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Judge issues no-contact order for Round Lake Beach couple charged in 8-year-old’s death

A Round Lake Beach woman and her boyfriend charged with the death of her 8-year-old son may not have any contact with their other children, including children who did not live in their home, a Lake County judge ordered Friday.

Woman in critical condition after colliding with SUV while bicycling in Aurora

A woman is in critical condition after the bicycle she was riding collided with an SUV Thursday afternoon in Aurora.

Activities like improv shows are an opportunity for Awesome Life participants to get out of the house, be social and make friends. The organization, based in Naperville, is a nonprofit serving young people with Down syndrome, autism or other special needs who have “aged out” of services from public schools.

In Aurora, young adults with special needs say ‘Yes, and …’ to improv

From the outside, on a cold January morning, the Bit Theatre in Aurora looks sterile. But inside, it’s warm, buzzing and full of families awaiting the start of an exclusive improv performance. This show, a partnership between The Bit Theatre and Awesome Life Academy, is being staged for an audience of young adults with special needs.

Police: False threat against Wheaton school considered ‘swatting’ call

Wheaton police are investigating an apparent "swatting" call that brought a law enforcement presence to Wheaton North High School Friday.

Work on Wheeling’s new aquatic center will start in March

The Wheeling Park District’s long-developing plan to build a new aquatic center will cost $29.5 million, officials revealed.

10 people displaced after townhouse fire kills pets near Villa Park

Ten people were displaced and the family’s dog and cat were killed in an early Friday morning townhouse fire near Villa Park.

Federal officers hold down a protester in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, after a woman was shot by federal agents in October.

Cook County’s top prosecutor lays out road map for charging federal agents

Stating that “no one is above the law,” Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced new protocols Thursday her office will follow to prosecute federal agents for unlawful use of force.

Piping plovers on a restricted beach in Waukegan. An art and education exhibition celebrating the beauty of the Lake Michigan shoreline opens Feb. 27 at the Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.

‘Looking for a break’: Art, education exhibition features beauty of Lake Michigan shoreline

Aside from showcasing the serenity of natural beauty there is another reason behind an upcoming exhibition at the Robert T. Wright Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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