All Stories from August 27, 2007 (Change date)
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SAT scores down nationwide, but improve in IllinoisAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Average math and reading SAT scores fell four points for the high school class of 2007 to their lowest mark since 1999 - although students in Illinois bucked the trend. ...
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$400,000 in cocaine found at O'HareAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - About $400,000 of cocaine was seized from the hollow frames of four metal vehicle tow bars on a cargo flight that flew into O'Hare International Airport on Monday, polic...
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BriefsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - CDW division inks Colorado project VERNON HILLS -- CDW Government Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corp. and a source of information technology solutions to govern...
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Briggs charged with misdemeanor after crashing LamborghiniAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Although his 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago was discovered at 3:15 a.m. Monday morning abandoned and crashed against a light pole off the Edens Expressway, Bears linebacker...
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Readers respond to advice about feeding wildlife, toenail fungusAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Heading back to school is a time to begin again, as Michael Finnegan might say. I always loved school and rarely missed a day. Between kindergarten and sixth grade, this...
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The Center notesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - For information, call (630) 837-7486. Upcoming programs •My Body, Myself -- held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. Explore physical/spiritual issu...
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Charity benches stolen in LisleAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Thieves in Lisle must not discriminate based on team record or number of World Series Championship rings. Someone stole two of the village's fundraiser benches -- one p...
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Man charged in assault of woman in Island LakeAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Island Lake police arrested a 38-year-old man Saturday on charges he sexually assaulted and beat a female acquaintance inside his home. Wayne E. Noska appeared in court ...
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Pair charged in Elgin carjackingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Citizens helped police in the arrests of two Chicago men accused of hijacking a car Saturday morning. Anthony Wilson, 18, of 6915 S. Green St. and Darrell J. Ford, 22, o...
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The debate rages over the reliability of forensicsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Forensics is far from a settled discipline. Controversy has raged over the reliability of fingerprints and even DNA. When it comes to blood pattern analysis, a case in I...