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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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“Unclaimed veteran” John James Murphy will be honored Wednesday with visitation and a service at a funeral home in Elgin followed by burial with military hours at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.

News | Funeral for 'unclaimed veteran' Wednesday in Elgin

Thanks to the efforts of a funeral home in Elgin, veteran John James Murphy will be buried with military honors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Cafe Fourteen on Northwest Highway in Palatine has been sold by its longtime owner to a chef who most recently worked for a local brunch chain.

News | New owner for Cafe Fourteen on Northwest Highway in Palatine

Cafe Fourteen on Northwest Highway in Palatine has been sold by its longtime owner to a chef who most recently worked for a local brunch chain.
Claudia Del Fiacco and husband Jon Soeder attended Monday night’s village board meeting in Barrington to thank first responders who saved their 4-month-old daughter, Scarlett Soeder, after a 911 call in November.

News | Barrington first responders honored for saving infant's life

She's only 4 months old, but Scarlett Soeder was the star of the show at Monday night's Barrington village board meeting.
Bar Louie at 22 E. Chicago Ave. in downtown Naperville closed over the weekend, officials said, making it one of 38 in the chain to shut its doors as part of a bankruptcy filing.

News | Naperville Bar Louie closure reflects 'chain-wide issue'

Bar Louie in downtown Naperville has closed, one of a reported 38 locations of the gastropub chain to shut its doors in a bankruptcy filing, downtown business officials said.
The Michael Jordan statue is illuminated in purple to honor Kobe Bryant before an NBA basketball game between the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Chicago.
Bulls | Not many direct ties, but Bulls have plenty of Kobe memories
Before Monday's game at the United Center, most everyone had a story to tell about Kobe Bryant. Most of the Bulls knew him from afar, while Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was a frequent rival.
Schaumburg’s village board will consider revisions to its lease with the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team for the use of the village-owned stadium.
News | Revised ballpark lease would 'work for both of us,' Schaumburg and Boomers say
Three months after becoming sole owners of Schaumburg Boomers Stadium, village officials are poised tonight to enact revisions to the baseball team's lease agreement they say are in the best interests of both parties.
The Rev. Jack Plotkowski, shown here in 2005, has been stripped of his authority to minister and told to move away from the parish after inappropriate material was found on his personal computer, Cardinal Blase Cupich wrote this weekend in a letter to the congregation.
News | Ex-pastor stripped of authority, told to move after inappropriate material found on computer
The former longtime pastor of St. Zachary Parish in Des Plaines has been stripped of his authority to minister and told to move away from the parish after inappropriate material was found on his personal computer, Cardinal Blase Cupich wrote this weekend in a letter to the congregation.
A Chicago woman diagnosed with coronavirus after she returned from a trip to China remained in an isolation unit Monday at Amita St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, officials said. She is listed in good condition.
News | Coronavirus patient remains in isolation at Hoffman Estates hospital
A Chicago woman diagnosed with the only confirmed case of coronavirus east of the Mississippi River in the U.S. remained in good condition Monday in isolation at Amita St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, officials said.
Personnel work at the scene in McHenry where a vehicle drove into the Starbucks on Elm Street the evening of Jan. 16.
News | Starbucks crash 911 calls: 'I just saw them going out of control and crashing into the building'
Emergency calls to 911 reporting that a pickup truck had plowed into a Starbucks coffee shop in McHenry paint a picture of panic and disbelief as routine coffee runs that afternoon turned into chaos.
Rafer Weigel, the Chicago television news anchor who got caught up in a tawdry scandal involving texts of nude photos and allegations of revenge porn, said he was fired Monday from Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32.
Columns | Rafer Weigel: 'Fox 32 let me go' after revenge porn allegations
Rafer Weigel, the Chicago television news anchor who got caught up in a tawdry scandal involving texts of nude photos and allegations of revenge porn, said he was fired Monday from Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32.
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Crime | Staff member accused of choking child at Aurora mental health facility
A worker at the Northern Illinois Academy, a juvenile mental health facility in Aurora, has been accused of choking a child who was a student there.
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson
Politics | Judge orders Elk Grove term limits question be placed on ballot
A Cook County judge Monday ordered Elk Grove Village's clerk to certify a local term limits question, ensuring it will appear on the March 17 ballot.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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