Madhu Krishnamurthy

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Madhu Krishnamurthy

Round Lake Beach Police Chief Wayne Wilde Courtesy of Round Lake Beach Police Department Round Lake Beach Police Chief Wayne Wilde will be retiring from his post effective April 17, according to an announcement released Wednesday. Round Lake Beach will swear in a new police chief at the April 21 village board meeting.

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Madhu Krishnamurthy

Congregation Kneseth Israel President Josh Stover adds a matzo ball while Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein stirs the soup Friday in preparation for a community seder the Elgin synagogue is hosting on Saturday night. Members of CKI and Congregation Beth Tikvah in Hoffman Estates are coming together Saturday for the Passover Seder.

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Madhu Krishnamurthy

The widow of disgraced late Fox Lake police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz will receive a roughly $1 million settlement resolving a long-running legal fight over survivor’s pension benefits, according to village officials. The village of Fox Lake and the Fox Lake Police Pension Board jointly agreed to pay the settlement to Melodie Gliniewicz, marking the final chapter in a protracted financial dispute. Negotiations had been ongoing since spring of 2023, village officials said.

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Madhu Krishnamurthy

Harry Potter's stag Patronus greets visitors outside the Harry Potter Shop Chicago store on Michigan Avenue, which debuts today. Madhu Krishnamurthy/[email protected] For decades, devoted Harry Potter fans have had to accept the fact that Hogwarts is fictional. But the magic somewhat is restored for anyone able to visit Chicago’s new addition to the fandom, with attention to detail that can make you forget you’re not actually in London.

3 weeks ago | shawlocal.com | Madhu Krishnamurthy

Spring construction is in the air as Elgin Area School District U-46 is breaking ground on several building projects to help transform the district’s middle schools into modernized sixth- through eighth-grade facilities. Shovels hit the ground Wednesday for work on a 46,000-square-foot addition at Kenyon Woods Middle School in South Elgin. The $30 million project will increase the school’s capacity to 1,125 students — current enrollment is about 750 — and is expected to be complete by August 2026.