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Hawaiian-style canoes set out on Crystal Lake: ‘It’s a rush’
Motor boats, paddle boards and kayaks were scattered around Crystal Lake on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Joining them were two 40-foot-long, Hawaiian-style canoes that sit six rowers and effortlessly glided through the water. This may have been the first time Crystal Lake has had this kind of canoe in its...
Glen Ellyn senior celebrates 101st birthday with nod to Olympics
A Glen Ellyn senior surpassed the centenarian club when he celebrated his birthday with a Parisian, coffee-themed party to honor his love of Java and the Olympics. Raymond Polakowski, a resident of Churchill Place, an Anthem Memory care community, celebrated his 101st birthday July 20 with family and friends at the community located at 190 Geneva Road.
'It's utter chaos': Morning commuters react to President Biden's decision to leave race
It’s been on the minds of many people since President Biden announced it Sunday, so WBBM asked some folks Monday morning what they think of his call to drop out of the race.
‘She always put residents first’: Vernon Hills mourns loss of former Mayor Barbara Williams
The Vernon Hills community is mourning former mayor and longtime village trustee Barb Williams. Williams originally from Richmond, Virginia, was a driver/dispatcher and later manager at a school bus company who got into local politics in 1981. She spent 28 years on the village board including four as mayor. An...
Summer Reading Extravaganza set for July 26 in Sycamore
SYCAMORE – The Sycamore Public Library will host a Summer Reading Extravaganza Party to celebrate the end of its Summer Reading Challenge. The free party will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 26 at the library, 103 E. State St. The party includes games, face-painting, crafts, a bounce...
Make a lava lamp at July 27 STEM event in DeKalb
DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host an event for patrons to learn how to make lava lamps July 27. The Make-a-Lava Lamp STEM event will be led by the Society of Women Engineers beginning at 2 p.m. July 27 in the library’s Story and Activity Room, 309 Oak St.
Travelers warned about rise of passport application scams
U.S. passport processors in Schaumburg Township and Hoffman Estates say would-be international travelers recently have fallen victim to scammers who charged them to download free application forms or collected their personal information. In one case reported to Schaumburg Township, a person paid $100 to obtain copies of free and readily...
Fermilab to close to public Aug. 16-Sept. 8
Fermilab, a particle physics and accelerator laboratory in Batavia, will be closed to the public from Aug. 26 through Sept. 24, reopening Sept. 9, spokeswoman Tracy Marc said. The temporary closure is not about funding, Marc said, but about balancing the budget, as the lab’s fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
Tina Turner tribute, Paula Poundstone, The Second City coming to McAninch Arts Center for 2024-25 season
Comedian Paula Poundstone, tributes to Tina Turner and Michael Buble and a national percussion group are just a few of the outstanding performers in the McAninch Arts Center’s 2024-2025 performance series. The MAC is located on the campus of College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. “Opening the season with...
Crystal Lake man charged with 6th DUI while license suspended, authorities say
A Crystal Lake man accused of committing his sixth offense of driving under the influence of alcohol Thursday night was allowed release from county jail with conditions Friday, including he not drive a vehicle. Larry Gibson, 66, of the 400 block of Golf View Drive, is charged with DUI, sixth...
DeKalb man charged in assassination threat to Rep. Jeff Keicher jailed ahead of trial
– A DeKalb County judge on Monday decided to keep jailed a DeKalb man accused of threatening to assassinate state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, citing in part the man’s criminal history of making false 911 calls to police. Forrest R. Brandon, 58, will remain in custody at the DeKalb...
Geneva firefighters put out fire at retail store
No injuries were reported after a fire damaged a Geneva downtown gift shop early Monday, officials announced in a news release. Geneva Fire Chief Mike Antenore said the department was notified at 6:45 a.m. by the owner of Pärla, 122 Hamilton St., who had received an alert of a fire.
Widowed DeKalb man honors late wife with $13K cancer center donation
DeKALB – For the second year in a row, a widowed DeKalb man has donated thousands to the healthcare facility where his late wife received treatment before she died a month shy of her 50th birthday. Shannon Finnan died on April 12, 2020, after battling melanoma, a type of...
Third Street in Geneva to close for Arts Fair
With thousands of visitors expected to attend the Geneva Arts Fair, a portion of Third Street in Geneva will be closed July 26-28 in preparation for the event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 27 and 28 in downtown Geneva. Third Street will be...
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes on tollway, Illinois State Police say
CHICAGO — The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was involved in a rollover accident on the Tri-State Tollway near west suburban Oak Brook, Illinois, late Monday morning, state police said. The famed hot dog-shaped vehicle was traveling north near Roosevelt Road around 11:10 a.m. when it hit a Hyundai Sedan that...
Gas spilled leaking fuel into sewer system in Hebron
Following a Monday morning gas spill at the Fast Stop gas station in Hebron, fuel has leaked into the sewer system, Hebron police Chief Juanita Gumble said. Gumble said the police department was called to the scene around 7:45 or 8 a.m. Monday, and she was told about 100 gallons spilled. She said there were about 600 parts per million of gasoline in the water when it was tested at the treatment plant.
President of Hoffman Estates company dies from injuries suffered in accident that also killed CEO
The president of Hoffman Estates-based international software firm Vistex died Friday from complications of injuries suffered in a Jan. 18 fall in India that also killed the company’s founder and CEO. The death of Raju Datla, 54, of Barrington had secondary causes from carotid stenosis, or narrowing of a...
Verlo Mattress of St. Charles helping Lazarus House guests
Verlo Mattress in St. Charles has established an ongoing charitable donation program to support the guests of Lazarus House, a non-profit organization that provides shelter and services to those experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Kane County, the company announced in a news release. The donation is intended...
Convicted felon faces multiple charges after attempting to flee Elmhurst police: prosecutors
A motion was granted Sunday to detain pre-trial an Addison convicted felon accused of possessing a semi-automatic handgun, prosecutors said. Antwaion Edwards, 27, of the 200 block of Hale Street, appeared in DuPage County First Appearance Court charged with one count each of armed habitual criminal, unlawful use/possession of a weapon by a felon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and multiple misdemeanor and petty offenses including resisting a police officer, DUI and transportation of open alcohol by a driver, according to a DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office news release.
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