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In their second vote this month on the issue, River Trails Elementary District 26 school board members Tuesday night approved payment of a roughly $50,000 bonus to the family of an employee who just missed out due to her death.

A firm working toward redevelopment along 5th Avenue in Naperville is not yet ready to begin drawings of ideas for the sites.

Both a gambling lounge that would serve food and liquor and a full-service restaurant that would have gambling are seeking permits to open in Bartlett within the next few months.

Geneva may allow people to bring pets to businesses, such as stores.

It should be determined in the coming months the amount of money the widow of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz should receive in pension payments from the village of Fox Lake.

Lisa Bucciarelli-Carlos has been named the new principal of Plainfield Elementary School in Des Plaines Elementary School District 62.Carlos will replace Guillermo Heredia, who is moving out of state with his family. She most recently served as principal of Abraham Lincoln Elementary in Oak Park.

Should a terrorism or mass-casualty event ever occur in Naperville or Aurora -- and officials say there are constant "real threats" -- first responders hope to be prepared and in communication with their federal partners. Officials from both towns and the four counties that contain them will complete a two-day Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Wednesday.

Carina H. Santa Maria, previously of Dominican University's School of Social Work, will succeed Patricia "Pat" Beck as executive director of Arlington Heights-based Shelter Inc. next month.

Aurora police are asking for the public's help to find a 79-year-old man who has Parkinson's disease and dementia.

Arlington Heights has received a $358,000 grant to help pay for a rain garden and permeable pavers at the downtown police station that's under construction.