Northfield
-
Likelihood of voter fraud is minuteJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - In rebuttal to a letter on May 24 about photo ID for voting. A 2007 Brennan Center for Justice Report titled “The Truth About Voter Fraud” found that it is more likely t...
-
More caring needed at senior homesJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - At the end of my work cycle when jobs were tough, I fell into a neat little job at a senior home in Arlington Heights, I was a companion to an elderly person named Harry...
-
‘Hunger Games’ offers a true role modelJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - Nearly every review I read of the movie “The Hunger Games” includes a comparison to the Twilight saga. Though many of these reviews favor “The Hunger Games,” I cannot he...
-
Average pensioner left out in coldJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - For 30 years I worked at the Elgin Mental Health Center and paid the state for my retirement. It was not a well-paying job but I worked for a promised pension and health...
-
Little rest no problem for Maine WestJun 02, 2012 12:03 am - Three hours of sleep and extra innings didn’t mean a thing to Maine West’s Katie Fitzgerald and Ariel Valles. The duo got home at 4:30 a.m. Saturday after celebrating th...
-
South Elgin businessman had uncommon, quiet generosityJun 01, 2012 4:20 pm - Lane Buck Hoffman’s lifelong mantra was “Life is good.” But the South Elgin resident spent a lot of time making sure life was good for people in the Fox Valley and at Va...
-
Rooftop cops raise $225,000 for Special OlympicsJun 01, 2012 2:00 pm - Police officers on the roofs of Dunkin Donuts Friday morning raised more than $225,000 for Special Olympics Illinois, a Dunkin' Donuts spokeswoman said. According to Car...
-
Golf fundraiser in Palatine to benefit Harper CollegeJun 01, 2012 8:43 am - The Harper College Educational Foundation will host its annual Golf Open on Monday, June 11, at the Inverness Golf Club, 102 N. Roselle Road, in Palatine. The event, a f...
-
Fire marshal warns of firework hazardsJun 01, 2012 7:32 am - The Fourth of July is more than a month away, but state officials say it isn’t too early to start thinking about firework safety. Coinciding with National Fireworks Saf...
-
Trump bypasses facts in citizenship issueJun 01, 2012 5:00 am - Donald Trump, in his inveterate political style of pretending to run for office, has linked his contrarian nature to something that offends many Republicans and almost a...