All Stories from May 16, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. stock futures up, worries linger about GreeceMay 16, 2012 8:23 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are edging higher on strong data from the housing sector, yet worries persist that Greek debt problems could fracture the European Union an...
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Des Plaines’ Pitch, Hit & Run winners move on to sectionalsMay 16, 2012 8:17 am - The Des Plaines Park District hosted a Free Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Competition April 29 in the Prairie Lakes Field. Pitch, Hit & Run is the off...
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Set sail for Geneva to view famed Viking ShipMay 16, 2012 8:12 am - Submitted by Friends of the Viking Ship The Viking Ship, from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, is housed at Good Templar Park in Geneva. On Saturday, May 19, ...
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Taste of Glen Ellyn organizers expand festival to four daysMay 16, 2012 8:10 am - Organizers of the Taste of Glen Ellyn are inviting locals and others alike to kick off the weekend early in the village’s downtown and to plan for an extra day of f...
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Final Elgin Children’s Chorus concert of the seasonMay 16, 2012 8:09 am - The Elgin Children’s Chorus will close its 26th season with “Festival of Song” at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The concert will be held at Elgin Community College Visual and P...
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U.S. housing starts rose to 717,000 in AprilMay 16, 2012 8:04 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. builders began work on more homes last month, evidence that the battered housing market is slowly healing. The Commerce Department said Wednesday...
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Des Plaines Spring Fun Fair is May 19May 16, 2012 8:00 am - The annual Des Plaines Park District Spring Fun Fair will be 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at Mountain View Adventure Center, 510 E. Algonquin Road, and across the st...
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Lamborghini Gallardo crash in Wheeling becomes YouTube hitMay 16, 2012 8:00 am - A crash involving a bright yellow 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo in Wheeling is quickly becoming a hit on YouTube. The video, shot on Mother's Day at the corner of Palatine...
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Jobs announcement set at Subaru's Indiana factoryMay 16, 2012 8:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is scheduled to join Subaru executives for an announcement at the company's factory near Lafayette. The state economic devel...
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District 103 kids stitch quilts for newborns at Good Shepherd HospitalMay 16, 2012 8:00 am - While not the typical after-school program, Caring Kids Can Quilt held the interest of 10 third- and fourth-grade girls from Half Day School in Lincolnshire who recently...