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Glen Ellyn police investigating after gunfire strikes home

Glen Ellyn police are looking for help in finding suspects following an early Saturday morning shooting that damaged a residence.

Worth coming back for: Forcucci, No. 2 Wheaton hand No. 1 North Central first regular-season loss since 2019

The sting of last season’s loss at North Central College not only stuck with Wheaton’s Mark Forcucci the whole offseason, it even helped him decide to come back to the Th...

A person was struck and killed Sunday morning by a freight train near the Metra station in Wheaton. (Bev Horne/Daily Herald)

Teen struck, killed by freight train in near Wheaton station

An 18-year-old man was struck and killed by a train Sunday morning east of the Wheaton Metra station DuPage County Coroner Judith Lukas said.

The East Aurora School District Administrative Center is at 310 Seminary Ave. in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Fewer than half of East Aurora elementary and middle school students on track in reading and math, data shows

Fewer than half of East Aurora School District 131 elementary and middle school students are on track for the start of the school year in reading and math, preliminary te...

Actor, writer, producer and director Robert Smigel, right, and actor George Wendt speak during an interview on Aug. 19, 2019, outside Soldier Field in Chicago. The two were filming a segment of “Bill Swerski Super Fans,” the “Saturday Night Live” sketch in which they play Bears fans. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)

Bob Odenkirk on how Mike Ditka made ‘Superfans’ of us all

The men in the old “Saturday Night Live” skit would not have believed the news Friday. They would have continued to guzzle beer and eat meat with their bare hands, and they would have dismissed the reports the way they dismissed so many heart attacks. No, it can’t be true, Bill Swerski’s Superfans would’ve said. Mike Ditka can’t be gone.

Patrons enjoy the outdoor patio area Saturday along Slade Street in downtown Palatine. The village held its grand reopening celebrating streetscape improvements, including expanded outdoor dining. (Steve Zalusky/Daily Herald)

Palatine rocks in its new downtown streetscape

Downtown Palatine rocked Saturday as the village celebrated the completion of the first phase of its downtown street and infrastructure improvements.

Illinois consumers continued setting records for buying cannabis products, like this on sale at a dispensary in Mundelein, but sellers’ revenue shrank, a new state report shows. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald)

Illinois cannabis customers bought more at lower prices, while sales revenue and taxes fell, report shows

Illinois consumers continued setting records for buying cannabis products and enjoyed lower prices due to increased competition, but sellers’ revenue shrank, a new state report shows.

Alyssa M. Smith. (Palatine Police Department)

Palatine police have new leads on missing 24-year-old woman

Palatine police released new information Friday about the search for 24-year-old Alyssa M. Smith, who was reported missing by a family member on Sept. 30. Meanwhile, her mother, Fox River Grove resident Rebecca Smith, fears her daughter could be trafficked.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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