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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 3:49 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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‘Guys go crazy with details’: Warbirds take to the skies over St. CharlesJul 11, 2024 3:43 pm - The Fox Valley Aero Club’s Windy City Warbirds & Classics started Thursday, showcasing radio-controlled military aircraft and civilian classics that have a wingspan of over 80 inches. The event continues on Friday and Saturday.
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Ranking the top area players taken in the Major League Baseball draftJul 11, 2024 3:17 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top area players drafted by MLB teams.
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Coroner identifies South Elgin man shot by off-duty Kane County deputy MondayJul 11, 2024 2:42 pm - The Kane County coroner released the identity of the person shot and killed by an off-duty Kane County deputy in Elgin on Monday. Tyquaze Nicolas, 18, of South Elgin, died of multiple gunshot wounds, the coroner said in a Thursday news release.
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Death of Wauconda man whose SUV went into retention pond consistent with drowningJul 11, 2024 2:30 pm - The man who died after the vehicle he was driving rolled into a retention pond Wednesday morning in Wauconda has been identified as village resident Joshua Klausing.
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What caused malfunction at Wheaton’s fireworks showJul 11, 2024 2:04 pm - The Wheaton Park District currently has no plans to reschedule a suspended fireworks show.
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Burlington Central graduate wins P.E.O. ScholarshipJul 11, 2024 1:55 pm - Eirini Karavasis, a senior at Central High School in Burlington, was selected to receive a P.E.O. STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
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Big Hearts of Fox Valley needs donations to help St. Charles District 303 familiesJul 11, 2024 1:06 pm - Big Hearts of Fox Valley, in its 11th year of serving St. Charles area youth, is at risk of postponing vital community programs if more funding doesn’t come.
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Person who videotaped serious crash near Huntley had just exited car before it struck tree, injuring 3 teensJul 11, 2024 12:50 pm - The person who captured video of a crash near Huntley last week that seriously injured three teens had just exited the car before it left the road and crashed into a tree, authorities said Wednesday.
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Mount Prospect Historical Society to host September bus tour to Pabst Beer sites in MilwaukeeJul 11, 2024 12:48 pm - Both history lovers and beer afficionados will find something to love during the day-long Mount Prospect Historical Society bus trip to Milwaukee on Saturday, Sept. 14.