All Stories from July 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Sources: Parts problem hurts Ford Focus salesJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - DETROIT — Ford can’t make enough Focus cars to keep up with rising demand because of equipment problems that have caused a shortage of dashboards, two people familiar wi...
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Rolling Meadows man gets 17 years for trying to kill wifeJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - A Cook County judge sentenced a Rolling Meadows man Thursday to 17 years in prison — one year for every stab wound he inflicted upon his wife in an attack last year that...
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Police narrow search in fatal Lake Zurich hit-and-runJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Police are searching for a GMC Safari or a Chevy Astro van in connection with a hit-and-run crash Friday night that killed an 18-year-old Lake Zurich woman. Lake Zurich...
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Fortune Brands CEO to retireJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Deerfield-based Fortune Brands Inc., which makes a variety of products from security items to Jim Beam liquor, said Wednesday that its Chairman and CEO Bruce Carbonari w...
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Lightning causes fire in Fox River GroveJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Lightning struck the roof of a Fox River Grove home late Wednesday night and the ensuing fire caused as much as $200,000 in damage, officials said. The Fox River Grove F...
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Elgin loses at state Legion tourneyJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Now it is keep winning or go home for Elgin in the American Legion baseball state tournament. Elgin (27-10) saw its eight-game winning streak end with a 10-4 loss to Roc...
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Forecast: More rain could mean more flooding in next 24 hoursJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - If a weekend of floods that ruined carpets and furniture weren’t enough, violent storms with heavy rain struck again Wednesday night and into this morning less than a da...
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Hastert to kick off Civil War exhibit in WheatonJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be addressing an audience once again on Sunday. But his topic will relate mostly to his lif...
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Egypt’s Mubarak trial to be held in CairoJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - CAIRO — The trial of Hosni Mubarak, his sons and former interior minister will be held in Cairo, a top judiciary official said Thursday after the health minister declare...
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Put nation’s good over self-interestJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Republican politicians are at it again. Since President Obama took office they publicly proclaimed that their goal was to bring him down and defeat him in 2012. They...