All Stories from February 2, 2014 (Change date)
-
Lake County retired teachersFeb 02, 2014 3:35 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Lambs Farm restaurant, Route 176 and I-94, near Libertyville. The cost is $16 per ...
-
California farmers brace for drought, unemploymentFeb 02, 2014 3:14 pm - MENDOTA, Calif. — Amid California’s driest year on record, the nation’s leading agricultural region is locked in drought and bracing for unemployment to soar, sending fa...
-
Companies back fast Internet-in-schools initiativeFeb 02, 2014 3:12 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House says it’s lined up private support for President Barack Obama’s pledge to connect 15,000 schools and 20 million students with high-speed Int...
-
Paul Ryan: Immigration legislation unlikely in ‘14Feb 02, 2014 3:04 pm - WASHINGTON — Days after House Republicans unveiled a roadmap for an overhaul of the nation’s broken immigration system, one of its backers said legislation is unlikely t...
-
Despite safety emphasis, school shootings continueFeb 02, 2014 3:02 pm - WASHINGTON — There’s been no real reduction in the number of U.S. school shootings despite increased security put in place after the rampage at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook ...
-
Spokeswoman: Daley remains in hospital for testsFeb 02, 2014 2:58 pm - Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley likely will remain hospitalized in an intensive care unit for several days as doctors conduct tests to determine why he was feeling...
-
North Aurora honors top cop for compassion, diligenceFeb 02, 2014 2:26 pm - It wasn’t chasing down a robbery suspect on foot or solving a decades-old murder case that earned Officer John “Jake” Kerlin the 2013 Officer of the Year Award for the N...
-
Wauconda board meets TuesdayFeb 02, 2014 2:03 pm - The Wauconda village board will gather Tuesday to discuss the development of a strategic planning project and other issues. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. at village hall...
-
Next Arlington Hts. citizen police academy starts in MarchFeb 02, 2014 1:22 pm - Registration is now open for the next session of the Arlington Heights Citizens Police Academy which begins March 11. The class is offered exclusively to residents and b...
-
Six more weeks of winter, grumpy groundhog saysFeb 02, 2014 12:45 pm - Woodstock Willie was in a grumpy mood early Sunday morning, screeching, squirming and generally resisting efforts to be pulled from his hole to make his famous annual fo...