Maple Park
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Towns fear they won't be able to keep up with pensionsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois municipalities are losing ground in efforts to fully fund their pension plans for police and firefighters. That much is clear. The question is why? And what can...
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Provena loses appeal to stop nearby Sherman constructionMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - A three-judge panel has agreed that a lawsuit seeking to halt construction of Sherman Hospital's new 255-bed facility on Elgin's west side was rightly dismissed. The app...
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Potential host families meet CougarsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Before the Kane County Cougars open their 2008 Class A Midwest League schedule Thursday at Beloit, there is this little matter of making sure the 26 players on the roste...
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Briefs: Student scholars namedMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Two students at Dundee-Crown High School -- Courtnee Gonzalez and Sonalia Ramirez -- have been named Golden Apple Scholars. The Golden Apple Foundation will help the stu...
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Motorola adds new Q colorsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. on Monday unveiled new color versions of its MotoQ smartphone -- licorice and lime -- that will be available by summer. The announcement was made on the fi...
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Route 20 work will be delayedMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - On the bright side, delays from construction on Route 20 in Elgin will only last from this week until August. On the not-so-bright side, one of Elgin's most dangerous in...
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Another year, another owl rescue in GenevaMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - An apparently adventurous baby owl was back in the care of its mother Monday, two days after being rescued from a window well at the Third Street courthouse in Geneva. A...
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Fukudome a ray of sunshine in soggy Cubs openerMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - On an Opening Day devoted to immortalizing old Cub Ernie Banks with his "Mr. Cub" statue outside Wrigley Field, rookie Cub Kosuke Fukudome made a bid Monday to be the ne...
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Daily Herald wins state photojournalism awardsMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Daily Herald photojournalists John Starks, Christopher Hankins and Steve Lundy earned top honors in the annual Illinois Best of Photojournalism contest last weekend in C...
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Witness: Rezko said governor's ethic laws 'just for show'Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Political power broker Stuart Levine said he once worried about new ethics laws -- but was assured by Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a former Gov. Rod Blagojevich insider and fund...