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Sunday, September 15, 2019

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Although floodwaters receded early Saturday, Londonderry Lane remained closed at Lincolnshire Drive in Lincolnshire.

News | Floodwaters from Des Plaines River recede Saturday in Lincolnshire, but river still rising in Gurnee

Floodwaters receded off streets and out of yards Saturday in Lincolnshire neighborhoods near the Des Plaines River.
Tim Lyons, a retired Batavia firefighter, has been volunteering at the Kane County jail for about 6 years and is instrumental in bringing Catholic priests to the St. Charles lockup to provide Mass, Bible study and sacraments of reconciliation and Holy Communion to inmates.

Kane County | Suburban Hero: Batavia volunteer helps Kane County jail inmates open their hearts

Tim Lyons, a retired Batavia firefighter, has been volunteering at the Kane County jail for about 6 years and was instrumental in bringing Catholic priests to the St. Charles lockup to provide Mass, Bible study and sacraments of reconciliation and Holy Communion to inmates. He will be recognized as the sheriff's office Volunteer of the Year this month.
Video attached to article Born prematurely at just 2 pounds 9 ounces, Will Belmonte will celebrate his 20th birthday on Tuesday as a sophomore at DePaul University. Shortly after he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 10, the Bloomingdale man started The Will B Foundation to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s push for a cure.

Columns | Constable: 'Miracle baby' now working on cystic fibrosis cure

Born two months early on the bathroom floor of their Itasca home, Will and Alexis Belmonte were hailed as "miracle" babies. Twenty years later, Will is working on finding a cure for himself and everyone with cycstic fibrosis.
Lisa Weier, 46, of West Chicago and Jeff Nemetz, 37, of Aurora descend the side of the Hotel Arista in Naperville as part of the Over the Edge fundraiser, hosted by Operation Support Our Troops America. People who donated $1,000 got to repel the 13 stories and brag about it later.

News | Funds for troops raised as rappelers descend in Naperville

Raising money for the support of U.S. troops while sampling the step outside one's comfort zone which their jobs require daily were the twin missions of an event at Naperville's Hotel Arista Saturday.
Lake Michigan water is affected by climate change, including shoreline damage from higher water.
News | Lake Michigan a boon in climate change era, but faces some risks
How is climate change affecting Lake Michigan? And what does that mean for people who use the lake for everything from drinking water to recreation?
Census forms, like these from 2010, will be mailed to U.S. residents starting in April.
Lake County | How new group hopes to promote 2020 census in Lake County
A bipartisan group of Lake County Board members, local mayors and other public servants is coming together to boost community participation in the 2020 U.S. census.
News | 2 more Legionnaires' cases found in Batavia
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Saturday that two more people in Batavia have contracted Legionnaires' disease after a dozen were found with the infection at another retirement home there.
The Cubs’ Nicholas Castellanos (6) celebrates with teammate Kyle Schwarber, right, after scoring on a Kris Bryant single during the second inning. The Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates for a second straight day, beating them 14-1 Saturday at Wrigley Field.
Cubs | Chicago Cubs rout Pirates for a second straight day, 14-1
The Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates for a second straight day, beating them 14-1 Saturday at Wrigley Field.
The sun rises on a beach in Uruguay. No one believes anymore that the earth is flat and if you take a ship far enough out onto the ocean, you could fall off.
Editorial | Editorial: The climate crisis so many deny
In this editorial, the Daily Herald says the issue isn't about whether we believe in the threat of global warming; it's about the reality of it
Cubs organist Gary Pressy says he is happy he made the decision to retire after this season, his 33rd as the Chicago Cubs’ organist at Wrigley Field.
MLB | Cubs organist Gary Pressy to retire at season's end
Gary Pressy, the longtime organist at Wrigley Field for Chicago Cubs games, will retire at the end of this season.
Spires at Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom can’t be removed in advance of hurricanes, despite a false rumor that has resurfaced periodically since at least 1997.
Columns | Facts Matter: Reagan didn't meet with Taliban; Disney didn't dismantle castle
President Ronald Reagan didn't with members of the Taliban in the Oval Office, and Disney did not remove the spires at the Cinderella Castle ahead of Hurricane Dorian, Bob Oswald writes in his Facts Matter column.
Columns | Grammar Moses: I amn't about to accept distruths from any politician
Are not I understanding contractions properly? Good question, according to Grammar Moses.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Storm of South Elgin warm up to face district rival Elgin in varsity football at South Elgin Friday night. The game was the first on-campus night game in program history for the Storm.
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