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Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher

Crime | Embattled Mettawa Mayor Urlacher resigns from state commission

Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher resigned from his post on the Illinois Civil Service Commission on Friday, a day after federal prosecutors named him as one of 10 defendants indicted in connection with an illegal sports betting ring.
Andrea Wiles wants to find new ways to extend the DuPage Children's Museum's benefits in play and learning to more families as she begins her tenure as the museum's president and CEO.

Entertainment | 'Free isn't enough': New DuPage Children's Museum CEO wants everyone to feel welcome

Andrea Wiles wants to bring the expertise about learning and play of the DuPage Children's Museum to more children and families.
STEM teacher Nicky Hundal, trained through the Project Lead the Way program, leads a class of third-grade students at Glen Hill Primary School in Glendale Heights.

Education | What small Queen Bee School District did to produce eye-catching results on state exams

A new feature on the Illinois Report Card has brought extra attention to tiny Queen Bee School District 16 in Glendale Heights. Here's what educational leaders there are doing to produce noteworthy results.
Marquee Sports Network launched Saturday.

Columns | Feder: Unforced errors tarnish Marquee Sports Network launch

The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group had more than a year to get their act together to launch Marquee Sports Network. Even so, Saturday's long-awaited debut turned out to be the worst new product launch in memory.
Barrington Area Unit District 220 will seek voter permission next month to borrow $147 million for building projects including safety and security upgrades at all schools.
Education | Backers say the time is right for $147M Barrington 220 referendum
Proponents say the time is right for Barrington Areea Unit District 220 to borrow $147 million for impr0ovements at all its schools. But some question the district's financial moves leading up to the March 17 referendum.
Scenes like this one in downtown Elgin earlier this monty may be returning to the suburbs, forecasters say, as a winter storm could be on the heels of this weekend’s springlike weather.
News | Winter storm may be on heels of Sunday's balmy weather
The suburbs enjoyed a stretch of sunny skies and springlike temperatures over the weekend, but bad news from forecasters: It's not going to last.
The DuPage County Board is expected to decide Tuesday whether to grant a conditional-use permit allowing Pulte Homes to build a subdivision on the site of the former Planter’s Palette garden nursery near West Chicago.
DuPage County | Neighbors want county to reject proposed subdivision near West Chicago
Just when it appeared that DuPage County would reject a plan to build dozens of houses on the site of a former garden nursery near West Chicago, the project picked up a key endorsement from a county panel.
Buffalo Grove Park District Executive Director Ryan Risinger lives next door to his offices at the Alcott Center in a house owned by the park district.
Columns | Who lives in park district-owned homes? And how much does it cost them?
Fourteen suburban park districts own homes that in most cases are rented to employees or the public, but some question why the park districts are acting as landlords at all.
Alter Brewing Co. is opening a brewery and kitchen in the ground level of a new five-story building at 12 S. First St. in St. Charles.
News | 4 new places to eat, drink coming to St. Charles
A brewery, a cafe, a craft beer bar and an Italian restaurant are among the newest St. Charles establishments slated to open this spring.
News | Bicyclist seriously injured when hit by car in Streamwood
A bicyclist suffered serious injuries late Saturday when struck by a car while trying to cross Route 59 in Streamwood, police said Sunday.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is at left among Democratic presidential candidates on stage before a debate Wednesday in Las Vegas, along with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Columns | Facts Matter: Trump's comment about Bloomberg's height falls short
President Donald Trump cut Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg's height by a few inches in a name-calling Twitter post aimed at the former New York mayor, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
The Harvest Bible branch at 1000 N. Randall Road in Elgin is helping serve as collateral for a $26 million mortgage.
News | What long-awaited 2018 Harvest Bible Chapel audit says
The latest audit of the financial records of Harvest Bible Chapel shows that revenue declined almost 10 percent to $41.7 million in 2018, compared to 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 3,106, Tom Grieger photo: About 15 members of Local 811 of the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers picketed the north side Arlington Heights offices of Illinois Bell Telephone Company on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1966. It marked the first day of the strike, which was called after union members refused to ratify an agreement between union officials and management.
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Bud School, 72, of Elgin, took his grandkids sledding with a trio of sleds that are probably between 75-80 years old and “were around when I was a kid, and I know my dad used one of them,” he said.
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Huntley’s David Ferrante celebrates a win against Barrington’s Luke Rasmussen in the title bout at 170 pounds in Class 3A of the State Final Tournament in Individual Wrestling on Saturday at State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois in Champaign.
Saturday at the State Final Tournament in Individual Wrestling
Glenbard East’s Kali Kartheiser on uneven parallel bars at the state girls gymnastics championships at Palatine High School on Saturday.
Saturday at the IHSA state gymnastics finals
Mundelein teammates Emma Hallin, Elle Mishler, Emily Weiss and Audrey Kafka reacts in their own way as Amanda Meunch performs on balance beam at the state girls gymnastics preliminaries at Palatine High School on Friday, February 21.
Friday at the state girls gymnastics finals
Wheaton Warrenville South’s Aidan Waszak, left, faces off against Neuqua Valley’s Reese Martin in a Class 3A 126-pound match during the State Final Tournament in Individual Wrestling on Friday at State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois in Champaign.
Friday at the State Final Tournament in Individual Wrestling
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