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A box truck damaged the ambulance bay at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital in Sandwich Tuesday after trying to drive through but being too tall for the clearance causing heavy damage to the ceiling of the bay leaving insulation and wall material hanging down.

Plano’s Davione Stamps was fouled trying a game-winning 3 in the closing seconds of overtime and calmly drained all three free throws for a 48-45 overtime victory at Ottawa.

The family-friendly, Halloween-themed event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.

The Illinois Storytelling Festival returns Saturday as the Spring Grove Storytelling Festival, bringing back a long-time event that once brought up to 2,500 people to the community.

Here are some pumpkin patches, farms and festivals you might like to visit throughout northern Illinois

Mid-September signals the beginning of fall and pumpkin season. Whether it’s used to flavor your coffee, fill your pie or carved and placed on a doorstep, there’s no denying the pumpkin is the star of the season.

The Von Bergen family started doing a you-pick pumpkin patch near Hebron when Mike Von Bergen was nine years old.

Mid-September signals the beginning of fall and pumpkin season. Whether it’s used to flavor your coffee, fill your pie, or carved and placed on a doorstep, there’s no denying the pumpkin is the star of the season.

Batavia MainStreet is excited to host Block Party and Taste of Batavia on Sunday, Sept. 4 from 4 to 9 p.m. at Peg Bond Center, with a car show on North River Street until 8 p.m.