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S. Elgin church welcomes all to visit its Garden of Gethsemane
Submitted by Shirley Remes
Apr 9, 2014 4:32 PM - South Elgin Coummunity United Methodist Church hosts a recreated Garden of Gethsemane, Communion and quiet devotion time 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17.
American art to flood U.S. billboards this summer
Associated Press
Apr 9, 2014 8:55 AM - Five museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, say they are organizing the largest outdoor art show to showcase American art nationwide this summer. Beginning Monday, curators are asking the public to vote online to choose which artwork will be featured on 50,000 displays for the "Art Everywhere" initiative in August.
From India to Naperville, CTO aims to keep innovating
By Anna Marie Kukec
Apr 9, 2014 8:55 AM - Kukec's People features Sanjib Sahoo of Naperville, who went from humble beginnings in India, to Naperville and Chicago, where he heads technology for TradeMonster.
Air travel: Late flights are up, complaints down
Associated Press
Apr 9, 2014 8:54 AM - Airlines are falling behind schedule more often and mishandling more bags, but customers aren't making a federal case out of it. Academics who study the airline industry say that consumer complaints to the government dropped 15 percent last year after spiking in 2012. Chicago-based United Airlines climbed out of last place in the rate of customer complaints.
Elgin man sentenced to 8 years for Bartlett shooting

Apr 8, 2014 1:45 PM - An Elgin man pleaded guilty Monday to shooting another man outside a Bartlett bar in 2012. Reginald Myles, 26, originally charged with attempted first-degree murder, accepted a plea deal to a lesser charge and will spend eight years in prison.
Lake Zurich reverses decision, allows gambling
By Bob Susnjara
Apr 8, 2014 12:31 PM - Lake Zurich village board members Monday night addressed whether to continue a ban on video gambling in restaurants, bars and other places. Trustee Jim Beaudoin, who voted with the majority, said residents -- not government -- should decide if they want to participate in video gambling in the village. "For me, it's that we exist in a free-market system," Beaudoin said.
W. Dundee discusses proposed new taxes, fees
By Lenore T. Adkins
Apr 8, 2014 11:14 AM - West Dundee officials are giving themselves another meeting to go over how they can fill an estimated $300,000 shortfall in the upcoming budget. Monday night, the board kicked around three ideas: charging residents in single-family homes for refuse collection, imposing a 1 percent tax on food and beverages and establishing a two-cent per gallon tax on gasoline.
Arlington Hts. commissions Rand Road retail study
By Melissa Silverberg
Apr 8, 2014 8:24 AM - Arlington Heights will be paying $35,000 to a consulting firm to study ways to improve the Rand Road shopping corridor and create a more unifying "district" feel to compete with surrounding Deer Park and Randhurst shopping centers.
New tax at Bloomingdale shopping center?
By Jessica Cilella
Apr 8, 2014 7:52 AM - Bloomingdale officials are considering the creation of a new tax that would help fund improvements to the Stratford Crossing shopping center. In recent years, the center -- located on the southwest corner of Schick Road and Gary Avenue -- has seen tenants come and go. Village Administrator Martin Bourke said overall, the center is still "viable," but empty storefronts remain.
Palatine's Starck takes Berkshire Hathaway name
By Anna Marie Kukec
Apr 8, 2014 7:51 AM - Palatine-based Prudential Starck Realtors, with its Prudential First Realty and Prudential Harding & Starck brokerages in McHenry and Crystal Lake, will become Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate beginning Tuesday, said President Andy Starck.

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