THU, 9/19/2019

Thursday, September 19, 2019

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A decision to award live racing dates for 2020 to Arlington International Racecourse was delayed by the Illinois Racing Board, which wants more information from owner Churchill Downs Inc. about the future of racing at the Arlington Heights track.

Sports | Could Saturday be the last day of racing, ever, at Arlington Park?

The parent company of Arlington International Racecourse has less than a week to prove to a state panel that it's committed to racing at the Arlington Heights track beyond 2021, or risk losing racing for 2020.
Courtesy of Ryan Companies This rendering shows Ryan Companies' vision for redeveloping 5th Avenue near the Naperville Metra station.

Business | Developer for Naperville's 5th Avenue aims for global health-wellness standard

A new baseline design for 5th Avenue near the Naperville Metra station aims for a future redeveloped community to be the first in Illinois -- and second in the nation -- to meet a global standard for health and wellness.
A Buona Beef like this one in St. Charles is coming to Rand Road in Mount Prospect.

Business | Buona Beef in Mount Prospect expected to open in November

Mount Prospect residents soon won't have to travel far to get their Buona Beef fix. The chain's 26th location is expected to open in early November at a newly built shopping center at 861 E. Rand Road.
Illinois Racing Board Commissioner Tom McCauley speaks with Arlington Park President Tony Petrillo Tuesday in Chicago.

Columns | O'Donnell: McCauley emerges as voice of the people in Arlington Park situation

Tom McCauley stands up to Churchill Downs Inc. at racing board hearing.
Construction began this summer on the new Wahlburgers restaurant and bar in St. Charles. City aldermen this week supported granting the burger joint a liquor license.
Business | Wahlburgers targets March opening in St. Charles
With construction under way and a proposed liquor license on the table, Wahlburgers is targeting a March opening for its long-awaited St. Charles burger joint.
Wayside Center, a daytime homeless shelter, plans to stay at 453 Fremont St. in Elgin, where it moved in January. There are plans to add a resale shop on the first floor and live-in resident assistants.
News | Wayside shelter plans to stay permanently on Elgin's east side
Elgin Wayside Center, a daytime shelter for the homeless, wants to stay permanently at its new location on the east side, and plans to add a resale shop and live-in "resident assistants."
Marci Webber in 2010.
DuPage County | Woman deemed insane in daughter's slaying soon could be released from hospital
A woman who fatally stabbed her 4-year-old daughter in Bloomingdale in 2010 because she feared Satan was trying to kidnap the girl soon could be released from a state mental health hospital. DuPage County Judge George Bakalis ruled Wednesday that if Marci Webber obeys his orders, she will be placed on five years of conditional release.
News | Department of Health looking at construction site in connection with Legionnaires' outbreak
Kane County Health Department officials confirmed Wednesday they are awaiting results of tests at a construction site on Fabyan Parkway in Batavia to determine if it may be the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a nearby retirement home.
Izaiah Lopez, 8, was killed March 25 in Aurora.
Crime | Lawsuit filed against Aurora man in fatal hit-and-run
The driver accused of a March hit-and-run in Aurora that killed an 8-year-old boy is being sued for damages. Angelo Lopez, father of Izaiah Lopez, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Kane County this week against Christopher A. Carrillo, arguing the 29-year-old Aurora man was negligent in the March 25, 2019 hit-and-run.
David Koschman
Crime | Council clears way for release of sensitive reports on Koschman, McDonald deaths
Inspector General Joe Ferguson's reports on the police shooting of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald and the death of Mount Prospect resident David Koschman may finally see the light of day. The Chicago City Council unanimously agreed to open that previously locked door, allowing Mayor Lori Lightfoot to continue her quest to deliver on her signature campaign promise to root out corruption and "shine the light" on wrongdoing.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The chairman of the House intelligence committee has issued a subpoena to the acting Director of National Intelligence, saying that he is withholding a whistleblower complaint from Congress.
News | Sources: President's talks with foreign leader part of whistleblower complaint
The whistleblower complaint that has triggered a tense showdown between the U.S. intelligence community and Congress involves President Donald Trump's communications with a foreign leader, according to two former U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Schuyler Bailar, shown in 2015, is the first transgender athlete to compete in NCAA Division I men’s sports.
News | Diversity groups in Naperville, Aurora hosting groundbreaking transgender athlete
The first transgender athlete to compete in NCAA Division I men's sports is set to give speeches at high schools in Naperville and Aurora.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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