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Miss the Chicago Auto Show? Organizers host test drive event in the suburbs with multiple brands

Miss the Chicago Auto Show? Organizers host test drive event in the suburbs with multiple brands

The Chicago Auto Show: Behind the Wheel comes to Oakbrook Terrace for three days and will feature EVs, hybrids and conventional gas-powered cars.

 
Libraries pay more for e-books than consumers. State lawmakers are trying to change that

Libraries pay more for e-books than consumers. State lawmakers are trying to change that

Patrons borrowing an e-book or a digital audiobook from their local library may not realize that libraries pay four or five times more for those materials than the average consumer.

 

First hearing held on appeal of decision to put Aurora recall referendum question on fall ballot

An appeal of the Aurora Electoral Board’s decision to place an Aurora recall referendum question on the November ballot had its first hearing in Kane County Circuit Court Thursday morning.

 
How NBA great Shaq helped suburban police leaders celebrate FBI graduation

How NBA great Shaq helped suburban police leaders celebrate FBI graduation

A pair of Northwest suburban law enforcement leaders got to meet NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal last month when he took part in ceremonies marking their graduation from the FBI National Academy.

 
Schmit: There’s a playoff football bracket of death, and it’s not Class 8A

Schmit: There’s a playoff football bracket of death, and it’s not Class 8A

Kevin Schmit: Class 8A is supposed to be the toughest bracket in the IHSA football playoffs, but not this season.

 
Victim identified in fatal shooting outside Oak Brook mall

Victim identified in fatal shooting outside Oak Brook mall

A 28-year-old Dolton man has been identified as the man shot to death in the Oakbrook Center mall parking lot following an altercation Wednesday between five people in two vehicles.

 
Girls volleyball: Metea Valley’s Candela dives ‘all over the place’ in her loud libero role

Girls volleyball: Metea Valley’s Candela dives ‘all over the place’ in her loud libero role

Metea Valley libero Caroline Candela sometimes gets lost in the crowd, especially when she’s surrounded by taller hitters. A 5-foot-2 junior, Candela is often heard befor...

 
Girls volleyball: Sutter, a proponent of being ‘really positive,’ keeps faith as St. Charles North edges St. Charles East

Girls volleyball: Sutter, a proponent of being ‘really positive,’ keeps faith as St. Charles North edges St. Charles East

St. Charles North’s Ellie Sutter spent the past two seasons in the background. Sutter and her teammates had a front-row seat to The Haley Burgdorf Show before she departe...

 
Trail camera sighting highlights bobcats’ stealthy presence in Will County

Trail camera sighting highlights bobcats’ stealthy presence in Will County

Bobcats have been spotted this year on trail cameras set up by the Forest Preserve District of Will County. Forest preserve officials say bobcats pop up pretty regularly in the southern part of the county.

 
Look: The Week in Pictures photo gallery

Look: The Week in Pictures photo gallery

Daily Herald photographers bring you moments from the last two weeks of September. ....

 
‘Put it down now’: Des Plaines police release recordings of moments before fatal shooting

‘Put it down now’: Des Plaines police release recordings of moments before fatal shooting

Des Plaines police have released videos of the moments leading to the Sept. 9 fatal shooting of a man armed with a hedge trimmer.

 
Like mayor, Elk Grove Village trustees will now get raises based on longevity

Like mayor, Elk Grove Village trustees will now get raises based on longevity

Elk Grove Village’s long-tenured mayor will receive a 21% raise, while trustees will also get pay bumps based on a new longevity scale, starting in May 2027.

 
Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Order restored in the North Suburban, looking back on Geneva-Batavia, Montini’s title chances

Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Order restored in the North Suburban, looking back on Geneva-Batavia, Montini’s title chances

Rivals prep football expert “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran is back to discuss the latest local news from the gridiron with Daily Herald columnist Kevin Schmit.

 
Naperville council directs staff to look at two electricity options

Naperville council directs staff to look at two electricity options

After reviewing multiple options for how to proceed with obtaining electricity in the future, the Naperville City Council directed staff Monday to look into joining a new joint action agency or buying power directly on the wholesale market.

 
Kane County Board chair censured for sharing confidential information

Kane County Board chair censured for sharing confidential information

The Kane County Board has censured board Chairman Corinne Pierog, saying she revealed confidential details about an investigation into a complaint against a county board member.

 
Shooting at Oakbrook Center leaves one dead, one injured

Shooting at Oakbrook Center leaves one dead, one injured

A shooting Wednesday at Oakbrook Center mall in Oak Brook left a man dead and woman injured, authorities say.

 
Aurora teen sentenced to 33 years in prison for drug deal murder

Aurora teen sentenced to 33 years in prison for drug deal murder

A 19-year-old Aurora man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for murdering a man during a drug deal.

 
Lake Zurich woman facing ‘straw purchase’ weapons charges

Lake Zurich woman facing ‘straw purchase’ weapons charges

A Lake Zurich woman faces weapons charges following an investigation into the illegal sale of firearms to people not legally allowed to possess them, authorities said.

 
Authorities: Man attacked person sitting in vehicle

Authorities: Man attacked person sitting in vehicle

An 18-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after an apparent unprovoked attack on a man who was sitting in his vehicle in Aurora.

 
Scare tactics: Suburban haunts deliver Halloween thrills

Scare tactics: Suburban haunts deliver Halloween thrills

It’s scary season. Check out our list of suburban haunted houses where Halloween revelers can celebrate.

 

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