National Weather Service officials are expecting Wednesday waves of showers and thunderstorms to hit the Chicago area and northwest Indiana capable of producing damaging winds and large hail and possibly tornadoes.

Carpentersville Fire Chief Bill Anaszewicz confirmed Monday that a third child has died as a result of a house fire Sunday morning.

Voters in Tuesday’s consolidated election appear to have shot down a referendum question in Kane County that would have increased the sales tax by 0.75% to pay for public safety expenses in the county.

Here are some election results from Aurora, Elgin, Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook, Gurnee, Homer Glen, Naperville, Northbrook, North Chicago, Oak Park, Orland Park, Skokie, the south suburbs, Thornton Township, Tinley Park and Waukegan.

Veterinarian Kwane Stewart will be the guest speaker Saturday at the “Better Together Gala: Saving Lives” fundraiser for Anderson Humane in South Elgin being held in St. Charles.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

St. Charles East’s Addison Wolf goes 3-for-4 with a two-run triple and solo home run in 12-0 win over Neuqua Valley.

Undefeated Hampshire stays on top, while Geneva and Aurora Central Catholic join the rankings.