Algonquin teen charged with murder of father
Update: A 16-year-old boy was charged with murder in the shooting death of his father Monday night inside their Algonquin home, authorities said. Bail was set at $2.5 million this morning for David Szalonek, 16, of 1461 Westbourne, charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The victim has been identified as 50-year-old Brian D. Szalonek, David's father, according to Algonquin police.
Update: A 16-year-old boy was charged with murder in the shooting death of his father Monday night inside their Algonquin home, authorities said. Bail was set at $2.5 million this morning for David Szalonek, 16, of 1461 Westbourne, charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The victim has been identified as 50-year-old Brian D. Szalonek, David's father, according to Algonquin police.
Morning snow no problem for drivers
The early-morning snow fall isn't giving drivers across the Elgin area too much trouble, officials report. "Just an handful of crashes, but no major injuries and no road closures," said Elgin police spokesman Jeff Swoboda about 8 a.m. Tuesday.
The early-morning snow fall isn't giving drivers across the Elgin area too much trouble, officials report. "Just an handful of crashes, but no major injuries and no road closures," said Elgin police spokesman Jeff Swoboda about 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Army 'grunt' gets hero's welcome home
U.S. Army Pfc. Jared Backey thought he was coming to Highland Christian Academy to speak to the 35 or so children he has been corresponding with for the past six months. Instead, he was met by riders from Warriors' Watch and all of the school's 130 or so pupils.
U.S. Army Pfc. Jared Backey thought he was coming to Highland Christian Academy to speak to the 35 or so children he has been corresponding with for the past six months. Instead, he was met by riders from Warriors' Watch and all of the school's 130 or so pupils.
Coroner disagreed with CSI team on Savio
Update: The deputy coroner who took the Kathleen Savio death call testified in a Will County courtroom today that state police Crime Scene Investigator Robert Deel told him there was nothing "we need to be looking for here," prompting him to abandon the suspicious death protocol.
Update: The deputy coroner who took the Kathleen Savio death call testified in a Will County courtroom today that state police Crime Scene Investigator Robert Deel told him there was nothing "we need to be looking for here," prompting him to abandon the suspicious death protocol.
Foes press county to reverse Navistar OK
Opponents of the proposed relocation of Navistar International Corp. to Lisle continued this week to press the DuPage County Board to revoke its approval of the project. Three of the project's foes addressed the board Tuesday, tackling issues including public health, taxpayer burden and corporate integrity in stating their case against the planned redevelopment of the former Alcatel-Lucent property on Warrenville Road in Lisle.
Opponents of the proposed relocation of Navistar International Corp. to Lisle continued this week to press the DuPage County Board to revoke its approval of the project. Three of the project's foes addressed the board Tuesday, tackling issues including public health, taxpayer burden and corporate integrity in stating their case against the planned redevelopment of the former Alcatel-Lucent property on Warrenville Road in Lisle.
DuPage activates emergency operations center
The DuPage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will monitor the incoming winter storm and assist local municipalities through its Emergency Operations Center, activated at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
The DuPage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will monitor the incoming winter storm and assist local municipalities through its Emergency Operations Center, activated at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Ready for a lot of snow?
Local school districts and municipalities went on alert Monday in response to predictions of anywhere from 10 to 13 inches of snow falling around the Chicago area through tonight.
Local school districts and municipalities went on alert Monday in response to predictions of anywhere from 10 to 13 inches of snow falling around the Chicago area through tonight.
'Vicious' winds may create 'blizzard-like' conditions tonight
What could be the winter’s worst storm has caused big travel headaches in the Chicago area today.
D300 extends contract for teachers union
The Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education unanimously voted Monday night to extend the contract for its teachers union for another year.
The Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education unanimously voted Monday night to extend the contract for its teachers union for another year.
Council to eye grants, Elgin 'Area V' street work
The Elgin City Council will discuss Wednesday initial plans for how it intends to dole out about $850,000 in Community Development Block Grant money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Elgin City Council will discuss Wednesday initial plans for how it intends to dole out about $850,000 in Community Development Block Grant money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Helping Hispanic seniors feel welcome
Virginia Olivarez's father never socialized at Senior Services Associates in Elgin. The nonprofit agency helped Olivarez sort through her father's Medicare paperwork and other routine tasks caregivers handle. But he didn't speak English, so he never quite felt comfortable coming to agency social functions.
Virginia Olivarez's father never socialized at Senior Services Associates in Elgin. The nonprofit agency helped Olivarez sort through her father's Medicare paperwork and other routine tasks caregivers handle. But he didn't speak English, so he never quite felt comfortable coming to agency social functions.
DCFS investigates death of C' ville toddler
The state Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death of a 19-month-old Carpentersville boy who was found unresponsive Sunday at his grandmother's Chicago home.
The state Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death of a 19-month-old Carpentersville boy who was found unresponsive Sunday at his grandmother's Chicago home.
Storm cancels 500-plus flights
The combination of the snowstorm that has socked the East Coast and the storm that is expected to bring as much as 13 inches of snow to the Chicago area over the next two days has led already to the cancellation of more than 500 flights at Chicago's airports.
The combination of the snowstorm that has socked the East Coast and the storm that is expected to bring as much as 13 inches of snow to the Chicago area over the next two days has led already to the cancellation of more than 500 flights at Chicago's airports.
Police Report: Elgin man faces DUI charges
Jose I. Hernandez, 31, of 121 Villa St., Elgin, was arrested Sunday on three counts of felony aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice, police said.
Jose I. Hernandez, 31, of 121 Villa St., Elgin, was arrested Sunday on three counts of felony aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice, police said.
Russell concedes to Kramer in Kane sheriff GOP race
Rob Russell has conceded victory to his Republican primary opponent Don Kramer in the election for the Kane County sheriff's nomination. In an e-mail, Russell congratulated Kramer on winning the nomination and praised him for running a clean, issue-based campaign.
Rob Russell has conceded victory to his Republican primary opponent Don Kramer in the election for the Kane County sheriff's nomination. In an e-mail, Russell congratulated Kramer on winning the nomination and praised him for running a clean, issue-based campaign.
Lawyer: Stacy planned to blackmail Peterson
Stacy Peterson hatched a plan to blackmail husband Drew Peterson with the murder of his previous wife, a Wheaton attorney said Monday. Harry Smith, the lawyer who represented Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, in their divorce, said fourth wife Stacy called him and requested he represent her when she dumped Peterson herself.
Stacy Peterson hatched a plan to blackmail husband Drew Peterson with the murder of his previous wife, a Wheaton attorney said Monday. Harry Smith, the lawyer who represented Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, in their divorce, said fourth wife Stacy called him and requested he represent her when she dumped Peterson herself.
$78.5 million for carp fight
The Obama Administration will spend $78.5 million on a multijurisdictional "unparalleled effort" to stop Asian carp from taking over the Great Lakes.
The Obama Administration will spend $78.5 million on a multijurisdictional "unparalleled effort" to stop Asian carp from taking over the Great Lakes.
Slicing up the dough for charity
Nick Sarillo probably would disagree that he felt destined for success when as a youngster he watched his dad dish out beef from a stand at 18th Street and Racine Avenue in Chicago.
Nick Sarillo probably would disagree that he felt destined for success when as a youngster he watched his dad dish out beef from a stand at 18th Street and Racine Avenue in Chicago.
CUB brings 'Don't Overspend in 2010' to East Dundee
The Citizens Utility Board's (CUB) "Don't Overspend in 2010" campaign is coming to East Dundee to help consumers cut their calling costs by hundreds of dollars a year. Its free clinic, co-sponsored by state Rep. Keith Farnham, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at Village Green of East Dundee.
The Citizens Utility Board's (CUB) "Don't Overspend in 2010" campaign is coming to East Dundee to help consumers cut their calling costs by hundreds of dollars a year. Its free clinic, co-sponsored by state Rep. Keith Farnham, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at Village Green of East Dundee.
• Ex-Cohen girlfriend: 'Politicians should be beyond reproach'
• Tearful Cohen drops out of lieutenant governor's race
• SC East takes 1st place in regional mock trial event
• Kane resident finds intruders in kitchen
• Attorney: Stacy had dirt on Drew Peterson
• The Place to Be
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• Genoa site to expand its services for seniors
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• Cancer relay kickoff Tuesday in Huntley
• C'ville teen gets 6 years for role in gang shooting
• Scott Cohen's ex-girlfriend: Nominee's not fit to serve
• Russell concedes in GOP Kane sheriff race
• Carpentersville eyeing budget options
• Organizer: Community Valentine's dinner for all
• 'Bob's Hill Boys': Troop 3's adventurous tradition
• Elgin family event fetes black history
• Police Report: Elgin man faces drug charges
• Dundee Twp. fireworks to continue
• Court security in Elgin back in place after mixup
• Local group, bands plan concert for Haitian relief
• Huntley board formulating strategic plans for 2010
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• Campton Hills cleared in suit over death
• Valley Community Bank deal collapses
• Source: Cohen seeking 'honorable way' to drop out
• Police issue alert in Elgin homicide
• Will U46, D300 teachers sacrifice pay hikes?
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• Two more Elgin bars seek 3 a.m. licenses
• Woman charged, man sought in Elgin murder
• A growing appetite
• Police differ in stories of Savio crime scene
• County board challenger still weighing options
• Fire damages Hampshire service station
• Victim of Jan. 26 Elgin shooting remains in coma
• On or off the ballot?
• GOP House leader to Cohen: Explain yourself
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• Foster in downtown Elgin for public meeting
• St. Charles PD offering Citizen Police Academy
• Briefs: Learn to prepare, preserve photos
• D300, U46 could get funds to help struggling schools
• Dan Hynes concedes to Pat Quinn
• Quinn pushes Cohen to quit ticket over abuse story
• Kramer leads close race for Kane GOP sheriff bid
• Savio body consistent with police hold
• Local jobless rate hits 15 percent or more
• More ideas, talk for SC mall plan
• Kane board prepares for shake-up
• Teen charged with reckless homicide in mom's death
• Foster, Hultgren ready to battle it out in 14th
• Police Report: Bond set in Elgin heroin case
• Police still searching for Batavia bank robber
• Low voter turnout baffles election officials
• Cryogenics and science tonight at Gail Borden
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• Downtown Genoa businesses slate Chocolate Walk
• Briefs: Dundee library hosting Tax-Aide
• Recount? That decision is up to state's top court
• Hastert name no match in 14th
• Hatcher a victor in House primary
• In landslide, Lauzen secures GOP nomination
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• Kane board race: Kudlicki out, Barrett trailing
• Akemann to face Dalton in 16th Circuit race
• Cronin on track to win DuPage chairman nod
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• Walsh lead firm in race to challenge Bean
• Voter turnout "very low" across state
• Zediker slightly ahead in tight County Board race
• Zaruba coasts toward fourth term
• Genoa looking for a little help on the prairie
• Dillard camp not about to toss in the towel
• Gubernatorial primaries await the tally
• Elderly man battered in home invasion
• Carpentersville looks to increased revenue, taxes
• Savio feared Drew, witnesses testify
• Family tied up during home invasion
• Kotecki wins in Forest District 6
• Burlington OKs cell tower along Plank Road
• Eatery with liquor license sought for Polar Dome
• Police Report: Bartlett fire damages car, garage
• The play's the thing for St. Charles executive
• Truck vs. snowplow crash closes Route 20
• Elgin firefighters stop responding to 'trouble' alarms
• Video gambling bans may carry a price
• Bolingbrook family speaks in Peterson case
• U46 cuts 134 staffers; more are on the horizon
• Special-needs pupils victims of state financial woes
• West Chicago man charged with DUI in crash
• Snack education
• Obesity: A problem that multiplies
• Man charged with DUI after hitting tree; woman hurt
• Police Report: Man charged with fighting cops
• Adjusting to home front
• ECC honors residents during annual brunch
• $uper Bowl $unday
• Police Blotter
• Kane election complaint hot line available
• Things I have learned from running
• Kimball MS celebrates 50 years
• Deadline near for District 300 Piano Festival
• Police Report: Elgin man charged in dad's stabbing
• Unused medical gear gets new home in Haiti
• Is permanent absentee a voting option here?
• Every pupil counts
• Getting little ones to school not easy
• Cetera new editorial director for S-T Media West
• Huntley agrees to Walgreens selling packaged liquor
• Metra fares going up starting Monday
• Water supply group: Conservation is a must
• State outlines road plans extending through 2015
• To shred or not to shred?
• Briefs: Larkin students 'Bring a Book to Life'
• 911 operator, fiance are court's first I do's
• Elgin woman speaks at Genoa Quilt Walk
• Local colleges welcome words from Obama
• City ends almost-anything-goes collection
• Elgin man in critical condition after stabbing
• Elgin has plan to fix bad streets
• Streamwood store sells $4.25M Lotto ticket
• Local pilot seeks aid for relief mission to Haiti
• Elgin Rotarians sending tents, gear
• Huntley Rotary Club aiding Haiti
• Teens arrested after St. Charles crime spree
• Ice above bodies of water may be weaker than it looks
• Braidwood man: Peterson tried to hire hit
• Police Report: Search for gunman in Elgin
• SC North up for Blue Ribbon award
• Panel narrowing Lutheran high school names
• Elgin cops still searching for gunman
• U46 using arrests to discourage school fights
• Family hurt in natural gas blast sues Nicor
• Biggert hopeful after carp summit in D.C.
• Feds make suburban gang sweep
• Noise complaints beg question: RoadHouse or road noise?
• NIU gets state cash to change use of Cole Hall
• Kane County Fair's new hall: Prairie Events Center
• Terrorism task force funds come to Kane Co.
• Police Report: Drug charge on homeless man
• Alton man convicted of drug charges
• D300 nominates educators of the year
• Annual ski jump tournament taking flight this weekend
• Potato-growing workshop in Elgin Tuesday
• Drug charges against man accused in '07 murder
• School bus involved in crash
• Bigger tax chunk from Cook Co. to help U46
• Peterson convinced Stacy was cheating
• 33 tied to $2 million phony payroll scheme
• Wind power blowing into the area
• Regional plan stresses water conservation
• Museum receives energy grant
• GOP candidates feud at forum
• Police Report: Gunfire in West Dundee
• Congress to consider carp solutions
• Contests in both parties for 16th Circuit judge
• Leonberger, Molina both tout experience in Dist. 1
• Campton issue in Kane 15th
• Briefs: American Legion dance in Elgin on Saturday
• U46 eyes high school electives for cuts
• ECC to stand pat on tuition rate for a 4th year
• Stress to success
• D300 discusses proposed budget cuts
• 3 hurt in Barrington Hills crash
• Hultgren apologizes after ad rips Hastert
• Elgin may OK 72-hour parking at downtown lots
• Wreck reportedly injures 8 in Barrington Hills
• Friends: Stacy Peterson wanted out of marriage
• Connecting with a local group
• Durbin, Biggert to host meeting on Asian carp
• Tenney facing trial in 3rd 1990s murder
• Police Report: Home burglary in Elgin
• Judge hopefuls offer experience on bench
• Some kind of a nut
• 5 ways to 'BRAND,' strategist tells chamber
• Schranz will lead memorial, could bring new Bison
• Young adults stressed out more than ever
• LITH pair accused of pimping teen
• Budget + Reporter = Bad news
• House fire routs 9 from home
• GOP hopes to paint 14th District red again
• Peers, pupils gather to roast D-C's Swick
• Facebook -- stress reliever or pressure cooker?
• A star in education
• FOIA: Breakthrough on government information
• Third party ID'd as victims of W. Dundee lawyer
• Operation Jingle Bells falls short of $37,000 goal
• D303 cuts 2010-11 school year budget
• Kane rental assistance money still available
• Police Report: Theft from employer
• Dundee Twp. library, programs get facelift
• Briefs: Sycamore museum hosts Groundhog Gala
• Prostitution bust at Algonquin massage parlor
• State disbars St. Charles attorney
• Feds seek input on CN rail effects
• Kane budget an issue in treasurer's race
• Early voting tally dismally low so far
• Prison term for selling drugs near church
• Locals surprised by Schillerstrom's departure
• Alleged driver in hit-and-run charged
• Priest charged with abuse could be deported
• Stepbrother: Drew asked if I'd kill for him
• More fine-tuning for S. Elgin's RV parking law
• Event to blanket Genoa
• First Savio murder probe only superficial
• For ECC, a $178 million step forward
• COD official tells homeowners of business resources
• Police Blotter: Retail theft
• Flush with federal funds, Genoa starts sewer project
• Dundee parks panel debates plans for making plans
• Shelter asks towns to back spay, neutering program
• Administer Justice reaches out to Hispanic community
• Alleged driver in hit-and-run charged
• Kane coroner's office probe eyes '07 death
• Genoa-Kingston ambulance flips on slick road
• SC schools raise funds to aid Haiti
• State rolls over on dog-napping charge
• North Aurora man gets life for 2 young girls
• Poor in suburbs up 47%
• Elgin group studying future of transportation
• Elgin man charged with DUI after 3-vehicle crash
• C'ville officials fear apocalyptic budget cuts
• Algonquin man's Olympics bid is dashed
• Local help for those hurting in Haiti
• Peterson gun charge still lingers
• Loaves and Fishes goes countywide Feb. 1
• Area insurance exec accused of murder-for-hire
• Police Report: Two face cannabis, other charges
• C'ville gunshot victim's death ruled homicide
• A lesson they can sink their teeth into
• Bond set for priest accused of sex assault
• Judge rules for landlord in St. Charles eviction case
• Briefs: Elgin Rotary Club helping in Haiti
• Nurse donates kidney to hospital guard
• C’ville woman, 3 others are charged in stabbing
• Man charged in sexual assault of 6-year-old
• Cutting and improving
• Local, state officials happy with carp ruling
• Naperville man charged in murder plot
• Census bureau officially opens Elgin office
• Ex-journalists now working for county govt.
• Wisconsin man charged in 2000 sex assault
• Witnesses: Peterson threatened to kill Savio
• Video gambling revival stalls in Kane
• Eyes on the prize in DuPage race
• Police Report: Two in Elgin face drug charges
• Nashville firm to aid Pingree with village plan
• School holiday a day of learning
• Kane acts to curb dust, flooding near McGraw quarry
• St. Charles plane crash victim remembered
• Chilling heart patients to stop brain damage
• Feds: Elgin, U46 workers got kickbacks in 1990s
• Suspects sought in string of property crimes in SC
• Hultgren, Hastert show similarities in debate
• Police Report: Attempted murder charged
• Getting clients back on track
• Briefs: St. Charles schools team up for Haiti
• Apparently, no ethical dilemmas for Kane County
• Dollars and questions
• Garage fire does $45,000 in damage
• ECC on track to hit enrollment record
• Red-light cams in spotlight at Elgin forum
• Bird brains
• Police Blotter
• Hampshire High students get lesson in the human condition
• ‘Weird mistakes’ end local man's Olympic bid
• South Elgin fire leaves home uninhabitable
• Plane crash kills St. Charles East grad
• Job satisfaction falls to lowest level on record
• Waterbed fire leaves South Elgin home uninhabitable
• A prisoner of economics
• Crowd turns out for Winterfest in Genoa
• Humanitarians honored during MLK breakfast
• Man in critical condition after hit-and-run in Elgin
• Dundee-Crown eyes wind power
• Kane updates getting officers into court
• Police Blotter
• Briefs: ECC closes Monday for MLK day
• Beware charity scams for Haiti relief
• No injuries in South Elgin fire
• Friends, neighbors rally around blast victims
• Man critical after hit-and-run
• Hall's attorneys claim cops erased squad car video
• Board disputes flooding with McHenry County
• Elgin musican hosts Haiti benefit
• Haitian student a long way from home
• Algonquin native an Olympic hopeful
• Last settlement OK'd on Kane roof suit
• Some judicial candidates object to bar ratings
• 5 arrested in old-fashioned bar brawl in Elgin
• Knights of Columbus aid community
• Police Blotter
• Rt. 38/Kautz overpass work to start this year
• Prime BurgerHouse raring to go
• Beatles tribute groups come together for benefit
• Naperville man guilty in pizza shop killing
• Haiti quake stirs quick local response
• Kane deputy hit by car at 3-car crash
• Cubs a visiting team at Elgin Boys/Girls Club
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• What to do if you suspect a gas leak
• C'ville man convicted of baseball bat attack
• One killed in Kane Co. crash
• Two arrested on drug charges in Algonquin
• Sheriff launches online inmate search
• Man hit in eye by truck ice demands help from FedEx
• DuPage tightens ethics rules; some say not enough
• Police Report: Cannabis charge in Elgin
• Pile grows for Elgin funding requests
• Two parts to Hampshire referendum
• Kane County, Aurora join on election site
• Budde firing reaches federal appellate judges
• Elgin's MLK celebration marking 25 years
• Briefs: Farnham slates mortgage talk in East Dundee
• Elgin woman falls victim to cell phone cloner
• High-tech method used to keep track of loved ones
• Kane may reconsider ban on video gambling
• Former St. Charles fire chief dies
• DuPage County Board rejects Muslim center
• Burlington cell tower bid draws opposition
• Priest's health an issue in sex abuse case
• Officials urge return to nature on path trees
• DuPage County approves ethics rules
• Administrators lose jobs, deputies freeze wages
• Kane gets $360,000 to focus on kids’ fitness
• Elgin man arrested on resisting charge
• Asian carp DNA found in Chicago River
• Blast victim in critical condition
• Seven hurt in fiery Elgin house explosion
• Daley insider pushing for lift of city's video gambling ban
• D300 announces plan to cut $6.4 million
• Hampshire plants seeds for spring road work
• Elgin council to discuss grants, ComEd program
• Training helps U46 boost safety & crisis prep
• A matter of principals
• Parents charged with leaving kids out in cold
• World's cheapest car makes area stop
• Fatalities fall on state highways
• 'No good choices' for school cuts
• Police Report: Theft from parked car in Elgin
• Forensic evidence still out on Vaughn
• Finding her bliss
• Briefs: Noland meet-and-greet is Jan. 23 in Elgin
• Wrongful-death suit filed in pedestrian accident
• Hampshire approves plan for 71-home project
• D300 gets healthy-schools challenge grant
• Police Blotter
• Wii system a boon to area rehab patients
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