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1 - Police seek two from fatal tollway crash
By Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Police are looking for two people who fled the scene of a Friday-night crash on I-90 near Route 31 that killed a 5-year-old boy and a woman who had been riding in the same vehicle with them. FULL STORY
By Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Police are looking for two people who fled the scene of a Friday-night crash on I-90 near Route 31 that killed a 5-year-old boy and a woman who had been riding in the same vehicle with them. FULL STORY
2 - Driver flees tollway crash that killed two of his passengers
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
An Elgin boy and a woman from Mexico were killed late Friday in an I-90 crash in Elgin, state police said. FULL STORY
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
An Elgin boy and a woman from Mexico were killed late Friday in an I-90 crash in Elgin, state police said. FULL STORY
3 - Pat Tillman's mother puzzled, knows there's more to the story
By James Fuller | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Mary Tillman sat down at Anderson's Bookstore in Naperville on Saturday with the best intentions of keeping the conversation light in honor of Mother's Day. FULL STORY
By James Fuller | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Mary Tillman sat down at Anderson's Bookstore in Naperville on Saturday with the best intentions of keeping the conversation light in honor of Mother's Day. FULL STORY
4 - 'Disappointed' Angelo isn't hedging on Benson
By Bob LeGere | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Bears general manager Jerry Angelo expressed disappointment that running back Cedric Benson put himself in a situation last weekend that resulted in his arrest near Austin Texas, but Angelo said the team isn't rushing to judgment in the case and that he expects Benson to be at training camp FULL STORY
By Bob LeGere | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Bears general manager Jerry Angelo expressed disappointment that running back Cedric Benson put himself in a situation last weekend that resulted in his arrest near Austin Texas, but Angelo said the team isn't rushing to judgment in the case and that he expects Benson to be at training camp FULL STORY
5 - Cubs start new streak
By John Lemon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
It hasn't taken long for the Cubs to remove the bad taste from their recent 2-4 road trip. FULL STORY
By John Lemon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
It hasn't taken long for the Cubs to remove the bad taste from their recent 2-4 road trip. FULL STORY
6 - D'oh -- D'Antoni to Knicks
By Mike McGraw | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
After a week of courting Mike D'Antoni, the Bulls still had reservations, while the New York Knicks reached for the company checkbook. FULL STORY
By Mike McGraw | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
After a week of courting Mike D'Antoni, the Bulls still had reservations, while the New York Knicks reached for the company checkbook. FULL STORY
7 - Driver flees tollway crash that killed Elgin boy, woman
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
An Elgin boy and a woman from Mexico were killed late Friday in an I-90 crash in Elgin, state police said. FULL STORY
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
An Elgin boy and a woman from Mexico were killed late Friday in an I-90 crash in Elgin, state police said. FULL STORY
8 - Illinois woman wants her exotic cat back
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Authorities in Central Illinois have seized an exotic cat from a woman who was keeping it as a pet without a permit. FULL STORY
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Authorities in Central Illinois have seized an exotic cat from a woman who was keeping it as a pet without a permit. FULL STORY
9 - Bulls make right move -- for all the wrong reasons
By Mike Imrem | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/11/2008
The Bulls finally made some sense by letting Mike D'Antoni go to the Knicks instead of persuading him to come here. FULL STORY
By Mike Imrem | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/11/2008
The Bulls finally made some sense by letting Mike D'Antoni go to the Knicks instead of persuading him to come here. FULL STORY
10 - Embattled Blagojevich's agenda could take hit with Rezko verdict
By John Patterson | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
While there is arguably no good time for a governor to have one of his political insiders on federal trial, the looming verdict in the case of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pal Tony Rezko likely couldn't come at a worse time. FULL STORY
By John Patterson | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
While there is arguably no good time for a governor to have one of his political insiders on federal trial, the looming verdict in the case of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pal Tony Rezko likely couldn't come at a worse time. FULL STORY
11 - Soriano, Cubs sprint past Diamondbacks
By John Lemon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Just when it looked like the Cubs were going to run themselves out of Saturday's game, they ended up running away with a second straight win over the team with the best record in baseball. FULL STORY
By John Lemon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Just when it looked like the Cubs were going to run themselves out of Saturday's game, they ended up running away with a second straight win over the team with the best record in baseball. FULL STORY
12 - Aurora man faces sexual abuse charges
Posted 5/11/2008
An Aurora man was accused Saturday of sexually abusing an underage girl, Kane County sheriff's police said. FULL STORY
Posted 5/11/2008
An Aurora man was accused Saturday of sexually abusing an underage girl, Kane County sheriff's police said. FULL STORY
13 - Hainesville police started patrols full time Friday
By Corrinne Hess | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
When he retired in June, officer Roy McCommons never expected to find himself behind the wheel of a squad car again. FULL STORY
By Corrinne Hess | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
When he retired in June, officer Roy McCommons never expected to find himself behind the wheel of a squad car again. FULL STORY
14 - Obama from obscurity to verge of history
By Charles Babington | Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory -- a surprising victory, surprisingly large. FULL STORY
By Charles Babington | Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory -- a surprising victory, surprisingly large. FULL STORY
15 - Buehrle's message is a big hit
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
Jermaine Dye homered for the third straight game and Juan Uribe added a go-ahead two-run drive in the fifth to help the struggling Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Thursday. FULL STORY
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
Jermaine Dye homered for the third straight game and Juan Uribe added a go-ahead two-run drive in the fifth to help the struggling Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Thursday. FULL STORY
16 - Another positive from Anderson
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
On Friday, Brian Anderson used his glove to help the White Sox beat the Mariners. FULL STORY
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
On Friday, Brian Anderson used his glove to help the White Sox beat the Mariners. FULL STORY
17 - President calls Jenna's wedding 'spectacular'
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime beau. FULL STORY
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime beau. FULL STORY
18 - Employer objects to teachers union request
By Jameel Naqvi | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
The fate of teachers at the Cambridge Lakes Charter School probably will be in the hands of a judge now that their employer has objected to their efforts to unionize. FULL STORY
By Jameel Naqvi | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
The fate of teachers at the Cambridge Lakes Charter School probably will be in the hands of a judge now that their employer has objected to their efforts to unionize. FULL STORY
19 - 22 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia after new round of tornadoes
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Many have fled this depressed, pollution-scarred mining town. Those who have chosen to stay or have not yet relocated face a new heartache. FULL STORY
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Many have fled this depressed, pollution-scarred mining town. Those who have chosen to stay or have not yet relocated face a new heartache. FULL STORY
20 - Morgan Freeman returns to Broadway to show his vulnerability
Associated Press
Posted 5/9/2008
Morgan Freeman has returned to Broadway with one goal in mind: to try to kill the Morgan Freeman you know and love. FULL STORY
Associated Press
Posted 5/9/2008
Morgan Freeman has returned to Broadway with one goal in mind: to try to kill the Morgan Freeman you know and love. FULL STORY
21 - Fallen firefighters remembered
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Firefighters from across the state remembered their fallen comrades Saturday morning with a solemn tolling of the fire bell at the historic Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 Museum. FULL STORY
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Firefighters from across the state remembered their fallen comrades Saturday morning with a solemn tolling of the fire bell at the historic Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 Museum. FULL STORY
22 - A closer look at what prompted Cubs' playoff collapse
By Bruce Miles | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
You don't need a highlight DVD to relive last October's National League division series between the Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks. All you need are snapshots. FULL STORY
By Bruce Miles | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
You don't need a highlight DVD to relive last October's National League division series between the Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks. All you need are snapshots. FULL STORY
23 - Hard-throwing Scherzer impresses
By John Lemon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
On the same week the Cubs celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout gem, they took their cuts against the latest flame-thrower with an electric right arm. FULL STORY
By John Lemon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
On the same week the Cubs celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout gem, they took their cuts against the latest flame-thrower with an electric right arm. FULL STORY
24 - Officials break ground on new Elgin library
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Armed with shovels and hard hats, Gail Borden Library trustees broke ground Saturday for their new west side branch. FULL STORY
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Armed with shovels and hard hats, Gail Borden Library trustees broke ground Saturday for their new west side branch. FULL STORY
25 - Mooseheart 'mom' is mission-minded with big heart
By Victoria Pierce | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 5/11/2008
Ta'Merria Ross was feeling unfulfilled with her job at a Quad Cities credit union when she spotted a help wanted ad seeking "mission-minded" people. FULL STORY
By Victoria Pierce | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 5/11/2008
Ta'Merria Ross was feeling unfulfilled with her job at a Quad Cities credit union when she spotted a help wanted ad seeking "mission-minded" people. FULL STORY
26 - 17 kids and counting
Associated Press
Posted 5/10/2008
Mother's Day draws a crowd in the home of an Arkansas woman -- she is pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, said she is six weeks along in her pregnancy and that everything is going well. FULL STORY
Associated Press
Posted 5/10/2008
Mother's Day draws a crowd in the home of an Arkansas woman -- she is pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, said she is six weeks along in her pregnancy and that everything is going well. FULL STORY
27 - Police: Schaumburg man stabbed stranger in the face
By Ashok Selvam and Sue Ter Maat | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Bartlett police announced Friday the arrest of a 21-year-old Schaumburg man who they say stabbed a stranger in the face after randomly breaking into his apartment. FULL STORY
By Ashok Selvam and Sue Ter Maat | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Bartlett police announced Friday the arrest of a 21-year-old Schaumburg man who they say stabbed a stranger in the face after randomly breaking into his apartment. FULL STORY
28 - AP Exclusive: Ex-manager says OJ Simpson confessed
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted. FULL STORY
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted. FULL STORY
29 - Arrest made in Ingleside child assault
By Lee Filas | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 4/30/2008
Lake County sheriff's deputies say they've arrested a man who sexually assaulted a 5-year-old Ingleside girl earlier this month. FULL STORY
By Lee Filas | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 4/30/2008
Lake County sheriff's deputies say they've arrested a man who sexually assaulted a 5-year-old Ingleside girl earlier this month. FULL STORY
30 - Future might be now with Forte
By Bob LeGere | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/5/2008
Running back Matt Forte claims he was drafted in the second round to create competition, not controversy. FULL STORY
By Bob LeGere | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/5/2008
Running back Matt Forte claims he was drafted in the second round to create competition, not controversy. FULL STORY
31 - Swisher's not hitting but he's not pouting, either
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
Nick Swisher is still acting sort of goofy, and that's exactly what White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen wants to see. FULL STORY
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
Nick Swisher is still acting sort of goofy, and that's exactly what White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen wants to see. FULL STORY
32 - 50 gather in Batavia to discuss a post-9/11 world
By Nancy Gier | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
About 50 people gathered Saturday at the Batavia Public Library to discuss faith, race and politics in a post-9/11 world, and during an election year in which issues of race and gender are sure to influence voting for the next president. FULL STORY
By Nancy Gier | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
About 50 people gathered Saturday at the Batavia Public Library to discuss faith, race and politics in a post-9/11 world, and during an election year in which issues of race and gender are sure to influence voting for the next president. FULL STORY
33 - Driver hits, kills Wheeling pedestrian
By Nadia Malik | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
A 43-year-old woman from Wheeling was struck and killed Friday morning as she was crossing Old McHenry Road. FULL STORY
By Nadia Malik | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
A 43-year-old woman from Wheeling was struck and killed Friday morning as she was crossing Old McHenry Road. FULL STORY
34 - Light at the end of the tunnel coming earlier than usual for girls soccer
By Darryl Mellema | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 5/11/2008
That freight train I see motoring toward the penalty area is the end of the girls soccer season. The IHSA tournament starts next week, and with it will come the sequential end of our teams' seasons. FULL STORY
By Darryl Mellema | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 5/11/2008
That freight train I see motoring toward the penalty area is the end of the girls soccer season. The IHSA tournament starts next week, and with it will come the sequential end of our teams' seasons. FULL STORY
35 - Tests find drug traces in Lake Michigan
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Chicago officials say the city's drinking water is safe despite recent tests that found trace amounts of pharmaceuticals and an insect repellent. FULL STORY
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Chicago officials say the city's drinking water is safe despite recent tests that found trace amounts of pharmaceuticals and an insect repellent. FULL STORY
36 - Y-Us? A family's fight with cancer
By Nadia Malik | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
It's a family trait that Joanne Curran hopes won't get passed along. FULL STORY
By Nadia Malik | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
It's a family trait that Joanne Curran hopes won't get passed along. FULL STORY
37 - Sox' bats starting to pick up the slack
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
When starting pitcher Mark Buehrle was beating up the dugout heater at U.S. Cellular Field last Wednesday, it was widely assumed he was taking out his frustrations on the White Sox' lifeless offense. FULL STORY
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
When starting pitcher Mark Buehrle was beating up the dugout heater at U.S. Cellular Field last Wednesday, it was widely assumed he was taking out his frustrations on the White Sox' lifeless offense. FULL STORY
38 - Democrats who may vote McCain
Posted 5/11/2008
We are part of the many Democrats that will definitely vote for John McCain if Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination to run for president. FULL STORY
Posted 5/11/2008
We are part of the many Democrats that will definitely vote for John McCain if Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination to run for president. FULL STORY
39 - Couple in never-ending battle with invader buckthorn
By Mick Zawislak | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
In early spring, the big bushes fronting Echo Lake Road greened up nicely giving the new homeowners a pleasant view and some privacy. FULL STORY
By Mick Zawislak | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
In early spring, the big bushes fronting Echo Lake Road greened up nicely giving the new homeowners a pleasant view and some privacy. FULL STORY
40 - Strattons big in Illinois politics
By Diana Dretske | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/11/2008
Perhaps no other family in the first half of the 20th century was more influential on Lake County and Illinois politics than the Stratton family of Lake Villa. FULL STORY
By Diana Dretske | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/11/2008
Perhaps no other family in the first half of the 20th century was more influential on Lake County and Illinois politics than the Stratton family of Lake Villa. FULL STORY
41 - Lake County prostitution sting
Staff report
Posted 5/9/2008
A Deerfield Township woman was released on $100 bond after being charged with misdemeanors in connection with a prostitution service police say she was running from her home. FULL STORY
Staff report
Posted 5/9/2008
A Deerfield Township woman was released on $100 bond after being charged with misdemeanors in connection with a prostitution service police say she was running from her home. FULL STORY
42 - Daley wants weapons ban
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Mayor Richard J. Daley has asked Chicago residents to work to rid guns from their communities and support a ban on automatic weapons. FULL STORY
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Mayor Richard J. Daley has asked Chicago residents to work to rid guns from their communities and support a ban on automatic weapons. FULL STORY
43 - Fabyan windmill cranks up for the season
By Nancy Gier | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Earl Johnson of St. Charles, a volunteer docent with the Kane County Forest Preserve District, was at the grand opening of the restored Fabyan Windmill in 2005, and he was there Saturday to lead the first tour of the season. FULL STORY
By Nancy Gier | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Earl Johnson of St. Charles, a volunteer docent with the Kane County Forest Preserve District, was at the grand opening of the restored Fabyan Windmill in 2005, and he was there Saturday to lead the first tour of the season. FULL STORY
44 - Crystal Lake South takes first girls track setional title
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
A great fitting pair of Schuhs helped Crystal Lake South run away with the first girls track sectional title in school history Saturday. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
A great fitting pair of Schuhs helped Crystal Lake South run away with the first girls track sectional title in school history Saturday. FULL STORY
45 - The privacy illusion
By Tony Gordon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
Technology advances at lightning speed, and we eagerly snap up the latest gadgets that promise more and faster, faster, faster. FULL STORY
By Tony Gordon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
Technology advances at lightning speed, and we eagerly snap up the latest gadgets that promise more and faster, faster, faster. FULL STORY
46 - 5 agencies wonder if suspect is their guy too
By Bob Susnjara | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Round Lake Park police say a man they captured on suspicion of trying to break into a house Thursday morning has drawn interest from five other Lake County law-enforcement agencies FULL STORY
By Bob Susnjara | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Round Lake Park police say a man they captured on suspicion of trying to break into a house Thursday morning has drawn interest from five other Lake County law-enforcement agencies FULL STORY
47 - Wheaton school makes exit strategy for duck, ducklings
Posted 5/10/2008
For many years, a mother duck has been visiting Hawthorne Elementary School in Wheaton. Each spring this duck would build a nest outside the school's library in an open courtyard. FULL STORY
Posted 5/10/2008
For many years, a mother duck has been visiting Hawthorne Elementary School in Wheaton. Each spring this duck would build a nest outside the school's library in an open courtyard. FULL STORY
48 - Wood's new slider gets the job done
By Lindsey Willhite | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Unhappy with his command of his slider, Kerry Wood decided to re-grip it and not rip it so hard. FULL STORY
By Lindsey Willhite | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Unhappy with his command of his slider, Kerry Wood decided to re-grip it and not rip it so hard. FULL STORY
49 - Bullpen much more than Jenks, Linebrink
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
The White Sox have a traditional closer in Bobby Jenks. They have the veteran setup man in Scott Linebrink. FULL STORY
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
The White Sox have a traditional closer in Bobby Jenks. They have the veteran setup man in Scott Linebrink. FULL STORY
50 - Thome left out of Sox' lineup
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Jim Thome knows his batting average is just .218. He knows his 38 strikeouts are the third most in the American League. FULL STORY
By Scot Gregor | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Jim Thome knows his batting average is just .218. He knows his 38 strikeouts are the third most in the American League. FULL STORY
