store — which got some backlash — nor the shopping center’s owner is involved in the rally, village officials said.
News | Palatine store gets backlash for pro-police rally despite it not being involved
An initial announcement that an upcoming pro-police rally would meet in the parking lot of a Palatine business prompted some backlash on social media, but the owners of the business and the shopping center were not involved in the plans, village officials said.
Six types of ramen are on the Lettuce Entertain You Restaurant Week menu at Tokio Pub Sept. 28-Oct. 4.
Dining | Dining: Lettuce Entertain You Restaurant Week, plus Buddy's Bites N Brews opens in Schaumburg
Lettuce Entertain You Restaurant Week kicks off Monday, Buddy's Bites N Brews is now open in Schaumburg, Itasca's Church Street Brewing Company hosts a four-day eighth anniversary bash, and Allgauer's in Northbrook sends off the warm weather with an End of Summer Party Saturday.
Lake County | Watch Durbin, Curran duel in U.S. Senate debate
he two major-party candidates for U.S. Senate from Illinois engaged in a joint Zoom interview with members of the editorial boards of the Daily Herald, Shaw Media and the Southern Illinois LOCAL Media Group.
Ken Mejia-Beal, left, and Amy Grant are candidates for the Illinois House 42 seat.
Politics | Wheaton Republican lawmaker apologizes for 'clumsy and insensitive' remarks about opponent
State Rep. Amy Grant attempted to defend her character a day after the release of audio recordings in which the Wheaton Republican can be heard referencing the race and sexual orientation of her Democratic opponent, Ken Mejia-Beal.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (40) runs for a 28-yard gain against the Los Angeles Rams in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 27, 1969. The Rams won 9-7.
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The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment # 58,438, Scott Sanders photo: Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne honors Space shuttle astronauts John W. Young and Robert Crippen during a parade to honor them in May of 1981. The two astronauts, America’s first space shuttle pilots, also met with some of the City’s top high school students at the Museum of Science and Industry.
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Traffic flows on Townline Road as a hazy sun sets in Vernon Hills Tuesday due to wildfires in the Pacific Northwest.
Unusual sunsets provided a backdrop for The Week in Pictures, September 12-19, 2020.
Glenbrook North sophomore Sonia Thakkar played the harp for a virtual live concert to entertain and relieve the stress of front line health care workers. She also raised over $3,000 to obtain quality PPE kits for front line workers in India.
A wide variety of events and people are represented in The Week in Pictures photo gallery
Associated Press Mourners hug beside the names of the deceased Jesus Sanchez and Marianne MacFarlane at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in New York. Americans commemorated 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Sept. 11 ceremonies across the nation and suburbs
Flames shoot from a window as the Bear Fire burns through the Berry Creek area of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region.
Deadly northern California wildfires rage on. 'It's like an apocalypse or something.'
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