Dawn Patrol: Wheaton vigil honors Florida shooting victims
Wheaton vigil honors Florida shooting victims
The 17 people killed in the Valentine's Day school shooting in Parkland, Florida, were remembered in a candlelight vigil Sunday outside Wheaton Warrenville South High School. Full story.
ECC honors Hampshire family's 48-year relationship with the college
The Dumoulin family received Elgin Community College's Lasting Impact Award yesterday during the college's 20th anniversary Founders' Day Celebration and Luncheon. For nearly five decades, Patricia and Bill Dumoulin of Hampshire have dedicated their time, money and offspring toward supporting Elgin Community College. Full story.
Four injured in Schaumburg crash
Four people were injured yesterday in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 in Schaumburg, officials said. Fire crews extricated one person from the driver's side of a vehicle after arriving at the scene on westbound I-90, just east of Barrington Road, said Battalion Chief Rick Anderson of the Schaumburg Fire Department. Full story.
Suburban nature lovers join Great Backyard Bird Count
Even before they could be sent trudging through snow yesterday in the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, suburban bird-watching enthusiasts spotted what appeared to be a great horned owl through the trees. A DuPage County Forest Preserve District ranger had just handed out binoculars and clipboards to record their observations in the Darien preserve when someone spotted the bird. It would be the first of many that birders would record as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count. Full story.
Weather
Cloudy and 39 degrees this morning, then rain expected throughout the day. Temperatures will top out at 56 degrees this afternoon, then dip to 54 degrees overnight. Full weather.
Traffic
No major delays so far this morning. Edwards Road in Antioch is closed in both directions between Crawford Road and US 45. A bridge damaged in flooding last year has been deemed unsafe for travel, but work to replace it will not begin until summer. Detour is available via Route 173. Full story.
Abreu hopes to extend impressive run with Chicago White Sox
After hitting 25 or more homers and driving in 100 or more runs in each of his first four seasons with the Chicago White Sox, first baseman Jose Abreu wants to steal more bases this year. A more realistic goal? Abreu wants to be a part of the Sox's rebuild. Read beat writer Scot Gregor's full take here.
Tennell's composure impresses Lipinski
NBC figure skating analyst and former Olympian Tara Lipinski knows how much pressure Olympic figure skaters feel, and it's the ability to handle it that impresses her the most about first-time Olympian Bradie Tennell, a Carpentersville native. "Those nerves are so overwhelming," Lipinski said. "For her to be so poised and put out such a clean skate, there's something very special about her mental focus." Full story.