All Stories from August 17, 2011 (Change date)
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Mt. Prospect Family Bike Ride is SaturdayAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - Get up and get out Saturday morning, and join the annual Mount Prospect Family Bike Ride. Bring your bike to Melas Park at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. Free T-shirts go to ...
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Judson University president plans retirementAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - Judson University President Jerry Cain will retire at the end of the 2012 academic year. The 65-year-old Cain made the announcement at Wednesday’s annual university empl...
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New conductor joins Elgin Youth Symphony OrchestraAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will welcome a new conductor to its ranks for the 2011-2012 season. Andy Masters, of North Aurora, will start as the conductor of the ...
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Geneva leads the way in ACT composite scoreAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - When it came to the class of 2011 and the ACT exam, Larkin and Batavia high schools had a huge increase in composite score. Three other Fox Valley school districts incre...
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New venture for Algonquin spa ownerAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - After 21 years spent working in human resources consulting, Heather Kinsley was laid off in the fall of 2009. Less than two years later, the Algonquin woman has reinvent...
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D300 sharing fiber optic cable network with othersAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - As Community Unit District 300 builds a fiber-optic cable network connecting its 27 schools, some local communities are finding out they can tap into that resource and s...
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Kane County may let residents opt out of ComEdAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - Residents in Kane County’s unincorporated areas may receive the option of dealing with a company other than ComEd to receive their electricity, possibly trimming their u...
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Central High Booster Club to host golf outingAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by Central High School Booster Club It will be raining golf balls at the Central High School Booster Club golf outing Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Hughes Creek Gol...
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Carpentersville ticket amnesty program collects more than $30,000Aug 17, 2011 1:00 am - If you hoped to take advantage of a Carpentersville program that let you pay half the face value of your old tickets, you’re out of luck. The one-time amnesty program e...
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Elderly Chicago mobster defiant at sentencingAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Sam Volpendesto began his adult life celebrated as a war hero. Now 87, he is almost certain to die behind bars, derided as a mobster. At his sentencing Wednesday, the s...