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Postal retirees don’t get free health benefitsMar 11, 2014 12:00 AM
A Mount Prospect letter to the editor: I enjoy reading the letters in the Daily Herald, and I can usually distinguish facts from rants of people who don’t have all the facts, but I had to respond to a Feb. 27 letter by Nick Herman. He said postal workers get great pensions and free health insurance.
Mount Prospect family files racial harassment suit against neighborMar 10, 2014 12:00 AM
A Mount Prospect family is suing a neighbor, accusing her of repeated incidents of racially motivated harassment over the past five years. The lawyer for Iris Howe and her family, who are black, said the neighbor’s verbal attacks began the day they arrived in Mount Prospect from the Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago. The defendant hung up Monday when asked for comment on the allegations.
Wheeling Jaycees/Bob Chinn’s CrabfestMar 10, 2014 12:00 AM
Help support the Wheeling Jaycees fund community events in the Wheeling/Buffalo Grove area. Crabfest 2014 tickets at Bob Chinn's are only $24!
Who’s the one hijacking the primary now?Mar 9, 2014 12:00 AM
A Mount Prospect letter to the editor: Turn on your TV or radio and you’re sure to hear Bruce Rauner campaign for Illinois governor on the Republican ticket. Mr. Rauner tells us not to allow Gov. Pat Quinn and his cronies hijack the Republican primary.
Mount Prospect police seek suspect in battery caseMar 8, 2014 12:00 AM
Mount Prospect police are seeking the public's help identifying a man who inappropriately touched a 22-year-old woman. The man approached the victim outside of a Mailbox Plus and asked her out on a date, police said. Authorities released a sketch of the offender Saturday.
Bristol Court Banquets in Mt. Prospect closesMar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
Bristol Court Banquet Hall in Mount Prospect closed unexpectedly this week, leaving future brides and grooms and others who planned an event there scrambling. “I didn’t know anything until I got a call Wednesday from someone trying to reach them,” said Dawn Fletcher Collins of the chamber of commerce. “We’ve heard from some people who no longer have a venue for their event or wedding.”
Robbery charges dismissed against teensMar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
A Cook County judge dismissed armed robbery charges against two 18-year-olds, court records show. Cook County Judge Jill Cerone Marisie found no probable cause to hold Gerardo Arreola, of Arlington Heights and Nathan Fakhouri, of Mount Prospect.
Mt. Prospect OKs Walgreens liquor licensesMar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
Mount Prospect village board members this week approved a change in the liquor licenses for two Walgreens locations, at 1028 S. Elmhurst Road and 1701 E. Kensington Road. The change would allow them to add a fuller line of spirits to the list of wines and beers they already sell.
Northwest suburban police blotterMar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
Burglars stole copper piping out of the kitchen and bathrooms between Jan. 30 and Feb. 24 in a foreclosed home on the 1700 block of Newcastle Lane in Hoffman Estates. Damage was estimated at $5,000.
Images: Photo Contest FinalistsMar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select 12 finalists. Here are the finalists for the week of March 3.
Artistry in Motion’s Award Winning Weekend at DanceAmerica 2014 Mar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
Artistry in Motion, the in-house dance company of the Des Plaines Park District, took home record top honors at DanceAmerica 2014, February 21 and 22, at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora.
Harper partners with One Million DegreesMar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
One Million Degrees empowers low-income, highly motivated community college students to succeed in school, in work and in life. Now, the Chicago-based nonprofit organization is expanding its scope into the Northwest suburbs through a partnership with Harper College.
Harper seminar puts focus on developing talentMar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
Harper College for Business will put on an interactive workshop that provides leaders, coaches and mentors will a practical process and skills necessary to develop talent, which can prove critical to an organization’s success.
Mount Prospect Woman’s Club Awards 2014 College ScholarshipsMar 7, 2014 12:00 AM
Announcement of Scholarship Contest for Mt. Prospect Woman's Club
A way to ‘find’ state’s lost computersMar 6, 2014 12:00 AM
A Mount Prospect letter to the editor: Read with interest an article in your Feb. 22 edition, “Missing state computers total close to 500, auditor reports.” No wonder our taxes keep going up!
Time to take the hint, Mt. ProspectMar 6, 2014 12:00 AM
Letter to the editor: Brian DeValk says Mount Prosepct is snakebit, but should take advantage of all the recent misfortune to rebuild a stronger downtown.
Not too much of a good thing; 25,000 pounds of donated food arrives in Mt. ProspectMar 6, 2014 12:00 AM
A truck filled with food and other essential items was unloaded Thursday morning in Mount Prospect, where they will be distributed to families in need. The truck, which came from Feed the Children, was sponsored by Sam's Place restaurant in Mount Prospect. Village officials said they were "thrilled" by the donation.
Wine tasting banishes cabin fever for record crowdMar 6, 2014 12:00 AM
On Saturday, February 22, over 450 people wined and dined at the 50th annual A Grapevine of Friends Wine Tasting, benefitting Clearbrook’s Employment Services Program.
Make a ‘living wage’ something really livableMar 5, 2014 12:00 AM
A Mount Prospect letter to the editor: Don’t we want people who work hard to get ahead in life? Buy a house? Put the kids through college? Of course we do. That’s why Illinois should raise the minimum wage to what I call The American Wage, $50 an hour. If enacted, it will add a much-needed boost to GDP of over $100 billion in the first year alone.
Hit Chicago back over high water feesMar 5, 2014 12:00 AM
A Mount Prospect letter to the editor: I read the other week an article in which Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson was discussing the high price of Chicago water and looking at options. It’s a shame that all the mayors didn’t do something a long time ago when Mayor Rahm Emanuel slapped all the suburbs in the face with having to pay for Chicago water infrastructure.