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How a West Dundee cancer patient pays it forward
By Elena Ferrarin
Jun 23, 2018 8:29 PM - Lisa Selby, a cancer patient at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, spearheaded the creation of a fund to help others who are fighting the disease.
Volunteer Helen Muha embraced life with verve and a passion for purple
By Marni Pyke
Jun 23, 2018 7:04 PM - Helen Muha loved life, her family, harmonicas, the color purple, red hats and volunteering, which won her accolades from Bartlett to St. Charles.
Images: The wet weather didn't keep up from bring you The Week in Pictures
By John Starks
Jun 23, 2018 9:00 PM - No matter the weather, Daily Herald photographers find the best opportunites to photograph our readers
1-year motorcycle ban for St. Charles man in 143 mph chase posted on YouTube
By Harry Hitzeman
Jun 22, 2018 9:05 PM - A 24-year-old man who was arrested after posting a YouTube video of him going 143 mph on his motorcycle while evading St. Charles police pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge and was sentenced to a form of probation and banned from riding for a year.
Dundee Lions host free kids' eye health vision event June 28
Submitted by Fox River Valley Public Library District
Jun 22, 2018 7:55 PM - The Dundee Lions will provide free vision pre-screening tests for children, ages 6 months to 10 years, on Thursday, June 28. Registration for one of three sessions is appreciated but not required.
Teonic leaving Larkin for South Elgin
By Jerry Fitzpatrick
Jun 22, 2018 5:30 PM - Larkin High School football coach Dragan Teonic is leaving that post to become the new head coach at South Elgin.
Northwestern Medicine neurosurgeon describes medical mission to India as transformative
Submitted by Northwestern Medicine
Jun 22, 2018 5:05 PM - Dr. Sheri Dewan, a neurosurgeon who practices at Northwestern Medicine's Central DuPage and Delnor hospitals, experienced the global health crisis first-hand on a recent humanitarian medical mission to southern India.
About 70 separated immigrant children sheltered in Chicago area
By Jake Griffin and Marni Pyke
Jun 22, 2018 4:39 PM - Close to 70 immigrant children separated from their parents are being housed at Chicago area shelters while social workers attempt to find them temporary homes while they wait asylum hearings or to be reunited with their families.
Girls Can Give Hockey A Shot For Free
Submitted by Hoffman Estates Park District
Jun 22, 2018 2:53 PM - Girls age 12 and under are invited to give hockey a try for free on Thurs., July 26 from 6-7 p.m. at the Triphahn Ice Arena (1685 W. Higgins Rd, Hoffman Estates).
Why gangs are changing, and what it means for the suburbs
By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Jun 22, 2018 5:30 AM - A lot has changed since the Chicago Crime Commission published its last "Gang Book" in 2012, the crime-fighting organization's detailed account of the activities and operating territories of Chicago-area gangs. And some of it is bad news for the suburbs.

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