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A rescue boat searches for a missing 9-year-old boy who fell into Bangs Lake in Wauconda Friday evening. The lake has been closed as public safety officials returned to the lake Saturday to continue recovery efforts.

News | Bangs Lake closed today as divers resume search for missing boy

Bangs Lake in Wauconda is closed today as Wauconda Fire District divers search for a missing 9-year-old boy who fell into the lake Friday evening.
Jesus, portrayed by Jaime Aguilera, is whipped during the Via Crucis procession from St. Thomas of Villanova School in Palatine to Mision San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights.

News | Via Crucis processions take place in the suburbs for Good Friday

Arlington Heights, Palatine and Elgin were among the suburbs where worshipers participated in outdoor processions on Good Friday.
Keri Isacovici, director of Early Child Development at the Jewish Center for Youth Services in Buffalo Grove, leads a community Seder event to mark the start of Passover Friday at the Northwest Family Center.

News | Passover begins with Seders throughout the suburbs

Passover began at sunset Friday, with families gathering around the seder table to recall the Jews' exodus from slavery in ancient Egypt.
Onlookers photograph the aftermath of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire from the other side of the Seine.

News | Straight From the Source in Paris: 'A tableau of collective grief' in Notre Dame fire's aftermath

George Harmon, an assistant professor emeritus at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, was vacationing in Paris this week and wrote down some observations on how the city and its people are coping with the fire that gutted Notre Dame Cathedral.
Harvest Bible Chapel’s Elgin campus, where a church school also operates.
News | Harvest Bible loses financial stamp of approval
Harvest Bible Chapel has lost the stamp of approval from an organization that evaluates the finances of Christian organizations. The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability's board terminated Harvest's membership Wednesday.
Grammy-winning recording artist Victor Wooten returns to ECC with a new band Saturday, April 20.
Music | Weekend picks: Victor Wooten Band plays ECC
The Victor Wooten Band performs at Elgin Community College, Six Flags Great America opens its 2019 season, while the Walker Stalker Convention and Heroes and Villains Fan Fest return to Rosemont.
The Chicago Cubs have tweaked their starting rotation. Right-hander Tyler Chatwood, above, will start Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, pushing lefty Jose Quintana to Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Cubs | Maddon tweaks Cubs rotation, Chatwood starts Sunday; Quintana Tuesday
The Chicago Cubs have tweaked their starting rotation. Right-hander Tyler Chatwood will start Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, pushing lefty Jose Quintana to Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Nicole Crook
DuPage County | Arlington Heights woman accused of stealing car from South Elgin gym
An Arlington Heights woman, out of prison for just less than two weeks, is back behind bars in DuPage County, accused of stealing a car from a South Elgin fitness center. Nicole Crook, 31, of the 1600 block of E. Central Road, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, driving with a license suspended after her fourth DUI, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
Special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is photographed Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Washington. The pages refer to former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Crime | A few things you might have missed from the Mueller report
Special counsel Robert Mueller's report focuses on the seminal questions of whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with the Russians and whether the president sought to illegally obstruct the investigation.
President Donald Trump arrives for a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics | Read the full Mueller Report
Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller's removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president.
The Rev. John Smyth
News | Visitation, funeral set for the Rev. John Smyth, former Maryville Academy leader
Funeral arrangements have been set for the Rev. John P. Smyth, the longtime leader of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines, who died Tuesday.
Art Fessler
Education | Lame-duck District 59 board could give raise, contract extension to Fessler
Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 Superintendent Art Fessler could get a raise and contract extension from the outgoing school board just before new members are seated.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The annual Easter egg hunt and pictures with the Easter Bunny at Viking Park in Gurnee. Participants also could find a special egg and win a prize.
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Smoke billows as flames destroy the roof of the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. - A major fire broke out at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky, the fire service said. The flames and smoke plumed from the spire and roof of the gothic cathedral, visited by millions of people a year, where renovations are currently underway. Getty Images)
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