Northbrook
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Holiday drive gives kids bikes for ChristmasDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Almost 50 kids, ages 6 to 12, received a new bicycle at Omni Youth Services in Prospect Heights as part of an annual holiday drive. The bikes in all sizes and colors for...
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Officials renew support for forest preserve expansionDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A crowd of local, county, state and federal officials united this morning to renew support for a proposed forest preserve expansion in Buffalo Grove that could lead to f...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...
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Battle brewing over EJ&E railroad plansDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The Canadian National Railway's takeover of the EJ&E railroad is still in its infancy, but growing pains are already starting. The purchase could have a wide-ranging imp...
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74-year-old killed after being backed intoDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A 74-year-old Cary woman died Saturday after her husband unknowingly backed into her while pulling out of the driveway. Henry Sward was moving the car when he hit his wi...
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Knights slowed again by big run; Broncos fallDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Prospect continued a disappointing trend on Saturday in Northbrook as it dug too big of a hole for the second consecutive night. On Friday, Buffalo Grove used a 17-0 run...
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Lasorda, book draw fansDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - From the line that wound around the upper level of Borders Books on Saturday, you'd never have guessed baseball had the week it did. Despite the snow and, yes, despite t...
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Volunteers help underprivileged children shop for holiday fareDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Volunteers from Schaumburg to Sleepy Hollow put smiles on hundreds of little faces Saturday at two local Wal-Marts. The Elgin and East Dundee locations together hosted a...
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'Double taxation' claims reverberate among Roselle fire district residentsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Cries of double taxation are echoing throughout the Roselle Fire Protection District. Starting Jan. 1, about 11,000 residents living in unincorporated areas near Rosell...
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U-46 not banking on aid from SpringfieldDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - New desks and chairs aren't usually luxury items for Elgin Area School District U-46 students. They soon could be. Still waiting on upward of $6 million in promised sta...