All Stories from February 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Hummel’s 26 lead Purdue past Penn State 80-56Feb 29, 2012 9:13 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Robbie Hummel wrapped the best of his four years of playing at Purdue into one special final home game. The senior had 26 points, eight rebounds a...
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Virginia woman suing Lisle hotelMar 01, 2012 11:27 am - A Virginia woman filed a lawsuit against a Lisle hotel claiming a bartender drugged her drink and later sneaked into her room with the help of a front desk clerk and sex...
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Glenbard North eliminates Glenbard EastFeb 29, 2012 10:28 pm - More often than not, a team isn’t going to get a big lead in a postseason basketball contest and be able to put it on cruise control the rest of the way. Wednesday night...
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German farmers overcame hardships to settle Arlington HeightsMar 02, 2012 2:09 pm - In 1848, Friederich Hogreve ran away from his home in Wettmar, Hanover Province, Germany, and found his way across the Atlantic Ocean to Detroit where he boarded a train...
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Hinsdale Central outduels Waubonsie ValleyFeb 29, 2012 11:06 pm - As Waubonsie Valley’s Jared Brownridge and Hinsdale Central’s Brad Anlauf dueled on the scoreboard, you still knew the game would come down to defense. Hinsdale Central ...
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Parents: Slain Ohio student was excited about new jobMar 01, 2012 1:57 pm - CHARDON, Ohio — The parents of a boy killed in an Ohio school shooting say he was looking forward to picking up his paycheck from his first job. Now Bob and Dina Parmert...
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Neuqua starts well, tops Naperville C.Mar 01, 2012 8:53 pm - Neuqua Valley played a whopper of a first quarter. The rest was good enough. Good enough is all that’s required in the playoffs, and the Wildcats eliminated Naperville C...
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Nasdaq cracks 3,000, but stocks fallMar 01, 2012 6:18 am - The Nasdaq composite index briefly broke through 3,000 on Wednesday for the first time since the collapse in dot-com stocks more than a decade ago. Stocks ended lower, b...
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James Murdoch resigns as exec chair of News IntlFeb 29, 2012 11:17 am - LONDON — James Murdoch is stepping down as executive chairman of News Corp.’s U.K. newspaper arm, the company said Wednesday. News Corp. said James, the son of 80-year-o...
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Harper, Aqua Sprites host synchronized swimming championshipFeb 29, 2012 6:38 pm - If you’ve ever wondered what a “porpoise spinning 360” is, or wanted to see one in person, a golden opportunity awaits. About 240 competitors from 16 states will descend...