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Funeral arrangements set for two Aurora shooting victims
Feb 18, 2019 11:22 PM - Funeral arrangements are set for two of the five victims in Friday's mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. warehouse in Aurora. -
An HR expert's advice to employers on reducing risk of violence after a firing
Feb 18, 2019 10:19 PM - Violence stemming from employee firings is rare, but bosses can take specific steps to reduce the likelihood of potentially deadly confrontations like the one that occurred Friday in Aurora. -
Fox Valley Philharmonic to host ninth annual Children's Concert Feb. 24
Feb 18, 2019 8:09 PM - On Sunday, Feb. 24, the Fox Valley Philharmonic will offer its ninth annual Children's Concert. The free concert will feature a performance of "Tubby the Tuba," a clever entertaining and educational narrated musical story about how a tuba in the orchestra, typically relegated to play "oompah" accompaniments, gets to finally play the "tune" with his fellow musicians. -
Pratt Co. will pay funeral costs, provide employee assistance
Feb 18, 2019 7:36 PM - The parent firm of Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora pledged Monday to cover the funeral costs for the five employees killed by a gunman, along with medical expenses and assistance to their families. Pratt also will establish a "family support center" in Aurora and an employee support fund for families, officials said. -
Vigil honors the fallen against backdrop of gun violence concerns
Feb 18, 2019 7:35 PM - Roughly 100 people gathered Monday in downtown Aurora to remember the five employees shot and killed at Henry Pratt Co. and to pray for the victims' families, the injured police officers, all first responders and the community. -
Aurora University's Schingoethe Center to open 'Transformations in American Indian Art' Feb. 21
Feb 18, 2019 6:44 PM - The Schingoethe Center of Aurora University in Aurora presents a free spring exhibition focusing on contemporary American Indian artists in "Becoming: Transformations in American Indian Art," open now to the public through April 26. A complimentary opening reception featuring live music, refreshments and Native dance will take place Thursday, Feb. 21. -
Kane sheriff plans database for tracking revoked FOID cards
Feb 18, 2019 5:46 PM - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain says he hopes his office will have a database in place by March 1 to inform and track down people in unincorporated areas who have had their firearm owner's identification cards revoked. "We want them to know they're on our radar," Hain said Monday. -
Naperville students hear Holocaust survivor's message
Feb 18, 2019 4:55 PM - A Skokie Holocaust survivor shared her story of survival with students at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, saying "the world needs to hear the message." -
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin)
Feb 18, 2019 4:49 PM - PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz talk about the Class 3A and 4A boys brackets as well as girls regional and sectional play on this week's edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin). -
Probation, restitution for false armed burglar report that started St. Charles manhunt
Feb 18, 2019 4:35 PM - A 30-year-old man accused of falsely telling St. Charles police he was wounded while shooting at an armed burglar at his parents' home in 2017, launching a police manhunt, has pleaded guilty to a weapons offense and been sentenced to 2½ years probation and ordered to pay $4,800 restitution.
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