Mount Prospect
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Elk Grove man starts Little Boots RodeoJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - And they're off typically refers to horse racing in these parts. But pigs will be the ones racing on June 22 at a new Elk Grove Village event. Pig races will just be o...
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Teen convicted in Stevenson threat case, could get 15 yearsJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A Lake County jury deliberated about two hours Wednesday before deciding a posting on a Web site constituted a threat against Stevenson High School. Jeremie Dalin, 17, w...
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Global pollution: Who's responsible?Jun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Ms. Erin Imhoff (Fence Post, Saturday) is concerned about global warming and pollution as we all ought to be. She describes the U.S. as the world's biggest polluter. Th...
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Two dead in Elgin power line mishapJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Two workers who were painting the Route 20 bridge over the Fox River in Elgin died late Wednesday morning when their truck came in contact with a power line. The acciden...
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Hospitals help Dist. 15 fight child obesityJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 students are a bit softer around the middle than their American peers. That's why Northwest Community Hospital and Health...
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Arlington Hts. company admits to using ex-Bear as front manJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A Bensenville man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a contracting scam involving a former Chicago Bears running back who's accused of serving as a minority front for him. Aida...
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Political scorecard: Winners and losers from the spring sessionJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A recently approved state budget deal would spend added millions on education, colleges and an array of other government services. But the final deal is a...
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Briefs: Addison pool feedbackJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Addison residents are being asked this week for feedback on the park district's failed February referendum request to fund an aquatic and athletic complex. Park official...
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Sex offender now accused of child pornographyJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal probe has led to a new indictment against a man who spent four years in prison for molesting three girls he coached at a Hanover Park gymnastics club. The indi...
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Teens arrested after shots fired in WheelingJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Three teenagers were arrested in Wheeling after a gang-related shooting late Monday afternoon that occurred in the vicinity of a 1½-year-old child. No one was injured in...