Articles filed under Hoffman Estates

Show Articles : next 20
  • The AT&T logo is displayed on an AT&T Wireless retail store front. AT&T said it has completed its LTE 4G rollout in many Northwest suburbs.

    AT&T boosts LTE service in Northwest suburbs May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    AT&T, which has its Midwest headquarters in Hoffman Estates, said it has completed its LTE rollout around many Northwest suburbs. That means AT&T customers here have more capacity on their mobile phones to upload more data, said AT&T spokeswoman Erin McGrath.Business and individual customers in Barrington, South Barrington, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Lake Zurich, Niles, Rolling Meadows, Wauconda, Kildeer, Wheeling, Palatine and Mount Prospect likely have seen the improved coverage in recent weeks.

     
  • Northwest suburban police blotter May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Two Carol Stream brothers were arrested around 8:30 p.m. May 16 at the Streamwood Walmart after police said they took two electronic items valued at $249, left the store without paying and tossed the items under vehicles in the Sams Club parking lot.

     
  • Detrick Grady

    Fellow worker charged in carnival rape in Carpentersville May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    A Tennessee carnival worker has been accused of raping a fellow carnival worker in Carpentersville, police said Friday.

     
  •  Rita Angelini, with 3-year-old Gabriel Gonzalez.

    Creator of adaptive books for disabled children honors her daughter May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Parents of disabled children don't have time to go to the library, says Rita Angelini. But if they did, they'd find children's books to take home that the Prospect Heights woman has adapted especially for their children to read.

     
  • Carpentersville close to approving park’s master plan May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Carpentersville village officials have finally received a blueprint filled with ideas on how to make Carpenter Park a better place to recreate. The question is how to pay for the ideas, ranging from a disc golf course to a gazebo, since there's a $400,000 price tag. “Dollars will drive the priorities of what gets done,” Village Manager J. Mark Rooney said.

     
  •  Jake Gierlak of Jacobs leaves the starting block in the Class 3A 4x400-meter relay during the boys track state meet preliminaries in Charleston on Friday.

    C-G’s Hurley sticks with it, makes shot and discus finals May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    The pressure was off, as far as Cary-Grove sophomore Ricky Hurley was concerned. On his second throw during the shot put competition at the Class 3A session of the boys track and field state championships at Eastern Illinois University and O'Brien Field, Hurley launched the shot a personal-best 55-3.25 to secure a spot in Saturday's finals. His effort was the fifth-best toss of the preliminary round. He also advanced to Saturday's discus finals.

     
  •  Jake Gierlak of Jacobs leaves the starting block in the Class 3A 4x400-meter relay during the boys state track preliminaries in Charleston Friday.

    Images: Boys Track & Field State Prelims May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Images from prelims Friday at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

     
  • Alt, Schaumburg power into regional final May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Schaumburg softball coach Ellen Stoddard had one message for her Saxons when they took the field for their own Class 4A regional semifinal game on Thursday. “We told them to ‘be intense and stayed relaxed’ ” she said. The Saxons took heed and were all on the same page. And the final page of the Schaumburg’s win came off the bat of freshman Paige Alt. Her second home run of her young career — and third 2-run homer of the game by the Saxons — made it 10-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning to end the game by the 10-run rule over No. 9 seed Elk Grove.

     
  • Ela Soccer awards 2013 college scholarshipMay 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Ela Soccer Club is proud to announce that Steven Walcott of Lake Zurich has been awarded its annual $1,000 college scholarship.

     
  • ECC students win several first-place gold medals at Illinois SkillsUSA May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Elgin Community College students won first-place gold medals in the Illinois SkillsUSA competition held April 11 through 13 in Springfield.

     
  •  Six students from Algonquin Lakes Elementary School were sent to two area hospitals for evaluation after an accident involving a bounce house at the Algonquin Lakes Elementary School Thursday. The school’s end of the year celebration had been moved inside due to inclement weather.

    Minor injuries for 17 Algonquin students in bounce house accident May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    Six students from Algonquin Lakes Elementary School were sent to area hospitals for evaluation Thursday afternoon after they were injured in a bounce house during an indoor school celebration, officials said. Another 11 students were treated at the school and released to their parents. There were no serious injuries.

     
  • Team Leader Scott Mueller, left, and Chris Wessel work on the rocket prior to the launch. Mueller, of Elk Grove Village, is a robotics expert and Wessel has plans to be a mechanical engineer.

    Harper College team scores big at NASA rocket competition May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    Their rocket crashed during a test run, but a Harper College-based team of science and engineering students took fourth place in a national NASA rocketry competition, besting big names like MIT and Northwestern. "To be mentioned in the same sentence as such prestigious schools is really awesome," said student Eric Meyers.

     
  • St. Edward falls to Regina May 23, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  •  Chad Dahlman is stepping down as Elgin’s head softball coach.

    Dahlman steps down at Elgin May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    After four seasons, Elgin softball coach Chad Dahlman is stepping down, he said Thursday. “I have a 2-year old at home and I feel I can’t put the time in anymore,” said Dahlman, a Larkin graduate who played baseball for the Royals. “It’s not fair to my family or the girls on the team that I can’t put in the time both deserve.”

     
  •  Mack Galvin of Rolling Meadows competes during his first-round match Thursday at Rolling Meadows.

    RM’s Galvin, Schaumburg’s Lin roll through first three rounds May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    With his cool, calm demeanor and 30-plus victories, Mack Galvin has shattered the stereotype of freshmen lacking the proper high school experience to be successful on his sport’s biggest stage, the state tournament. The Rolling Meadows frosh booked his place in today’s fourth round championship bracket after an impressive 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 victory over 9-16 seed Brandon Harris (24-7) of Edwardsville. The earned Galvin a spot opposite 3-4 seed Jeremy Bush, a four-time state qualifier from state power Stevenson. Schaumburg sophomore Vincent Lin will join Galvin in the round of 16 after a strong showing Thursday.

     
  • South Elgin senior Kara Rodriguez won the regional semifinal game against Elgin with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning at St. Charles North Thursday.

    Rodriguez wins it for South Elgin May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    South Elgin senior Kara Rodriguez did not have much success in her first two at-bats against Elgin junior standout Jennah Perryman Thursday, striking out both times. But with the game on the line, South Elgin's Female Athlete of the Year showed the determination of a champion and won the game for her team. Rodriguez lined a clean single up the middle to score Paige Allen from third base with the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Storm beat the Maroons 4-3 in the semifinals of the Class 4A St. Charles North regional. South Elgin beat St. Charles North 4-1 early in the season.

     
  • Hoffman Estates stuns No. 2 Batavia May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    Batavia pitcher Austin Shanahan was cruising in the Bulldogs’ Class 4A regional semifinal game against 18th-seeded Hoffman Estates Thursday in Bartlett.

     
  • Conant earns regional title shot May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    Conant softball coach Cathyann Smith, who guided the Cougars to Mid-Suburban League championships in 2011 and 2012, will have her team playing in a regional championship on Saturday in Glen Ellyn. The No. 8-seeded Cougars improved to 16-9 on Wednesday with a 5-3 victory over Glenbard West, which was seeded No. 11 in its own Class 4A regional.

     
  • Alianna Vazquez standing next to her Aluminum Pop Top Dress

    Junior High Student Wins State Art Competition With An Unusual Craft ProjectMay 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    Unique hand-made dress made out of an estimated 6000 Aluminum pop tops wins first place in the IACS Art Competition.

     
  • Learning to read at GiGi's Playhouse!

    GiGi's Playhouse launches The Champion's CircleMay 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    GiGi's Playhouse, a progressive achievement center for children and adults with Down syndrome, is excited to introduce The Champion's Circle: an affordable monthly giving club supporting literacy, math and therapeutic programs.

     
Show Articles : next 20

MostViewed

Today
Yesterday
Most Commented
Top Jobs

    View all Top Jobs Place a job ad

    MarketsReport

    DHExtras

       
    • Get summer on contest until June 10! Online calendar - Online calendar
    • Zillow /real estate page Mike North
    • Discuss refer On Guard series
    • Newspaper archives -- Monday or anyday

    FacebookActivity

    BusinessDirectory

    Connect with a business or service in your area fast. First select a town, then enter a search term or choose one of the listed popular searches:

    Don't see your town listed? Visit our full directory to begin your search.

    Powered by Local.com