Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 15th of May.
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Isabela Dytlow, 53, was arrested for felony burglary after unlawfully entering a Park Ridge home on May 13 at about 2:15 p.m. — she was restrained by a resident while attempting to flee — and police continue to search for a second suspect.
Rosemont village board approved spending $176,265 to create a walking, talking animatronic of its founding mayor that will serve as the centerpiece of a new local history museum scheduled to open Jan.
20. The robot—designed by Sally Dark Rides using an hour-long 2005 speech—will be motion activated and ready in June as Mayor Brad Stephens and his son Joseph raise funds to support the project.
Prospect Heights will resume its debate on backyard chicken rules at a city council meeting on May 27.
City Administrator Joe Wade said there will be no vote then—Mayor Patrick Ludvigsen prefers starting the ordinance reading on June 9 with a vote on June 23.
On Wednesday, five young patients who battled serious illnesses took part in a reverse autograph signing event at Wrigley Field organized by the Cubs and Advocate Health Care.
Fourteen-year-old Caiden Ray from Mundelein, who had his tumor removed, said meeting players like Pete Crow-Armstrong felt very different—more personal than watching games on TV.
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