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Fox Meadow Elementary kindergarten teacher Aimee Legatzke, center, is congratulated by fellow teacher Kathy Johnson on Monday after finding out she won a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at the South Elgin school.

South Elgin kindergarten teacher surprised with Golden Apple award

Fox Meadow Elementary teacher Aimee Legatzke got quite the surprise interruption during story time with her kindergarten class on Monday afternoon at the South Elgin scho...

Lake Zurich police and the FBI are investigating after a resident reported losing about $1.58 million to a scammer posing as a Chinese law enforcement official.

Lake Zurich resident loses $1.58 million to scammers posing as Chinese police

A Lake Zurich resident lost more than $1.5 million through a scheme in which they were tricked into sending money to someone posing as a member of Chinese law enforcement...

Bob Berlin

DuPage state’s attorney’s office, Secret Service sting shuts down 350 fraudulent investment websites

A recent joint sting operation conducted by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the United States Secret Service, along with DuPage County’s IT Department, re...

An exhibit of the Chicago Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird, opens to the public at the Field Museum Tuesday.

Dino-might: Field Museum’s Archaeopteryx may be the ‘most important fossil ever’

The Field Museum’s iconic T. rex, Sue, may be a little jealous. There’s a new exhibit in town, Archaeopteryx, and it’s “perhaps the most important fossil ever discovered,...

Alex Tyler takes a selfie with children from Gales Point, Belize during his trip to the country this January. His Goldfish Swim School franchises have been supporting the education of Belizean children for nearly a decade.

Goldfish Swim School owner teaches swimming, builds relationships in Belize

Since Alex Tyler first visited Gales Point, Belize, in 2014 on a church mission trip, his impact on the small fishing village has expanded to the tune of $47,000 raised, ...

Jarosch Bakery in Elk Grove Village is merging with a Chicago bakery in a move its owners say will preserve the family-owned operation for generations to come.

Jarosch Bakery merging in a move owners say will preserve business for generations

Jarosch Bakery, a Northwest suburban institution for lovers of coffee cake, butter cookies and other sweets for more than six decades, is merging with a Chicago bakery in a move its owners say will preserve its future for generations to come.

Laura Flamion, operations manager for DuPage County Animal Services, greets one of the many dogs housed in the Wheaton shelter.

Cat condos and better digs for dogs: DuPage County animal shelter undergoing a $14 million expansion

Cats will have more condo spaces, dogs will have more room to play, and a surgical unit will give animals a place to recover at an expanded DuPage County Animal Services ...

The Carol Stream Park District has prohibited shell products at McCaslin Park. And with new FieldTurf infields at its ball diamonds, there is now a greater emphasis on enforcement.

Why seeds and shells are a no-no at some suburban ball fields

Peanuts and sunflower seeds — long a staple in dugouts and bleachers — are out at some suburban baseball and softball complexes. Park districts, including Carol Stream an...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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