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Hollie Maloney, a pharmacy technician, loads a syringe with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine, in March.

News | FDA panel backs COVID-19 boosters only for Americans 65+ and others at high risk

Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and instead endorsed the extra vaccine dose only for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.
Volunteer Heather Trask works to attach dog tags to flags in the Field of Honor at Langum Park in St. Charles on Thursday.

News | Flag display at St. Charles park honors missing Vietnam War soldiers

More than 1,500 flags have been placed in the ground in Langum Park in St. Charles to honor those Vietnam War soldiers still unaccounted for. Their name tags were placed next to the flags.
College of Lake County administrator Karen Hlavin talks Thursday with a student in the hallway of the Grayslake school.

Education | Flexible programs, technical training help suburban colleges recover from pandemic slump

Suburban community colleges are trying a variety of approaches to recover from an 18-month COVID-19 slump. Student enrollment is up among select demographic groups and programs, though overall most of the colleges are not back to pre-pandemic levels.
Video attached to article Holding outdoor painting classes for children from her Buffalo Grove neighborhood over the summer, artist Carol Keene has fostered something special for her and the kids.

Columns | Constable: Artist's stroke of inspiration with kids turns summer from gloomy to glorious

When a girl and a woman from different backgrounds bonded over art, something wonderful happened. Carol Keene opened up her Buffalo Grove backyard to scores of kids, and painting classes led to a summer of love.
Ruben Campuzano of Elgin has been arrested for the hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Route 25 and Gilbert Street near St. Charles.
Kane County | Elgin man charged in hit and run near St. Charles that injured motorcycle driver
An Elgin man faces felony charges in a hit and run crash Monday near St. Charles that resulted in life-threatening injuries to a motorcycle driver.
Palatine High School junior Emma Zach, right, helped rescue fellow student Cailean Walker when Cailean had a seizure last week while swimming.
News | 'She was extraordinary': Palatine High student lauded for helping peer who had a seizure in pool
A Palatine High School junior is being lauded for helping a fellow student who had a seizure while swimming.
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser, right, and Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain announced Wednesday that no criminal charges will be filed in the shooting death of a dog in Wayne.
Kane County | Kane County state's attorney empathizes with dog lovers frustrated with Wayne shooting
Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser said she understands why the community wants to view the killer of a dog in Wayne as a "horrible monster." She's a dog owner herself. But after reviewing all the possible charges, there just wasn't enough evidence to pursue criminal charges, she said.
A long line of cars stream from the Elgin High School parking lot during the second annual Mexican Independence Day Caravan.
News | 'We have a voice': Second annual Mexican Independence Day Caravan a big success in Elgin
The second annual Mexican Independence Day Caravan in Elgin filled the streets Saturday, starting at Elgin High School and ending at Lords Park Pool.
No one was injured in a Palatine house fire that sent 23 firefighters to help extinguish the blaze, which broke out around 2 a.m.
Cook County | No injuries in Palatine house fire that broke out after midnight, sent flames through roof
It took less than 10 minutes to control a Palatine house fire that erupted before 2 a.m. Saturday but the damage was done leaving residents temporarily homeless.
Elk Grove Village celebrated its Hometown Parade Saturday with a theme of “My Favorite Things.”
News | Canceled in 2020, Elk Grove's Hometown Parade surges back with more meaning
"It feels awesome." The Elk Grove Village's Hometown Parade took a pandemic pause in 2020 but it returned with a bang Saturday.
Palatine’s Mitch Larkin is tackled by Maine South running back Mike Sajenko and quarterback Rowan Keefe after intercepting a pass in a football game in Palatine Friday.
Prep Football | Defensive stands help Palatine upset No. 1 Maine South
A pair of defensive stands sparked Palatine to a 20-19 upset win over top-ranked Maine South at Chic Anderson Stadium in Palatine Friday night.
The graffiti-damaged gateway sign for the village of Schaumburg, Metra station and Wintrust Field at the intersection of Springinsguth and Irving Park roads as it appeared before its initial Thursday evening cleanup.
Crime | Schaumburg cleaning, investigating graffiti on village signs
Two village of Schaumburg signs near the intersection of Springinsguth and Irving Park roads were damaged by spray-painted graffiti but substantially cleaned up by late Thursday.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Glenbrook North’s Maddie Konopka celebrates the Spartans’ victory over Glenbrook South during Tuesday’s volleyball match in Glenview.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: GLENBROOK NORTH SPARTANS 2, GLENBROOK SOUTH TITANS 1
Glenbrook North’s Maria Polyakov runs during “The Harvey” Invitational cross country meet at Lake Park High School’s East Campus in Roselle on Saturday.
Spartan cross country runners compete in 'The Harvey' invitational in Roselle
Katie Stack spends time in front of the portrait of her late husband Marine Lance Cpl. James B. Stack at the Portrait of a Soldier exhibit at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Thursday September 9, 2021 in Arlington Heights. The exhibit features more than 300 hand-drawn graphite portraits of Illinois service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries since 9/11. James grew up in Arlington Heights and was killed on November 10, 2010 during combat operations while on foot patrol.
9/11 remembrance ceremonies and other end-of-summer activities fill up The Week in Pictures photo gallery for September 4-10, 2021.
Naperville native the late Cmdr. Dan Shanower’s nieces, Rachel Rowe, left, of Downers Grove, and Stephanie Shanower, of Chicago, present a wreath during the Exchange Club of Naperville’s Sept. 11 remembrance at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower Memorial outside the Naperville Municipal Center.
20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 memorials
Flag bearers rehearse before ceremonies Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York.
20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 national memorials
Glenbrook South’s Will Collins lunges toward the end zone as he scores a touchdown during Friday’s football game against Carl Sandburg.
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