Lake Forest
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Losing is no fun for anyone, but it's no excuse for silenceSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Sometimes a loss hurts so badly it leaves you speechless. The pain pinches your vocal chords. It leaves you too stunned to utter anything articulate, or too angry to say...
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High school's east campus is expected to reopen todaySep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - McHenry High School East Campus was expected to reopen today, after being closed Thursday while school district officials continued checking the structural integrity of ...
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Island Lake officials say award recognizes effortSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - When Island Lake accepts its Governor's Hometown Award in Springfield in November, village officials say they'll be thinking of the volunteers who made Veterans Memorial...
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Island Lake board agrees to play niceSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A resolution meant to foster positivity on the Island Lake village board didn't win unanimous agreement Thursday night, but most trustees voted to keep future discussion...
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Governor repeats opposition to sales tax hike to solve transit crisisSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Service cuts and fare hikes for Pace and CTA riders have been put off until Nov. 4 under a last-ditch temporary bailout deal OK'd by transit officials today. But as the...
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Briefs: Underwriters gets firefighter grantSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- The Department of Homeland Security recently awarded Underwriters Laboratories a $991,900 fire safety grant. The Northbrook-based firm will help investigat...
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Dog killer sentenced to probationSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Most of the time, his sister says, John Meyer was a friend to animals -- bringing home strays as a kid, nursing a baby blue jay back to health and, as an adult dog owner...
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Fallen soldier comes homeSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A soldier with suburban ties who was killed in Iraq last week received a somber hero's welcome at a Waukegan airport Thursday. Members of the Patriot Guard Riders, motor...
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Camera shy tiger cubs make their zoo debutSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - They're the largest cats on earth, weighing up to 550 pounds when fully grown. But two Amur tiger cubs born at Brookfield Zoo were scaredy-cats when it came to their fir...
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GOP field up to three in primarySep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Voters will have at least three candidates to pick from in the 8th Congressional District's Republican primary. Kirk Morris, 49, of Gurnee became the latest to enter the...