Copyright 2009 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/news/illinois/ en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:42:24 CST http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338835&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338835&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:37:04 CDT "Twilight" and "New Moon" star Ashley Greene received what is now the standard greeting from fans when she appeared Saturday at a Naperville movie theater. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338811&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338811&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:59:04 CDT Bond was set at $100,000 Saturday morning for an Elgin man accused of setting a house on fire while his 2-year-old son was inside in a highchair. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338749&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338749&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:57:51 CDT A man reported missing in Schaumburg is safe and sound. Tony Montes De Oca, 52, of Schaumburg, returned home around 6 p.m. Friday, Schaumburg police Sgt. John Nebl said. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338699&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338699&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:24 CDT A judge has increased bond to $100,000 for an Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338694&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338694&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:24 CDT Funeral services have been set for former Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott. Visitation and a private service will be Saturday at Holy Family Church in Chicago. A public memorial will be Sunday at the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338703&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338703&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338731&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338731&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338737&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338737&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338734&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338734&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338755&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338755&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338754&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338754&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338753&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338753&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338565&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338565&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:51:45 CDT The decade-long wait is over for motorists wanting an Eola Road interchange at I-88 in Aurora. Aurora, Naperville, DuPage County and Illinois State Toll Highway Authority officials Friday morning celebrated the completion of the once-stalled project. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338573&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338573&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:34 CDT Naperville police removed Scott Huber's belongings from a downtown parking garage Thursday night. On Friday morning, Huber was at the police station to retrieve them, still vowing to fight a new city ordinance designed, at least in part, to keep him from living on the streets. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338578&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338578&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:39 CDT Federal investigators say an Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews shot film at an unspecified hotel in Columbus as well as at the Nashville Marriott in Tennessee. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338586&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338586&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:05 CDT A Wauconda teen was sentenced Friday to 4½ years in prison after admitting he and two friends burglarized and torched a popular McHenry eatery earlier this year. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338623&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338623&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:12 CDT Federal authorities would be happy to return Esteban Calleja to his native land. The McHenry County State's Attorney's office, however, has other ideas for the 43-year-old Carpentersville man. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338640&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338640&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:59 CDT Flint Crossing was pitched as a place that would have luxury townhouses starting in the $360,000 range, with residents enjoying nearby natural beauty and shopping in Lake Zurich. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338644&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338644&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:05 CDT Three inmates at the Kane County jail in St. Charles face fresh felony charges after attacking a fourth inmate, police said Friday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338655&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338655&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:33 CDT Kindergarten children at Arnett C. Lines School in Barrington got an interesting lesson in nutrition and the part it plays in maintaining healthy bones, Friday, from Dr. James R. Seeds, an orthopedic surgeon with the Midwest Bone and Joint Institute. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338663&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338663&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:29 CDT A Gurnee pharmacist was ordered held on $10,000 bond Friday after being charged with selling drugs illegally in his place of business. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338656&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338656&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:32 CDT A judge lowered bond Friday for a suburban man charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar marijuana growing operation in McHenry County, but not low enough for him to go free. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338675&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338675&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:44 CDT If the challenges to Dan Kairis' nominating petitions prove true, then the Green Party candidate in the 14th Congressional District doesn't know his family and friends very well. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338672&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338672&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:44 CDT At a time when many faith-based schools are struggling to stay open, St. Charles may become the host city for a new Lutheran high school. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338845&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338845&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:42:24 CDT During the Wheaton Warrenville South playoff game Saturday, the thrill of a possible state title game with rival Glenbard West was definitely in the air. "I actually thought it would be us against Glenbard West for the state championship," Wheaton Warrenville South alumnus Bill Englehart said at halftime. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338814&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338814&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:00:08 CDT An early Saturday morning fire at a Des Plaines manufacturing plant could have turned out much worse, officials say, but no one was injured in the blaze. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338680&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338680&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT A dozen paratransit protesters pressured Gov. Quinn Friday to give them the same fare freeze he gave other CTA riders this month. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338602&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338602&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT The Hoofin' 4 Hardy 5K will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Birchwood Park, 435 W. Illinois Ave., Palatine. The 5K run and two-mile walk is held in memory of Palatine resident and 2006 Fremd graduate Joshua Jared Hardy. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338634&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338634&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT A burglar broke a window and stole a Garmin GPS device out of a car between noon and 8 p.m. Monday in a parking lot in the 900 block of South Randall Road, police said. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338638&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338638&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT Wheeling High School's SHADES Multicultural Club invites the community to its 2009 variety show, "Show Down," at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in the school's Robert E. Sang Theater, 900 S.Elmhurst Road. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338643&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338643&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT Chicagopex 2009, the annual postage stamp show, continues today and Sunday, Nov. 21-22, at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest Hotel in Arlington Heights. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338671&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338671&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT An Elgin man was arrested and charged Thursday with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm without a firearm owners card - all felonies. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338676&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338676&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT The Portillo Restaurant Group will open its newest store Monday at the northeast corner of Boughton Road and Route 53 in Bolingbrook, officials announced Friday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338688&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338688&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT The Lake Villa District Library is starting a new weekday adult book discussion group. The Dewey or Don't We Book Discussion will meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338658&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338658&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT Centegra Health System has joined other suburban health care providers in limiting hospital visits to curb the spread of the flu. Centegra's hospitals will not allow visitors younger than 18. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338693&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338693&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:25 CDT A Chicago police sergeant who heads a local sergeants association has been arrested on charges he stole more than $600,000 from the organization. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338662&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338662&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:24 CDT South Elgin will hold its annual "An Almost Winter Day" from 3 to 5 p.m. today at SEBA Park at South Water Street and West Middle Street. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338696&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338696&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:24 CDT Fifteen people with ties to the Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana have been indicted on charges of taking part in a major Chicago-area cocaine conspiracy, prosecutors announced Friday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338697&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338697&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:24 CDT State Sen. Dave Koehler was attacked by a gunman who wanted more than cash from the Peoria Democrat. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338698&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338698&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:24 CDT A new law will help the state get more federal money to pay hospitals that care for the poor. The state is expecting to get more than $1.1 billion from Washington because the federal government has temporarily increased its Medicaid reimbursement rate as part of the stimulus package. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338704&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338704&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:24 CDT Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich is set to host a Dec. 11 congressional fundraiser for the son of former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338715&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338715&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:24 CDT Stevenson High School withheld Friday's scheduled distribution of its award-winning newspaper, Statesman, in what school officials said was a matter of journalistic principle not censorship. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338725&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338725&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT A Champaign County judge has sentenced 29-year-old Granville Johnson to a total of 85 years in prison for the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Gregory Moore and the attempted murder of Moore's cousin, Isaac Moore. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338730&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338730&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338738&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338738&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338739&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338739&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338740&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338740&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT Police are investigating after a woman lost control of her car and struck 11 people outside a high school in Alabama. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338741&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338741&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338742&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338742&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338743&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338743&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT North Pole elves have good reason to celebrate again, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to resume a Santa Claus letter program that's thrilled children from around the world for decades. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338744&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338744&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT The state of Wyoming filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to block the National Park Service from further restricting snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338745&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338745&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected a request by a high school English teacher to carry a handgun at school, the latest legal setback for the teacher who says she needs the gun for protection from her former husband. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338756&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338756&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident. Los Angeles District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison says Ghalib was taken into custody immediately after being sentenced Friday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338748&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338748&src=109 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:23 CDT A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338567&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338567&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:00 CDT Naperville's Scott Elementary School is expected to reopen Monday after cleaning crews complete their work in the wake of a fire Friday morning that damaged part of the building. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338628&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338628&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:59 CDT Naperville is proposing a 2-cent increase in its property tax rate, but city council members say it's unlikely to become a reality. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338629&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338629&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:12 CDT A Vernon Hills teen was placed on probation for two years Friday after pleading guilty to stealing from gym lockers at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338633&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338633&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:06 CDT A McHenry used car dealer is facing up to 15 years in prison after a judge found him guilty Friday of paying a former employee to torch his dealership so he could collect more than a half-million dollars in insurance proceeds. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338645&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338645&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:34 CDT Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 this week broke ground on a new addition at Juliette Low School in Arlington Heights that will include eight new classrooms, a storage area and restrooms. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338646&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338646&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:20 CDT Lake Barrington plan commissioners Thursday recommended the village board deny a 75-foot T-Mobile cellular antenna proposed for the Lake Barrington Shores golf course. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338661&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338661&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:46 CDT Eight more city employees were laid off Friday in Aurora as officials continue trying to offset major revenue declines and balance their proposed 2010 budget. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338649&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338649&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:30 CDT A "Recession Relief" program of free and reduce-price programs for the Batavia Park District appears to have been successful in increasing participation. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338659&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338659&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:49 CDT The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced Friday to 13½ years in prison by a federal judge. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338702&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338702&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:17 CDT The father of the 2-year-old trapped in Thursday's house fire in Elgin has been charged with setting the blaze. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338542&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338542&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:29 CDT The Senate ethics committee admonished a U.S. senator on Friday for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the Senate seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee recommended no action beyond the letter. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338516&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338516&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:14:34 CDT aurie Stone helped build the Schaumburg Business Association from 24 members at its inception to 700, and now the group's founding president will retire in May. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338660&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338660&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:27 CDT Schaumburg police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing man considered in danger because he disappeared without his necessary medication. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338637&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338637&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:42 CDT Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338523&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338523&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:36:57 CDT Only one of the six DuPage County candidates who had their nominating paperwork challenged was kicked off the ballot after hearings before the county's electoral board Friday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338603&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338603&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:35 CDT A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. The claim made in a new book by historian Barbara Frale drew immediate skepticism from some scientists, who maintain the shroud is a medieval forgery. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338513&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338513&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:16:58 CDT Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338554&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338554&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:06 CDT Federal officials say the despised Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and jeopardizing their $7 billion sport fishery. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338551&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338551&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:23:31 CDT South Carolina lawmakers say they'll formally consider the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338396&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338396&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Police have charged a Barrington man on suspicion of having made and sold nearly 1,000 fake driver's licenses in his apartment over a four-year period. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337652&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337652&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:26 CDT Get in the Thanksgiving spirit and sharpen your "shooting" skills - for basketball, bean bag toss and hockey - with the Mundelein Park District's Annual Turkey Shoot. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337788&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337788&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT John Kazmierczak had a very simple wish: to wear a baseball cap. The 56-year-old, who lives at ManorCare in Elk Grove Village, has a collection of more 30 baseball hats from his favorite sports teams, and others donated from places like the Chicago Fire Department. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337795&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337795&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT I am excited about directing "Oliver!," a popular show with beautiful and familiar music, but on a personal level, it is really more about the honor my peers have given me by trusting me with this responsibility. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337797&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337797&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT Wheaton Drama Inc. is presenting "Oliver!" - the musical version of the Charles Dickens classic "Oliver Twist" - with memorable song-and-dance numbers and a large cast that adds new meaning to the phrase family entertainment. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337849&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337849&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT In the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, there are reminders everywhere to generously help others by giving. One of the biggest reminders to give this season is Operation Christmas Child. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337852&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337852&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT The Christmas music on the radio and a chill in the air are reminders it's inevitable. Winter is coming. But instead of cursing it, South Elgin Parks and Recreation is going to celebrate it. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337900&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337900&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT Photo contest finalists http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338367&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338367&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:23 CDT A controlled burn to rid Braeburn Marsh of invasive cattails has been scheduled for next week. Applied Ecological Services will clear the vegetation Monday through Wednesday if weather permits. If it doesn't, the company will try again Nov. 30 to Dec. 4. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338369&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338369&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:23 CDT A 23-year-old Warrenville man who was charged with felony counts of aggravated battery following a fight last December pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Thursday and received two years probation and 180 days in jail. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338372&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338372&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:23 CDT After six months of not finding a way to shore up Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez' budget, the Kane County Board will decide next Tuesday if they should bail Perez out with $1.2 million of last-minute miracle money. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338393&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338393&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338410&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338410&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Quality preschool is an important crime-prevention tool, say the Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect police chiefs. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338461&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338461&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Naperville's business community on Thursday had a chance to voice its concerns about jobs, taxes and the economy directly to Gov. Pat Quinn. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338465&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338465&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338473&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338473&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338490&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338490&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Wheaton's taxing bodies are all feeling the budget pinch these days. But at the same time, work has started on some long-sought projects, students continue to excel in the schools and there will be a Fourth of July celebration next year. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338215&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338215&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:38:55 CDT A Lisle man accused of stabbing a stranger will have his mental fitness determined by a jury. While it's not uncommon for defense attorneys to seek rulings to determine whether their clients understand the charges they're facing and if they can properly help defend themselves. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338216&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338216&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:38:40 CDT 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338277&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338277&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:53:03 CDT A McHenry man who police say stole a boat along the Fox River and filled it with loot from break-ins at riverfront properties was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting guilt Thursday to related charges. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338217&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338217&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:41:14 CDT A 63-year-old Aurora man faces up to 37 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a child he was baby sitting. A Kane County jury late Tuesday convicted Jerald E. Spring on one count of predatory criminal sexual assault and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338278&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338278&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:43 CDT A Chicago has pleaded not guilty to charges he sold drugs to undercover officers in the Western suburbs. Michael A. Mattix, 46, of the 1900 block of North Sayre Avenue, was arraigned Wednesday in front of Kane County Judge Thomas E. Mueller, who set his next court date for Dec. 11. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338306&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338306&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21:00 CDT As students filed out of the Vernon Hills High School's studio theater Thursday morning, one stepped out of line and approached guest speaker Randy Zisook. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338362&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338362&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:50 CDT A Roselle man who received probation nearly two years ago for killing his wife in a drunken-driving accident was back behind bars Thursday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338380&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338380&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:21 CDT "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338388&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338388&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:16 CDT A 33-year-old bus driver who transported students from Olive Martin School in Lake Villa is accused of showing lewd video clips to children using her cell phone. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338364&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338364&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:55 CDT Roselle's budget woes were at the heart of Village President Gayle Smolinski's annual State of the Village address this week. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338566&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338566&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:58:51 CDT Illinois Republican officials brought state Rep. Beth Coulson along to a strategy meeting with national party leader Michael Steele Friday, but they worked hard to dispel any notion they favor her in the seven-way GOP primary for congress. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338641&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338641&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:39:39 CDT The home-invading Christmas elf has been identified, and it turns out to be a teenage prankster. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338639&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338639&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:38:59 CDT The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is obligated to pay retirement benefits to six priests who are confirmed pedophiles, church officials argued in a bankruptcy court filing seeking permission to keep making the payments. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338636&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338636&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:16 CDT Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338607&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338607&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:49:36 CDT Buffalo Grove High School will bring the music, dance, and performance style of many countries throughout the world to its stage on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. as the Multicultural Show is presented in the school theater. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338604&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338604&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:27 CDT A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338599&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338599&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:06:40 CDT Gov. Pat Quinn says the public admonishment of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris by the Senate Ethics Committee "speaks for itself." Quinn on Friday said he had nothing to add to it. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338561&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338561&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:37:12 CDT A Purdue University student has been arrested after a suspicious package led officials to evacuate a visitor information center on the West Lafayette campus. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338560&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338560&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:36:23 CDT Federal agents have arrested a college biology professor on charges of using his computer to send images of child pornography. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338556&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338556&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:34:33 CDT South Bend residents outraged by a dog's shooting death during a home robbery are collecting reward money they hope leads to the arrest of the dog's killer. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338555&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338555&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:09 CDT As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338368&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338368&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:14:57 CDT The Green Party candidate for the 10th Congressional District is an admitted anti-Semite who once made a Nazi salute in Lake County court. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338552&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338552&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:32 CDT Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, encouraged by many Republicans to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to two party advisers. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338550&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338550&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:27 CDT The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338545&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338545&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:10:04 CDT An Algonquin woman recently cleared of a theft charge for removing a dog waste receptacle from outside her townhouse is suing the homeowners association that put it there, saying it cost her thousands of dollars to fight the case. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338541&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338541&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:07 CDT Your cost of owning and operating a boat on the Chain O' Lakes has just gone up. Fox Waterway Agency directors have approved an increase in sticker fees for watercrafts on the Chain and Fox River starting in the 2010 season. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338458&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338458&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Police in the Kankakee County town of Herscher say they are looking for someone who might be described as a home-invading Christmas elf. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338515&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338515&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:02:25 CDT First mammograms. Now -- in an apparent coincidence -- Pap smears. New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338507&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338507&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:01:57 CDT Illinois motorists have been urged to start getting ready for winter driving. The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Tollway and Illinois State Police said Thursday that they are making final preparations for snowy and icy roadway conditions. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338383&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338383&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT The owner of a Vernon Hills shopping center will get a rare incentive, as village officials scramble to keep its retail base afloat. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=334374&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=334374&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:26 CDT Don't worry about getting to your medical appointment again! Senior citizens and people with disabilities residents of Schaumburg, Elk Grove, Hanover, Palatine or Wheeling Townships can use TRIP http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337755&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337755&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:26 CDT Winter camp: Registration is now open for Gan Israel Winter Camp in Northbrook. Gan Israel is part of the largest Jewish camping network in the world. The camp features age-appropriate activities for children ages 5-11 and runs Dec. 21-25. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337749&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337749&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT Immigration issues: Lake County United was awarded $40,000 by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development to help residents of Lake County. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337784&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337784&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT The setting: the library. It's stuffy and quiet as North Central College students frantically scan text books, trying to import as much knowledge into their brains as possible before finals next week. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337787&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337787&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT A Winfield church is trying to help area families struggling to pay medical expenses by sponsoring a chili supper and auction benefit this weekend. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337799&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337799&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT Even before people carve a turkey in thanks, the Sugar Plum fairy will be dancing across the stage in Downers Grove. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337829&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337829&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT Winter Container Garden workshop: 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Create a winter outdoor container garden. All materials provided, bring gloves and pruners. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337831&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337831&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT Multiple Choice Holiday Bazaar: 7-10 p.m. Friday, Friday, Nov. 20, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 510 E. Route 83, Mundelein. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337843&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337843&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT Glenview Square Dance Club: 7:30 p.m. rounds; 8 p.m. square dancing, Friday, Nov. 20, Glen Grove School, 3900 Glenview Road, Glenview. Square dancing is at the Plus level. $6 per person. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337844&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337844&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT Astronomy Night: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton St. NASA Ambassador Jim Kovac presents "A Universe in Images," showing photos of galaxies, nebulas and stars made by the Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337845&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337845&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:25 CDT Ladies Philoptochos Society Bazaar: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, 7373 N. Caldwell Ave., Niles. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337853&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337853&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT Enrollment in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 should not change dramatically through 2019, the school board learned this week. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337893&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337893&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT All five high schools in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 have earned national recognition as schools of excellence for the implementation of their respective Applied Technology Departments' "Project Lead the Way" (PLTW) engineering program for the prior school year. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337985&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337985&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT "Peace is Every Step," a film that documents the life, personality, and message of Nobel Peace prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh, will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 110 S. Second St. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337986&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337986&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT Join Morning Star Church and The River Church for "Latter Rain Awakening Chicago," a prophetic evangelism conference featuring prophetic evangelists Sandy Brown-Glassford and Greg Glassford this weekend. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337987&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337987&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT St. John: St. John's Lutheran Church and School, 115 N. Spring in Elgin, will celebrate the last Sunday of the church year at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337989&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337989&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT McHenry County Jewish Congregation: The McHenry County Jewish Congregation will host its first-ever road rally at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Essentially a scavenger hunt on wheels, up to 120 participants will compete to solve several clues in various locations in Crystal Lake and surrounding areas. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338347&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338347&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT South Elgin will hold its annual "An Almost Winter Day" from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at SEBA Park at South Water Street and West Middle Street. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338348&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338348&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:24 CDT The long-awaited Eola Road interchange at Interstate 88 in Aurora is scheduled to open Saturday morning, according to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338361&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338361&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:23 CDT A black-and-orange Gary Fisher brand BMX bicycle was reported stolen from in front of the St. Charles Public Library Oct. 30, police said. The bike was left unlocked and leaning against the building just outside the main entrance. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338365&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338365&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:23 CDT West Chicago is coming up a little short on decorations for its 25-foot holiday tree. So, taking a cue from Chicago radio personality John Williams and his "People's Tree," the city is asking its residents to donate unbreakable ornaments http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338366&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338366&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:23 CDT Once you're through stringing the Christmas lights on your house, perhaps you could lend a hand to lighting up downtown Batavia. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338373&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338373&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:23 CDT Warrenville poet Bakul Banergee will be featured at a reading from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Nov. 29, at the Brewed Awakening, 19 W. Quincy, Westmont. Freelance writer Beth Stass also will be featured at the reading. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338375&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338375&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Fox River Grove police are investigating the theft of $45,000 of construction equipment Thursday morning in the 1000 block of Northwest Highway. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338379&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338379&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Elgin leaders have granted a 4 a.m. liquor license - the latest allowed in the city other than the casino - to the owner of the Road House Bar and Main Event Elgin. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338386&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338386&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT State Sen. Bill Brady, a Bloomington Republican, says he would consider selling the Illinois tollway to a private company if elected to the state's top post, putting him at odds with at least one challenger in the GOP primary for governor. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338387&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338387&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT There were 109 entries in this year's Lake Villa District Library's BookArt Annual Contest for Kids. The library invited children ages 5 through 12 to make an original collage celebrating books and reading. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338374&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338374&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT The Kane County Board won't wake up from its budget nightmares even if it finds $1.2 million at the last minute to help Sheriff Pat Perez' budget in 2009. Once attention turns to 2010, the county board will quickly have to address its impasse with Circuit Court Clerk Deb Seyller or risk déjà vu in November 2010. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338389&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338389&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Illinois' Republican congressional delegation attempted to tone down their rhetoric Thursday over housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay at a state prison by issuing a series of questions to Gov. Pat Quinn. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338394&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338394&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT A woman complained that a man who promised to make fast money for her at the Grand Victoria Riverboat Casino instead bilked her out of $1,500 Wednesday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338395&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338395&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338391&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338391&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338412&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338412&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338413&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338413&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Northwest suburban Arlington Heights and Schaumburg are the runners-up for title of "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in Illinois. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338411&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338411&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Student fees in Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 will increase by $10 for the 2010-2011 school year. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338460&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338460&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT A federal grand jury in Peoria has once again indicted a former prep basketball talent analyst on bank robbery charges. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338462&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338462&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Authorities say the commander of a VFW post in Midlothian has died of injuries suffered when he was beaten and robbed while depositing money from a veterans' fundraiser. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338414&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338414&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT The Palatine Police Department has partnered with the Illinois Department of Transportation to launch a Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Safety Campaign. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338463&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338463&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Three defendants allegedly involved in a child abduction case have entered not guilty pleas to that related charges. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338467&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338467&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Three South Carolina men accused of bilking people out of more than $80 million lied about how they would invest their money, so it doesn't matter if investors knew it was risky, prosecutors said Thursday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338469&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338469&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the majority Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, cuts in services for the elderly and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338470&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338470&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338471&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338471&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338468&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338468&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338476&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338476&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT A group of volunteer Santa Claus "elves" in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service featuring the North Pole's most beloved icon. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338480&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338480&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT A New York City man imprisoned for nearly 20 years for a now-overturned murder conviction is set to be freed within days after a judge Thursday ordered him released while authorities determine whether he must serve an unrelated drug sentence. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338472&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338472&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday. State officials said they couldn't confirm the aneurysm and it was too early to know the cause of the crash. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338483&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338483&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT President Barack Obama said Thursday that the six nations dealing with Iran's nuclear program will develop a package of serious new punitive measures in coming weeks. The European Union said the six would gather immediately to begin consultations. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338477&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338477&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Inmate Robert Lee Thompson was executed Thursday evening for his part in a fatal Houston store holdup after the Texas governor rejected a parole board's recommendation to spare him because he wasn't the gunman. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338478&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338478&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT On an Internet site, 15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante listed her hobbies as "killing people" and "cutting." It may have sounded like a teenage exaggeration, but authorities say she fulfilled her words. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338482&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338482&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338484&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338484&src=109 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:22 CDT Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery -- essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338305&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338305&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:22 CDT Patients can compare rankings of Illinois hospitals for a wide range of performance and cost measurements on a new Web site that debuted Thursday. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338346&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338346&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:22:48 CDT Having figuratively turned over every rock to cut costs this year, Vernon Hills officials are offering early retirement incentives to pare even more in 2010-11. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338360&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338360&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:26 CDT A Chicago teen who tried unsuccessfully to save three high school classmates from drowning on the Fox River at Camp Algonquin last year is suing the McHenry County Conservation District, saying its negligence is to blame for his suffering since. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338336&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338336&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:41 CDT 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338356&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338356&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:38:26 CDT Nine days after unanimously rejecting a tax-hike referendum, a key panel in Cary Elementary District 26 has reversed course and sent a ballot measure to the full school board for consideration. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338381&src=109 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338381&src=109 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:07:21 CDT An Elgin firefighter heroically saved a 2-year-old boy from a burning home on the city's west side this afternoon, minutes before the toddler could have died from smoke inhalation, officials said.