Des Plaines
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Hanover Park girl's recovery a 'Christmas miracle'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Denise and Brian Carr race over to investigate all the fuss. They find therapists hovering over 7-year-old Stephanie, who's sitting up on her own. The girl ca...
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The 52 best things about Lake Co.Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the last 12 months, we have asked residents, business people and local officials to name their favorite things about living in Lake County. We received a variety of...
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Give the gift of forgiveness this holiday seasonDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are a perfect time to practice the divine -- and sometimes really hard -- work of forgiveness. That's because, along with the cards, brightly wrapped gift...
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Cook Co. Movers & ShakersDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Edward Rafalski was named vice president of marketing, to oversee all marketing and communications for the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network, a subsidiary of Alexian Bro...
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Writer finds passion for non-fiction kids' booksDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - How did you choose your career? Was it a childhood dream, a conscious choice, or maybe just happenstance? Sally Walker always knew she wanted to be a writer. Her parents...
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Driver safe after rollover crash on I-90Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The driver of a minivan who lost control of his vehicle on I-90, left the road and crashed through a fence on Sunday survived, apparently unscathed. "Believe it or not, ...
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Buffalo Grove woman sues syringe makerDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - A 30-year-old leukemia patient has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of a batch of pre-filled syringes that were contaminated with bacteria, claiming they made he...
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Going beyond the Mitchell ReportDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Kudos to Barry Rozner for his Dec. 14 column "Dough! Mitchell whiffed" about George Mitchell's report on performance enhancing drugs in MLB. Regrettably, Mitchell missed...
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High winds cancel racing at HawthorneDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Due to high winds expected to continue through the racing day, Hawthorne canceled its Sunday program. Racing will resume on Wednesday with post time at 1:35 p.m. ...