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1+ min ago (319+ words) Carpentersville Police Chief Todd Shaver is retiring effective Friday. "After much reflection and being in law enforcement for more than 33 years, I felt the time was right to step back and focus on the next chapter of my life," Shaver said. "I'm looking forward to being able to spend time with my family and enjoy some quality retirement time." Upon Shaver's retirement, Deputy Chief Kevin Stankowitz will assume the role as acting chief of police, Village Manager Brad Stewart said. "There is no current plan to recruit outside for the position, and we look forward to seeing Deputy Chief Stankowitz's leadership in action, in the role of chief, as we move forward," Stewart said. The village appreciates Shaver's long career, he said, and wishes him the best in his retirement. The Carpentersville Village Board recognized him for his service at…...

4+ min ago (653+ words) During the past year, the number of immigrants who are legal residents of the U.S. seeking citizenship has increased, in part because of fear in the community sparked by the immigration enforcement policies of President Donald Trump's administration, local officials say. Dulce Ortiz, the executive director of Mano a Mano Family Services and a Waukegan Township trustee, said she has seen an increase in people seeking citizenship since just before Trump's election in November. Martha Hernandez, the program manager for HACES' New Americans Initiative, said she has also seen an increase this year. She believes it stems from fear arising from the enforcement actions of the Trump administration. "People are afraid of being deported (even) with their permanent status," Hernandez said. "A lot of people who are permanent residents want citizenship because only citizenship works to keep you from getting deported....

4+ min ago (1579+ words) Northwest Indiana mayors and state officials have been beaming with pride since the Chicago Bears announced Wednesday that the team's search for a new stadium location includes the region. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren confirmed the possibility of crossing state lines, but said the organization also would consider sites in other parts of Illinois. "We're looking at opportunities that may exist in the Chicagoland area including Northwest Indiana," Warren said. "We still believe that Arlington Park is the most viable location in Cook County, but now we're putting everything back on the table and exploring all options." The news broke Wednesday amid growing concerns that Illinois lawmakers will not approve the financial incentives needed to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, a top team official told the Tribune. "Northwest Indiana is…...

5+ min ago (454+ words) Pineida, ex jugador de la selecci'n nacional y que militaba en el Barcelona Sporting Club de la primera divisi'n, muri' la v'spera en un ataque armado en el que tambi'n falleci' una mujer y otra result' herida, seg'n confirm' la polic'a. El hecho se produce cuando Ecuador afronta una ascendente ola de violencia al cierre del a'o. Pineida, de 33 a'os, se encontraba en un local de venta de carne en la ciudad costera de Guayaquil, 265 kil'metros al suroeste de Quito, y qued' captado por c'maras de seguridad cuyas im'genes se difundieron el jueves en redes sociales. Las autoridades no se han pronunciado oficialmente sobre el video divulgado. El coronel Edison Palacios, jefe de la polic'a en Guayaquil, se'al' el mi'rcoles que de acuerdo con testimonios "dos sujetos a bordo de motocicletas atentan contra la vida de dos personas. A'adi' que…...

13+ min ago (71+ words) The White House said the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts approved changing its name to the "Trump-Kennedy Center," though some board members said their buttons were muted when they tried to vote. Congress has not approved a name change. White House says Kennedy Center board approves name change to Trump-Kennedy Center White House says Kennedy Center board approves name change to Trump-Kennedy Center...

22+ min ago (37+ words) With the Chicago Bears' potential deal with Arlington Heights still in limbo, the team on Wednesday hinted at a possible move to Northwest Indiana. Bears threaten potential move to northwest Indiana with plans for Arlington Heights stalled...

22+ min ago (464+ words) A Gary man was sentenced Thursday to a 15-year split term for his role in a drug dealer slaying. Davion "Ray-Ray" Dean, 29, pleaded guilty in March in separate criminal cases to attempted armed robbery and dealing in a narcotic drug. Judge Natalie Bokota sentenced him to 12 years in prison, two in Lake County Community Corrections and one year on probation. Dean indicated he won't appeal. "You lured him there," she told him. Authorities alleged Dean set up to rob Jordan Miller, 24, of East Chicago, during a drug buy. Co-defendant Brandon "FettyBando" McFadden shot Miller dead. The killing "changed my life," the victim's sister Bianca Miller wrote in a letter read aloud by Deputy Prosecutor Jacob Brandewie. He was a "source of support," "laughter," and "strength." His death "took away a future" and "reshaped who I am," she wrote. Another woman…...

22+ min ago (526+ words) A Cook County judge granted former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau a partial win in an ongoing lawsuit brought by the village against him. Judge Kate Moreland dismissed the village's requests Dec. 12 to limit Pekau's speech in relation to confidential documents the village claims Pekau brought with him after he lost his bid for reelection to Mayor Jim Dodge, and left office in May. She also struck the village's request for injunctive relief. That temporary restraining order is still in place, and the village's attorneys will relitigate the issue of prior restraint of Pekau's speech, Dodge said Thursday. "The judge told our lawyers to be a bit more specific on one of the issues that we brought up, which is what they're working on," Dodge said. "We're still pretty comfortable that this is going to prevail " you can't release confidential…...

23+ min ago (32+ words) Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were killed when a private jet crashed in North Carolina Thursday. Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family killed in North Carolina plane crash...

24+ min ago (52+ words) A person of interest has been named and an arrest warrant issued for the shooter who killed 2 students and injured 9 more at Brown University. Authorities are also looking into a possible connection to an MIT professor's murder. Person of interested ID'd in Brown mass shooting, possibly connected to MIT murder...