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Thursday, September 20, 2018

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A Vernon Hills man ignored warnings and pointed a replica rifle at a police officer before he was shot dead in his garage early Saturday morning, authorities said Thursday.

Crime | Vernon Hills man killed by police pointed replica rifle at officer, authorities say

A Vernon Hills man shot and killed by police Saturday was given multiple commands to drop a replica-style air rifle before he pointed it at an officer, authorities said Thursday.
The common floodwater mosquito, the aedes vexans, being counted at the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District.

News | Are there really more mosquitoes right now? We've got bad news and good news.

It may feel like there are more mosquitoes, but levels are at or below normal, experts say. Yet, normal isn't so good right now.
Video attached to article Rabbi Michael Tillman speaks to members of the Congregation Am Chai in Mount Prospect on Wednesday, including members Don Ami and Kris Sudrovech Ami. The congregation will disband at the end of the month and donate a Torah that survived a concentration camp to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.

News | 'No reason to be sad. ... Reason to be proud': Congregation Am Chai saying goodbye after 47 years

A Northwest suburban Jewish congregation's final gift to posterity will be the dedication of its Torah, which survived the Holocaust concealed in a concentration camp in Poland, to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie.
McHenry VFW Post 4600 Cmdr. Dwane Lungren enjoys a break Wednesday after the mayhem of the long-running Queen of Hearts raffle, which ended Tuesday night.

McHenry County | 'We're going to do it again': McHenry VFW aims to improve Queen of Hearts raffle

Though the dust has settled at McHenry VFW Post 4600, officials are facing a full workload -- and have ideas for improvements -- in preparation for the next Queen of Hearts game, which starts Jan. 8 with a $3.4 million jackpot.
A new flyover ramp linking eastbound I-90 commuters with Cumberland Avenue is expected to ease gridlock.
Transportation | New Cumberland Avenue flyover ramp set to open Thursday
The weave is over for commuters merging onto Cumberland Avenue from inbound I-90 as a new ramp opens Thursday.
Crime | Police: Waukegan man killed outside his home Wednesday
A Waukegan man believed to be in his 50s was shot dead outside his home Wednesday, police said.
Lake County Sheriff’s police say a deputy conducting a traffic stop Wednesday found three Wisconsin men with loaded guns, masks, heavy jackets and illegal drugs.
Lake County | Sheriff: Traffic stop foiled potential homicide plot
Three Wisconsin men face charges after a traffic stop in Antioch Township early Wednesday morning foiled their plan to violently retaliate for an earlier confrontation, authorities said.
Emergency personnel arrive on the scene of a shooting at a software company in Middleton, Wis., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Four people were shot and wounded during the shooting in the suburb of Madison, according to a city administrator.
Crime | Police: Motive unknown in Wisconsin office shooting
Authorities said they still don't know why an employee at a Wisconsin software company went to his office with a pistol and extra ammunition and began firing on his colleagues, seriously injuring several, before he was fatally shot by police.
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Blackhawks | Daily Herald sports writers talk Bulls, Blackhawks
Come hear the Daily Herald's Barry Rozner, John Dietz and Mike McGraw talk Bulls, Blackhawks and Bears Wednesday at the Libertyville Sports Complex.
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Entertainment | SPOILER ALERT: Watch the winner's last performance on 'America's Got Talent'
See the "America's Got Talent" winner's final performance.
“Art & Design in Chicago” will premiere Oct. 5 on WTTW-Channel 11.
Columns | Feder: New WTTW series 'Art & Design in Chicago'; Hawk Harrelson's last call
A four-part series on "Art & Design in Chicago" will premiere October 5 on WTTW-Channel 11, airing at 8:30 p.m. Fridays. And Sunday's broadcast of the Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs "Crosstown Classic" on NBC Sports Chicago will mark the final game call of legendary White Sox announcer Ken "Hawk" Harrelson.
Will Beiersdorf founded Palatine-based Salute Inc. in 2003 to help out fellow veterans financially. Today he serves as executive director of the Road Home Program at Rush University Medical Center. It provides a range of services to veterans and their family members.
News | 'Invisible wounds': Arlington Heights man helping veterans with PTSD
For Arlington Heights resident Will Beiersdorf, helping veterans began as a personal mission inspired by his own experiences in the military. Now it's become his entire livelihood.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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