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First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenry

First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenry

A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.

 
Fugitive who fled to Poland after deadly 2020 crash in Wheeling extradited to U.S.

Fugitive who fled to Poland after deadly 2020 crash in Wheeling extradited to U.S.

A fugitive who fled to Poland following a deadly 2020 car crash in Wheeling is in custody in the suburbs.

 
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Authorities: Man damaged Flock cameras, speed camera in Glendale Heights, Bloomingdale

Authorities: Man damaged Flock cameras, speed camera in Glendale Heights, Bloomingdale

A Glendale Heights man has been accused of damaging a speed radar unit near an elementary school, stealing license-plate-reading cameras and vandalizing other plate readers.

 
RTA approves funding estimates in final meeting before being replaced by Northern Illinois Transit Authority

RTA approves funding estimates in final meeting before being replaced by Northern Illinois Transit Authority

Regional Transportation Authority board members met for the final regularly scheduled meeting of the agency’s more than 50-year history Thursday morning, approving transit funding estimates for next year and waxing poetic about the governing body’s imminent obsolescence.

 
Illinois regulators propose allowing licensed cannabis producers to grow outdoors

Illinois regulators propose allowing licensed cannabis producers to grow outdoors

In a major reversal, Illinois regulators have proposed letting cannabis companies grow cannabis outdoors, a move that would significantly lower energy consumption and cultivation costs — though home growers would be out of luck.

 
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Five Week 1 high school football games to watch

Five Week 1 high school football games to watch

Maine South (10-2) at Batavia (10-3) It would be hard to find a matchup of two programs with more success or more elite talent. Maine South won state in 1995, 2000, ...

 
Carpentersville police investigating incident near school bus stop Friday morning

Carpentersville police investigating incident near school bus stop Friday morning

Carpentersville police are investigating after a high school student near a bus stop said they felt threatened when approached by several people wearing masks Friday morning.

 
Bartlett announces elevated lead levels found in some homes’ drinking water

Bartlett announces elevated lead levels found in some homes’ drinking water

The village of Bartlett announced Friday that during routine testing, elevated lead levels had been identified in the drinking water of some homes and buildings.

 
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Shops on Spring incubator project brings home-based businesses to a storefront in downtown Elgin

Shops on Spring incubator project brings home-based businesses to a storefront in downtown Elgin

Shops on Spring, a storefront created by the Made-In-Elgin incubator program, held a grand opening at 42 S. Spring St. in downtown Elgin on Thursday. Four new previously home-based businesses now have their first brick-and-mortar locations.

 
Supreme Court’s chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

Supreme Court’s chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project to continue for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration's emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project.

 

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