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• Northbrook police: Lawyer found strangled in office was intended target in homicide

  10-12-2016 22:46
  
  Despite saying the strangulation death of a Northbrook lawyer was an isolated case and 36-year-old Jigan K. Patel was the intended target, police Chief Charles J. Wernick said Saturday afternoon the department was not on the verge of an arrest in the case. Wernick said investigators have reviewed...
  
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• Dr. Ben Carson cancels Elgin speech following Trump nomination

  10-12-2016 21:39
  
  Dr. Ben Carson canceled a scheduled appearance at Elgin's Judson University following his nomination to serve as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President-elect Donald Trump, the university announced. Carson, who ran for the Republican Presidential nomination...
  
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• Aurora prep sports schedule, 12.10.16

  10-12-2016 17:47
  
  AURORA | The Aurora prep sports schedule for Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016:
  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
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  Hinkley at Denver East, 1 p.m.
  Grandview at Mountain Vista, 6 p.m.
  Ponderosa Invitational — (schedule/results)Championship game: Vista PEAK vs. Manual, 9:30 a.m.
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  Gateway at Denver West, 1 p.m.
  Douglas County H
  
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• Man arrested, $100,000 in marijuana seized in Gary drug bust

  10-12-2016 16:44
  
  The Lake County Drug Task Force arrested a man and seized more than $100,000 in marijuana Tuesday, according to a release from the sheriff's office. "This investigation was successful in part due to reports from the citizens of Gary, who truly care about their neighborhood," Sheriff John Buncich...
  
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• Boys Basketball: Barfield tip-in lifts Cherokee Trail over Lakewood

  10-12-2016 08:55
  
  Cherokee Trail’s Deon Barfield, left, celebrates with teammate Karmon Bode, right, after the Cougars’ 60-59 non-league boys basketball win over Lakewood on Dec. 9, 2016, at Cherokee Trail High School. Barfield’s tip-in off a missed free throw provided the winning points for the Cougars, who improved to 4-0. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
  AURORA | Of course Deon Barfield expected teammate Jaizec Lottie to sink a game-tying free throw in the late stages of Cherokee Tra
  
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• Richard Schmelzer's mother, sister testify during murder trial

  10-12-2016 05:16
  
  Angela "Angie" Schmelzer said she had been somewhat estranged from her son for some time before the death of her mother, Mildred "Dodie" Darrington."I loved him, but I did not like him," Angie Schmelzer said on the stand Friday, under cross-examination by the defense attorney for her son, Richard...
  
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• Lawyer found strangled in Northbrook office building; death ruled homicide

  10-12-2016 04:44
  
  Police investigating the death of an attorney found strangled in his Northbrook office this week described the slaying as an isolated event that does not pose any ongoing threat to the community. Jigar K. Patel, 36, a Prospect Heights resident, was found dead in an office building in the 1300 block...
  
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• Civil rights complaint leads D204 to drop driver ed requirement

  10-12-2016 03:38
  
  Students in Indian Prairie District 204 high schools no longer will be required to pass a driver education course to graduate. In response to a civil rights complained filed against the school district in February, District 204 recently dropped driver education as a requirement for graduation from...
  
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• 'Nightmare' superbug cases rise in Illinois health-care facilities

  10-12-2016 03:31
  
  Cases of a dangerous superbug increased 27 percent last year in a region surrounding Chicago, a new survey shows, but incidents were down in the city, and officials say they are making strides in containing the contagion. The state survey counted medical patients who tested positive for a germ...
  
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• Arrested Evanston clerk candidate has candidacy challenged

  10-12-2016 02:36
  
  A man arrested last month while gathering signatures to run for public office in Evanston has had his candidacy challenged by two people, one of whom is the wife of the city clerk, whose office the man seeks to hold. On Monday, the Evanston election board will meet to consider the complaints filed...
  
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• The week ahead in Aurora prep sports, 12.8-12.14.16

  10-12-2016 02:21
  
  From left, Marquise Johnson, Tre Early and Quincy Sanders helped the Vista PEAK boys basketball team to a sweep of its season opening Bison Bash tournament. One of the highlights of the week ahead in Aurora prep sports (Dec. 8-14, 2016) is Vista PEAK’s trip to the Ponderosa Invitational where it goes after a second tournament crown. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
  AURORA | A look at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Dec. 8-14, 2016:
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• Lake Zurich police: No charges in locker room hazing investigation

  10-12-2016 01:46
  
  Lake Zurich police said Friday that the "inappropriate activity" carried out by members of the Lake Zurich High School football team did not warrant criminal charges. Deputy Chief Kevin Finlon would not specify exactly what happened in the school's locker room Oct. 27, saying multiple accounts...
  
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• The week past in Aurora prep sports, 12.1-12.6.16

  10-12-2016 01:44
  
  Grandview junior Leilah Vigil (34) looks for a cutter to pass to during the second half of the Wolves’ 62-52 win over Ralston Valley in a Class 5A girls basketball showdown on Dec. 2, 2016, at Grandview High School. Vigil overcame foul trouble to contribute eight points in her first game in a Grandview uniform. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
  AURORA | A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Dec. 1-6, 2016:
  Courtney Oakes is Auro
  
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• Suspect accused of dragging officer with vehicle taken into custody, police say

  10-12-2016 00:11
  
  The man believed to have been driving a stolen vehicle that dragged a Waukegan police officer at a gas station on Dec. 3 was taken into custody on Friday, authorities said. Santos L. Martinez, 18, of the 1300 block of North Ave., Waukegan, is charged with resisting a police officer and aggravated...
  
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