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Gay music director files complaint over firing by Catholics

June 18, 2018 at 4:34 a.m.

A music director fired from his job at a northwest suburban Catholic church after he got engaged to his male partner filed a federal discrimination complaint Thursday. Colin Collette worked...

Sex abuse trial less likely for ex-Winnetka teacher, 94

June 18, 2018 at 4:32 a.m.

The prospects grew dimmer Thursday that an elderly former Winnetka teacher will ever stand trial on child sex abuse charges, after his attorneys described in court a man ravaged by...

Highland Park rabbis reflect on ‘Superman Sam’ a year after child dies

August 18, 2019 at 6:31 p.m.

Nearly one year after Sam Sommer died at age 8 of leukemia, his parents — both rabbis — view their every step forward through the lens of last year's painful...

Deputy disciplined for pulling over bus to give son lunch: cops

June 18, 2018 at 5:23 a.m.

The Lake County sheriff's lieutenant who reportedly pulled over a school bus while off-duty to "issue his son his lunch" has been disciplined for violating his department's regulations, Undersheriff Ray...

Floored over differences in how men and women think

August 18, 2019 at 6:19 p.m.

For $75, the interior designer was supposed to look at my kitchen and help me decide on paint or wallpaper, and how to make the space more efficient. But first,...

Prosecutors: Suspect in slaying of wife asked police to ‘give him the death penalty right now’

June 18, 2018 at 6:00 a.m.

Cristian Loga-Negru was standing over his bloodied, dying wife when police finally caught up with him at a Super 8 motel in a small town just south of Milwaukee.Loga-Negru, 38,...

Arlington Heights man charged in fatal hatchet attack on estranged wife in Wisconsin

June 18, 2018 at 5:57 a.m.

An Arlington Heights man is accused of killing his estranged wife after tracking her down at the Wisconsin home of friend, where she had gone to hide after seeking an...

Lake Co. officer pulls over bus to deliver son’s lunch: authorities

June 18, 2018 at 6:30 a.m.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a complaint that one of its formerly top-ranking officers pulled over a school bus while on its route in Johnsburg — outside his...

In child abuse cases, who are ‘mandated reporters’ under Illinois law?

August 18, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

When Lake County prosecutors charged three teachers with failure to report suspected child abuse by a fellow north suburban teacher, authorities drew upon a state law that has been on...

Man who took police on wild chase charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault

June 18, 2018 at 6:44 a.m.

The man who led police on a wild chase through the northwest suburbs was charged Friday afternoon with attempted murder, leaving the scene of personal injury, aggravated assault and seven...

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