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Teacher pulled out earbuds, threw electronic device at student’s face, Palatine cops say

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Palatine police have charged a middle school teacher with misdemeanor battery for allegedly pulling out a student’s earbuds in class and throwing an electronic device, striking the student in the...

A bald eagle floats above the Mississippi River near LeClaire, Iowa, on Jan. 13, 2018.

Bald eagles came back from brink, but are numbers dropping again? An Illinois researcher fears so

December 15, 2018 at 1:05 a.m.

APPLE RIVER, ILL. — In this very important month for the bald eagle, Terrence Ingram is trying to upend conventional wisdom about our majestic national symbol. He may lack the...

Snow drifting from Harold Washington Library falls on passing pedestrians Dec. 30, 2017.

How to prevent frozen pipes, and how to thaw them (Hint: Do not use a blowtorch)

December 14, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.

About the same time on New Year’s Eve, firefighters in Aurora and Waukegan were dispatched to homes for the same reason Chicago responders were called to a Brighton Park residence...

Navy dentist, thought to have been killed by ex, known for compassion and charity work

December 14, 2018 at 11:45 p.m.

Linette Lowe remembers that first impressions of Claire VanLandingham could be misleading. “She may have come off as a little bit shy or quiet,” said Lowe, a staff member at...

Lawsuit claiming men were unfairly targeted as suspects in death of Fox Lake Lt. Gliniewicz can proceed

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

A federal judge is allowing a wrongful arrest lawsuit to proceed against Fox Lake and other area law enforcement agencies that investigated the death of police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz,...

DuPage, Kane, Will, McHenry and Lake counties filed lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over the nation's opioid epidemic.

5 suburban counties suing drug companies over opioid epidemic

December 17, 2018 at 8:19 p.m.

Five suburban counties in Illinois filed lawsuits Thursday against several pharmaceutical companies, joining a growing nationwide effort to hold drug manufacturers accountable for the opioid epidemic. Prosecutors in DuPage, Kane,...

Elmhurst police investigating overdose find heroin bags, needles near school dumpster

May 20, 2019 at 4:05 a.m.

Elmhurst police investigating a heroin overdose on Sunday night found 18 bags of heroin and parts of broken syringes in a sewer and near a dumpster on the grounds of...

Man killed, female wounded in shooting at Maywood grocery store

December 17, 2018 at 7:06 p.m.

A 37-year-old Maywood man was killed and a female was wounded Tuesday morning during at shooting at a Maywood grocery store, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to Maywood Grocery, 1115...

Algonquin woman died from soot and smoke inhalation, coroner report says

December 17, 2018 at 7:02 p.m.

Preliminary autopsy results indicate that a 72-year-old Algonquin woman whose body was found last week in her home died from soot and smoke inhalation, the McHenry County coroner said late...

Restaurant owner Carolyn Brown, center, talks to her volunteers on Nov. 14, 2017, at The Kitchen Table restaurant in Rochelle, Ill.

Pay-what-you-can restaurant turns long-shot idea into nourishment for a community

May 23, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

Grant Brown recalls a distinct reaction when his wife, Carolyn, told him about her ambitious dream to open a restaurant in a long-shuttered, dilapidated structure in the middle of windswept...

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