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After working 12-hour days flying wounded soldiers out of battle zones in Iraq, training for a walkathon in 120-degree desert heat may be the last thing a soldier would venture.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 11:27 AM
The judge in Grammy-winning artist R. Kelly's child pornography case rules that jury selection can begin.
Full Story updated 5/9/2008 11:39 AM
Ronnie Kroell's recent stint on Bravo's reality TV show "Make Me a Supermodel" isolated the Harper College grad from -- well -- reality.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Every day, Donna FioRito wakes up and looks at a photograph of her son. And for a split second she forgets everything that happened.
Full Story updated 5/9/2008 12:44 AM
When River Trail Nature Center reopens in July, it won't be your parents' nature center. It will be just as homey, but much better, according to Interpretive Naturalist/Director Sue Holt.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Newly nominated Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Jose Torres said he believes speaking the many languages of the community is the key to successful leadership.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Police have arrested an Arlington Heights man they say is responsible for at least 17 armed robberies committed over the last seven months in the northwest suburbs.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Technology advances at lightning speed, and we eagerly snap up the latest gadgets that promise more and faster, faster, faster.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Frank "The German" Schweihs has eluded law enforcement officials twice, but prosecutors said Thursday they are not through trying to bring him to trial.
Full Story updated 5/8/2008 10:12 PM
Arlington Heights village officials Thursday turned the dedication of the new $31 million village hall into a tribute to former Mayor John G. Woods.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:40 AM
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger backed out of a appearance in Palatine last week, but he's got another Northwest suburban visit on his calendar for next week.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:39 AM
Daily Herald reporters Deborah Donovan and Anna Marie Kukec were honored Thursday by the Chicago Bar Association for a series on the mortgage foreclosure crisis.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Are you the type of savvy traveler who glides through airport security -- shoes off, identification on display and cell phone ready for inspection?
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
A judge postponed ruling on news organizations' motion seeking immediate access to sealed court records and transcripts related to R. Kelly's pornography case. Judge Vincent Gaughan said Thursday that he'd issue an order on the motion on May 16.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Cook County's public defender is back on the hot seat after a court ruling Thursday green lighted his termination hearing for later this month.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
A new deal could keep a hospital in South suburban Blue Island open. The Catholic-owned St. Francis Hospital and Health Center has 410 beds. SSM Health Care announced in April that it would close the facility..
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's picks for a panel overseeing the county's ailing health-care system immediately drew fire Thursday, with one appointee having once run a clinic into bankruptcy.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
The debate in the General Assembly over pay raises for lawmakers got personal Thursday, with a Senate Democrat chastising another for her wealth and blaming state representatives for using the Senate to get their money.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Bartlett police are warning residents to keep car doors and homes secured after a rash of break-ins in recent weeks. Sgt. Charles Snider said in two recent incidents, police found muddy footprints inside.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 will try a full-day kindergarten pilot program next school year for at-risk students.
Full Story published 5/9/2008 12:29 AM
Palatine High School will have an increased police presence through Friday after a threatening message was found Wednesday in a bathroom stall, Principal Gary Steiger said in a message posted on the school's Web site.
Full Story published 5/8/2008 9:22 AM
Chicago police have made an arrest in connection with a murder that took place in 1981. Authorities say Naperville resident Michael Cosmano has been arrested in the death of a pizza delivery driver on Chicago's Near Northwest Side.
Full Story updated 5/8/2008 10:48 PM
The 175 staff vacancies at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center will be temporarily filled by a security firm, a federal judge ruled today.
Full Story published 5/8/2008 4:07 PM
5/8/2008
- » Hersey band wins prestigious state honor
- » Jury selection Friday in R. Kelly trial
- » Was Elgin man slain by serial killer?
- » Rosemont agrees to pay millions
- » Tax fraud lands S. Barrington man in prison
- » Student accused of invading school files
- » Water use still under scrutiny
- » Pace vows to remedy service problems
- » 2 more hotels to be built in Rosemont
- » U-46 hiking lunch prices 30 cents
- » Come on and take a free ride (in Wheeling)
- » Thompson: Agency hopes to keep Wrigley name
- » House votes down officials' pay hikes
- » House votes to let campus cops carry guns
- » Lawmaker: Construction funds in danger
- » Construction costs a political hang-up
5/7/2008
- » Teen pleads guilty in Elgin teacher attack
- » Police continue hunt for abduction suspect
- » Residents challenge Mt. Prospect plan
- » Dist. 207, teachers union want mediator to step in
- » Half of toll violations believed unintentional
- » Bookkeeper had great love of music
- » Wheeling man wins political sign battle
- » Illegal immigrants target of display
- » Study revives notion of ending townships
- » Local schools gain from lawmakers' lapse
- » Designer picked for Dist. 200 learning site
- » Briefs: Elk Grove motorcyclist dies
- » Harper buildngs reopen after bomb scare
5/6/2008
- » Editor known for her caring ways
- » Prosecution rests; no witnesses for Rezko
- » Description issued in Buffalo Grove assault
- » Palatine councilman clears air over meeting
- » BG parks' spa offerings irk businesses
- » U-46 picks CPS official as superintendent
- » Supreme Court won't open R. Kelly records
- » Six semi-finalists for Hoffman fire chief
- » Des Plaines looks at greener alley pavements
- » Briefs: BGHS ups security
- » Palatine students get look at civil rights era
- » Senators: Day off isn't for Obama's benefit
5/5/2008
5/4/2008
5/3/2008
- » Bus aide honored for saving child's life
- » 2 crashes at same A.H. intersection
- » Briefs: School on Monday in Schaumburg
- » Court delays hearing on lawyer's firing
- » Emmylou Harris to play at arboretum
- » Kidnapping suspect found in Mt. Prospect
- » Peace group wants access to U-46 schools
- » Arlington Park bugler plays swan song at track
- » Pressured to reject recall? No, they say
- » Man charged after handgun found at OCC
- » ComEd: Power restored for 35,000 customers
- » Another dog stolen in Arlington Heights
- » The Vidalia onion sale is back in A.H.
- » Gilberts man guilty in DUI crash
5/2/2008
- » Woman robbed at gunpoint in A.H.
- » Arlington Park ready for opening day
- » Teen arrested after threat at HE High School
- » Survivor shares story of plane crash
- » Ata: Rezko offered a choice of jobs
- » Mount Prospect marks day of prayer
- » Kapow! Free comic day!
- » Activists unite in immigration march
- » Woman rescues, heals cats hurt in Elgin fire
- » Wheeling biker to discuss life without cars
- » Thunderstorms throughout the day
- » Red ink might leave potholes unfilled
- » Cook commissioner has say over meeting
- » Hanover Pk. Clerk to pay back inflated salary
- » Residents riled over Nicor gas estimate
- » Briefs: Man found dead near rails
- » Rev up for a pair of local car exhibitions
- » Schaumburg continues garage size debate
- » Longtime teacher receives arts award
- » NU withdraws honorary degree to Wright
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