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After appearance on Fox News to defend patch, Prospect High School resource officer reassigned; Sirens across Northwest suburbs triggered by mistake; Fitch upgrades Illinois' credit outlook to 'positive;' Mike Ditka says Bears should stay in Chicago

Vernon Hills officials plan to extend restaurant assistance program; Schaumburg rejects permit requirement for large rallies, demonstrations; Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Lake Bluff in Lake County; Blackhawks' Pat Foley to conclude broadcasting career next season

Tornado cleanup expected to stretch for weeks; East Dundee village administrator reinstated 2 weeks after firing; Popeyes franchise coming to Hoffman Estates

Sunday's tornado damaged hundreds of homes in Naperville, Woodridge and Darien; Grayslake man, 34, critically injured when struck by car near Volo; Man killed in St. Charles crash; Hanover Park man shot to death in Chicago

President of Illinois Holocaust Museum dies at 91; One dead, one injured in Prospect Heights crash; Suburban men among the injured in deadly motorcycle pileup on I-80

Meet LVAD Dad, a Des Plaines father with no heartbeat; What if there are both the Chicago Bears and horse racing at Arlington Park?; Evanston author and retired Harvard business professor Steve Rogers pens an open letter and a book to white people about how they can be better allies to Blacks

How suburbs are marking Juneteenth an official holiday; An automated phone survey to gauge attitudes toward the Chicago Bears’ possibly moving to Arlington Park is circulating in the suburbs; Some suburban hospital officials are reporting they have no COVID-19 inpatients

The Chicago Bears confirmed Thursday the organization has submitted a bid to purchase the Arlington Park property; Illinois will hold lotteries for residents who have received a COVID-19 vaccine or plan to receive the vaccine that could net adults as much as $1 million; 70% of Illinois adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports

Who's Freddy the fox, and why is he captivating Bartlett residents?; 7 arrested but none charged so far in Six Flags Great America fight; Police: DNA led investigators to man charged with attacking teen on bike path in Beach Park; Naperville council OKs 'small house, big garage' plan for Iron Gate Motor Condos

Harper College officials Tuesday announced the receipt of an $18 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott; Lake County coroner identifies Waukegan murder victim; Lombard food co-op $2.1 million short of fundraising goal

Gurnee Police were called to Six Flags Great America Sunday evening to help break up fights at the theme park; Carpentersville man identified as victim of road rage beating; Aurora police Chief Kristen Ziman plans to retire in August from the department; Former U-46 superintendent to be named interim CPS CEO; Wizard World Chicago returns to Rosemont in October

Charity ride creates memorial fund; Nurse wants to help new moms; COVID-19 case totals continue to decline

Real estate investment experts analyze all the rumored options for Arlington Park; A Wheaton woman with cancer found so many absurdities in chemo that she made a coloring book of one-liners about it; How Frida Kahlo's dresses were re-created at COD; An industrial center will replace a Lake County family farm and supper club

As businesses and entertainment venues were allowed to fully reopen Friday and operate with full capacity for the first time in 447 days; 42,083 more people got doses of the COVID-19 vaccine; The village of Schaumburg is ramping up its events; Microscopic parasites are being blamed for a rash affecting some people who have visited Wauconda’s Bangs Lake; A man injured in a road rage beating Thursday in West Dundee remains hospitalized

With Illinois set to fully reopen today, it’s a time of relief, freedom and mask tossing — unless you happen to be 11 or younger; A one-on-one chat with Dr. Ngozi Ezike about the 15 months she's just had; Nearly 45% of the state’s population is fully vaccinated; Wheaton's College Church gets its new steeple after last year's tornado

Man charged with killing Naperville teen is back in Illinois; 'I didn't want the chickens to die': Addison firefighters, repair shop workers save about 14,000 hens; Ex-Burr Ridge dentist jailed for illegal practice; East Dundee village administrator fired after acknowledging relationship with assistant; Elgin church to host vax clinic for homeless; John Legend, Marie Osmond, Counting Crows added to Ravinia 2021 season

Buffalo Grove flies Pride Flag after outcry, but not at village hall; Des Plaines residents come out to support Pride flag's display at city hall; COVID-19 update: 44,174 more vaccinations, 365 new cases, 11 more deaths; Restaurant Poke Bros coming to Palatine; New drive-through Chipotle coming to old Macaroni Grill site in Wheaton; Arlington Alfresco to end in late September to make room for downtown 'finale event'

COVID-19 update: 33,407 more shots, 244 new cases, 14 more death; Hoffman Estates neighborhood garage sale to feature 157 homes this weekend; St. Charles Park District hosting meet-and-greet with sculptors; Waukegan police seek information in shooting death of Gurnee teen; Renovated Des Plaines Theatre expected to reopen this summer; First Watch cafe opens second suburban location in Kildeer

All main metrics for measuring COVID-19 continue to improve in Illinois; One dead in five-vehicle crash in Fox Lake; Bond set at $250,000 in St. Charles attempted murder case

Could Arlington Park become the next home for the White Sox?; Downers Grove dad learns to figure skate at daughters skating lessons and is now an award-winning competitive figure skater; Frida Kahlo ‘Timeless’ Exhibit opens at at College Of DuPage; St. Charles Chamber of Commerce moving locations in July