Daily Herald

After appearance on Fox News to defend patch, Prospect High School resource officer reassigned; Sirens across Northwest suburbs triggered by mistake; Fitch upgrades Illinois' credit outlook to 'positive;' Mike Ditka says Bears should stay in Chicago

Vernon Hills officials plan to extend restaurant assistance program; Schaumburg rejects permit requirement for large rallies, demonstrations; Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Lake Bluff in Lake County; Blackhawks' Pat Foley to conclude broadcasting career next season

Tornado cleanup expected to stretch for weeks; East Dundee village administrator reinstated 2 weeks after firing; Popeyes franchise coming to Hoffman Estates

Sunday's tornado damaged hundreds of homes in Naperville, Woodridge and Darien; Grayslake man, 34, critically injured when struck by car near Volo; Man killed in St. Charles crash; Hanover Park man shot to death in Chicago

President of Illinois Holocaust Museum dies at 91; One dead, one injured in Prospect Heights crash; Suburban men among the injured in deadly motorcycle pileup on I-80

Meet LVAD Dad, a Des Plaines father with no heartbeat; What if there are both the Chicago Bears and horse racing at Arlington Park?; Evanston author and retired Harvard business professor Steve Rogers pens an open letter and a book to white people about how they can be better allies to Blacks

How suburbs are marking Juneteenth an official holiday; An automated phone survey to gauge attitudes toward the Chicago Bears' possibly moving to Arlington Park is circulating in the suburbs; Some suburban hospital officials are reporting they have no COVID-19 inpatients

The Chicago Bears confirmed Thursday the organization has submitted a bid to purchase the Arlington Park property; Illinois will hold lotteries for residents who have received a COVID-19 vaccine or plan to receive the vaccine that could net adults as much as $1 million; 70% of Illinois adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports

Who's Freddy the fox, and why is he captivating Bartlett residents?; 7 arrested but none charged so far in Six Flags Great America fight; Police: DNA led investigators to man charged with attacking teen on bike path in Beach Park; Naperville council OKs 'small house, big garage' plan for Iron Gate Motor Condos

Harper College officials Tuesday announced the receipt of an $18 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott; Lake County coroner identifies Waukegan murder victim; Lombard food co-op $2.1 million short of fundraising goal

Gurnee Police were called to Six Flags Great America Sunday evening to help break up fights at the theme park; Carpentersville man identified as victim of road rage beating; Aurora police Chief Kristen Ziman plans to retire in August from the department; Former U-46 superintendent to be named interim CPS CEO; Wizard World Chicago returns to Rosemont in October

Charity ride creates memorial fund; Nurse wants to help new moms; COVID-19 case totals continue to decline

Real estate investment experts analyze all the rumored options for Arlington Park; A Wheaton woman with cancer found so many absurdities in chemo that she made a coloring book of one-liners about it; How Frida Kahlo's dresses were re-created at COD; An industrial center will replace a Lake County family farm and supper club

As businesses and entertainment venues were allowed to fully reopen Friday and operate with full capacity for the first time in 447 days; 42,083 more people got doses of the COVID-19 vaccine; The village of Schaumburg is ramping up its events; Microscopic parasites are being blamed for a rash affecting some people who have visited Wauconda's Bangs Lake; A man injured in a road rage beating Thursday in West Dundee remains hospitalized

With Illinois set to fully reopen today, it's a time of relief, freedom and mask tossing — unless you happen to be 11 or younger; A one-on-one chat with Dr. Ngozi Ezike about the 15 months she's just had; Nearly 45% of the state's population is fully vaccinated; Wheaton's College Church gets its new steeple after last year's tornado

Man charged with killing Naperville teen is back in Illinois; 'I didn't want the chickens to die': Addison firefighters, repair shop workers save about 14,000 hens; Ex-Burr Ridge dentist jailed for illegal practice; East Dundee village administrator fired after acknowledging relationship with assistant; Elgin church to host vax clinic for homeless; John Legend, Marie Osmond, Counting Crows added to Ravinia 2021 season

Buffalo Grove flies Pride Flag after outcry, but not at village hall; Des Plaines residents come out to support Pride flag's display at city hall; COVID-19 update: 44,174 more vaccinations, 365 new cases, 11 more deaths; Restaurant Poke Bros coming to Palatine; New drive-through Chipotle coming to old Macaroni Grill site in Wheaton; Arlington Alfresco to end in late September to make room for downtown 'finale event'

COVID-19 update: 33,407 more shots, 244 new cases, 14 more death; Hoffman Estates neighborhood garage sale to feature 157 homes this weekend; St. Charles Park District hosting meet-and-greet with sculptors; Waukegan police seek information in shooting death of Gurnee teen; Renovated Des Plaines Theatre expected to reopen this summer; First Watch cafe opens second suburban location in Kildeer

All main metrics for measuring COVID-19 continue to improve in Illinois; One dead in five-vehicle crash in Fox Lake; Bond set at $250,000 in St. Charles attempted murder case

Could Arlington Park become the next home for the White Sox?; Downers Grove dad learns to figure skate at daughters skating lessons and is now an award-winning competitive figure skater; Frida Kahlo ‘Timeless' Exhibit opens at at College Of DuPage; St. Charles Chamber of Commerce moving locations in July

Drought conditions in the suburbs; Man charged in 1972 murder of 15-year-old Naperville girl; The state has recorded the lowest single-day percentage of new COVID-19 cases; Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a law establishing legislative district maps

Mount Prospect police continue to investigate a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a man in a wheelchair; Illinois hospitals are treating the fewest number of patients with the disease since the state started tracking the metric; The state's vaccination numbers are only inching up; More festivals are returning, but Pride parades proceed with caution.

Suburban residents make up more than half of those who received COVID-19 vaccine doses each day during the past week; The state's 7 day average case positivity rate continues to drop; Schaumburg's Woodfield Trolley service is expected to return on July 2; Randhurst Mall owner wants to sell up to 15 outlots.

A late Monday night fire at an Addison business that tows and repairs large trucks destroyed 12 vehicles and 8 trailers; Illinois will soon join a coalition of states operating lotteries for residents who have received COVID-19 vaccine shots; The latest pandemic push is to roll out more COVID-19 inoculations at doctor's offices; Sunday afternoon will see the second Buffalo Grove Pride Drive; A 15-year-old Chicago boy has been identified as one of two people killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash on I-90

The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois is continuing to decline; Two teens charged in fire at former McHenry roller rink; No one hurt after townhomes catch fire in Hainesville

Birth control bill passes in Illinois House; Illinois reaches vaccine milestone as new case figures hit 10-month low; Des Plaines man opened fire on police, tied to $22 million drug bust

Memorial Day observances in the suburbs are proudly back in person;Two married couples are now on one village board; Morton Arboretum has new giant sculptures

Illinois is now averaging fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day; The free Barrington Art Festival is returning in full swing this weekend; Bartlett’s 4th of July Festival will be back this year; The former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry is a “total loss and has collapsed” after a fire.

A street race triggered the April 20 crash that killed 2 Judson University students in Elgin, authorities said; Frontier Days organizers are reversing course and planning a scaled-down version; Several mass vaccination sites that opened this winter are closing; A lower-level Arlington Heights committee Wednesday night tackled a big topic: the fate of Arlington Park

The association representing horse owners and trainers at Arlington Park has called on the Illinois attorney general to launch an antitrust investigation into track owner Churchill Downs; Providers in Illinois have administered more than 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine; The Schaumburg Boomers will return to the recently renamed Wintrust Field tonight after a yearlong hiatus.

Lowest COVID-19 positivity rate in whole pandemic; Kane County forest district wants federal funds to bail out Cougars losses; Glenbard South principal apologizes for omitting words to Pledge of Allegiance; East Dundee board releases legal documents to defend allowing Andresen to stay as trustee; Mundelein celebrating return of outdoor dining on Park Street

A 25-year-old Villa Park woman was shot and killed by police Monday after calling 911 to report that someone was walking around outside with a gun; Palatine man accidentally discharges AR-15 into neighbors' apartment; Naperville memorial service to honor fallen firefighters; Casey's General Store eyeing St. Charles location; Wood Dale Park District putting 390 Golf Experience at former Topgolf site

Fewer than 1,000 new COVID cases in Illinois; Vaccination clinic Wednesday at Harper College; Wauconda man killed in Sunday morning motorcycle crash

A blockbuster Frida Kahlo art exhibition opens next month in the last place you’d expect to find it: A community college in Glen Ellynl Visitors taking in the visual splendors of the “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” art exhibit this summer will have many Frida-themed Mexican cuisine options; Living through a deadly pandemic, the Class of 2021 moves gratitude to the top of that list of traditions; The Downtown Elgin Farmers Market will kick off its 21st year.

A Villa Park man is facing murder charges after killing the mother of his 3 children; State health officials said 126,023 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made it into the arms of Illinoisans; Illinois is one of just 16 states where at least 20 percent of vaccine-eligible children have received at least one dose; July 4 parade in Mount Prospect is a resounding “maybe.”

A 20-year-old Palatine man who prosecutors say kidnapped, sexually assaulted and beat a woman in Lake Barrington was ordered held on $3 million bail Thursday.

17-year-old teen dies after crashing into tree near Woodridge; State education officials want a return to a full in-person school year this fall; Corinne Wood, who served as lieutenant governor, dies; Has Tony La Russa lost the White Sox?

Wood Dale man who charged with beating his father is now accused of stabbing the man to death with a sword; Illinois Racing Board commissioner says recent developments suggest there’s still hope to keep Arlington Park open; A modified version of the annual Lake County Fair will be held

Off-duty Chicago cop dies in Arlington Heights crash; Police: Man touched Arlington Heights girl walking to school; Crystal Lake parade planned for 'American Idol' contestant Grace Kinstler

Illinois virus deaths fall after two-day spike; Vaccinations in Maple Park; Naperville police searching for shooting suspect

Is the latest talk of the Bears moving to Arlington Park realistic in any way?; A St. Charles attorney recaps his four-decade career, the highlight of which is the Jeanine Nicarico case; An Elgin couple makes the finals of "Pooch Perfect" on ABC, and gets engaged there

Outgoing Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 Superintendent Art Fessler’s next job at the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization is over before it even began; Illinois reported fewer than 2,000 cases for the seventh straight day; The Vintage Rides car show will come roaring back to downtown Wheaton in June; Elgin logged its 25th incident of gunfire early Friday morning

Today hearkens the arrival of Illinois’ long-awaited “Bridge Phase"; Six Flags Great America is offering 50,000 free tickets to people getting vaccinated; No serious injuries were reported after a small airplane made an emergency landing on I-355

Developer withdraws controversial plan for a 4-story apartment building in Des Plaines, city officials confirmed; New superintendent picked to lead District 300; Grammy winner Billy Strings to perform in Schaumburg

Illinois surpassed major COVID-19 vaccination milestone with more than 10 million doses given; A new state bill would allow bars to offer a free drink to customers who have received a COVID-19 vaccination; Schaumburg trustees are considering a sort of Millennium Park for the suburbs

Fallout over the Colonial Pipeline shutdown is hitting drivers with a spike in gasoline prices; Major commercial buildings throughout state will have COVID-19 vaccination teams on site; A new partnership between the DuPage County Health Department and local first responders is working on vaccine house calls

Famed architect Helmut Jahn was killed in a bicycle crash; Archdiocese of Chicago ordained 22 men Saturday; BeaUnique Latin Kitchen in Elgin expected to open next week

Mother’s Day celebrations at nursing homes bring loved ones closer together this year; Paolina Milana has a complicated Mother’s Day story of pain, loss, joy, and mental illness; Suburban lawmakers found on almost every legislative committee in Illinois

Illinois reports the most new COVID-19 cases cases since April 30th; Average daily number of COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois drops by 39% in a month; Santa’s Village Azoosment Park reopens today; Trump-pardoned Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher again running for state Senate

Illinois could be looking at a full reopening by June 11; The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights is starting its 2021 season under the stars; The Club Arcada Speakeasy and Restaurant in St. Charles is reopening this weekend

60 percent of adults and 80 percent of seniors in Illinois have received at least one dose of vaccine; Cook County officials urged suburbanites to roll up their sleeves for Mom this Sunday; Itasca is moving ahead with plans to bring back its traditional Oktoberfest; White Sox Manager Tony La Russa wasn’t really able to explain a gaffe in Wednesday’s 1-0 loss