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Daily Herald transportation writer Marni Pyke shows a letter denying her insurance claim Wednesday. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

A rear-end collision, ghosting and a claim denial: How to prevent insurance implosions

Daily Herald transportation writer Marni Pyke learned firsthand the complication of dealing with insurance after an accident. Here’s what happened after her car was rear-ended on the Eisenhower Expressway.

A McHenry Township Fire Protection District rescue boat patrols the scene of a fatal crash Saturday on the Fox River, south of the McHenry Dam. (McHenry Township Fire Protection District)

Man charged with DUI, reckless homicide after woman killed, two boaters injured in crash on Fox River

A Lisle man faces aggravated driving under the influence and reckless homicide on a watercraft charges stemming from a boat collision Saturday on the Fox River that kille...

Three accused of stealing, vandalizing Flock cameras

Three men are accused of stealing and vandalizing Flock automated license-plate-reading cameras in and near Lisle.

A 20-year-old Wisconsin woman was killed Sunday when she was hit by a Metra train while standing near the tracks at the Palatine station. (Bob Chwedyk/Daily Herald)

Wisconsin woman dies after being hit by Metra train in Palatine

A Wisconsin woman was struck and killed by an inbound Metra train Sunday afternoon in Palatine.

Wheeling’s Sandpebble Walk condominium complex flooded in 2011. Village officials later enacted a stormwater management plan that has significantly reduced flooding in town through infrastructure improvements. (Ryan Kast)

More flood-prevention projects planned for Wheeling

More projects are being added to a stormwater management plan that helped resolve significant flooding issues in Wheeling.

Naperville has chosen to end its city task force designations over concerns about the city appearing to endorse certain groups over others. (Kevin Schmit/Daily Herald)

Why Naperville is ending city-affiliated task forces

Naperville will no longer have city-affiliated task forces due to concerns over perceived endorsements of groups that operate independently from city standards.

Four suburban teens killed in Bedford Park crash after fleeing police

Four teens were killed in Bedford Park after a driver fleeing a police stop careened off a bridge and struck a freight train early Sunday morning, authorities said. The C...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday that formally recognizes gambling disorder as an addiction, allowing additional treatment options for those dealing with it. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Illinois formally recognizes gambling addiction, allowing new treatment options

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that officially recognizes gambling disorder as an addiction in Illinois.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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