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Police search Castle Rock State Park wetlands near Dixon, Ill., in 2011, for evidence in Timmothy Pitzen's disappearance. The 6-year-old Aurora boy has been missing since his mother's apparent suicide May 14, 2011.

Person claiming to be Timmothy Pitzen is not the missing Aurora boy, but his family says they have not given up hope

August 22, 2019 at 10:52 a.m.

In a corner of their garage, an Aurora family keeps a small and pristine neon orange bicycle, longing for the day when they can return it to its rightful owner...

Illinois State Police conduct a funeral service for Trooper Brooke Jones-Story on April 3, 2019, in Warren, Ill.

‘Hold on tight to those awesome memories,’ mourners told at funeral for state trooper struck and killed during traffic stop

May 23, 2019 at 1:55 a.m.

Mourners remembered Illinois State Police Trooper Brooke Jones-Story as a warm family woman, brave public servant and devoted animal rescuer during her funeral service Wednesday in a packed high school...

Judie Urba of Burr Ridge and Christine Marron of Willowbrook chat during the Vote Yes, Save Our Schools gathering at Madisons Pub & Grill.

With sports programs on the line, Hinsdale voters approve $140 million referendum, and other suburban results

April 3, 2019 at 12:50 a.m.

Voters in Hinsdale High School District 86 appeared in early results Tuesday to be throwing their support behind a $140 million referendum aimed at extensive building upgrades at two high...

Part-time photographer David Larry, center, goes over portraits of Joe Davis, left, as Larry works in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood on March 23, 2019.

Rejected by your dream college? Spoiler: There are other paths to success and happiness.

March 26, 2019 at 5:01 a.m.

Kelley Kitley grew up in Chicago yearning for a life on the stage, and spent years honing her talent through voice lessons, private coaching and loads of school and community...

Alex Pancoe, right, watches as Serena Lewis, 15, of Geneva, writes a message on a flag he plans to take to the peak of Mount Everest during an event at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on March 20, 2019. Serena is cancer-free today and came in to support Pancoe.

Chicago adventurer who almost died training for rarely achieved exploring feat is tackling Mount Everest next

March 21, 2019 at 7:51 a.m.

Chicago adventurer Alexander Pancoe has traveled to some of the most desolate places on Earth and scaled mountains with fearful body counts. But the most danger he has faced in...

Purdue University in 2018 in West Lafayette, Ind.

Purdue has banned Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services. Will it get students to pay attention during class?

March 19, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.

Faced with Wi-Fi that too often slowed to a crawl during the middle of class, Purdue University has taken a bold step to restore order to its network: It has...

Kristin Ballard of Rockford stands in support of police officers and firefighters while attending a procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

‘Bad guys even respected Jake’: Thousands attend funeral service for slain McHenry County Deputy Jacob Keltner

May 23, 2019 at 1:51 a.m.

Friends and colleagues of slain McHenry County Deputy Jacob Keltner remembered him at his funeral Wednesday as a brave and tenacious fugitive hunter who, when the workday ended, transformed into...

Happy Paws Pet Resort owner John Marek puts day care dog Taylor back in her kennel while dogs Kaiya, right, and Abby, left, watch March 12, 2019, in unincorporated Carol Stream. Marek said kennel sprinklers would cost his business up to $20,000.

Deadly suburban kennel fire prompts legislators to call for new safety regulations, but some kennel owners are wary

May 23, 2019 at 1:51 a.m.

Following a devastating suburban kennel fire earlier this year that claimed the lives of 31 dogs, two state legislators have introduced bills aimed at making such facilities safer. One bill...

As McHenry County mourns Deputy Jacob Keltner, colleagues remember slain fugitive hunter as a dedicated cop and father

March 11, 2019 at 9:31 p.m.

The body of sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner was returned to McHenry County with honors Friday as colleagues remembered the fallen officer as a skilled and dedicated law enforcement officer. “He...

McHenry County sheriff’s deputy, shot to death in Rockford, ‘died doing what he loved’; suspect charged after standoff

May 23, 2019 at 1:50 a.m.

A fugitive shot and killed a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy Thursday as law enforcement agents closed in on his Rockford hotel room, authorities said, leading to a high-speed chase and...

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