Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Stanford epidemiologist Jay Bhattacharya challenged COVID lockdowns in 2020 and faced backlash. Now President Trump has nominated him to lead NIH, recognizing that Bhattacharya was right about lockdown harms.

The 23-year-old Cary resident charged with reckless homicide in the Barrington crash Sunday that claimed the life of decorated Glenview police officer Robert Fryc will remain in custody while his case is pending, a judge ruled Tuesday.

A Cary man faces a charge of reckless homicide in the crash that killed a Glenview police officer Sunday.

A Glenview police officer on his way to work was killed early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Barrington, department officials confirmed. Officer Robert Fryc, 43, had been with the department since 2007 and just 12 days ago was honored by Glenview’s village board for helping to save the life of a fellow officer last summer.

A Wauconda man missing since late Monday was found Tuesday morning unconscious near his home and has been hospitalized in serious condition, authorities said.

A day after fire tore through an Arlington Heights-area apartment building, fire investigators and Red Cross officials were on the scene Wednesday assessing the damage and helping as many as 20 displaced residents.

A Hoffman Estates woman died in the hospital a day and a half after a medical emergency caused her to drive her vehicle off the roadway onto a frozen marsh just north of St. Alexius Medical Center last week.

Mark your calendar for Groundhog Day events in Woodstock, Downers Grove’s Ice Fest, Lunar New Year celebrations, Disney On Ice presents “Let’s Dance!” and more happening this week.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.