Dawn Patrol: Driver dies in Barrington Hills; Pixar founder at Willow Creek
Hoffman Estates man dies in Barrington Hills crash
A Hoffman Estates man died in a one-vehicle crash in Barrington Hills on yesterday afternoon. Barrington Hills officers were called about a crash around 1:15 p.m. at Old Sutton Road north of Route 62, where they found an Infiniti I30 had left the road, struck a tree and overturned, according to a news release. Full story.
Co-founder of Pixar to headline Willow Creek Leadership Summit
The co-founder of Pixar, a Harvard Law professor and the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School, are among the “teachers” at the Global Leadership Summit starting today at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. Nearly 8,500 people will be on the Willow Creek campus for the 21st annual summit. Another 102,000 will watch the summit on big screens at 449 locations around the country, said Steve Bell, executive vice president of the Willow Creek Association. Full story.
Lawyer: Injuries, death from Wood Dale tent collapse preventable
A personal injury attorney representing the family of Steven Nincic says the tragic festival tent collapse that killed the 35-year-old Wood Dale man was both “predictable and preventable.” Louis Cairo said he intends to file suit on behalf of Nincic's family by the end of the week, claiming the city had an evacuation plan for a storm such as the one that struck the Prairie Fest grounds Sunday afternoon but that festival staff members and city police officers did not follow it. Full story.
COD trustees may have to pay to get financial records they seek
Two College of DuPage trustees who filed Freedom of Information Act requests for financial records from their own school might each have to pay as much as $100 to get the documents. Trustees Erin Birt and Dianne McGuire last week submitted requests seeking financial reports, invoices and disbursement records dating to April 30, and other records. But the college's freedom of information officer, Barb Mitchell, this week informed Birt and McGuire that their July 27 FOIA submission is being treated as “a voluminous request.” Full story.
Big Republican debate could change important minds here
Some top GOP leaders in Illinois are beginning to narrow their lists of favorites in the Republican presidential field with a month to go before campaigns start taking shape here. But many other state Republican leaders are waiting for the list of hopefuls to be winnowed down and are eager to see who stands out in the first major presidential primary debate tonight on Fox News. Full story.
Weather
Pleasant day with a high of 79 degrees. Temperatures will be about 69 degrees when you head out the door this morning, then dip back to 67 degrees overnight tonight. Full story.
Traffic
Work will cause restrictions on Dundee Road between Prairie Lake Road and Algonquin Road from East Dundee to Barrington Hills until August 20th. Full story.
Breaking down this weekend's critical Cubs-Giants series
Although it's only early August, the Chicago Cubs will play their first real “showdown” series in years this week. The defending world champion San Francisco Giants visit Wrigley Field for four games beginning tonight. The upstart Cubs are a half game back of the Giants for the second and final wild-card spot. Full story.
Arlington Park honoring late sports writer with Mike Spellman Memorial Handicap
Arlington Park officials always provide a touch of class to special events and races, and this Saturday is no exception — with a race named in honor of the late Daily Herald sports writer Mike Spellman. The $100,000 Mike Spellman Memorial Handicap, a 1-1/16ths-mile turf event for fillies and mares 3 years old and up will be the highlight of the racing program. It is the sixth race of the day, and Spellman's family will present the trophy. Full story.
Polanco, McCutchen homer in Pirates' 7-5 win over Cubs
Gregory Polanco and Andrew McCutchen homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cubs 7-5 last night, ending the Cubs' season-best six-game winning streak. Full story.
Fox: Bears not ‘covering up' news on rookie
The Bears continue not to provide much clarification on the shin injury that has kept first-round pick Kevin White idle for seven weeks, so coach John Fox continues to be asked about it. “He's a got shin,” Fox said. “You can call it splints, call it whatever you want. You see him out here. It's not like we're covering up some awful injury where he's in a cast, a boot and crutches. We've got a plan for him. We've wanted to rest it.” Full story.