Bears Family Night at Soldier Field; Sade concert at United Center -- both at 7:30 pm. Friday

Bears Family Night at SOLDIER FIELD AT 7:30 PM. Expect additional traffic in the area

SADE CONCERT AT UNITED CENTER AT 7:30 PM. Expect additional traffic in the area.

Near sellout crowd of 40,000 for Joel Osteen at "A Night of Hope" at U.S. Cellular Field Saturday

dailyherald.com Members of Osteen's family take the stage during the 2½-hour sermon/music event, including his mother, Dodie; his wife and co-paster, Victoria; and their two children ...

Algonquin lawyer Jason Smiekel, 29, accused in murder-for-hire plot of girlfriend's ex-husband

chicagotribune.com Smiekel and ATF agent discussed logistics of killing, Smiekel allegedly provided a photograph and told the agent where to find ex-husband; Smiekel represented girlfriend in her divorce ...

Lollapalooza street closures in effect until 12:00 pm Monday August 08, 2011.

Lollapalooza street closures:

Balbo and Jackson closed from LSD to Michigan.

Columbus is closed from Roosevelt to Monroe. 

Congress is closed from Michigan to Columbus.

The south curb lane of Monroe from LSD to Columbus.

All closures in effect until 12:00 pm Monday August 08, 2011. Expect additional traffic.

Man critically injured attempting to rescue boy, 12, from Fox River near State Street bridge dam in Geneva

chicagotribune.com Reported about 11:30 a.m. Friday: Man critically injured/unresponsive, boy conscious at scene, bystander treated for cuts and bruises ... 

dailyherald.com Rescuers included bicyclists from Knox Presbyterian Church in Naperville were on three-day "Cuycling Sabbath" bicycle ride to Crystal Lake and DeKalb County ...

HazMat response after driver crashes through garage door and spills acid in Buffalo Grove

arlingtoncardinal.com Car crashes into garage 646 Bernard Dr, spill acid ... arlingtoncardinal.com Possibly up to 5 victims, including police officers exposed to chemical; evaluated by paramedics; mutual aid from several nearby communities ...

DeVry buys American University of the Caribbean medical school in St. Maarten

chicagotribune.com/business American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten is accredited and its students are eligible to sit for the United States Medical Licensing Examination and obtain residency and licensure in the United States upon graduation ... aucmed.edu (official website) ...

Barrington woman, 67; North Side man, 62, are 19th and 20th to die from heat

suntimes.com Both died of heart disease with heat stress listed as a contributing cause of death ...

Hunger on rise: Food stamp use nearly doubles in suburbs

dailyherald.com Rise by 46 percent in Cook County, 133 percent in DuPage County, 84 percent in Lake County, 96 percent in Kane County, 168 percent in McHenry County and 74 percent in Will County ...

2-11 Alarm fire in Waukegan as garage fire spreads to exposed home next-door; 1 civilian, 1 firefighter minor injuries

dailyherald.com Thursday night in the 3500 block of Stonegate Rd ... 

Second fatal crash in 2 days on Chicago expressway: Eisenhower Expressway near Austin

chicagotribune.com Male driver killed in one-car rollover crash with ejection about 4:00 a.m. Friday; outbound closed until about 8 a.m. ... facebook.com/Chicagoareafire photos black Mercedes SUV; Oak Park Fire Department and Oak Park Police response ...