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Monarch butterfly enthusiast Ned Bruns collects eggs from milkweed plants and nurses them into caterpillars at his Elk Grove Village home, then watches them spin a chrysalis and emerge as butterflies. He later releases them back into the wild. His mission is to help the dwindling monarch population.

News | Saving the monarchy: How an Elk Grove Village man is working to help struggling butterflies

Retired carpenter Ned Bruns of Elk Grove Village has made it his mission to help grow the dwindling population of monarch butterflies. It's a daily task that led him to turn his backyard into a garden for the instantaly recognizable orange-and-black insect.
With COVID-19 cases on the rise again, some Americans still refuse to get the vaccine that could curb infections and push us toward a more open society.

Columns | Constable: Into the valley of those dead set against vaccines, masks

Just when it appeared that we were emerging from the pandemic and returning to normal, the delta variant and I visit the land of the unvaccinated.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker smiles after signing legislation Monday that expands protections for immigrant and refugee communities. The bill-signing ceremony was held at East Aurora High School in Aurora

Politics | Pritzker signs immigrant protection bills

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state's immigrant and refugee populations, saying they will help make Illinois "the most welcoming state in the United States" for immigrants.
As of Monday, 51% of Illinois’ 12.7 million population has been vaccinated.

Politics | New COVID-19 cases per capita: Kane County lowest in the region, Will County highest

DuPage County leads the region for COVID-19 vaccinations but also owns a less desirable metric -- the third highest number of new infections per capita. Here's how its neighbors rank.
Atlantic Packaging wants to build a 488,450-square-foot box factory at 2601 Mason Road in Elgin.
Business | Elgin soon could be home to largest corrugated box factory in America
Elgin may land a new, $30 million industrial development and become home to the largest corrugated manufacturing facility in America.
Bartlett police will mark National Night Out with a picnic in Bartlett Park Tuesday.
Entertainment | How suburban police will celebrate National Night Out
After a pandemic hiatus, National Night Out events will return throughout the suburbs Tuesday night with picnics, barbecues, police dog demonstrations and free COVID-19 vaccinations.
The LGBTQ Pride flag flies outside the Des Plaines Public Library in this photo from 2016. In a victory for proponents of LGBTQ rights, the Des Plaines city council on Monday repealed a ban on wearing clothing designed for the opposite sex.
Crime | Des Plaines repeals ban on opposite-sex clothes
A decades-old prohibition on wearing clothes designed for the opposite sex was repealed Monday in Des Plaines.
A plan for a three-story, 58-unit affordable housing building at Quentin Road and Poplar Street in Palatine was withdrawn by the developer.
Business | Developer withdraws plan for affordable housing in Palatine
A Wisconsin developer has withdrawn its request for preliminary plan approval to build a 58-unit affordable housing building in Palatine.
The Dog Patch Pet and Feed in Naperville is closing Aug. 31 after 49 years in business.
News | Naperville's Dog Patch to close Aug. 31 after 49 years in business
After 49 years in business, Dog Patch Pet and Feed in Naperville will be closing for good at the end of the month.
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Columns | Feder: 'Steady, professional' Dave Marsett retires from WBBM Newsradio
Weekends won't sound the same on WBBM Newsradio without the authoritative voice and impeccable delivery of Dave Marsett. After 20 years on Audacy all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM the veteran anchorman called it a career Sunday.
News | Man's body pulled from Gurnee pond
A missing Gurnee man was found dead in a pond, according to a Gurnee police spokesperson.
Disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks during a news conference outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Monday before filing a suit to challenge a resolution that prohibits him from running for any state or local office.
Crime | Blagojevich sues for right to run again
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned Monday to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where he filed a lawsuit challenging a state Senate resolution that prevents him from running for state or local office.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Yoga on the beach kicked off the Diamond Lake Beach Bash in Mundelein on Saturday, July 24 with people like Greg Huster, of Libertyville stretching after his morning run and before the watermelon eating contest and paddle boat races.
Summer hits it's peak in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for July 24-30, 2021.
Bryant Lee of Qleanse speaks with Diane Reier of Brookdale Senior Living at the Northbrook Chamber Business After Hours & Member Expo at Northbrook Court on Wednesday, July 21.
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The drone view from 345 feet of the Butterfly Bed at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The Butterfly Bed is located just behind the Lakeside number one green at the Cantigny Golf Course and can bee seen from Butterfly Hill. It sits of 3,420 Viola Sorbet XP plants, a cool season annual in the violet family. The golf course maintenance crew give perspective to how big the Butterfly Bed is.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 53,711, Barry Jarvinen photo: Armed with a map shout the speed of rush our traffic on Chicago’s major arteries, Gary lee directs the preparation of reports for the Shadow Traffic Network in Chicago in February of 1980.
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