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One person killed in fiery crash at I-90 Barrington Road Toll Plaza
One person was killed after a vehicle struck the Barrington Road Toll Plaza in Hoffman Estates early Thursday morning, state police said. The crash happened on Interstate 90 westbound at around 4:24 a.m. The car hit the toll plaza and became engulfed in flames, according to state police. The sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Decent: Don’t let the suit fool you; this man had to overcome a lot to be where he is today
You might have heard of Walter Johnson because he’s been important to Naperville in many ways, but today I’m sharing a story you won’t know. For the first time, he’s talking publicly about an often-traumatic childhood prepared him to be the man he is today.
McGrath: Remembering back to that Easter week that could have changed lives if not for one heroic act
Our bond was alphabetical: Miller, Messerich, McGrath. As high school sophomores at St. Joseph’s Franciscan Seminary in Westmont, we lined up together in class, sat in the same church pew and at the same cafeteria table, and slept in the same row of dormitory bunks.
Decent: Trip to England brings back youthful memories of Gilbert and Sullivan obsession
I was a weird child. When my friends had pictures of ’70s heartthrobs like Donny Osmond and David Cassidy on their bedroom walls, I had posters advertising the London-based D’Oyly Carte Opera Company.
Vickroy: Viewing a total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime experience — and so is the long, crowded drive home
There’s a dark side to viewing a solar eclipse along the line of totality. The light-years drive home.
A record number of Americans viewed the Great American Eclipse of 2017, when the swath of totality cut through southern Illinois. Granted, not all of the 154 million adults who watched it were with us on Interstate 57 later that afternoon, but, wow, it sure seemed like it.
Vickroy: When you share a birthday with a major metropolitan city, an ode seems in order
Halloo, hallay, from the Bean to Union Station, here comes a day, or citywide celebration. On this March 4, by proclamation of the mayor; Chicago adds a year, while I simply turn grayer. You’re a windy 187, Me, a century-plus less, we have the same birthday, but not the same noblesse.
Decent: Americans far more interested in the royal family than Brits, but we do care when they’re sick
Before we left on our most recent trip to our home country of England a couple of weeks ago, some American friends asked me what the British thought of King Charles and I had to admit I had no idea.