Green Oaks
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Corporate party helps needy kidsDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The scene rivaled anything you might see in Santa's workshop, with at least 500 people frenetically assembling more than 1,500 toys in the last weeks before Christmas. ...
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Food, books sought for area pantriesDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Librarians at the Cook Memorial Public Library District are looking for Santa's helpers this holiday season to donate canned food and new books for local food pantries. ...
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Ice heats upDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Talk about "Northern Ice." The Wauconda-based Northern Ice U16 college exposure softball team did well enough during the fall to earn an invitation to an international t...
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Lake Zurich faces rough financial roadDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Lake Zurich residents have until Jan. 2 to petition against the village refinancing $16 million in existing loans borrowed for downtown redevelopment. The village has ro...
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Briefs: More tollway workDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Tri-State Tollway lane reductions begin at 8 a.m. Friday to allow for reconstruction of O'Plaine Road bridge. Rebuilding and lengthening the bridge will allow the tollwa...
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Company hired to build new Vernon Hills libraryDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - An Aurora contractor will build the new Cook Memorial Public Library in Vernon Hills. EVS Construction will be paid about $5.5 million for the job, which library officia...
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Gurnee mayor encouraging residents to dump T-MobileDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik says T-Mobile isn't playing nice and wants residents who subscribe to the company's wireless telephone service to send a message by droppin...
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Wildcats flex muscles to mash MundeleinDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Host Libertyville picked right up where the Wildcats left off last weekend. After an impressive third-place finish at the 34-team Barrington tournament, the Wildcats pos...
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Santa photographers use tricks of the tradeDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The first customer of the day was a squirmer. About 18 months old, baby fat bulging under her red tights, the little girl arched her back and threw a few high kicks as ...
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Vernon Hills to ban phosphorusDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Lush lawns won't be on the priority list for awhile, but come spring, residents and contractors in Vernon Hills will be limited in their use of fertilizer. Vernon Hills ...