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Family of slain Elgin teen seeks attorney to challenge lack of murder charges

By Eric Peterson
Oct 04, 2021 1:00 am - As the grief-stricken family of 18-year-old Manuel Porties Jr. made preparations Monday for his funeral, they also were seeking an attorney to help them challenge the Co...
$3,000 in jewelry stolen in Wheaton ruse burglary

By Emmagrace Sperle Daily Herald correspondent
Oct 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheaton resident was robbed of about $3,000 in jewelry after burglars impersonated workers Saturday afternoon. Officers responded about 3 p.m. to the 300 block of West...
3rd victim dies after angry co-worker's rampage

The Associated Press
Oct 03, 2021 7:00 am - DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) - Authorities said Sunday a third victim has died following a violent attack where an angry electrician wielding a knife and baseball bat killed thr...
Former NASCAR driver Townley killed in Georgia shooting

The Associated Press
Oct 03, 2021 7:00 am - ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the s...
The stories that stick with us: In the wake of a tragedy, strangers step in to help orphaned girls

By Barbara Vitello
Oct 03, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County courts is a bleak beat. Justice - when it prevails - is rooted in loss and frequently in tragedy seeing as how it results from crime. In 2013, after five yea...
The stories that stick with us: Tylenol murders: a big crime story with lasting impact

By Pete Nenni
Oct 03, 2021 1:00 am - One of the biggest stories of my nearly 43-year newspaper career started with an early morning phone call. I was one of the first — if not the first — reporters in the n...
The stories that stick with us: How a victim of unthinkable tragedy prevailed over his darkest days

By Charles Keeshan
Oct 03, 2021 1:00 am - Tom Burleson had just about every excuse to give up in August 1999, after a drunken driver heading the wrong way on a McHenry County highway slammed into his family's va...
Juvenile seriously injured in Elgin shooting Sunday morning

Daily Herald report
Oct 03, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating a shooting near the city's downtown early Sunday morning that left a juvenile hospitalized with serious injuries. According to police, off...
Man arrested in Molotov cocktail attack on Austin Dems' HQ

The Associated Press
Oct 02, 2021 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man seen on surveillance video wearing an American flag bandana when he threw a Molotov cocktail into the headquarters of the Democratic Party's c...
The Latest: More US airlines requiring employee vaccinations

By The Associated Press
Oct 02, 2021 7:00 am - American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue are joining United Airlines in requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as the Biden administration steps up...

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