The aurora borealis made a special appearance in the night skies over much of the suburbs late Thursday, and there's a slim chance they'll be back again Friday.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20241011/news/whats-next-in-the-night-sky-comets-supermoon-and-meteor-showers/

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The Fremd defense limited Hoffman Estates to 26 yards on 16 plays in the first half as Fremd built a comfortable lead and rolled past Hoffman 37-6.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240927/prep-football/fremds-ground-game-rolls-past-hoffman-estates-37-6/

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JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- Joliet police said they are investigating after a 6-year-old boy fatally stabbed his 2-year-old brother Friday evening.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240906/crime/joliet-police-investigating-6-year-old-boy-who-stabbed-killed-2-year-old-brother/

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Aurora police are seeking the public’s help finding a missing 7-year-old boy, according to authorities.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240718/news/aurora-police-seek-publics-help-finding-missing-boy-who-is-deaf-has-autism/

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How has Trump’s brand impacted Illinois’ delegation to the RNC and who’s not going to Milwaukee?

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240712/illinois-state-politics/whos-not-going-to-the-rnc-reflects-trump-dynamics/

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Authorities have identified a 27-year-old Vernon Hills man as the victim of a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 90 early Wednesday morning near Rosemont.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240711/news/vernon-hills-man-killed-in-fatal-wrong-way-crash-on-i-90/

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A Wisconsin man driving a stolen vehicle was killed Saturday and eight others, including four children, were injured when he crashed while fleeing police in northern Lake County, authorities said Sunday.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240707/news/sheriff-driver-of-stolen-car-killed-fleeing-from-police-8-others-injured/

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Editor's note: This story was originally published by ProPublica.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240629/education/three-states-issued-warnings-about-an-unregulated-boarding-school-for-youth-with-autism-illinois-ha/

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As the team juggles two stadium sites now in limbo, the Chicago Bears have received and responded to a proposed settlement from Arlington Heights that aims to resolve outstanding tax issues on the suburban option, village officials confirm.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240628/news/were-in-a-much-better-place-arlington-heights-mayor-says-bears-have-responded-to-proposed-deal/

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Once described as having fists “like hammers from hell,” Bob Beal was an inductee into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame and the Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame, both in 2015. He died May 27.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240629/news/bob-beal-illinois-boxing-and-martial-arts-hall-of-famer-dies/

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Lake Michigan represents one of Illinois’ most significant recreational resources, one of its biggest economic assets and its largest public drinking water supply — benefits enjoyed by suburbanites. But keeping it safe from invasive species is a constant battle.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240628/news/keeping-invaders-at-bay-battle-to-protect-lake-michigan-and-the-great-lakes-from-invasive-species-p/

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More than a year ago, the Oak Cottage farmhouse near Naperville landed on a list of the state's most endangered historic places.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240616/news/empty-does-not-mean-unloved-is-piece-of-dupages-farming-past-in-jeopardy/

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Surprise, surprise! Your rental car is an electric vehicle and it’s just tough if you’ve never driven one before.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240616/transportation/im-getting-a-what-rental-company-ev-swaps-can-be-daunting-for-drivers/

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After a public dust-up between a Northwest suburban school district superintendent and mayor over the latter’s push to add a school resource officer to a junior high, now the school board — controlled by the mayor’s son — has approved hiring a cop to walk the hallways of another school.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240616/news/after-public-dust-up-between-officials-second-district-59-school-to-get-cop/

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Cops were on the roofs of Dunkin’ across the suburbs and state to collect donations for Special Olympics Illinois

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240517/news/cops-take-to-dunkin-rooftops-to-raise-money-for-special-olympics/

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A disabled woman who was sexually abused at the Marklund Hyde Center near Geneva has had a baby, the center announced Wednesday.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240417/crime/marklund-sexual-abuse-victim-gives-birth/

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Schaumburg plans to join the ranks of 294 Illinois towns that already impose a municipal electricity tax, but in its own case for the specific purpose of improving the local power infrastructure and burying more lines.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240326/news/schaumburg-officials-seeking-electricity-tax-to-improve-local-power-grid-bury-more-lines/

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After more than three decades of bringing families together to share a love of racing, the checkered flag fell Sunday on Dad's Slot Cars in downtown Des Plaines.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240226/news/at-the-finish-line-after-32-years-dads-slot-cars-in-des-plaines-closes/

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To hear Des Plaines Mayor Andrew Goczkowski and other officials tell it Tuesday night, the search for the suburb's next city manager really focused on one person — current Assistant Manager Dorothy Wisniewski.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240220/news/she-cares-des-plaines-officials-laud-city-manager-appointee-dorothy-wisniewski/

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Early voting for the March 19 primary election begins Wednesday at a handful of sites in Cook County before expanding to more than 50 other locations early next month.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240220/news/early-voting-begins-wednesday-in-cook-county-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

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An 83-year-old Kentucky man once known as the "leaping bandit" and an Oak Lawn man he met in prison nearly two decades ago have been linked to a string of bank robberies in the suburbs since June.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240218/crime/leaping-bandit-now-83-years-old-linked-to-suburban-bank-heists/

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A Round Lake Beach man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after entering a guilty but mentally ill plea Dec. 15 in the killings of his three children aged 2, 3 and 5.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20240216/news/round-lake-beach-man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-without-parole-for-brutal-evil-and-sinister-murd/

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