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Homeland Security chief at Elgin immigration arrest Tuesday

Homeland Security chief at Elgin immigration arrest Tuesday

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was “on the ground” Tuesday when federal agents arrested several men in Elgin.

 
Charlie Kirk memorial in Arlington Heights will stay up through Sunday

Charlie Kirk memorial in Arlington Heights will stay up through Sunday

A memorial for Charlie Kirk at North School Park in Arlington Heights will be allowed through Sunday. Park district officials initially planned to remove the memorial items but later decided to make an exception, while relocating the items to an “unattended display area.”

 
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Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger

Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder.

 
Teenager dies after crashing e-bike into pickup in Arlington Heights

Teenager dies after crashing e-bike into pickup in Arlington Heights

A 16-year-old Mount Prospect boy died after crashing his e-bike into a pickup Monday evening in Arlington Heights.

 
‘Let’s make some noise’: Cubs believe their pitching is lining up for October

‘Let’s make some noise’: Cubs believe their pitching is lining up for October

The Cubs are trying to line up their pitching for the playoffs.

 
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Palatine doggy day care passes despite noise concerns

Palatine doggy day care passes despite noise concerns

Despite initial reservations about noise affecting a nearby residential area, Palatine village council members approved doggy day care in the Northwest Shopping Center by a 4-2 vote Monday.

 
Plan for $1.9M duplexes in downtown St. Charles advances, despite worries over tree removal

Plan for $1.9M duplexes in downtown St. Charles advances, despite worries over tree removal

A proposed housing development in downtown St. Charles took another step toward final approval last week with a positive recommendation from the city’s planning and development committee.

 
Crystal Lake park board revisits ‘lake wars’ — to which new board president has long ties

Crystal Lake park board revisits ‘lake wars’ — to which new board president has long ties

New leaders on the Crystal Lake park board are focusing attention on what legal rights the district has – and doesn’t have – over the city’s namesake lake, in hopes that they can put an “end to the lake wars” that have previously spurred lawsuits and strife between the district and lakefront property owners.

 
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Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89

Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89

Robert Redford, an actor whose beach-god looks and subtle magnetism in films such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men” made him one of the biggest movie stars of all time, but who forged an even more profound legacy in cinema as a patron saint of American independent film, died Sept. 16 at his home near Provo, Utah. He was 89.

 
‘We can change the trajectory now’: Chicago budget leaders float cuts and fee hikes to fix deficit

‘We can change the trajectory now’: Chicago budget leaders float cuts and fee hikes to fix deficit

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget working group has given him dozens of options — including furloughs, hiring freezes, fee increases and a property tax hike tied to inflation — to choose from as he works to close a $1.15 billion deficit for next year.

 

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