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Laurie Stone leaving SBA in May 2010

Laurie Stone, founding president of the Schaumburg Business Association, has announced she will step down from that position in May 2010, according to a news released issued Friday by the Schaumburg Business Association.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 8:14 AM

Carjacking survivor still paying for her stolen car

Domenica Saverino survived an armed carjacking by Robert Maday, the bank robber who escaped from authorities in September, but she's not sure her finances will.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 12:03 AM

Police chiefs say preschool now prevents crime later

Quality preschool is an important crime-prevention tool, say the Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect police chiefs.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 12:03 AM

Investigators who let Maday escape fired

The two Cook County state's attorney's investigators who let convicted robber Robert Maday escape have been fired, State's Attorney Anita Alvarez announced Thursday.

Full Story updated 11/19/2009 6:16 PM

Coulson gets invite to RNC meeting

Illinois Republican officials are bringing state Rep. Beth Coulson along to a strategy meeting with national party leader Michael Steele today, giving the impression the Glenview lawmaker is favored in her seven-way GOP primary for congress.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 11:58 AM

Oak Park college prof charged with child porn

Federal agents have arrested a college biology professor on charges of using his computer to send images of child pornography.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 11:36 AM

Green Party challenges 10th Dist. candidate's petitions

The Green Party candidate for the 10th Congressional District is an admitted anti-Semite who once made a Nazi salute in Lake County court.

Full Story updated 11/20/2009 11:31 AM

Dist. 25 expects stable enrollment

Enrollment in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 should not change dramatically through 2019, the school board learned this week.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 12:03 AM

Parents, staff debate recess in District 15

In the wake of alarming childhood obesity rates nationwide, some parents at Virginia Lake School in Palatine are speaking out against a decision to shorten recess time by half.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 12:03 AM

Cook prez candidate Preckwinkle outlines 'compact for change'

Chicago Hyde Park Democratic Alderman Toni Preckwinkle presented what she called a "compact for change" with voters Thursday in her campaign for president of the Cook County Board.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 12:03 AM

Report: 70 percent of Metra bridges need upgrades

Seventy percent of Metra bridges and 42 percent of CTA bridges are past their "useful life," according to a preliminary report presented to the RTA board Thursday.

Full Story published 11/20/2009 12:03 AM

Users flood, crash new state hospital ranking site

Patients can compare rankings of Illinois hospitals for a wide range of performance and cost measurements on a new Web site that debuted Thursday.

Full Story updated 11/19/2009 7:20 PM

Cook Co. board crawls toward 2010 budget

The Cook County Board of Commissioners moved toward adopting a 2010 budget today by voting to cut spending by $32.5 million, accounting for a half-cent on the dollar sales tax rollback voted on earlier this week.

Full Story published 11/19/2009 3:50 PM

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