Northfield
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How community colleges are fundedMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois community college revenue is sort of a mix, funded about equally by local property taxes and student fees, with a bit of state and federal tax dollars mixed in....
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Proposal supports third-party runsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - In response to the Daily Herald’s editorial on May 8 titled “Fortner bill would restrain independent candidacies,” we felt it would be prudent to address the concerns br...
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Businesses thriving under current lawMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - In your May 3 editorial “Seize the chance to reform workers’ compensation law,” you champion the interests of the business community and extol the significance of Caterp...
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Arlington Hts. kicks off ‘Heroes’ initiativeMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - On May 6th, volunteers from the Arlington Heights fire and police departments kicked off Salute Inc.’s Heroes Helping Heroes (H3) initiative, where police and fire perso...
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Injured boy a Conant H.S. studentMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - The 14-year-old Schaumburg boy critically injured after being struck by a car Friday night is a student at nearby Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Palatine-Schaumb...
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Slots won’t save horserace industryMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Mayor Arlene Mulder and the village board may not win passing grades for Government 101 but score big in a political sense in avoiding a public vote on opening up Arling...
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Detector alerts residents to Bartlett fireMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - A minor fire caused about $35,000 in damage to a Bartlett home early Sunday morning, according to officials. Residents of a home on the 900 block of Rosewood Court calle...
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Hoping for another lane? IDOT targets the IkeMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - The Eisenhower Expressway and I go way back. It's one of those dysfunctional relationships. I've driven the Ike through two excruciating resurfacing projects and one rec...
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Hope for nation lies with DemocratsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - A note for those folks wondering if they’re going to vote in 2012: I’m voting to re-elect President Obama, even though we disagree on a few issues. But he’s still pretty...
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Support fight against toxic emissionsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - When the Clean Air Act was amended in 1990 with bipartisan support in Congress, the EPA was given authority to control mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from ma...