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Joe Maddon has agreed to become the Los Angeles Angels’ manager. Maddon and the Angels agreed to terms Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, on a deal to reunite the veteran manager with the organization where he spent the first three decades of his baseball career.

Cubs | Joe Maddon returns to Los Angeles Angels as new manager

Joe Maddon has agreed to become the Los Angeles Angels' manager.
A rendering of a wellness center proposed to accompany a 34-home retirement community hoped to be approved and annexed by the village of Hoffman Estates at the southeast corner of Golf and Rohrssen roads.

Business | Hoffman Estates considers Hindu retirement community, wellness center

A Hindu nonprofit organization hopes to build a retirement community in Hoffman Estates featuring 34 homes and a wellness center on 27 acres of currently unincorporated land at the southeast corner of Golf and Rohrssen roads.
In this Oct. 14, 2019 file photo, members of the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 march through the Loop after a rally, three days before the unions could walk off the job on strike. Chicago’s public schools have canceled classes after the teachers union president announced that his bargaining team will recommend teachers vote to go on strike. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, that classes would be canceled Thursday after determining that she can’t accept the Chicago Teachers Union’s demands, which she says would cost the city $2.5 billion it can’t afford.

Chicago | Chicago teachers will go on strike Thursday

Chicago teachers are set to go on strike after failing to reach a contract deal with the nation's third-largest school district.
Aurora officials said the four large, west-facing columns at the main entrance of the Lincoln Masonic Temple in Aurora were slated to be removed Wednesday before demolition continues Thursday. The abandoned building in the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue was destroyed by fire Oct. 7.

News | Columns to be removed at Masonic Temple in Aurora

More than a week after a fire burned the Lincoln Masonic Temple beyond repair, crews working to demolish the charred remains are expected to salvage a key part of the nearly century-old Aurora landmark.
News | Contract impasse could lead to teachers strike in Addison Dist. 4
Teachers in Addison Elementary District 4 filed a 10-day intent to strike notice Wednesday that could lead to the cancellation of classes for more than 4,000 students as early as Oct. 24, union officials said. But the co-president of the Addison Teachers' Association, Allison Andrikokus, stressed the union's main goal is to get back to the bargaining table with the school board.
The restored Mill Creek at Ethel’s Woods Forest Preserve near Antioch is ready for its long-awaited public debut. The Lake County Forest Preserve District bought the preserve 18 years ago and, after years of restoration and other work, it’ll be open to the public for the first time Friday.
News | Hidden gem forest preserve near Antioch ready for public debut
Rasmussen Lake has been drained and Mill Creek restored, and on Friday the Ethel's Woods Forest Preserve near Antioch will make its official debut with 1.5 miles of trails and four scenic overlooks.
The Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve’s existing trail system will get a new connection next year when an 8-foot-wide gravel path is installed at the preserve’s southern entrance along Lake-Cook Road.
Cook County | Long-sought trail link will connect Arlington Heights to Lake County Forest Preserve
A long-sought pedestrian connection from Arlington Heights to the Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Lake County is planned for construction starting next spring, officials said.
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Politics | Walsh campaign low on cash, but finds a friend in Kellyanne Conway's husband
No donations from rainmaker Dick Uihlein but Kelly-Ann Conway's husband likes Joe Walsh, presidential campaign filings show. Walsh could use a few more friends with $115,000 in the bank.
The 20-year-old Boomers Stadium will become solely owned by the village of Schaumburg if an agreement allowing the Schaumburg Park District to exit is approved Oct. 22.
News | Why two Schaumburg trustees voted against ballpark deal
Schaumburg village trustees have voted 4-2 to recommend approval of an agreement allowing the Schaumburg Park District to relinquish its half ownership of Schaumburg Boomers Stadium through a onetime payment of $1 million to the village.
Associated Press/Aug. 29, 2019 Mayor Lori Lightfoot plan to establish zoning ground rules for the sale of recreational marijuana in Chicago cleared the city council Wednesday.
Chicago | Chicago OKs marijuana zoning, prohibits sales in Loop
The Chicago City Council Wednesday set zoning rules for recreational sales of marijuana in the city, prohibiting the sales in the heart of the Loop.
Jose M. Alejandre
Kane County | Widow testifies husband attacked from behind in fatal Aurora birthday fight
Two brothers are on trial this week on charges of aggravated battery and involuntary manslaughter stemming from an October 2017 fight in Aurora that left a 36-year-old man dead at his own birthday party. Attorneys for Jose M. Alejandre and Raul Colin have argued self defense; the widow of Erik Mendez testified Colin attacked her husband from behind and Alejandre pushed Mendes backward, causing him to hit his head.
Schaumburg trustees Tuesday recommended approval of a series of regulations on the sale of recreational marijuana in the village by a 5-1 vote.
News | Schaumburg plans on allowing up to 5 marijuana shops in town
Schaumburg trustees voted 5-1 Tuesday to recommend final approval next week of two local laws regulating the sale of recreational marijuana in the village and to refer a third to the zoning board of appeals for its consideration and a public hearing tentatively scheduled for Nov. 6.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The tail end of the sunset Saturday evening after a line of thunderstorms blew through the area on Oct. 5, 2019. This was photo was from Brundige Road south of Rt. 38 in St. Charles.
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St. Charles North sophomore football captains L-R Anthony Priami, Austin Griffith, Aidan Pieper and Michael Whitted hold the jersey of injured teammate Aidan Carlson at the coin toss before their home game against Glenbard North in St. Charles Friday. Carlson was injured in last week’s game and was in a coma. He is now out of the coma and recovering from a brain injury. A Go Fund Me page called Aiden’s Angels has been taking donations for his recovery efforts.
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Rolling Meadows’ Daniel Sobkowicz hauls in a touchdown reception as he is guarded by Prospect’s Gage Bayer during varsity football at George Gattas Memorial Stadium on the campus of Prospect High School Friday night.
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