Dawn Patrol: Season's first snow tonight; Rash of burglaries in Buffalo Grove
Snow will start tonight
The first snowfall of the year is expected to begin after this evening's commute. The early mix of rain and snow will become all snow overnight and throughout the day on Saturday, meteorologists say. Full story.
Buffalo Grove police brief residents on rash of burglaries
Buffalo Grove police told concerned residents Thursday night there were four burglaries on the north side of town in three days earlier this month and asked for their help in preventing new ones. Full story.
Thousands of commuters embrace Metra's ticketing app
More than 20,000 transit riders had downloaded a smartphone app allowing virtual ticketing on Metra before the evening rush yesterday, officials said. The Ventra app debuted after weeks of testing and allows riders to purchase and display tickets or passes and to check the status of trains. Full story.
Romano gets life in prison for killing dad, stepmom
Calling his actions “disgusting,” a judge sentenced a former Algonquin man to life in prison yesterday for killing his dad and stepmom for their inheritance. A jury convicted Michael Romano, 56, in early October of gunning down his father, Nick Romano Sr., 71, and his stepmother, Gloria, 65, in their Cary-area home. Full story.
Twice as many animals euthanized this year at Kane County shelter
Kane County's Animal Control shelter will have euthanized more than twice as many dogs and cats by the end of this year as it did last year. Stats for the fiscal year through October show the shelter put down 61 of the 355 dogs, cats and other animals it took in so far this year. That's an euthanization rate of about 17 percent. Full story.
Arrest made in Waukegan bank robbery
A Kenosha man has been charged with a bank robbery last week in Waukegan. The robbery occurred at 11:30 a.m. last Thursday at a bank on the 700 block of North Green Bay Road, Waukegan police said. Full story.
Uber driver sentenced to probation for firing at passengers
An Uber driver who shot at a passenger who shattered his car's moon roof with a rock pleaded guilty yesterday to reckless discharge of a firearm. The shots concluded an altercation that began after White picked up five passengers from a party in Rolling Meadows about 3 a.m. June 6. Full story.
Weather
Cloudy and 32 degree to start this morning. Temperatures will climb to 45 degrees this afternoon, before falling back 34 overnight tonight. A winter storm warning goes into effect at 9 p.m. tonight that could produce 4-inches to 8-inches of snow. Full weather.
Traffic
Intersection reconstruction work will cause restrictions at Fabyan Parkway and Kaneville Road in Geneva until July, 2016. Full story.
Fox says Cutler's 'done a tremendous job'
Jay Cutler's 95.3 passer rating is 10 points higher than his cumulative mark over his seven Bears season and almost 6.1 points higher than any of his previous nine NFL seasons. Coach John Fox has observed some noticeable growth in just the few months they've worked together. Read beat writer Bob LeGere's take here.