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• Police: Chicago boys captured in River Forest after carjacking that began in Oak Park

  21-08-2017 23:47
  Police said two boys from Chicago were taken into custody Monday morning after allegedly using a replica handgun during a carjacking that police said began in Oak Park. According to River Forest Deputy Police Chief James O'Shea, the carjacking occurred at around 8:30 a.m. in the 400 block of Home...
  
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• Two Norridge establishments cited for underage liquor sales

  21-08-2017 23:42
  Two Norridge establishments were recently cited in an underage liquor purchase operation involving the Norridge Police Department, with assistance from the Illinois State Police. Volunteers, ages 18 and 20, served as testers in the operation conducted on Aug. 11 for all Norridge liquor license...
  
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• False arrest lawsuit filed in Fox Lake staged suicide of Lt. Gliniewicz

  21-08-2017 23:40
  The village of Fox Lake and police investigators from several agencies are named in a federal lawsuit filed by two men who claim they were falsely arrested and their constitutional rights were violated during the 2015 investigation into the suicide of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz....
  
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• Bullpens looming large again for this year’s postseason around MLB

  21-08-2017 22:52
  Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel (46) follows through on a pitch against the New York Yankees in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Boston. The Red Sox won 5-1. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
  Around this time last year, the Cleveland Indians were providing a preview of the American League postseason.
  Manager Terry Francona was using newly acquired reliever Andrew Miller in all sorts of situations, and for more than one inning if necessary. It was an approach that
  
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• Naperville police probe 3rd armed robbery in 5 weeks

  21-08-2017 22:41
  The suspects in an early Monday morning robbery in Naperville abandoned a vehicle and a handgun before making their escape on the city's north side, Naperville police said. It was the third armed robbery in Naperville in five weeks, following a holdup in July in which concert tickets were stolen...
  
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• Moon blots (most of) the sun out of the sky in Aurora as big swath of US sees historic total eclipse

  21-08-2017 22:39
  AURORA | Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. from coast to coast in nearly a century.
  “It’s really, really, really, really awesome,” said 9-year-old Cami Smith as she watched the fully eclipsed sun from a gravel lane near her grandfather’s home at Beverly Beach, Oregon.
  The temperature dropped, birds quieted down,
  
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• AP Source: Trevor Siemian wins Broncos quarterback job again

  21-08-2017 22:38
  Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian (13) throws before a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
  ENGLEWOOD | A person with knowledge of the decision has told The Associated Press that Trevor Siemian will be named the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback after beating out Paxton Lynch.
  The person requested anonymity to speak candidly prior to coach Vance Joseph’s news conference at 3:15 p.m. ET Monday in which he’
  
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• Fire causes $250,000 in damage to Norris Center at St. Charles East High School

  21-08-2017 22:37
  A fire on the campus of St. Charles East High School caused about $250,000 in damage and left one firefighter injured Monday, the first day teachers reported to work for the new school year. At 8:16 a.m. Monday, St. Charles firefighters responded to St. Charles East after people at the school reported...
  
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• Single-A baseball teams play special eclipse game in Oregon

  21-08-2017 22:21
  SALEM, Ore. | The Hillsboro Hops and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes temporarily stopped their game on Monday morning for what they called baseball’s first-ever eclipse delay.
  The game between the two short-season Single-A teams at Volcanoes Stadium was in the path of totality in the first U.S. state to experience the eclipse.
  After the game got off to a slightly late start because the Hops were stuck in traffic, play stopped in the middle of the first inning as fans and players paused to watch the
  
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• Man killed early Saturday in Waukegan motorcycle crash

  21-08-2017 22:10
  A 28-year-old Round Lake Heights man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Waukegan Saturday, according to Waukegan police. Police responded to reports of an accident at 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the area of Berwick and Grand avenues, and officers came upon the scene of a severe motorcycle crash, according...
  
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• Career calling lands a PBS chance for Aurora teen

  21-08-2017 21:45
  AURORA | For many people, discovering what they’re passionate about takes years of searching and discovery. And for others, like Vista PEAK Preparatory rising senior Esmeralda Soto, sometimes they discover what they’re passionate about because they didn’t get their first choice in class assignment.
  Soto’s passion is journalism, in part because more than two years ago the photography class she wanted to take was full. So instead she enrolled in video production class. And
  
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• Perlmutter reverses himself, will run for re-election to congress in 2018

  21-08-2017 21:34
  DENVER | Congressman Ed Perlmutter is reversing himself and announcing he’ll run for re-election.
  Perlmutter had initially announced he was giving up his congressional seat to run for Colorado governor. But he dropped out of that race last month. He said he didn’t have the fire in his belly to run while simultaneously representing the state’s 7th congressional district. He also acknowledged the Democratic gubernatorial primary was tougher than he expected.
  Finally, Perlmutter s
  
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• 44 firefighters battle Naperville-area house fire

  21-08-2017 21:20
  Dozens of firefighters responded to battle an early morning blaze Monday that left a Naperville-area house badly damaged and sent one firefighter to the hospital. The Naperville Fire Department firefighter was released Monday from Edward Hospital in Naperville after suffering an unspecified medical...
  
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• $1.6m VFW raffle drawing halted amid 'ordinance issue'

  21-08-2017 21:11
  Monday night's drawing for a VFW raffle whose prize money has swelled to about $1.6 million has been called off, with organizers citing a legal snag. Organizers at the VFW in little Morris, Ill., said they "did not get shut down" and will resume ticket sales and the drawing "as soon as possible."...
  
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• $1.6 million Morris VFW raffle drawing halted amid 'ordinance issue'

  21-08-2017 21:11
  Monday night's drawing for a VFW raffle whose prize money has swelled to about $1.6 million has been called off, with organizers citing a legal snag. Organizers at the VFW in little Morris, Ill., said they "did not get shut down" and will resume ticket sales and the drawing "as soon as possible."...
  
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• Girls Lacrosse: Regis Jesuit tabs Kathryn Ames as new head coach

  21-08-2017 21:08
  Junior Sidney Weigand, left, led the Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team with 53 points during the 2017 season. The Raiders will be under the direction of a new head coach in 2018 as the school announced the hiring of former Cherry Creek coach Kathryn Ames. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
  AURORA | Regis Jesuit athletic director John Koslosky announced the hire of a well-known name as the school’s new girls lacrosse coach Friday.
  After several years under the venerable Billy Corbett,
  
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• OAKES: Rangeview still taking teams for annual Curtis Cotton Memorial 3v3 hoops tourney

  21-08-2017 20:39
  A jersey and picture adorn a table at a memorial service honoring the late Curtis Cotton on May 29, 2010, at Rangeview High School. Cotton, a high-scoring guard on the school’s basketball team between 2000 and 2004, died on May 7, 2010, in a car crash. (Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
  Local basketball players have another chance to honor the memory of former Rangeview boys basketball star Curtis Cotton at the sixth annual Curtis Cotton Memorial 3v3 Hoops Tournament, scheduled for Saturday,
  
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• River Forest District 90, teachers union agree on new contract

  21-08-2017 19:34
  Following several months of discussions, River Forest District 90 and the River Forest Education Association have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract. According to district spokeswoman Dawne Simmons, the school board approved the contract at its June 19 meeting. "The three-year agreement...
  
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• Chicago-area high school football preseason top 20

  21-08-2017 19:03
  The Chicago Tribune suburban sports department has teamed up with The Cube to present this 2017 preseason ranking of the top 20 high school football teams in the Chicago area. Rankings, with last season's final record: 1. Glenbard West (10-3) WR Alec Pierce, RBs Ryan Diver and Dre Thomas lead potent...
  
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• Police: Two juveniles captured in River Forest after carjacking that began in Oak Park

  21-08-2017 18:44
  Police said two juvenile suspects were taken into custody Monday morning following a carjacking that police said began in Oak Park. According to River Forest Deputy Police Chief James O'Shea, the carjacking occurred at around 8:30 a.m. in the 400 block of Home Avenue in Oak Park. "The victim's...
  
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• Aurora prep sports schedule, 8.21.17

  21-08-2017 18:24
  AURORA | The Aurora prep sports schedule for Monday, Aug. 21, 2017:
  Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or [email protected]. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel
  AURORA PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
  SOFTBALL
  Hinkley at Englewood, 4 p.m.
  Mountain Vista at Vista PEAK, 4 p.m.
  BOYS GOLF
  Eaglecrest, Overland, Regis Jesuit, Smoky Hill at Cherry Creek Invite at Buffalo Run G.C., 7:30 a.m.
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• Spain death toll to 15 as suspect linked to fatal carjacking

  21-08-2017 17:43
  BARCELONA, Spain | The fugitive in the Barcelona van attack carjacked a man and stabbed him to death Thursday night as he made his getaway, Spanish officials said Monday as they raised the death toll in the country’s two vehicle attacks to 15.
  Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, has been the target of an international manhunt since Thursday’s van attack in Barcelona. Authorities say they now have evidence he drove the van that plowed down the city’s famed Las Ramblas promenade, killin
  
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• Nations search for 10 missing after US destroyer collision

  21-08-2017 17:38
  SINGAPORE | Vessels from several nations are searching Southeast Asian waters for 10 missing U.S. sailors after an early morning collision Monday between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker ripped a gaping hole in the destroyer’s hull.
  The collision east of Singapore between the guided missile destroyer and the 183-meter (600-foot) Alnic MC was the second involving a ship from the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months.
  Vessels and aircraft from the U.S., Indone
  
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• Fire at Norris Center at St. Charles East High School

  21-08-2017 17:35
  A Monday morning fire at St. Charles East High School has been put out, a district spokeswoman said. At about 8:30 a.m., a fire started in the Norris Recreation Center inside St. Charles East, said spokeswoman Carol Smith of School District 303. Monday marked the first full day of school for teachers,...
  
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• Danish police: Submarine owner says woman died in accident

  21-08-2017 17:35
  HELSINKI | The owner of a home-built submarine has told investigators that a missing Swedish female journalist died onboard in an accident and he buried her at sea in an unspecified location, Danish police said Monday.
  Copenhagen police said the submarine owner will continue to be held on preliminary manslaughter charges. They declined to provide further details.The statement did not identify the submarine’s owner, Peter Madsen, 46, but the Danish inventor’s financing of the pro
  
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• US and S. Korean troops start drills amid N. Korea standoff

  21-08-2017 17:32
  SEOUL, South Korea | U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills Monday that come after President Donald Trump and North Korea exchanged warlike rhetoric in the wake of the North’s two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month.
  The Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills are largely computer-simulated war games held every summer and have drawn furious responses from North Korea, which views them as an invasion rehearsal. Pyongyang’s state media on Sunday called t
  
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• Jerry Lewis, Hollywood survivor, showman, dies at 91

  21-08-2017 17:27
  LOS ANGELES | Jerry Lewis epitomized what it meant to be a survivor in Hollywood.
  Through ups and downs in popularity, health troubles and weight fluctuations and the sorts of seismic shifts that take place over decades in the entertainment industry, Lewis always figured out a way to battle back, to reinvent himself, to stay relevant. It’s what enduring stars know how to do instinctively; perhaps it’s that very drive that makes them stars in the first place.
  Through it all, Lewi
  
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• US Embassy in Russia suspends issuing nonimmigrant visas

  21-08-2017 17:24
  MOSCOW | In a step that could affect hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists, the U.S. Embassy in Russia said Monday it would suspend issuing nonimmigrant visas for eight days from Wednesday in response to the Russian decision to cap embassy staff.
  The embassy made the decision after the Russian Foreign Ministry ordered a cap on the number of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia, it said in a statement, adding that it would resume issuing visas in Moscow on Sept. 1, but maintain the suspen
  
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• Hinsdale business has been cleaning rugs for more than 100 years

  21-08-2017 17:22
  The Koshgarian family has been in the rug business since 1906, when brothers Hagop and Mihron Koshgarian started cleaning rugs with a weighted scrubbing machine and a garden hose, hanging them outside a two-story home in La Grange to dry. They also sold runs on Hillgrove Avenue, across from the...
  
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• Big Ben bell falls silent in London for repairs until 2021

  21-08-2017 17:19
  LONDON | After more than 150 years as Britain’s most famous timekeeper, London’s Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all but a few special occasions.
  The giant bell atop Parliament’s clock tower sent a dozen deep bongs into a gray sky at noon, marking the hour as it has done almost continuously since 1859. It is not due to resume its regular duties until 2021.
  Hundreds of parliamentary staff, journalists and lawmakers ga
  
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• Trump to outline Afghan strategy in national TV address

  21-08-2017 17:15
  WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump will use a nationally televised address to outline for a war-weary nation the strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan after 16 years of combat and lives lost.
  The speech Monday night will also give Trump a chance for a reset after one of the most difficult weeks of his short presidency.
  Trump tweeted Saturday that he had reached a decision on the way forward in Afghanistan, a day after he reviewed war
  
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• Pedestrian bridge over Fox River 'will be built next year'

  21-08-2017 16:36
  Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin said a new pedestrian bridge over the Fox River will be built in the city in 2018.That news came at an event Friday at Aurora University's Crimi Auditorium, where Irvin discussed his first 100 days in office and made some announcements about future projects as well.He...
  
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• Noise is biggest source of oil, gas complaints in Colorado

  21-08-2017 16:08
  DENVER | Noise is the biggest source of oil and gas complaints among residents in the state of Colorado.
  During the past eight years, as houses and well pads inched closer across the state, complaints to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission boomed, especially complaints about noise.
  In 2010, state regulators fielded 240 complaints. By 2013, that number had risen only to 252, the Denver Post reported (http://dpo.st/2fWKV3X ). But last year, 419 complaints were filed with the stat
  
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• ECLIPSE DAY: Throngs, including Druids, witches, pagans, head outside in Aurora and up to Wyoming for eclipse

  21-08-2017 15:54
  AURORA | Expect to see most if not all of your neighbors, fellow students and co-workers outside this morning as metro Aurora joins a wide swath of the United States observing a rare solar eclipse.
  The eclipse starts in metro Aurora at 10:23 a.m. and concludes at 1:14 p.m. Maximum occlusion occurs at 11:47 p.m., eclipsing about 92 percent of the sun.
  Cherry Creek Schools will hold a districtwide Solar Eclipse Outdoor Lab Day. Every student gets eclipse safety viewing glasses and teachers ac
  
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• Buckley airman dead in Commerce City

  21-08-2017 15:07
  A Buckley Air force Base sergeant was found dead Friday in Commerce City, according to a statement from Air Force officials.
  The statement said it remains unclear how Tech. Sgt. Jason Friday, who was assigned to the 460th Civil Engineer Squadron, died.
  “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Technical Sergeant Jason Friday,” Col. David N. Miller, Jr, 460th Space Wing Commander, said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, his unit, and everyone affected b
  
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• Buckley AFB airman found dead in Commerce City

  21-08-2017 15:07
  AURORA | A Buckley Air force Base sergeant was found dead Friday in Commerce City, according to a statement from Air Force officials.
  The statement said it remains unclear how Tech. Sgt. Jason Friday, who was assigned to the 460th Civil Engineer Squadron, died.
  “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Technical Sergeant Jason Friday,” Col. David N. Miller, Jr, 460th Space Wing Commander, said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, his unit, and everyone a
  
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• Prosecutors: Northwestern University prof killed boyfriend as part of sexual fantasy

  21-08-2017 06:18
  CHICAGO | The fatal stabbing of a hairstylist in Chicago was part of a sexual fantasy hatched in an online chatroom between a Northwestern University professor and an Oxford University employee, whose plan included killing someone and then themselves, prosecutors told a Cook County judge Sunday at a bond hearing for the men.
  An Illinois prosecutor shared disturbing new details about the July 27 slaying, describing to the court how Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau, the 26-year-old boyfriend of sin
  
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• Eclipse Day: Millions converge across US to see sun go dark

  21-08-2017 06:12
  Millions of Americans converged on a narrow corridor stretching from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blot out the midday sun Monday for a wondrous couple of minutes in the first total solar eclipse to sweep coast to coast in 99 years.
  Veteran eclipse watchers warned the uninitiated to get ready to be blown away.
  Planetariums and museums posted “Sold out of eclipse glasses” on their front doors. Signs along highways reminded motorists of “Solar Eclipse Monday,”
  
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• Spanish town struggles to reconcile locals as extremist cell

  21-08-2017 06:07
  RIPOLL, Spain  |  They were brothers and boyhood friends from a town with no unfamiliar faces. They were linked by Moroccan roots and equally tied by their upbringings in Ripoll, an ancient hub in the Catalan foothills known for its monastery and passageways dotted with cafes and kebab shops.
  But most recently, police believe, the young men were drawn together by an imam and an alleged plot to murder on a massive scale — an extraordinary secret for 12 people to keep for months on
  
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• US warship collides with tanker near Singapore; 10 missing

  21-08-2017 05:49
  SINGAPORE  | At least 10 U.S. sailors are missing after the USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker early Monday east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, the second collision involving a ship from the Navy’s 7th fleet in the Pacific in two months.
  The Navy said five other sailors were hurt in the collision involving the guided-missile destroyer. It had been heading to Singapore on a routine port visit after last week conducting a sensitive freedom of navigation operation by sail
  
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• Balmoral wraps up summer season with $200,000 horse jumping grand prix

  21-08-2017 01:19
  HITS Balmoral Park wrapped up its horse jumping competition summer season on Sunday with 45 riders vying for a $200,000 prize. The premiere equestrian event, sanctioned by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, drew riders from around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Israel...
  
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• Barns burn in two-alarm fire

  21-08-2017 00:38
  No injuries or loss of life of human or animals were reported after a two-alarm fire destroyed a barn at the Tempel Farms property in Wadsworth Saturday. Lt. David Emanuelson of the Newport Township Fire Protection District, said when firefighters arrived around 2:20 p.m. at the property on Hunt...
  
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