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Illinois State Police troopers and Skokie police on the scene with a barricaded subject in a truck during a standoff on the Edens Expressway in Skokie on April 29, 2020.

Standoff on Edens Expressway near Old Orchard ends with man in custody

April 29, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

About 31/2 hours after state police closed part of the Edens Expressway near Skokie because a man was barricaded in the cab of a semitrailer, the man was taken into...

Kane County sheriff's deputy Thorgesen speaks with the Pastor Keith Gomez outside of Northwest Bible Baptist Church on Monday, March 23, 2020, in Elgin. Last week the school violated the governor's order and continued to operate its school. Last night the church decided to shut down its school after meeting with the sheriff's office and health officials last week. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Kane County religious school moves to e-learning as sheriff’s deputies prepare to bring the school into compliance with stay-at-home mandate

March 23, 2020 at 3:16 p.m.

Kane County sheriff's deputies spent Monday morning at Northwest Baptist Academy in Elgin planning to ask parents to keep their children home from what was believed to be the last...

A water feature with changing colors is one of the eye-catching attractions at Ice Castles, a winter playground built out of thousands of hand-harvested icicles in Lake Geneva, Wis. It opened to the public on Jan. 31, 2020.

Lake Geneva’s Instagram-friendly Ice Castles are now open

October 30, 2020 at 2:06 p.m.

The Ice Castles opened for the 2020 season at Geneva National Resort & Club in Lake Geneva, Wis., on Jan. 31.

Darlene Daniels' 1965 Iris Mist colored Superior Consort Landaulette Pontiac hearse at her home in Palos Heights.

Chicago hearse lover shows off collection

October 31, 2019 at 8:18 p.m.

Chicago hearse lover Darlene Daniels shows off her collection.

Bears fans cheer the reversal of a call in the second quarter of the game against the Vikings at Soldier Field.

The best photos from the Bears’ 16-6 win over the Vikings in Week 4

September 29, 2019 at 11:21 p.m.

Things didn't look good for the Bears early in Sunday's game against the Vikings. Not with quarterback Mitch Trubisky getting knocked out with a shoulder injury in the first quarter....

Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro, right, reacts after making a 38-yard field goal in the first quarter at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 5, 2019.

The best images from the Bears’ lackluster 10-3 loss to the Packers at Soldier Field in Week 1

September 6, 2019 at 6:23 a.m.

Eight months of hype for the 2019 Bears season fizzled into boos Thursday night at Soldier Field. The opener for the NFL's 100th season was supposed to also be a...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot asks a student to step to his left as he blocks speakers at the podium during a first day of school rally at the new Englewood STEM High School on Sept. 3, 2019.

A new school year begins for CPS students

September 3, 2019 at 11:22 a.m.

The new school year began Tuesday for about 350,000 Chicago Public Schools students. Children and their parents dodged raindrops as weather made for a soggy start to the morning. Mayor...

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy works the sideline in the fourth quarter of a preseason game against the Carolina Panthers.

The best photos from the Bears’ preseason opener at Soldier Field

August 9, 2019 at 12:26 p.m.

Rookie running back David Montgomery scored on a 7-yard touchdown run, but the Bears fell to the Panthers 23-13 in the preseason opener Thursday night at Soldier Field. Bears quarterback...

Matthew Erickson, 10, is swarmed by his sister Sophia's softball team, the Red Raiders, at Deicke Park on Feb. 5, 2022 in Huntley. His charismatic personality is something that has been with him since birth, often making him the center of attention.

Baby Matthew Erickson, the tiny fighter

February 18, 2022 at 8:35 p.m.

Matthew Erickson, 10, is swarmed by his sister Sophia's softball team, the Red Raiders, at Deicke Park on Feb. 5, 2022 in Huntley. His charismatic personality is something that has...

3 injured in crash involving Palatine ambulance, officials say

May 8, 2019 at 3:03 p.m.

Three people were injured Thursday afternoon when an ambulance responding to a call was struck by another vehicle at an intersection in Palatine, authorities said. The crash happened about 2...

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