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Three teens injured in early-morning shooting in Evanston
Evanston police are investigating a shooting that left three male teens injured early Monday.
According to police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan, the three were shot just before 1 a.m. while standing in front of a house on the west side of the 1700 block of Dodge Avenue. Gunshots came from between two houses…
Police: Two men rescued from pond after driving lesson mishap
Two men were critically injured when one of them was trying to teach the other to drive and the car accidentally plunged into a retention pond Sunday morning in Aurora.
It happened about 8 a.m. in a quiet parking lot in an industrial area the men thought would be a good place to practice driving,…
Solar panels will be added to Waukegan schools this summer
After months of delays, solar panels are set to be installed at seven Waukegan schools this summer.
The Waukegan School District 60 board unanimously approved an agreement with New Jersey-based NRG last week that lays out the terms of the donation, which is valued at $3 million and includes the…
Waukegan Yacht Club celebrates 50 years of teaching junior sailors
The Waukegan Yacht Club’s Junior Sail Program has now been producing proficient young sailors for 50 years.
The program, founded in 1966, teaches children ages 8 to 17 the basics of boating and sailing on one of the planet’s largest freshwater lakes — Lake Michigan.
The children gather at Waukegan…
Residents, officials laud how former mayor put Rosemont on the map
Former Rosemont Mayor Donald Stephens died in 2007, but he is still an iconic public figure in the community that he helped put on the map.
During the unveiling of a statue in his honor Sunday at Rosemont Village Hall, Stephens was remembered as someone who helped transform Rosemont into an economic…
Police: Zion man opened fire on Waukegan cops
A Zion man has been charged after police claim he fired at least four shots at officers early Friday in Waukegan.
The officers were investigating a domestic disturbance call in the 3000 block off Arthur Court when multiple shots were fired in an unrelated incident nearby around 2 a.m., according…
Lawsuit filed against group home owner after worker’s criminal charges
The family of a 27-year-old man who has autism and other health issues has filed a lawsuit against a national home health care company after he allegedly was assaulted by one of their employees at a group home in Hobart.
The family is seeking an unspecified amount for injuries sustained and in…
The best lesson I learned from a father of 12 kids
For Father’s Day, I thought I’d share the best advice I received from my father, Jozef Slowik.
My dad lived for 84 years. He was raised on a farm in southwest Michigan during the Great Depression. He and my mom raised 12 kids. I’m the youngest.
When I was little and my brothers and sisters told…
Boy, 16, shot in Evanston
A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in Evanston Saturday afternoon, according to Evanston police.The boy was shot at 4:40 p.m. near the intersection of Lyons Street and Ashland Avenue, according to a press release issued by Evanston police.The boy was shot in the chest and was taken…
Chesterton cadet who died at Fort Hood remembered as ‘joy to people all over the state’
Mitchell Alexander Winey was the kind of person who pushed others past their comfort zones, whose spirit for life and adventure was contagious, who could walk into a nightclub in Ireland and leave with 40 new Facebook friends, according to mourners at his memorial service Saturday.
American flags…
Orlando massacre raises safety questions for Fox Valley LGBT communities
Even while investigators continue to sort out the motivation behind last Sunday’s bloody carnage in an Orlando gay nightclub, our eyes have all been forced open wider to safety issues confronting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Martin Luna has been aware of those fears for…
Police seek two men in North Chicago shooting that injured 3-year-old
North Chicago police are looking for two men allegedly connected to a gang-related shooting that left a 3-year-old girl injured, police said.
Police obtained arrest warrants Friday for Offiel Duffie, 19, and Torrey Lendell Tyler, 23, North Chicago police Sgt. Freddrick Diez said.
Duffie and Tyler…
Sources: Dennis Hastert to serve prison sentence in Minnesota
Dennis Hastert will serve his 15-month sentence at a federal medical prison in Minnesota, as recommended by the judge who rejected the former U.S. House speaker’s plea for probation, sources close to the case confirmed Friday.
Hastert must surrender by 2 p.m. Wednesday for his conviction on federal…
Naperville man charged with sexual assault of masseuse in Aurora
A Naperville man who allegedly lured a woman to a vacant home in Aurora three years ago to rape her has been arrested, Aurora police said.
Damien R. Dickens, 37, of the 100 block of Testa Drive, who was placed on sex offender probation for an unrelated case just last month, contacted the 24-year-old…
Geneva man convicted in Naperville quarry crash that killed two dies
A Geneva man convicted in a fatal crash into a Naperville quarry died Thursday after he was found unresponsive in the Waubonsee Community College library, the Kane County Coroner’s office said Friday.
Michael Szot, 23, was sentenced in March to periodic imprisonment for driving his car through a…
Indiana lags in minority representation
As Indiana’s population gets more diverse, minority political representation is lagging.
Blacks make up more than 9 percent of Indiana’s population, yet hold 8 percent of the seats in the Legislature and just one of the state’s 11 congressional seats, according to an Associated Press analysis….
Popular Kabul House plans move from downtown Skokie to Evanston
One of Skokie’s most popular and highest regarded restaurants is leaving downtown for larger digs in Evanston, its owner says.
Kabul House owner Akmal Qazi said the family tried to stay in Skokie, but repeated efforts to find a larger space did not work out, forcing the move to 2424 Dempster St.,…
Cancer survivor inspires others
Aurora resident Sylvia Forsberg, who defied doctors’ expectations in beating cancer — twice — and inspired a host of people along the way, was honored by Rush-Copley Medical Center as part of a national day of recognition for those reaching milestones in their fight against the disease.
“I’ve lived…
Police search for missing Gary woman
A Gary woman remained missing Friday, and the Gary Police Department is requesting the community’s help in locating her.
Gwen Rogers, 18, has been missing since June 10, Gary Police Spokeswoman Lt. Dawn Westerfield said. She was last seen in the city’s Glen Park section.
Rogers suffers from mental…
Protesters demonstrate outside Lake Barrington gun manufacturing business
Days after 49 people were killed in an Orlando nightclub mass shooting, a group of protesters brought the national debate over gun control to Lake Barrington.
Carrying signs that said “renounce violence, reject guns” and “license guns like cars,” about 30 people belonging to a Northbook-based activist…
Officials: Palatine cop shoots man who drove at officers during drug probe
A 26-year-old man trying to flee police during a drug investigation was shot in the leg by a Palatine police officer after the man drove his vehicle toward police Thursday night at an apartment complex in the northwest suburb, authorities said.
The man drove away but was later apprehended by police,…
Seth Meyers knocks Trump at Northwestern commencement speech
Late night comedian Seth Meyers, fresh off a round of jousting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, mostly stayed away from politics Friday when he gave the commencement address at his alma mater, Northwestern University, but he couldn’t resist taking one small jab.
After telling…
Students now run COD restaurant
During the lunch rush at Waterleaf, the College of DuPage’s restaurant, Roxanne Strutynsky plated piece after piece of panna cotta as her classmates added garnishes of peaches in wine.
It was the first day of the first summer in which the eatery is being run entirely by students. Last August, the…
12 workers hospitalized after chemical spill at Willy Wonka Candy Factory in suburbs
A dozen employees of the Willy Wonka Candy Factory in northwest suburban Itasca were hospitalized after a chemical spill about 1:30 a.m. Friday, officials said.
Lithium fluoride, a chemical used in the ventilation system at the factory, was responsible for the incident.
Seventeen employees at the…
Vet Fest organizers: Event will not take place this summer
After delaying the festival once and moths of promised performer announcements that never arrived, Vet Fest organizers announced Thursday the multi-day music festival proposed for Waukegan’s lakefront will not happen this summer, though they insisted the concept remains in the works for the future.
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Original Rainbow Cone gets a view: Iconic Beverly ice cream parlor opens kiosk at Navy Pier
Lynn Sapp, the third-generation owner of Original Rainbow Cone in Beverly, had been waiting a quarter-century for the call.
“I’ve always wanted to be on Navy Pier,” she said last week, a month after opening a kiosk on the pier’s south dock, across from Riva Restaurant.
“I’ve been trying for years…
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