Articles filed under Elk Grove Township

• Free tax return preparation for Elk Grove seniors Jan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Seniors age 60 years and older and those with low to moderate incomes may sign up at the Sheila Ray Adult Center, 225 E. Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Village, to have their 2012 federal and state income tax returns prepared for free.
  

   
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  Sex offender accused of hanging around play area Dec 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  A convicted sex offender was arrested on criminal trespassing charges for hanging around a McDonald's children's play area in Elk Grove Township, authorities said Friday. Joseph O'Brien, 36, of the 9900 block of Linda Lane in Maine Township, was arrested Dec. 22 at the restaurant after the manager called to report him loitering there, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
  

   

• Elk Grove Republicans nominate slate of township candidates Dec 5, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township held a caucus on Tuesday night to nominate a slate of candidates for the April 9 consolidated election, officials said.
  

   

• Driver cited in fatal crash on I-90 Oct 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  One driver has been cited in the multivehicle crash that killed a Long Grove man on I-90 near Arlington Heights Road on Tuesday morning, according to state police.
  

   

• Presidential debate watch party in Mount Prospect Oct 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township is hosting a presidential debate watching party starting at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Moretti’s Ristorante & Pizzeria, 1799 S. Busse Road, Mount Prospect. Free pizza and pop will be provided with a cash bar. Roughly 100 people are expected to attend.
  

   
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  Mt. Prospect woman’s retires from ‘grandmother’ role at day care center Oct 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  Marie Handley, 88, of Mount Prorpect started working at the Elk Grove Township Community Day Care Center after retiring from Heinemann's Bakery 26 years ago. "For so many of our kids, she has been their grandmother figure," says Annette Capuaini, center director.
  

   

• Residents filling big hole at food pantry Sep 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Elk Grove Township Supervisor Nanci Vanderweel was overwhelmed by the response to her plea for supplies for the township food pantry. "I learned a fabulous lesson; our residents have very big hearts," she writes. "I learned I did not have to beg, I really just had to ask."
  

   

• Elk Grove Township hosts tax appeal seminars Sep 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  Elk Grove Township residents can attend two property tax assessment appeal seminars this month, at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 and 7 p.m. Sept. 18, both at the township office, 2400 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights.
  

   
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  Officials in 31 suburban townships get automatic raisesAug 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  While most American workers have spent the past four years getting by with stagnating wages, or making even less than in years before, a segment of government employees is doing just fine. Elected officials in 31 suburban townships combined to make $661,387 more this year than they did in 2009. In many cases, they gave themselves the raises -- and they're getting ready to do it again.
  

   

• Property tax appeal seminar in Elk Grove Twp.Aug 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak will hold a seminar in Elk Grove Township Sept. 5 for taxpayers seeking to appeal their 2012 property tax assessments.
  

   

• Homeless man charged with shooting Des Plaines teen in head Jul 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  A homeless man is accused of shooting a 19-year-old Des Plaines man in the temple during an altercation in a Mount Prospect parking lot early Monday morning, according to police.
  

   

• Tax bills troubling for many seniorsJul 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  Hundreds of suburban Cook County homeowners — mostly senior citizens — have been flooding the county assessor's office at the Rolling Meadows courthouse in recent weeks to file for adjustments to their property tax bills.
  

   

• Most Cook County tax rates up 10% or more Jun 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Cook County Clerk David Orr's office Tuesday released the list of 2011 tax rates for more than 1,500 taxing agencies, with nearly all of the municipalities, schools and park districts showing increases of 10% or more. Though property values in the North and Northwest suburbs are down, the vast majority of homeowners will not see lower property tax bills, which are expected to hit mailboxes in early July for the first time in decades.
  

   

• Elk Grove Township gets sticker shock Jun 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  After objections from Elk Grove Township officials, Cook County recently reversed its decision that had barred townships from accepting accept cash payments for county vehicle stickers.
  

   
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  Tylenol, Flight 191 tort lawyer Philip Corboy dies Jun 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  Famed personal injury trial lawyer Philip H. Corboy, whose legal career included work on one of the nation's worst aviation disasters — American Airlines Flight 191, which crashed near Des Plaines in May 1979 — and the 1982 fatal Tylenol case, died early Tuesday at his Chicago home. He was 87. "He was a stickler for thorough investigation and preparation," one colleague said.
  

   

• Walsh at Elk Grove Twp. GOP breakfast Jun 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  Congressman Joe Walsh will be the speaker at the Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township's June 16 meeting. Come for breakfast, ask Walsh questions and meet other Republicans in Elk Grove Township.
  

   

• Congressmen say going through airport security should be simpler Jun 5, 2012 12:00 AM
  Security screenings at airports have disrupted sophisticated terrorist plots, but going through the system should get easier for passengers, Rep. Mike Rogers, an Alabama Republican, said in Arlington Heights Monday. Rogers, chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees travel-related security, answered questions Monday night at a town-hall meeting hosted by Congressman Joe Walsh, a McHenry Republican.
  

   
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  Gala nets The Bridge $30,000 more than last year May 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Bridge Youth & Family Services hosted a successful fundraising event April 21 at the Sanfilippo Estate, Barrington Hills, and surpassed expectations with regard to attendance and support by netting $30,000 over what the gala raised in 2011. All funds raised will support agency programs and services.
  

   
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  State police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Des Plaines May 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force is leading the investigation into the fatal police shooting of an Elk Grove Township man described by authorities as a known gang member with an extensive criminal history involving drugs and weapons. Carlos Salgado, 44, a married father who lived in the Oasis Mobile Home Park, was killed Sunday afternoon during a confrontation with police.
  

   
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  Questions linger about family begging at Arlington Heights cornerMay 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  Since a story ran about a near homeless family begging at the intersection of the Jane Addams Tollway and Arlington Heights Road, some people have expressed interest in helping them and others have questioned the family's story, bringing up the husband's criminal past. “If I was still stealing, I wouldn't be standing out on the corner,” said the 38-year-old man. “It's not a scam.”