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Two people and multiple pets were displaced after a house was struck by lightning and caught fire Wednesday evening in Naperville, fire officials said.

A man described as white, about 40 years old, was last seen in the Fox River after the Fourth of July fireworks show in Elgin, authorities said.

Fourth of July celebrations aren't over just because Wednesday's fireworks have fizzled out. Some of the best and well-known suburban festivals, concerts, parades and fireworks displays are still to come.

The Fourth of July fireworks show in Aurora has been canceled because of an approaching thunderstorm.

Des Plaines police responded about 9 a.m. Wednesday to a domestic violence incident near the intersection of Washington Street and Laurel Avenue.

Naperville Ribfest is reopening after an early evening thunderstorm forced an evacuation of the festival.

Schaumburg Township will install a $47,000 electronic message sign this summer to replace the existing street sign at its administration building at 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates.

A police officer shot and killed who wounded three police officers during a standoff in South Elgin that ended early Wednesday morning, the Chicago Tribune is reporting.The standoff ended around 2:30 a.m. when an officer killed the man after he fired at officers, the Tribune is reporting.The man shot the officers, who were responding to a disturbance call, around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday.Three officers were taken to Presence Saint Joseph Hospital and one was taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital. All injuries were considered non life-threatening.

A Waukegan man who Lake County sheriff's police said sold homemade fireworks online will spend the Fourth of July in jail.

A Hoffman Estates man was charged with causing a two-car crash that killed one of his passengers June 24 on Interstate 90 in Hoffman Estates, the Illinois State Police said Tuesday night.