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Hanover Park man gets 35 years for dollar store ...

The last of three men convicted of committing a 2008 dollar store robbery in Hanover Park that led to the stabbing death of a clerk was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison. Calling Thakkar’s death “a very senseless murder,” Judge George Bakalis issued the sentence to Dewaun Tate... More »

As Kirk recovers, state GOP launches plan he fin...

Sen. Mark Kirk’s absence will be profoundly felt by members of the Illinois Republican Party during this election year, leaders say. They say the good news, however, is that the state party has already launched a plan the Highland Park Republican spent months working to finetune. “Everything... More »

Senator Mark Kirk’s brain swelling stabili...

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s doctor said Friday that the Highland Park Republican’s two surgeries this week have stabilized the swelling of his brain. “Sen. Kirk is doing quite well this morning,” Dr. Richard Fessler, neurosurgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said in a statement.... More »

Edward Hospital sees big jump in online test aft...

Within days of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk’s stroke, Edward Hospital in Naperville said traffic to its online stroke awareness test jumped by hundreds. “We know around the water cooler here it was a huge topic of conversation,” said Brian Davis, vice president of marketing at Edwards. “When... More »

Is bedsharing dangerous for infants? DCFS says &...

Is sleeping in the same bed with your baby akin to a death sentence for your child? The state’s leading agency charged with the protection of children seems to think so. But some experts say mothers sleeping in the same bed with their infants is a practice as old as time itself. “We got that... More »

Preckwinkle calls for major changes at morgue...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to overhaul operations of the county morgue, which she said will include personnel, policy and procedural changes. The morgue has come under fire in recent years for overcrowding issues in its storage area. See the original post: Preckwinkle calls for... More »

Man in Arlington Heights murder-suicide had viol...

Roger D. James shot his wife, Angelita James, multiple times with a shotgun and then turned the gun on himself, Arlington Heights police said Thursday after autopsies confirmed that the couple’s weekend slayings were a result of a murder-suicide. Original post:  Man in Arlington Heights murder-suicide... More »

Grayslake dog trainer gobbles 4½ pounds of burg...

Dog trainer Alex Rothacker would have made “Man v. Food” host Adam Richman look like a lightweight during an eating challenge at a Grayslake restaurant Thursday afternoon. Rothacker needed only about 19 minutes to devour a towering hamburger and chili-cheese fries that weighed a combined... More »