dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-09--Consultant says treatment center would bring 163 jobs to Itasca

Haymarket Center 's proposal to transform a former Holiday Inn into an addiction treatment facility would bring 163 jobs to Itasca and generate $ 20.8 million in economic activity in DuPage County , a consultant said .
But the Chicago-based nonprofit group would take the property off the tax rolls , meaning its $ 178,780 in property taxes would have to be covered by other property owners .
Aaron Gruen , who represented Haymarket , last week laid out the resources the 240-bed facility would use for emergency services as well as the financial benefit the village would receive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of jobs , income and stimulus to the volume of economic activity in the local community , '' Gruen said during a public hearing .
According to Gruen , Haymarket 's facility would add 163 jobs directly to the village that would post $ 9.6 million in annual earnings for those workers and $ 20.8 million per year in increased economic activity in DuPage from the purchases of supplies , equipment and construction activities .
He said Haymarket DuPage would generate more than $ 17,000 a year in tax revenue for the village @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revenue .
Gruen estimated the cost of police services for Haymarket would be up to $ 30,096 per year and fire and ambulance services would be $ 54,198 per year .
Haymarket officials said they have a contract with Elite Ambulance to handle most ambulance calls .
Gruen said the property taxes will be absorbed by existing property taxpayers and spread across all residential and commercial properties with a negligible impact .
Haymarket -- which has its headquarters in Chicago 's West Loop -- is seeking the location in Itasca for those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opioid crisis gets worse .
Residents who oppose the proposal say the village of roughly 8,000 people can not sustain the resources needed to serve a facility that would see 4,750 patients a year .
James Diestel , a member of the Concerned Citizens of Itasca group , says Haymarket presenters testified that Itasca would lose significant sales and property tax revenue due to Haymarket 's tax exemption status and would raise taxes on villagers as a result .
`` Haymarket presenters seem to be concentrating on DuPage data as opposed to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't make sense for a small village , '' Diestel said .
Haymarket purchased the hotel site with a $ 5 million donation , the largest in its 45-year history .
After a hiatus , the plan commission in Itasca scheduled multiple Haymarket meetings through Dec. 9 .
The next public hearing on the project is scheduled for Wednesday .
• Trey Arline is a corps member with Report for America , a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms .

But property's taxes would have to be absorbed by others
Haymarket Center's proposal to transform a former Holiday Inn into an addiction treatment facility would bring 163 jobs to Itasca and generate $20.8 million in economic activity in DuPage County, a consultant said.
But the Chicago-based nonprofit group would take the property off the tax rolls, meaning its $178,780 in property taxes would have to be covered by other property owners.
Aaron Gruen, who represented Haymarket, last week laid out the resources the 240-bed facility would use for emergency services as well as the financial benefit the village would receive.
"Haymarket would provide an additional source of jobs, income and stimulus to the volume of economic activity in the local community," Gruen said during a public hearing.
According to Gruen, Haymarket's facility would add 163 jobs directly to the village that would post $9.6 million in annual earnings for those workers and $20.8 million per year in increased economic activity in DuPage from the purchases of supplies, equipment and construction activities.
He said Haymarket DuPage would generate more than $17,000 a year in tax revenue for the village, including $13,283 in utility tax revenue.
Gruen estimated the cost of police services for Haymarket would be up to $30,096 per year and fire and ambulance services would be $54,198 per year. Haymarket officials said they have a contract with Elite Ambulance to handle most ambulance calls.
Gruen said the property taxes will be absorbed by existing property taxpayers and spread across all residential and commercial properties with a negligible impact.
Haymarket -- which has its headquarters in Chicago's West Loop -- is seeking the location in Itasca for those who need service in the suburbs as the opioid crisis gets worse.
Residents who oppose the proposal say the village of roughly 8,000 people cannot sustain the resources needed to serve a facility that would see 4,750 patients a year.
James Diestel, a member of the Concerned Citizens of Itasca group, says Haymarket presenters testified that Itasca would lose significant sales and property tax revenue due to Haymarket's tax exemption status and would raise taxes on villagers as a result.
"Haymarket presenters seem to be concentrating on DuPage data as opposed to an impact on Itasca because the numbers simply don't make sense for a small village," Diestel said.
Haymarket purchased the hotel site with a $5 million donation, the largest in its 45-year history. After a hiatus, the plan commission in Itasca scheduled multiple Haymarket meetings through Dec. 9.
The next public hearing on the project is scheduled for Wednesday.
• Trey Arline is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-09--More DuPage schools go all-remote as COVID-19 cases surge

Glenbard High School District 87 moved to entirely remote learning Monday as COVID-19 case rates are climbing steeply in DuPage County , while other school systems are warning the surge threatens to halt in-person classes .
The district temporarily suspended face-to-face instruction for at least three weeks after the county logged a weekly infection rate of 312 new cases per 100,000 people -- a new high .
School leaders elsewhere have kept classrooms open , but they 're growing increasingly concerned with staffing levels as more employees are having to quarantine .
Administrators also are bracing for the county 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the weeks after Thanksgiving break .
Experts have repeatedly warned against large family gatherings that could spread the virus .
Less than a month ago , Glenbard schools launched a hybrid learning model on the same day Naperville and Elmhurst districts announced their students would continue or revert to distance learning .
While the county had reached a `` substantial '' level of community transmission , Glenbard administrators expressed confidence in mitigation measures within school walls .
But over the last two weeks , the district had 54 students and 13 employees test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % increase for the staff and a 270 % increase for students over the previous two-week period .
`` While we are unaware of any transmission vectors in our schools so far , we have seen an increase in positive test results that list 'unknown ' as the infection point , '' Glenbard Superintendent David Larson said Monday .
`` This is one of the signs that community transmission is occurring . ''
The district is taking a `` safety pause '' until the county 's test positivity rate and the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to resume a mix of in-person and virtual classes , Larson said last week .
Before the shutdowns , 43 % of students districtwide elected a remote learning option , up from 25 % since the end of September .
`` Unknown infections coupled with the exponential increase in the key data points for the county and our school district attendance areas have created a combination of factors that create an unsafe school environment , '' Larson said in a statement .
In Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 , school board members at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pause in-person instruction , taking into account the various learning models by grade level .
Thanksgiving break is scheduled to start Nov. 23 .
`` We certainly know that health and safety of our students and our staff has to be an utmost priority , '' Superintendent Jeff Schuler said .
`` However , we understand and know that remote learning is a struggle and has been a challenge for students . ''
The district reported five students and two employees with positive tests across an early childhood center and 13 elementary schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most recent data available .
A total of 29 students and eight staff members at those grade levels have tested positive since the school year began Sept. 1 .
At the middle and high schools , the district had 15 students test positive during the last reporting period , bringing the total to 41 .
Through contact tracing , officials are not finding evidence of transmission within schools , Schuler said .
`` But again , as numbers increase , especially at the secondary level , there is obviously a point of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
Every week , the district also tracks the maximum number of staff quarantines recorded in any given day .
As many as 27 employees were recently kept out of the district 's schools .
`` That increase in the need to quarantine , especially at the middle and high schools , is stretching our ability to staff our classrooms , '' Schuler said in a letter to families last week .
`` While we are working to increase our substitute teacher pool , we also need our students , families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside of the school building and day in mitigating the virus and the need to quarantine . ''
In Glenbard District 87 , 232 students and 60 staff members have had to quarantine over the last two weeks , Larson said in a letter Friday .
The district is hiring substitute teachers , temporary supervisors and volunteers to assist with classroom and building roles , Larson said .

More DuPage schools go all-remote as COVID-19 cases surge
Glenbard High School District 87, which includes Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, had 54 students and 13 employees test positive for COVID-19. Daily Herald file photo
Glenbard High School District 87 moved to entirely remote learning Monday as COVID-19 case rates are climbing steeply in DuPage County, while other school systems are warning the surge threatens to halt in-person classes.
The district temporarily suspended face-to-face instruction for at least three weeks after the county logged a weekly infection rate of 312 new cases per 100,000 people -- a new high.
School leaders elsewhere have kept classrooms open, but they're growing increasingly concerned with staffing levels as more employees are having to quarantine. Administrators also are bracing for the county's infection counts to only get worse in the weeks after Thanksgiving break. Experts have repeatedly warned against large family gatherings that could spread the virus.
Less than a month ago, Glenbard schools launched a hybrid learning model on the same day Naperville and Elmhurst districts announced their students would continue or revert to distance learning. While the county had reached a "substantial" level of community transmission, Glenbard administrators expressed confidence in mitigation measures within school walls.
But over the last two weeks, the district had 54 students and 13 employees test positive for COVID-19, representing a 217% increase for the staff and a 270% increase for students over the previous two-week period.
"While we are unaware of any transmission vectors in our schools so far, we have seen an increase in positive test results that list 'unknown' as the infection point," Glenbard Superintendent David Larson said Monday. "This is one of the signs that community transmission is occurring."
The district is taking a "safety pause" until the county's test positivity rate and the number of cases per 100,000 indicate it is safe to resume a mix of in-person and virtual classes, Larson said last week.
Before the shutdowns, 43% of students districtwide elected a remote learning option, up from 25% since the end of September.
"Unknown infections coupled with the exponential increase in the key data points for the county and our school district attendance areas have created a combination of factors that create an unsafe school environment," Larson said in a statement.
In Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200, school board members at a meeting Wednesday will consider whether to pause in-person instruction, taking into account the various learning models by grade level. Thanksgiving break is scheduled to start Nov. 23.
"We certainly know that health and safety of our students and our staff has to be an utmost priority," Superintendent Jeff Schuler said. "However, we understand and know that remote learning is a struggle and has been a challenge for students."
The district reported five students and two employees with positive tests across an early childhood center and 13 elementary schools for the week ending Nov. 1, the most recent data available. A total of 29 students and eight staff members at those grade levels have tested positive since the school year began Sept. 1.
At the middle and high schools, the district had 15 students test positive during the last reporting period, bringing the total to 41.
Through contact tracing, officials are not finding evidence of transmission within schools, Schuler said.
"But again, as numbers increase, especially at the secondary level, there is obviously a point of concern about that moving forward," he said.
Every week, the district also tracks the maximum number of staff quarantines recorded in any given day. As many as 27 employees were recently kept out of the district's schools.
"That increase in the need to quarantine, especially at the middle and high schools, is stretching our ability to staff our classrooms," Schuler said in a letter to families last week. "While we are working to increase our substitute teacher pool, we also need our students, families and staff members to do their part outside of the school building and day in mitigating the virus and the need to quarantine."
In Glenbard District 87, 232 students and 60 staff members have had to quarantine over the last two weeks, Larson said in a letter Friday.
The district is hiring substitute teachers, temporary supervisors and volunteers to assist with classroom and building roles, Larson said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Combat veteran all smiles after dentists step in to help

The blast from a 3,000-pound car bomb at 3:54 a.m. on Aug. 28 , 2013 , blew a hole in the wall of Forward Operating Base Ghazni , allowing armed insurgents wearing suicide vests to infiltrate the compound .
`` Our base got breached , '' remembers Colton Zumach , who grew up in Cary and Fox River Grove and spent nine months in Afghanistan serving in the U.S. Army .
`` The attack happened so quick . ''
Zumach insists that his story pays tribute to the only American killed in that attack -- Army Staff Sgt .
Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the path of an explosion of a suicide bomber 's vest to save others and was posthumously awarded a Distinguished Service Cross , the second-highest military honor .
Wearing a T-shirt , sneakers and combat pants , Zumach had to leap from an 8-foot wall to avoid grenades , mortars and rockets .
`` My knee was jacked up , '' says Zumach , who continued to serve in spite of pain and swelling until he returned home in October 2013 .
Even with surgery , his injured knee kept Zumach from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and earned him an honorable medical discharge in 2016 .
He still receives therapy , and suffers migraines and other issues from his post-traumatic stress disorder .
Now the father of 5-year-old Derek , Zumach , 29 , who lives in Rolling Meadows , is getting free help for a problem that grew worse in the military , where he `` drank way more coffee '' and often had days when he did n't even have a moment to brush his teeth .
Four discolored front teeth are getting new porcelain crowns , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DeHart and their team at Costello & DeHart Dental Excellence in Arlington Heights .
Zumach still has a few appointments to go before he 's ready to smile with his new look .
`` Nobody makes a bigger sacrifice , '' Costello says of veterans .
`` We 're always willing to help somebody out . ''
A couple of years ago , Costello , 45 , and DeHart , 36 , started a contest on Facebook to provide free dental service to a deserving veteran .
People thought it was a wonderful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in , the dentists donated more than $ 20,000 in dental work to an existing veteran patient .
This year , they got five nominations .
`` Well , we ca n't pick just one , '' says Costello .
So the practice provided free dental work -- including crowns , bridgework , implants and dentures -- for all five veterans .
`` It felt so good for me to see the transition and success of our first case .
It felt selfish because I felt better than ( the patient ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chasing that feeling . ''
Costello , who in January was one of six dentists who donated 1,000 free dental procedures to needy people in Mexico , says the veterans are so appreciative .
`` We 've had patients , grown men , in tears , '' Costello says .
`` It 's great to see that level of gratitude .
We enjoy giving back , so we do it . ''
Zumach helps with the coaching of his son 's T-ball team , where the kids notice his teeth .
`` Every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , 'Your teeth are dirty , ' '' Zumach says .
He looked into getting crowns but was told that would cost at least $ 4,000 .
`` I do n't get that much in disability a month , and I 've a kid , '' says Zumach , who recently started working part time for JMC Carper Cleaning/Handyman Services in Fox River Grove .
His mother , Kathy , nominated him and explained his story to Costello & DeHart Dental Excellence .
`` And these guys came around and said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zumach says .
`` I do n't think they realize how much they are helping my mental health . ''

Combat veteran all smiles after dentists step in to help
Stationed at the Forward Operating Base Ghazni in Afghanistan in 2013, Army Spc. E-4 Colton Zumach, who now lives in Rolling Meadows, says the enemy always fired rockets at his base on sunny days. Courtesy of Colton Zumach
The blast from a 3,000-pound car bomb at 3:54 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2013, blew a hole in the wall of Forward Operating Base Ghazni, allowing armed insurgents wearing suicide vests to infiltrate the compound.
"Our base got breached," remembers Colton Zumach, who grew up in Cary and Fox River Grove and spent nine months in Afghanistan serving in the U.S. Army. "The attack happened so quick."
Zumach insists that his story pays tribute to the only American killed in that attack -- Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, 24, who stepped into the path of an explosion of a suicide bomber's vest to save others and was posthumously awarded a Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest military honor.
During his nine months in Afghanistan, Army Spc. E-4 Colton Zumach injured his knees when forced to jump from a wall after his base was attacked by suicide bombers. - Courtesy of Colton Zumach
Wearing a T-shirt, sneakers and combat pants, Zumach had to leap from an 8-foot wall to avoid grenades, mortars and rockets. "My knee was jacked up," says Zumach, who continued to serve in spite of pain and swelling until he returned home in October 2013. Even with surgery, his injured knee kept Zumach from his dream of joining the Special Forces and earned him an honorable medical discharge in 2016. He still receives therapy, and suffers migraines and other issues from his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Now the father of 5-year-old Derek, Zumach, 29, who lives in Rolling Meadows, is getting free help for a problem that grew worse in the military, where he "drank way more coffee" and often had days when he didn't even have a moment to brush his teeth. Four discolored front teeth are getting new porcelain crowns, courtesy of dentists Ernie Costello and Jay DeHart and their team at Costello & DeHart Dental Excellence in Arlington Heights. Zumach still has a few appointments to go before he's ready to smile with his new look.
- Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer With no way to pay for extensive dental work, U.S. Army veteran Colton Zumach is getting free caps and other care from Arlington Heights dentists Ernie Costello, left, and Jay DeHart.
"Nobody makes a bigger sacrifice," Costello says of veterans. "We're always willing to help somebody out."
A couple of years ago, Costello, 45, and DeHart, 36, started a contest on Facebook to provide free dental service to a deserving veteran. People thought it was a wonderful idea, but when no nominations came in, the dentists donated more than $20,000 in dental work to an existing veteran patient. This year, they got five nominations.
"Well, we can't pick just one," says Costello. So the practice provided free dental work -- including crowns, bridgework, implants and dentures -- for all five veterans.
- Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer Arlington Heights dentists Ernie Costello, right, and Jay DeHart help veterans with their dental costs because their benefits do not cover the work needed.
"It felt so good for me to see the transition and success of our first case. It felt selfish because I felt better than (the patient)," DeHart says. "I'm chasing that feeling."
Costello, who in January was one of six dentists who donated 1,000 free dental procedures to needy people in Mexico, says the veterans are so appreciative.
"We've had patients, grown men, in tears," Costello says. "It's great to see that level of gratitude. We enjoy giving back, so we do it."
Zumach helps with the coaching of his son's T-ball team, where the kids notice his teeth. "Every time I'd smile, they'd say, 'Your teeth are dirty,'" Zumach says. He looked into getting crowns but was told that would cost at least $4,000.
- Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer Even with his honorable medical discharge, U.S. Army veteran Colton Zumach of Rolling Meadows doesn't have a way to pay for needed dental work. Arlington Heights dentists Ernie Costello, left, and Jay DeHart with dental assistant Maddie Pittenger stepped in to provide free caps and other dental care.
"I don't get that much in disability a month, and I've a kid," says Zumach, who recently started working part time for JMC Carper Cleaning/Handyman Services in Fox River Grove. His mother, Kathy, nominated him and explained his story to Costello & DeHart Dental Excellence.
"And these guys came around and said, 'We've got you,'" Zumach says. "I don't think they realize how much they are helping my mental health."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-09--Arlington Heights relying on pot and reserves to avoid property tax hike

Despite the ongoing pandemic , Arlington Heights wo n't have to raise its property tax levy for the second year in a row , thanks at least in part to a new revenue source -- taxes from recreational marijuana sales  -- and to reserve funds , officials said .
The expected $ 500,000 annual cash infusion from a new 3 % local tax on cannabis sales comes after village trustees in August overturned their earlier ban on recreational pot sales .
Under an 18-month pilot program , the Verilife dispensary at 1816 S. Arlington Heights Road is able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solely medical use sales .
During initial review of the proposed $ 192.5 million budget for 2021 Monday night , village officials also said they plan to take nearly $ 692,000 from reserves to balance a budget that 's been hampered by the economic downturn .
A few months ago , officials thought they 'd have to use $ 1 million more , but then they refined revenue projections and got better quotes on employees ' health insurance .
At $ 28 million , the reserve fund represents nearly 40 % of general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy is to maintain at least 25 % .
`` These circumstances kind of validate that decision because we know there are times where we need to draw upon that , and this is one of those , '' Village Manager Randy Recklaus said .
Recklaus said the village is also holding 13 jobs vacant temporarily to reduce costs .
But he did n't think the lower staffing would be sustainable , as demand for village services has n't diminished , he said .
Among other reasons the village is able to hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to officials : • In March , just as the pandemic took hold , they used last year 's budget surplus to pay down a portion of police and fire pension liabilities .
• The village has lower annual debt service payments after selling new bonds .
• Bond proceeds and an increase in motor fuel tax funds from the state , tied to an increase in state gas taxes , are being used .
The 2021 spending plan proposes a host of public works projects , including $ 11.5 million to resurface @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for stormwater control projects , and $ 4 million to replace old water mains .
The village represents 12 % of an average homeowner 's property tax bill , while schools encompass two-thirds .
The village board will continue its review of the proposed budget during another virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday , Nov. 10 , with further examination of individual department budgets .
Final approval of the budget and levy is expected Dec. 7 .

Arlington Heights relying on pot and reserves to avoid property tax hike
Despite the ongoing pandemic, Arlington Heights won't have to raise its property tax levy for the second year in a row, thanks at least in part to a new revenue source -- taxes from recreational marijuana sales -- and to reserve funds, officials said.
The expected $500,000 annual cash infusion from a new 3% local tax on cannabis sales comes after village trustees in August overturned their earlier ban on recreational pot sales. Under an 18-month pilot program, the Verilife dispensary at 1816 S. Arlington Heights Road is able to expand to general adult use sales from solely medical use sales.
During initial review of the proposed $192.5 million budget for 2021 Monday night, village officials also said they plan to take nearly $692,000 from reserves to balance a budget that's been hampered by the economic downturn.
A few months ago, officials thought they'd have to use $1 million more, but then they refined revenue projections and got better quotes on employees' health insurance.
At $28 million, the reserve fund represents nearly 40% of general fund expenditures, and the village's policy is to maintain at least 25%.
"These circumstances kind of validate that decision because we know there are times where we need to draw upon that, and this is one of those," Village Manager Randy Recklaus said.
Recklaus said the village is also holding 13 jobs vacant temporarily to reduce costs. But he didn't think the lower staffing would be sustainable, as demand for village services hasn't diminished, he said.
Among other reasons the village is able to hold the line on property taxes, according to officials:
• In March, just as the pandemic took hold, they used last year's budget surplus to pay down a portion of police and fire pension liabilities.
• The village has lower annual debt service payments after selling new bonds.
• Bond proceeds and an increase in motor fuel tax funds from the state, tied to an increase in state gas taxes, are being used.
The 2021 spending plan proposes a host of public works projects, including $11.5 million to resurface or rehab streets, $7.3 million for stormwater control projects, and $4 million to replace old water mains.
The village represents 12% of an average homeowner's property tax bill, while schools encompass two-thirds.
The village board will continue its review of the proposed budget during another virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, with further examination of individual department budgets.
Final approval of the budget and levy is expected Dec. 7.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-09--COVID protocol part of Vernon Hills' snow plan this year

Vernon Hills ' snow plan for this winter is consistent with past years ' with one exception .
`` The extra page is essentially in case COVID hits our organization ; we have to have a plan in place , '' said David Brown , public works director/village engineer .
The village will try to assign a specific vehicle for one employee 's continued use .
The number of users per vehicle will be limited , according to the plan , and employees should travel alone whenever possible .
All employees assigned shared vehicles must disinfect them before and after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , gearshift , door handles and keys .
Social distancing and masks are required inside the public works facility .
Plows typically are run over three shifts , Brown said .
If one or more employees are diagnosed with COVID-19 and/or need to quarantine due to someone else 's diagnosis , the rest of staff would have to be reorganized into two shifts , he added .
In an emergency , employees could be required to stay beyond the 16-hour shift maximum .
And in case of a manpower shortage , the village @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called .
Brown said there have been no COVID-related issues in the departments so far .
Otherwise , the village is ready , he added .
About 17 pieces of equipment will be used to clear arterial and collector streets , while a local contractor will plow 106 cul-de-sacs in town and the Metra parking lot .
Eight contractors working with homeowner associations will assist with 17 cul-de-sacs and several streets , Brown added .
Also , Vernon Township will plow and salt streets in the Half Day area .
Vernon Hills used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has an estimated 900 tons on hand .
The village also has ample supplies of brine , calcium chloride and beet juice , according to Brown .
Last year , Vernon Hills recorded 24 inches of snow compared to the usual 32 to 34 .
Brown said he does n't put stock in long-term predictions and it 's more important to know the time of day a storm is going to hit and whether snow is expected to fall all at once or over an extended period .

COVID protocol part of Vernon Hills' snow plan this year
Vernon Hills' snow plan for this winter is consistent with past years' with one exception.
"The extra page is essentially in case COVID hits our organization; we have to have a plan in place," said David Brown, public works director/village engineer.
The village will try to assign a specific vehicle for one employee's continued use. The number of users per vehicle will be limited, according to the plan, and employees should travel alone whenever possible. All employees assigned shared vehicles must disinfect them before and after each use, including the steering wheel, gearshift, door handles and keys.
Social distancing and masks are required inside the public works facility.
Plows typically are run over three shifts, Brown said. If one or more employees are diagnosed with COVID-19 and/or need to quarantine due to someone else's diagnosis, the rest of staff would have to be reorganized into two shifts, he added.
In an emergency, employees could be required to stay beyond the 16-hour shift maximum. And in case of a manpower shortage, the village has identified outside contractors that can be called.
Brown said there have been no COVID-related issues in the departments so far.
Otherwise, the village is ready, he added. About 17 pieces of equipment will be used to clear arterial and collector streets, while a local contractor will plow 106 cul-de-sacs in town and the Metra parking lot.
Eight contractors working with homeowner associations will assist with 17 cul-de-sacs and several streets, Brown added. Also, Vernon Township will plow and salt streets in the Half Day area.
Vernon Hills used 800 tons of salt last year and has an estimated 900 tons on hand. The village also has ample supplies of brine, calcium chloride and beet juice, according to Brown.
Last year, Vernon Hills recorded 24 inches of snow compared to the usual 32 to 34.
Brown said he doesn't put stock in long-term predictions and it's more important to know the time of day a storm is going to hit and whether snow is expected to fall all at once or over an extended period.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-09--Key Lake County races too early to concede, Republican incumbents say

Lake County State 's Attorney Mike Nerheim and Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper were trailing their opponents by thousands of votes Monday , but both said they would not concede victory with more than 40,000 ballots left to be counted .
`` I wish the numbers were going in a different direction , but it 's not over yet , '' Nerheim said .
Nerheim initially led Democratic challenger Eric Rinehart of Highwood 41,757 votes to 25,335 votes on election night when the results were mostly made up of ballots cast in person that day .
Since then , Lake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ processed tens of thousands of vote-by-mail ballots .
Though O'Connor initially said she would provide updates on the ballot count only on Nov. 10 and Nov. 17 , her office delivered updates late Saturday and late Sunday .
On Monday , Nerheim trailed with 139,749 votes to Rinehart 's 144,108 votes in the unofficial tallies .
`` I did n't claim victory when I was up , and I 'm not ready to concede now , '' Nerheim said Monday .
Cooper trails Democratic challenger Jennifer Banek with 136,276 votes to her 146,533 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` On the 17th we 'll know who won , '' Cooper said , referring to Nov. 17 , when the votes will be made official .
`` This is just how elections are , so it does n't faze me . ''
Lake County Chief Deputy Clerk Todd Govain said after Sunday 's upload there were 42,401 vote-by-mail ballots left to count .
He said there were 1,815 provisional ballots as well , along with a `` couple thousand '' mail-in ballots that were sent at the last minute and postmarked by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ O'Connor intends to upload more vote counts at 3 p.m. Tuesday .
Incumbent Democrats Circuit Court Clerk Erin Cartwright Weinstein and Recorder of Deeds Mary Ellen Vanderventer lead their races .
A blue wave in 2018 in Lake County gave Democrats a county board majority for the first time in county history .
Democrats also were elected sheriff , clerk and treasurer .
If Cartwright Weinstein and Vanderventer 's leads hold and Nerheim and Cooper lose , the sole Republican among the countywide elected officials will be Regional Schools Superintendent Roycealee Wood , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ served since 2002 .
Nerheim said the state of the race might be clearer after the Tuesday update .
`` I imagine that will tell the tale one way or another , '' Nerheim said .
Cooper said he would wait until Nov. 17 regardless .
`` We 'll know on the 17th and then we 'll know what everybody 's future is , '' Cooper said .

Key Lake County races too early to concede, Republican incumbents say
Jennifer Banek, left, and Howard Cooper, right, are candidates for Lake County coroner.
Michael Nerheim, left, and Eric Rinehart, right, are candidates for Lake County state's attorney.
Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim and Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper were trailing their opponents by thousands of votes Monday, but both said they would not concede victory with more than 40,000 ballots left to be counted.
"I wish the numbers were going in a different direction, but it's not over yet," Nerheim said.
Nerheim initially led Democratic challenger Eric Rinehart of Highwood 41,757 votes to 25,335 votes on election night when the results were mostly made up of ballots cast in person that day.
Since then, Lake County Clerk Robin O'Connor's office has processed tens of thousands of vote-by-mail ballots. Though O'Connor initially said she would provide updates on the ballot count only on Nov. 10 and Nov. 17, her office delivered updates late Saturday and late Sunday.
On Monday, Nerheim trailed with 139,749 votes to Rinehart's 144,108 votes in the unofficial tallies.
"I didn't claim victory when I was up, and I'm not ready to concede now," Nerheim said Monday.
Cooper trails Democratic challenger Jennifer Banek with 136,276 votes to her 146,533 votes after the update Sunday night.
"On the 17th we'll know who won," Cooper said, referring to Nov. 17, when the votes will be made official. "This is just how elections are, so it doesn't faze me."
Lake County Chief Deputy Clerk Todd Govain said after Sunday's upload there were 42,401 vote-by-mail ballots left to count. He said there were 1,815 provisional ballots as well, along with a "couple thousand" mail-in ballots that were sent at the last minute and postmarked by Election Day.
Govain said he believes O'Connor intends to upload more vote counts at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Incumbent Democrats Circuit Court Clerk Erin Cartwright Weinstein and Recorder of Deeds Mary Ellen Vanderventer lead their races.
A blue wave in 2018 in Lake County gave Democrats a county board majority for the first time in county history. Democrats also were elected sheriff, clerk and treasurer.
If Cartwright Weinstein and Vanderventer's leads hold and Nerheim and Cooper lose, the sole Republican among the countywide elected officials will be Regional Schools Superintendent Roycealee Wood, who ran unopposed in 2018 and has served since 2002.
Nerheim said the state of the race might be clearer after the Tuesday update.
"I imagine that will tell the tale one way or another," Nerheim said.
Cooper said he would wait until Nov. 17 regardless.
"We'll know on the 17th and then we'll know what everybody's future is," Cooper said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-09--Townhouse project clears another hurdle in Prospect Hts.

Prospect Heights aldermen voted 3-2 Monday to grant preliminary approval to a controversial 69-unit townhouse development on a nearly 10-acre site that includes the former Jolly Fun House Academy property and a potential land swap with the Prospect Heights Park District in the neighboring John Muir Park .
City officials have said final approval of the development would still be months away .
Aldermen Wendy Morgan-Adams , Patrick Ludvigsen and Matthew Dolick expressed confidence that the Lexington Homes proposal represented the best potential for redevelopment at 1001 Oak Ave .
But fellow aldermen Michelle Cameron and Kathleen Quinn argued the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was likely too dense .
`` I just ca n't imagine putting that many units in that little area , '' Cameron said .
But Morgan-Adams said her own research concurred with what Lexington Homes officials said : that the finances of redeveloping the site did n't support single-family homes or a significantly smaller number of townhouse units .
`` The best use of the land is what we 're talking about , '' she said .
`` I think people are just being misinformed . ''
The former Jolly Fun House Academy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ developer 's proposed land swap with the park district would expand it to 9.72 acres , of which 64.2 % would remain dedicated open space .
Members of the city 's plan/zoning board had previously recommended every aspect of the proposal except a variance reducing the required separation of four of the 12 buildings from the northern property line from 50 feet to 25 feet .
But the 3-2 vote also approved that request , with Lexington promising to build a solid fence and heavily landscape its border with the existing single-family homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Six neighbors and an attorney representing others criticized the proposal during the meeting .
Among the complaints was that the development had an implied reliance on a tax increment financing district to fund such public improvements as drainage and off-site sidewalk extensions , yet no such TIF district was proposed Monday .
City Administrator Joe Wade said he believed Prospect Heights was handling the requests in the correct order , and that there would be no point in establishing a TIF district if the land use itself were rejected .
Prospect Heights Park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ board of commissioners has not yet discussed a land swap in detail .
They meet Nov. 17 .

Townhouse project clears another hurdle in Prospect Heights
A rendering of the back of one of the townhouse buildings Lexington Homes plans to build on the former site of the Jolly Fun House Academy at 1001 Oak Ave. in Prospect Heights. Courtesy of Prospect Heights
A rendering of the front of one of the townhouse buildings Lexington Homes plans to build on the former site of the Jolly Fun House Academy at 1001 Oak Ave. in Prospect Heights. Courtesy of Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights aldermen voted 3-2 Monday to grant preliminary approval to a controversial 69-unit townhouse development on a nearly 10-acre site that includes the former Jolly Fun House Academy property and a potential land swap with the Prospect Heights Park District in the neighboring John Muir Park.
City officials have said final approval of the development would still be months away.
Aldermen Wendy Morgan-Adams, Patrick Ludvigsen and Matthew Dolick expressed confidence that the Lexington Homes proposal represented the best potential for redevelopment at 1001 Oak Ave. But fellow aldermen Michelle Cameron and Kathleen Quinn argued the project wasn't what neighbors wanted and was likely too dense.
"I just can't imagine putting that many units in that little area," Cameron said.
But Morgan-Adams said her own research concurred with what Lexington Homes officials said: that the finances of redeveloping the site didn't support single-family homes or a significantly smaller number of townhouse units.
"The best use of the land is what we're talking about," she said. "I think people are just being misinformed."
The former Jolly Fun House Academy site is 5.23 acres, but the developer's proposed land swap with the park district would expand it to 9.72 acres, of which 64.2% would remain dedicated open space.
Members of the city's plan/zoning board had previously recommended every aspect of the proposal except a variance reducing the required separation of four of the 12 buildings from the northern property line from 50 feet to 25 feet.
But the 3-2 vote also approved that request, with Lexington promising to build a solid fence and heavily landscape its border with the existing single-family homes to the north on Drake Terrace.
Six neighbors and an attorney representing others criticized the proposal during the meeting. Among the complaints was that the development had an implied reliance on a tax increment financing district to fund such public improvements as drainage and off-site sidewalk extensions, yet no such TIF district was proposed Monday.
City Administrator Joe Wade said he believed Prospect Heights was handling the requests in the correct order, and that there would be no point in establishing a TIF district if the land use itself were rejected.
Prospect Heights Park District Executive Director Christina Ferraro said her board of commissioners has not yet discussed a land swap in detail. They meet Nov. 17.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Feder: Editor Karen Hawkins named co-publisher of Chicago Reader

Karen Hawkins , co-editor in chief of the Chicago Reader , has been named co-publisher of the alternative newspaper , @ @ @ @ @ I am so excited to be joined by Karen as co-publisher , '' said Tracy @ @ @ @ @ publisher since 2018 .
`` We worked together 20 years ago at Windy City Times @ @ @ @ @ pivot the Reader these past two years .
Karen 's leadership and vision will provide @ @ @ @ @ seek to navigate the next few years in community media . ''

Feder: Editor Karen Hawkins named co-publisher of Chicago Reader
Karen Hawkins, co-editor in chief of the Chicago Reader, has been named co-publisher of the alternative newspaper, Robert Feder reports.
"I am so excited to be joined by Karen as co-publisher," said Tracy Baim, who's been publisher since 2018. "We worked together 20 years ago at Windy City Times, and have worked to pivot the Reader these past two years. Karen's leadership and vision will provide a critical role as we seek to navigate the next few years in community media."
Read the full story here.


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dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Illinois records 12,623 new COVID-19 cases and largest one-day spike in hospitalizations

Hospitals throughout the state added 333 more COVID-19 patients Monday , the largest single-day increase since the Illinois Department of Public Health began keeping track in early April .
By Monday 's end , 4,742 COVID-19 patients were being treated in Illinois hospitals , up 7.6 % from the previous day .
The state is averaging more than 4,200 COVID-19 patients hospitalized each day over the past week .
At the height of the pandemic , hospitals were averaging about 4,800 patients , state officials said .
`` Several regions are running just above the worst that they saw in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slowing , '' Gov .
J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday .
`` We 're now just hundreds short of our worst hospitalization numbers from last spring . ''
Of those hospitalized , 911 COVID-19 patients are in intensive care .
COVID-19 patients now occupy 13.5 % of all the hospital beds and 24.1 % of all ICU beds , according to IDPH records .
Hospital administrators throughout the state have expressed concerns about the growth of COVID-19 patients and the effect it will have on hospital resources .
Unlike the initial surge the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cases were seen in a few urban areas , most states are experiencing surges and rural areas are feeling the effects as well .
Hospitals are less likely to find outside backup staffing to help care for infected patients like they did in the spring .
Additionally , state health officials reported Tuesday that 79 more residents died from COVID-19 , while there were 12,623 new cases of the disease .
That brings the state 's death toll to 10,289 and the number of people who are believed to have been infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The state is averaging 59 deaths a day from the virus over the past week , according to IDPH figures .
That 's up from a weekly average of 28 deaths a day just a month ago .
The Cook County medical examiner 's office handled 28 of the deaths announced Tuesday .
In April and May , the county agency would sometimes handle more than 100 COVID-19 deaths a day .
`` We have known that there was a very real possibility of another surge in the fall and winter months and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations as necessary , '' said Natalia Derevyanny , a spokeswoman for the medical examiner 's office .
`` Our surge center has remained operational and can accommodate as many as 2,000 decedents .
Our hope is that we do not have to utilize it to that extent , but our job was to prepare for any eventuality , and that 's how we 've approached this virus since the beginning of this year . ''
Tuesday saw the state 's infection rate climb to 12 % .
The increase is bolstered in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probable cases '' IDPH is now including at the guidance of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The state 's total number of cases and the number of new cases reported by IDPH each day also includes an unspecified number of `` probable cases '' stemming from `` rapid result '' antigen tests , state officials said .
Probable deaths are not included in the state 's totals .

Illinois records 12,623 new COVID-19 cases and largest one-day spike in hospitalizations
Hospitals throughout the state added 333 more COVID-19 patients Monday, the largest single-day increase since the Illinois Department of Public Health began keeping track in early April.
By Monday's end, 4,742 COVID-19 patients were being treated in Illinois hospitals, up 7.6% from the previous day.
The state is averaging more than 4,200 COVID-19 patients hospitalized each day over the past week. At the height of the pandemic, hospitals were averaging about 4,800 patients, state officials said.
"Several regions are running just above the worst that they saw in the spring, with no sign of slowing," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday. "We're now just hundreds short of our worst hospitalization numbers from last spring."
Of those hospitalized, 911 COVID-19 patients are in intensive care.
COVID-19 patients now occupy 13.5% of all the hospital beds and 24.1% of all ICU beds, according to IDPH records.
Hospital administrators throughout the state have expressed concerns about the growth of COVID-19 patients and the effect it will have on hospital resources. Unlike the initial surge the country experienced last spring, where large amounts of cases were seen in a few urban areas, most states are experiencing surges and rural areas are feeling the effects as well. Hospitals are less likely to find outside backup staffing to help care for infected patients like they did in the spring.
Additionally, state health officials reported Tuesday that 79 more residents died from COVID-19, while there were 12,623 new cases of the disease.
That brings the state's death toll to 10,289 and the number of people who are believed to have been infected since the outbreak began to 511,183.
The state is averaging 59 deaths a day from the virus over the past week, according to IDPH figures. That's up from a weekly average of 28 deaths a day just a month ago.
The Cook County medical examiner's office handled 28 of the deaths announced Tuesday. In April and May, the county agency would sometimes handle more than 100 COVID-19 deaths a day.
"We have known that there was a very real possibility of another surge in the fall and winter months and have been prepared to scale up our operations as necessary," said Natalia Derevyanny, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office. "Our surge center has remained operational and can accommodate as many as 2,000 decedents. Our hope is that we do not have to utilize it to that extent, but our job was to prepare for any eventuality, and that's how we've approached this virus since the beginning of this year."
Tuesday saw the state's infection rate climb to 12%.
The increase is bolstered in large part by the addition of "probable cases" IDPH is now including at the guidance of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state's total number of cases and the number of new cases reported by IDPH each day also includes an unspecified number of "probable cases" stemming from "rapid result" antigen tests, state officials said. Probable deaths are not included in the state's totals.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Tornado watch until 8 p.m. on top of severe storms moving through

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for northern Illinois that includes the Chicago suburbs .
The watch @ @ @ @ @ , comes on top of a warning for severe weather that will move through the @ @ @ @ @ into the night .
`` Damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph and a @ @ @ @ @ , '' the weather service says .
The whole suburban area is covered by the @ @ @ @ @ possibly seeing a little worse .
You can expect storms to start moving through the @ @ @ @ @ Threats last up to 1-2 hours in any given location , '' the service says @ @ @ @ @ expected to be largely done by 9 p.m .
The weather service advises staying indoors @ @ @ @ @ warning strikes , `` head to an interior room in the lowest level of your @ @ @ @ @ windows . ''

Tornado watch until 8 p.m. on top of severe storms moving through
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for northern Illinois that includes the Chicago suburbs.
The watch, set until 8 p.m., comes on top of a warning for severe weather that will move through the area later this afternoon and into the night.
"Damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph and a few brief tornadoes are possible," the weather service says.
The whole suburban area is covered by the warning, with South suburbs possibly seeing a little worse.
You can expect storms to start moving through the suburbs by 5 p.m. "Threats last up to 1-2 hours in any given location," the service says.
The severe weather is expected to be largely done by 9 p.m.
The weather service advises staying indoors, and if a tornado warning strikes, "head to an interior room in the lowest level of your home and stay away from windows."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Underwood again expands lead over Oberweis, thanks to voters in DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry count

With thousands more tabulated votes released Tuesday , Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville expanded her lead over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in the race for the 14th District seat .
Underwood is ahead 198,200 to 194,676 , a 3,524-vote advantage , unofficial results show .
Underwood has 50.45 % of the vote so far and Oberweis has 49.55 % .
The race remains too close to call .
The Associated Press has n't projected a victor .
`` We 're confident that Rep. Underwood will be reelected , '' spokeswoman Andra Belknap said Tuesday afternoon .
Tuesday 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in ballots in Lake County , 4,135 additional votes in McHenry County , 50 additional votes in DuPage County and 21 additional votes in Kane County , four of the seven counties that overlap with the 14th District .
Oberweis , a state senator and dairy owner from Sugar Grove , had the lead on Election Day , a week ago .
But as the counting of vote-by-mail ballots proceeded , the scales shifted to favor Underwood , who took the lead Saturday night and has stayed in front .
Oberweis declared victory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media .
Underwood and her team quickly called the proclamation premature , and so far it seems they were right .
The updated tally likely does n't include all the votes cast in the race .
Ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive at election offices by Nov. 17 will be counted , as will provisional ballots .
The 14th District includes parts of DuPage , Kane , Lake , McHenry , Will , DeKalb and Kendall counties .
More than 107,000 of the nearly 703,000 ballots that had been requested by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as of Tuesday in those counties , according to state election officials .
Not all were requested by 14th District voters , however .
With Wednesday being a holiday , Lake County Clerk Robin O'Connor said her office will next update vote totals Thursday afternoon .
An estimated 9,000 vote-by-mail ballots will be processed by then , she estimated .
Lake County will release final counts , including late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots and provisional ballots , on Nov. 17 .
Additional updates before then are possible , she said .
DuPage and Kane county @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day .
Kendall and Will counties are waiting until Nov. 17 to release votes from all mailed-in and provisional ballots , while DeKalb is waiting until Nov. 18 to do the same .
McHenry County officials expect to release their final totals Nov. 18 , too .
Until Tuesday , Underwood was behind in Lake County , but now she leads there as well as in DuPage , Kane and Will counties .
Oberweis is leading in DeKalb , Kendall and McHenry counties .
Both Underwood and Oberweis have acknowledged a discovery recount @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losing candidate to examine a percentage of ballots in a race but does n't change the result of the election .
However , the data can be used to legally contest the election .
Underwood is a first-term lawmaker who won her seat in 2018 as part of the blue wave that swept the Democrats into a House majority .
Although the fate of the 14th District is still unclear , the Democrats have held every other suburban congressional seat .

Underwood again expands lead over Oberweis, thanks to voters in DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties
With thousands more tabulated votes released Tuesday, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville expanded her lead over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in the race for the 14th District seat.
Underwood is ahead 198,200 to 194,676, a 3,524-vote advantage, unofficial results show. Underwood has 50.45% of the vote so far and Oberweis has 49.55%.
The race remains too close to call. The Associated Press hasn't projected a victor.
But Team Underwood is optimistic.
"We're confident that Rep. Underwood will be reelected," spokeswoman Andra Belknap said Tuesday.
Tuesday's updated figures included 4,615 additional votes from mail-in ballots in Lake County, 4,135 additional votes in McHenry County, 50 additional votes in DuPage County and 21 additional votes in Kane County, four of the seven counties that overlap with the 14th District.
Oberweis, a state senator and dairy owner from Sugar Grove, had the lead on Election Day, a week ago. But as the counting of vote-by-mail ballots proceeded, the scales shifted to favor Underwood, who took the lead Saturday night and has stayed in front.
Oberweis declared victory in a video posted last week on social media. Underwood and her team quickly called the proclamation premature, and so far it seems they were right.
But late Tuesday, Oberweis spokesman Travis Akin said the election "is far from over."
"We have said all along the vote totals would change, but we believe the Election Day outcome will remain the same," Akin said.
The updated tally likely doesn't include all the votes cast in the race. Ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive at election offices by Nov. 17 will be counted, as will provisional ballots.
The 14th District includes parts of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, DeKalb and Kendall counties. More than 107,000 of the nearly 703,000 ballots that had been requested by mail had yet to be turned in as of Tuesday in those counties, according to state election officials. Not all were requested by 14th District voters, however.
With Wednesday's being a holiday, Lake County Clerk Robin O'Connor said her office will next update vote totals Thursday afternoon. An estimated 9,000 vote-by-mail ballots will be processed by then, she estimated.
Lake County will release final counts, including late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots and provisional ballots, on Nov. 17. Additional updates before then are possible, she said.
DuPage and Kane county officials have regularly updated totals since Election Day.
Kendall and Will counties are waiting until Nov. 17 to release votes from all mailed-in and provisional ballots, while DeKalb is waiting until Nov. 18 to do the same.
McHenry County officials expect to release their final totals Nov. 18, too.
Until Tuesday, Underwood was behind in Lake County, but now she leads there as well as in DuPage, Kane and Will counties. Oberweis is leading in DeKalb, Kendall and McHenry counties.
Both Underwood and Oberweis have acknowledged a discovery recount is possible. That maneuver allows a losing candidate to examine a percentage of ballots in a race but doesn't change the result of the election. However, the data can be used to legally contest the election.
Underwood is a first-term lawmaker who won her seat in 2018 as part of the blue wave that swept the Democrats into a House majority. Although the fate of the 14th District is still unclear, the Democrats have held every other suburban congressional seat.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Flags fly high at Field of Honor display in Wheaton

Fifty American flags fluttered in a strong gusting wind Tuesday , as a handful of people wandered through Memorial Park in Wheaton to view the Field of Honor tribute to veterans .
The flags have been raised at sunrise and lowered at dusk daily since Sunday to honor military service personnel and veterans ahead of Veterans Day on Wednesday .
The Wheaton Park District teamed up with Wheaton resident Rudy Keller , the man behind several local Field of Honor installations .
`` These flags represent and honor those who have fought to protect it , and it is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nation , '' Keller said .
While Keller did not serve in the military , he has made it his life mission to honor those who did .
The events of Sept. 11 , 2001 , inspired Keller to dedicate his time to creating these installations and time for the public to honor and pay their respects to those who served and are still actively serving .
Wheaton Park District recently completed a major renovation of Memorial Park at 208 W. Union Ave. , including an enhanced memorial area featuring a raised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names of wars spanning the last two centuries .
`` A major portion of the park renovation was the creation of a larger memorial area to appropriately honor our local veterans and their service across all conflicts , '' said Michael Benard , the park district 's executive director .

Flags fly high at Field of Honor display in Wheaton
Fifty American flags fluttered in a strong gusting wind Tuesday, as a handful of people wandered through Memorial Park in Wheaton to view the Field of Honor tribute to veterans.
The flags have been raised at sunrise and lowered at dusk daily since Sunday to honor military service personnel and veterans ahead of Veterans Day on Wednesday.
The Wheaton Park District teamed up with Wheaton resident Rudy Keller, the man behind several local Field of Honor installations.
"These flags represent and honor those who have fought to protect it, and it is a symbol of what we stand for as a nation," Keller said.
While Keller did not serve in the military, he has made it his life mission to honor those who did.
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, inspired Keller to dedicate his time to creating these installations and time for the public to honor and pay their respects to those who served and are still actively serving.
Wheaton Park District recently completed a major renovation of Memorial Park at 208 W. Union Ave., including an enhanced memorial area featuring a raised black granite reflection area etched with the names of wars spanning the last two centuries.
"A major portion of the park renovation was the creation of a larger memorial area to appropriately honor our local veterans and their service across all conflicts," said Michael Benard, the park district's executive director.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--U-46 begins hybrid in-person classes for early grades

Bucking a regional trend of school districts reverting to remote instruction , Elgin Area School District U-46 began in-person classes Tuesday for 4,400 students in prekindergarten through second grade .
That 's slightly more than half the students in those grades ; the other half are learning remotely .
`` Today went really well , '' U-46 spokeswoman Mary Fergus said Tuesday .
`` We had so many families , teachers and students comment that they were happy to be together .
We could n't see their little mouths ( behind masks ) , but there were a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hybrid option are divided into two groups , with each group attending in-person classes two days a week and learning remotely the remainder of the time .
All students receive synchronous online instruction on Mondays .
Several suburban districts , including Community Unit District 300 , Des Plaines District 52 , Glenbard High School District 87 , Indian Prairie Unit District 204 and Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 , either are halting in-person instruction and switching to remote learning , or are considering delaying the hybrid option amid rising COVID-19 case rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Will counties have long surpassed an 8 % virus case positivity rate and now have rates in double digits , forcing the state to impose even tighter restrictions on dining activities and social gatherings indoors and outdoors starting Wednesday .
In U-46 , officials have been monitoring COVID-19 rates in Cook , DuPage and Kane counties .
They 've tallied 902 open ( suspected or confirmed ) , 963 closed ( cumulative number of cases investigated ) and 374 positive cases among students and employees since mid-March .
District officials said they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local health and education authorities .
`` We 've been working on our plans for months now , '' Fergus said .
`` They have been supportive of the decision for U-46 to implement our hybrid instruction given the safety protocols that we have put into action . ''
Fergus said officials are moving forward with the plan to allow more students into schools for hybrid learning in waves .
Select groups of middle and high school students will begin in-person classes Monday while third- through sixth-graders move to a hybrid schedule on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monitoring the health data and we will keep talking to our county health officials , watching the positivity rate , '' Fergus said .
`` In this pandemic , we all must be prepared to make changes as needed . ''

U-46 begins hybrid in-person classes for early grades
Elgin Area School District U-46 began in-person classes Tuesday for 4,400 students in prekindergarten through second grade. That's slightly more than half the students in those grades while the other half are learning remotely. Courtesy of Elgin Area School District U-46
Elgin Area School District U-46 began in-person classes Tuesday for 4,400 students in prekindergarten through second grade. Select groups of middle and high school students will begin in-person classes Monday while third- through sixth-graders move to a hybrid schedule on Dec. 1. Courtesy of Elgin Area School District U-46
Elgin Area School District U-46 began in-person classes Tuesday for 4,400 students in prekindergarten through second grade. Courtesy of Elgin Area School District U-46
Bucking a regional trend of school districts reverting to remote instruction, Elgin Area School District U-46 began in-person classes Tuesday for 4,400 students in prekindergarten through second grade.
That's slightly more than half the students in those grades; the other half are learning remotely.
"Today went really well," U-46 spokeswoman Mary Fergus said Tuesday. "We had so many families, teachers and students comment that they were happy to be together. We couldn't see their little mouths (behind masks), but there were a lot of smiling eyes."
Students who chose a hybrid option are divided into two groups, with each group attending in-person classes two days a week and learning remotely the remainder of the time. All students receive synchronous online instruction on Mondays.
Several suburban districts, including Community Unit District 300, Des Plaines District 52, Glenbard High School District 87, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 and Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200, either are halting in-person instruction and switching to remote learning, or are considering delaying the hybrid option amid rising COVID-19 case rates.
DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties have long surpassed an 8% virus case positivity rate and now have rates in double digits, forcing the state to impose even tighter restrictions on dining activities and social gatherings indoors and outdoors starting Wednesday.
In U-46, officials have been monitoring COVID-19 rates in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. They've tallied 902 open (suspected or confirmed), 963 closed (cumulative number of cases investigated) and 374 positive cases among students and employees since mid-March.
District officials said they are monitoring the situation closely in concert with local health and education authorities.
"We've been working on our plans for months now," Fergus said. "They have been supportive of the decision for U-46 to implement our hybrid instruction given the safety protocols that we have put into action."
Fergus said officials are moving forward with the plan to allow more students into schools for hybrid learning in waves. Select groups of middle and high school students will begin in-person classes Monday while third- through sixth-graders move to a hybrid schedule on Dec. 1.
"We will keep monitoring the health data and we will keep talking to our county health officials, watching the positivity rate," Fergus said. "In this pandemic, we all must be prepared to make changes as needed."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Nerheim concedes state's attorney race to Rinehart amid another 'blue wave' in Lake County

Lake County State 's Attorney Mike Nerheim conceded victory Tuesday after the latest batch of processed votes put him further behind Democratic challenger Eric Rinehart .
`` I think certainly the blue wave that 's been hitting Lake County for the last couple election cycles was definitely a factor , '' said Nerheim , a Gurnee Republican .
`` When you look at the top of the ticket to the bottom , Republicans just got wiped out . ''
Democrats now lead in the races for four countywide elected offices and in seven of the eight Lake County Board district @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lake County Clerk Robin O'Connor said fewer than 9,000 vote-by-mail ballots have yet to be tabulated .
She said that number did n't include provisional ballots or late-arriving ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 .
On Monday , Lake County Chief Deputy Clerk Todd Govain said there were 1,815 provisional ballots along with a `` couple thousand '' late-arriving mail-in ballots .
Rinehart , of Highwood , thanked Nerheim for his years of public service , for the race he ran , and for calling him and offering to help with the transition .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the office 's responsibility .
`` I want to ensure everyone , whether they voted for me or not , that my office will be transparent and will fight crime and racial injustice with a renewed sense of urgency , '' Rinehart said Tuesday .
Nerheim , who took office in December 2012 , initially led Rinehart 41,757 votes to 25,335 votes on election night when the results were mostly made up of ballots cast in person that day .
Since then , O'Connor 's office has processed tens of thousands of vote-by-mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 p.m. Tuesday , Nerheim trailed with 151,991 votes to Rinehart 's 163,501 votes in the unofficial tallies .
The story is the same for nearly every other Republican running in Lake County races .
Most were ahead initially before watching their leads vanish once the vote-by-mail ballots were processed .
Lauren Beth Gash , the chair of the Lake County Democrats , said the results show that voters in the area have rejected President Donald Trump and his `` Republican enablers . ''
`` There was tremendous energy among Democrats this cycle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats ' best volunteer recruiters of all time , '' Gash said .
In the race for Lake County coroner , Democratic challenger Jennifer Banek increased her lead over Republican incumbent Howard Cooper .
Banek now has 165,875 votes to Cooper 's 148,398. Cooper said Monday he 's content to wait until Nov. 17 when the vote is made official before either conceding or declaring victory .
For the county board , incumbent Republican Linda Pedersen of District 1 was the only member of her party with a lead .
She has 10,726 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5,770 votes .
In District 7 , incumbent Steve Carlson conceded the race Tuesday to Carissa Casbon , a Democrat from Warren Township , who was leading 8,979 votes to 8,044 .
`` This election is over , '' Carlson wrote on Facebook .
`` To put it simply , the tide was simply too great for me to overcome .
I would like to thank those who have stuck with me over all the years and 12 elections .
To serve for 18 years has been the honor of my life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ had 8,722 votes to challenger Paul Christensen 's 3,462 votes in District 2 .
Republican incumbent Mike Rummel of Lake Forest trails Democrat Paras Parekh in District 12 , 9,585 votes to 10,719 .
Incumbent Democrat and county board Chair Sandy Hart of Lake Bluff had 7,203 votes to Republican Lauren Fleming 's 4,985 in District 13 .
District 16 incumbent Democrat Terry Wilke of Round Lake Beach tallied 5,720 votes to 4,074 for challenger John C. Frazier .
Incumbent Democrat Marah Altenberg of Buffalo Grove , appointed in March to fill a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to challenger Soojae Lee 's 6,506 in a race to fill an unexpired 2-year term in District 20 .
If Paxton , Rummel and Carlson lose , Democrats would hold a 15-6 majority on the county board .
A blue wave in 2018 gave Democrats a board majority for the first time in Lake County history .
Democrats also were elected sheriff , clerk and treasurer .
Incumbent Democrats Circuit Court Clerk Erin Cartwright Weinstein and Recorder of Deeds Mary Ellen Vanderventer lead their races .
O'Connor said Tuesday evening she intends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ p.m. on Thursday .

Rinehart beats Nerheim as another 'blue wave' washes over Lake County
Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim conceded victory Tuesday after the latest batch of processed votes put him further behind Democratic challenger Eric Rinehart.
"I think certainly the blue wave that's been hitting Lake County for the last couple election cycles was definitely a factor," said Nerheim, a Gurnee Republican. "When you look at the top of the ticket to the bottom, Republicans just got wiped out."
Democrats now lead in the races for four countywide elected offices and in seven of the eight Lake County Board district races on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Lake County Clerk Robin O'Connor said fewer than 9,000 vote-by-mail ballots have yet to be tabulated. She said that number didn't include provisional ballots or late-arriving ballots postmarked by Nov. 3. On Monday, Lake County Chief Deputy Clerk Todd Govain said there were 1,815 provisional ballots along with a "couple thousand" late-arriving mail-in ballots.
Rinehart, of Highwood, thanked Nerheim for his years of public service, for the race he ran, and for calling him and offering to help with the transition. He thanked voters for entrusting him with the office's responsibility.
"I want to ensure everyone, whether they voted for me or not, that my office will be transparent and will fight crime and racial injustice with a renewed sense of urgency," Rinehart said Tuesday.
Nerheim, who took office in December 2012, initially led Rinehart 41,757 votes to 25,335 votes on election night when the results were mostly made up of ballots cast in person that day. Since then, O'Connor's office has processed tens of thousands of vote-by-mail ballots.
After the latest update at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nerheim trailed with 151,991 votes to Rinehart's 163,501 votes in the unofficial tallies.
The story is the same for nearly every other Republican running in Lake County races. Most were ahead initially before watching their leads vanish once the vote-by-mail ballots were processed.
Lauren Beth Gash, the chair of the Lake County Democrats, said the results show that voters in the area have rejected President Donald Trump and his "Republican enablers."
"There was tremendous energy among Democrats this cycle and Donald Trump was one of the Democrats' best volunteer recruiters of all time," Gash said.
In the race for Lake County coroner, Democratic challenger Jennifer Banek increased her lead over Republican incumbent Howard Cooper. Banek now has 165,875 votes to Cooper's 148,398. Cooper said Monday he's content to wait until Nov. 17 when the vote is made official before either conceding or declaring victory.
For the county board, incumbent Republican Linda Pedersen of District 1 was the only member of her party with a lead. She has 10,726 votes to challenger Chase Andrew Thomas' 5,770 votes.
In District 7, incumbent Steve Carlson conceded the race Tuesday to Carissa Casbon, a Democrat from Warren Township, who was leading 8,979 votes to 8,044.
"This election is over," Carlson wrote on Facebook. "To put it simply, the tide was simply too great for me to overcome. I would like to thank those who have stuck with me over all the years and 12 elections. To serve for 18 years has been the honor of my life."
Democratic incumbent Diane Hewitt of Waukegan had 8,722 votes to challenger Paul Christensen's 3,462 votes in District 2.
Republican incumbent Mike Rummel of Lake Forest trails Democrat Paras Parekh in District 12, 9,585 votes to 10,719.
Incumbent Democrat and county board Chair Sandy Hart of Lake Bluff had 7,203 votes to Republican Lauren Fleming's 4,985 in District 13.
District 16 incumbent Democrat Terry Wilke of Round Lake Beach tallied 5,720 votes to 4,074 for challenger John C. Frazier. Incumbent Democrat Marah Altenberg of Buffalo Grove, appointed in March to fill a vacancy, was leading with 9,757 votes to challenger Soojae Lee's 6,506 in a race to fill an unexpired 2-year term in District 20.
If Paxton, Rummel and Carlson lose, Democrats would hold a 15-6 majority on the county board.
A blue wave in 2018 gave Democrats a board majority for the first time in Lake County history. Democrats also were elected sheriff, clerk and treasurer.
Incumbent Democrats Circuit Court Clerk Erin Cartwright Weinstein and Recorder of Deeds Mary Ellen Vanderventer lead their races.
O'Connor said Tuesday evening she intends to update the vote count again at 3 p.m. on Thursday.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 10

223,261 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday .
That 's 43.7 % of the state 's total , according to the Illinois Department of Public Health .
4,638 deaths in the suburbs , which is 45.1 % of all COVID-19 deaths in Illinois .
Cook County • As of Tuesday , suburban Cook County had 105,385 cases and 2,514 deaths , according to the state .
In Chicago : 122,040 cases and 3,153 fatalities .
• Top suburb case counts as of Tuesday from Cook County 's health department and the medical examiner 's office : 3,691 cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,413 cases and 23 deaths in Palatine , 2,075 cases and 24 deaths in Schaumburg , 2,055 cases and 53 deaths in Arlington Heights , 1,799 cases and 29 deaths in Streamwood , 1,721 cases and 14 deaths in Mount Prospect , 1,635 cases and 81 deaths in Wheeling , 1,582 cases and 53 deaths in Glenview , 1,508 cases and 31 deaths in Hoffman Estates , 1,201 cases and 16 deaths in Hanover Park ( Cook County portion ) , 1,072 cases and 43 deaths in Elk Grove Village , 1,052 cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases and 24 deaths in Rolling Meadows , 617 cases and 11 deaths in Prospect Heights , 427 cases and 23 deaths in Buffalo Grove ( Cook County portion ) .
DuPage County • The county reported 29,955 cases and 639 deaths as of Monday .
The county health department has slowed its daily reporting , blaming a data processing issue on the state .
• Top counts : 2,419 cases and 50 deaths in Naperville ( DuPage County portion ) , 2,054 cases and 16 deaths in Addison , 1,835 cases and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases and 31 deaths in Carol Stream , 1,565 cases and 15 deaths in Glendale Heights , 1,501 cases and 48 deaths in Elmhurst , 1,474 cases and 32 deaths in Lombard , 1,481 cases and 28 deaths in Wheaton , 1,311 cases and 14 deaths in Aurora ( DuPage County portion ) , 1,103 cases and 6 deaths in Glen Ellyn , 1,089 cases and 18 deaths in Bensenville , 893 cases and 7 deaths in Villa Park , and 707 cases and 7 deaths in Hanover Park ( DuPage County portion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported 25,798 cases and 534 deaths as of Monday .
The county health department has slowed its daily reporting , blaming a data processing issue on the state .
• Most recent top counts : 5,560 to 5,564 in Waukegan , 1,555 to 1,559 in Round Lake Beach , 985 to 989 in Mundelein , 935 to 939 in Gurnee , 690 to 694 in Round Lake , 560 to 564 in Vernon Hills , 500 to 504 in Lake Zurich , 450 to 454 in Buffalo Grove ( Lake County portion ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 460 to 464 in Libertyville , 375 to 379 in Wauconda .
Kane County • 23,179 cases with 366 deaths as of Tuesday on the IDPH website .
The Kane County Health Department has ceased updating its website as of Oct. 28 , blaming a data processing issue on the state .
McHenry County • 9,786 cases and 120 deaths as of Tuesday , according to the IDPH website .
Will County • 25,892 cases and 461 deaths reported , according to the IDPH website Tuesday .

COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 10
This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP
Interactive mapSuburbs' portion
223,261 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43.7% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. 4,638 deaths in the suburbs, which is 45.1% of all COVID-19 deaths in Illinois.
Cook County• As of Tuesday, suburban Cook County had 105,385 cases and 2,514 deaths, according to the state. In Chicago: 122,040 cases and 3,153 fatalities.
• Top suburb case counts as of Tuesday from Cook County's health department and the medical examiner's office: 3,691 cases and 116 deaths in Des Plaines, 2,413 cases and 23 deaths in Palatine, 2,075 cases and 24 deaths in Schaumburg, 2,055 cases and 53 deaths in Arlington Heights, 1,799 cases and 29 deaths in Streamwood, 1,721 cases and 14 deaths in Mount Prospect, 1,635 cases and 81 deaths in Wheeling, 1,582 cases and 53 deaths in Glenview, 1,508 cases and 31 deaths in Hoffman Estates, 1,201 cases and 16 deaths in Hanover Park (Cook County portion), 1,072 cases and 43 deaths in Elk Grove Village, 1,052 cases and 44 deaths in Northbrook, 978 cases and 24 deaths in Rolling Meadows, 617 cases and 11 deaths in Prospect Heights, 427 cases and 23 deaths in Buffalo Grove (Cook County portion).
DuPage County• The county reported 29,955 cases and 639 deaths as of Monday. The county health department has slowed its daily reporting, blaming a data processing issue on the state.
• Top counts: 2,419 cases and 50 deaths in Naperville (DuPage County portion), 2,054 cases and 16 deaths in Addison, 1,835 cases and 17 deaths in West Chicago, 1,599 cases and 31 deaths in Carol Stream, 1,565 cases and 15 deaths in Glendale Heights, 1,501 cases and 48 deaths in Elmhurst, 1,474 cases and 32 deaths in Lombard, 1,481 cases and 28 deaths in Wheaton, 1,311 cases and 14 deaths in Aurora (DuPage County portion), 1,103 cases and 6 deaths in Glen Ellyn, 1,089 cases and 18 deaths in Bensenville, 893 cases and 7 deaths in Villa Park, and 707 cases and 7 deaths in Hanover Park (DuPage County portion).
Lake County• Lake County reported 25,798 cases and 534 deaths as of Monday. The county health department has slowed its daily reporting, blaming a data processing issue on the state.
• Most recent top counts: 5,560 to 5,564 in Waukegan, 1,555 to 1,559 in Round Lake Beach, 985 to 989 in Mundelein, 935 to 939 in Gurnee, 690 to 694 in Round Lake, 560 to 564 in Vernon Hills, 500 to 504 in Lake Zurich, 450 to 454 in Buffalo Grove (Lake County portion), 470 to 474 in Grayslake, 460 to 464 in Libertyville, 375 to 379 in Wauconda.
Kane County• 23,179 cases with 366 deaths as of Tuesday on the IDPH website. The Kane County Health Department has ceased updating its website as of Oct. 28, blaming a data processing issue on the state.
McHenry County• 9,786 cases and 120 deaths as of Tuesday, according to the IDPH website.
Will County• 25,892 cases and 461 deaths reported, according to the IDPH website Tuesday.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Algonquin murder suspect awaits extradition from Colorado

As Arin M. Fox awaits a court appearance in Colorado , McHenry County State 's Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Tuesday it might take time to extradite her to Illinois to face charges in the murder of an Algonquin couple .
Fox faces four counts of first-degree murder , two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle , and additional charges of aggravated battery and domestic battery in connection with the slaying of Leonard J. Gilard , 73 , and Noreen S. Gilard , 69 , who died of apparent stab wounds and whose bodies were found Sunday evening during a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Red Coach Lane in Algonquin .
Fox , 39 , fled to Colorado in the victims ' vehicle , according to police , and was captured in the early morning hours on Monday .
Fox is being held in the Douglas County sheriff 's office detention facility , south of Denver , awaiting a court appearance at 8:30 a.m. Thursday .
Kenneally , however , said it could take up to two weeks for Fox to return to Illinois depending on whether she contests extradition from Colorado .
`` Sometimes they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extradition ) , '' Kenneally said .
`` It really depends on the proceedings out there as to when she 's going to be here .
We 've got to follow the paperwork and it 's a little bit of an ordeal with the process .
`` We 'll know one way or another how this whole thing is going to look in terms of what 's going to be necessary to get her here within the next two weeks , '' he said .
Fox , who was living in the couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` a friend or a girlfriend '' of the couple 's son , Andrew , according to Algonquin Police Department Deputy Chief Ryan Markham .
Markham said police have responded to multiple domestic violence calls at the residence .
Autopsies were scheduled to be performed on the couple Tuesday afternoon .

Algonquin murder suspect awaits extradition from Colorado
As Arin M. Fox awaits a court appearance in Colorado, McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Tuesday it might take time to extradite her to Illinois to face charges in the murder of an Algonquin couple.
Fox faces four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, and additional charges of aggravated battery and domestic battery in connection with the slaying of Leonard J. Gilard, 73, and Noreen S. Gilard, 69, who died of apparent stab wounds and whose bodies were found Sunday evening during a well-being check by officers at their home on Red Coach Lane in Algonquin.
Fox, 39, fled to Colorado in the victims' vehicle, according to police, and was captured in the early morning hours on Monday. Fox is being held in the Douglas County sheriff's office detention facility, south of Denver, awaiting a court appearance at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
Kenneally, however, said it could take up to two weeks for Fox to return to Illinois depending on whether she contests extradition from Colorado.
"Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't (contest extradition)," Kenneally said. "It really depends on the proceedings out there as to when she's going to be here. We've got to follow the paperwork and it's a little bit of an ordeal with the process.
"We'll know one way or another how this whole thing is going to look in terms of what's going to be necessary to get her here within the next two weeks," he said.
Fox, who was living in the couple's home, is believed to be "a friend or a girlfriend" of the couple's son, Andrew, according to Algonquin Police Department Deputy Chief Ryan Markham. Markham said police have responded to multiple domestic violence calls at the residence.
Autopsies were scheduled to be performed on the couple Tuesday afternoon.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Longtime Gurnee mayor announces she will not run for a fifth term

Longtime Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik has announced she will not seek another term in the spring .
Kovarik has served as mayor since 2005 and was a village trustee for six years before that .
She made the announcement at the end of the village board meeting Monday night , saying the decision will give her more time to spend with her family .
`` As you serve , there 's great sacrifice that you make in your life to accommodate mayoral duties and responsibilities , '' Kovarik said , reading from prepared remarks .
`` I have family and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and , as you serve a community , that takes away time from all those things but mostly family . ''
Kovarik works for Guaranteed Rate as a product development manager and previously worked for PNC Bank and Washington Mutual in mortgage lending .
Kovarik said it has been a wonderful honor to lead the village these past 15½ years .
`` Gurnee is a remarkable place .
It is a small town with many big city attributes we are fortunately blessed with , particularly talented residents and business owners , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about this community and will ensure a very bright future . ''
Kovarik thanked her fellow trustees and members of the village staff , calling them the best in the state , '' Together we accomplished so much , '' Kovarik said .
`` We are financially strong , a safe community and economically viable . ''
Kovarik also thanked residents and said she wanted them to know she left nothing on the table .
`` Every term I have given 100 percent energy and effort to this position to ensure that Gurnee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work and play , '' Kovarik said .
`` It is my promise that I will continue with that same energy and effort until the end of my term , May 3 , 2021 . ''
When she finished her written remarks , Kovarik joked she had to tell herself that `` there was no crying in politics '' to get through it .
The people in attendance , mostly village staff members and elected officials , gave her a round of applause .

Longtime Gurnee mayor announces she will not run for a fifth term
Longtime Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik announced Monday night she will not seek another term in the spring. Daily Herald File Photo, 2015
Longtime Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik has announced she will not seek another term in the spring.
Kovarik has served as mayor since 2005 and was a village trustee for six years before that.
She made the announcement at the end of the village board meeting Monday night, saying the decision will give her more time to spend with her family.
"As you serve, there's great sacrifice that you make in your life to accommodate mayoral duties and responsibilities," Kovarik said, reading from prepared remarks. "I have family and a small business besides a full-time job, and, as you serve a community, that takes away time from all those things but mostly family."
Kovarik works for Guaranteed Rate as a product development manager and previously worked for PNC Bank and Washington Mutual in mortgage lending.
Kovarik said it has been a wonderful honor to lead the village these past 15½ years.
"Gurnee is a remarkable place. It is a small town with many big city attributes we are fortunately blessed with, particularly talented residents and business owners," Kovarik said. "They care deeply about this community and will ensure a very bright future."
Kovarik thanked her fellow trustees and members of the village staff, calling them the best in the state,
"Together we accomplished so much," Kovarik said. "We are financially strong, a safe community and economically viable."
Kovarik also thanked residents and said she wanted them to know she left nothing on the table.
"Every term I have given 100 percent energy and effort to this position to ensure that Gurnee is the best place to live, work and play," Kovarik said. "It is my promise that I will continue with that same energy and effort until the end of my term, May 3, 2021."
When she finished her written remarks, Kovarik joked she had to tell herself that "there was no crying in politics" to get through it. The people in attendance, mostly village staff members and elected officials, gave her a round of applause.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-11-10--Yang's lawyers question Shaun Gayle's alibi, seek new murder probe

The defense team for Marni Yang , who is serving two life sentences for the 2007 slaying of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle 's pregnant girlfriend , asked the Lake County state 's attorney on Tuesday to reopen the murder investigation .
Yang attorney Jed Stone filed a court motion seeking a re-examination of the Oct. 4 , 2007 , murder of Rhoni Reuter at her Deerfield home .
At the heart of the request is the defense team 's recent analysis of surveillance video showing Gayle at a North Chicago barbershop later that day than originally was suggested .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ during a virtual news conference Tuesday , shows Gayle arriving at LeRoy 's Barbershop at 10:32 a.m. and leaving at 10:57 a.m. , according to the video time stamp .
A Deerfield police detective told a grand jury in March 2009 that Gayle was at the barbershop between 8:30 and 9 a.m .
Authorities said Reuter was fatally shot just before 8 a.m. '' It 's not for me to prove an alternate suspect , '' Stone said .
`` It 's for me to provide the state with the evidence that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice , and it is their function to do the investigation . ''
Stone maintained that Yang would be exonerated and that `` an investigation into others must be conducted fairly and fully . ''
Lee Filas , a spokesman for Lake County state 's attorney Michael Nerheim , also declined to comment due to the pending litigation but pointed to Nerheim 's 184-page motion filed in February to dismiss Yang 's post-conviction petition .
In that filing , prosecutors wrote that Gayle cooperated with police investigators immediately after learning of Reuter 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ timeline of his activities .
It calls the claims leveled against Gayle `` salacious . ''
Authorities say Yang , 52 , was obsessed with Gayle and killed Reuter in hopes of having a relationship with the football star .
She was found guilty in 2011 .
Yang 's attorneys have been pushing for a new trial for a little more than a year , arguing that a re-examination of evidence from the crime scene shows an unknown man was involved .
They say Yang admitted to the crime only to take the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she believed was being pressured by police to confess .
In a separate discovery motion filed this week , Stone is seeking more information related to police wiretap recordings in which he says Yang tells her parents she planned to make up the confession .

Former Chicago Bears player Shaun Gayle was cleared by police during their investigation of the death of his girlfriend Rhoni Reuter in 2007. But attorneys for Marni Yang, who was found guilty, are questioning Gayle's alibi and seeking a new investigation. Daily Herald File Photo, 2011
The defense team for Marni Yang, who is serving two life sentences for the 2007 slaying of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle's pregnant girlfriend, asked the Lake County state's attorney on Tuesday to reopen the murder investigation.
Yang attorney Jed Stone filed a court motion seeking a re-examination of the Oct. 4, 2007, murder of Rhoni Reuter at her Deerfield home. At the heart of the request is the defense team's recent analysis of surveillance video showing Gayle at a North Chicago barbershop later that day than originally was suggested.
The tape, shown to the media during a virtual news conference Tuesday, shows Gayle arriving at LeRoy's Barbershop at 10:32 a.m. and leaving at 10:57 a.m., according to the video time stamp. A Deerfield police detective told a grand jury in March 2009 that Gayle was at the barbershop between 8:30 and 9 a.m.
Authorities said Reuter was fatally shot just before 8 a.m.
"It's not for me to prove an alternate suspect," Stone said. "It's for me to provide the state with the evidence that we uncover as we uncover it and seek justice, and it is their function to do the investigation."
Stone maintained that Yang would be exonerated and that "an investigation into others must be conducted fairly and fully."
Donna Rotunno, Gayle's attorney, declined to comment Tuesday.
Lee Filas, a spokesman for Lake County state's attorney Michael Nerheim, also declined to comment due to the pending litigation but pointed to Nerheim's 184-page motion filed in February to dismiss Yang's post-conviction petition.
In that filing, prosecutors wrote that Gayle cooperated with police investigators immediately after learning of Reuter's death and was able to provide a timeline of his activities. It calls the claims leveled against Gayle "salacious."
Authorities say Yang, 52, was obsessed with Gayle and killed Reuter in hopes of having a relationship with the football star. She was found guilty in 2011.
Yang's attorneys have been pushing for a new trial for a little more than a year, arguing that a re-examination of evidence from the crime scene shows an unknown man was involved. They say Yang admitted to the crime only to take the heat off her then-16-year-old son, whom she believed was being pressured by police to confess.
In a separate discovery motion filed this week, Stone is seeking more information related to police wiretap recordings in which he says Yang tells her parents she planned to make up the confession.