Burlington
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FundraisersDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - To submit your listing, e-mail ntwohey@dailyherald.com, or fax (847) 427-1301 at least two weeks prior to the event. Holiday Wonderland of Lights: Clearbrook will h...
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N. Aurora fire board question on ballotDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - North Aurora residents will decide in February if they want to elect the fire protection board, a year and a half after the issue was first proposed. "We put a lot of sh...
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Police end 5-hour standoff with Batavia boyDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Police ended a five-hour standoff with a 17-year-old Batavia boy wielding a samurai sword at 3 a.m. today without any injuries. Charges against Alex Chaffee, of 1065 Nor...
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Report Card results: Good, but familiar problems persistDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - We continue to score a respectable B overall, but the areas in which we fare least well remain the same. It is a source of both encouragement and concern for us that th...
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Carpentersville businessman offers $3,000 to destroy surplus gunsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - A Carpentersville business owner says he will pay the village $3,000 if trustees agree to destroy surplus police weapons instead of selling the guns for revenue. Tom Roe...
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Change in scoring system perplexes schoolsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Educators marshaled evidence Tuesday that a grading scale change -- and not a dip in achievement -- caused reading scores to tank for juniors statewide last year. And, t...
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The briefsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Send in your pick for best decorations The village of East Dundee, through the Community Events Committee, will hold the annual holiday decorating contest. Light your h...
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Home should be tested for radon every two yearsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - For details, call the McHenry County Unit at (815) 338-3737 or the Kane County Unit at (630) 584-6166. You can't see or smell radon. It may be in your home, posing ...
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Route 47 project in Lily Lake may be realizedDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Lily Lake officials are optimistic about a Route 47 development plan that would boost the village's size -- and tax base. The bulk of the development would consist of a...
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Huntley golfer; shot four holes-in-oneDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Robert Clark went from a small town in rural DeKalb County to the airfields of Europe, where he launched more than 30 bombing missions over France and Germany -- includi...