Northfield
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Recycling part of culture at Bartlett schoolMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - At Bartlett’s Liberty Elementary School, recycling isn’t just a passing fad. It’s a way of life. During lunch, students dispose of their leftover food before sorting the...
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Three potential laws that make senseMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Often, our General Assembly does things that make us scratch our collective heads. We frequently find ourselves questioning the motives of our elected representatives. B...
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Teachers need help of communitiesMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - How sad that Ms. Cepeda (“The parental factor in teacher evaluations,” April 17) missed an opportunity to make a difference in not only one young man’s life, but many ot...
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Releasing photos a losing propositionMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - President Barack Obama’s administration is said to be in a quandary about releasing pictures of Osama bin Laden’s body. Those who don’t believe he was killed will not be...
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Obama’s oil-drilling policy costs us allMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - When are people going to get angry at this administration’s policies that are driving up the cost of energy in the United States? From the moment he started campaigning ...
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Flash flood warning in effectMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - A flash flood warning is in effect for portions of Cook, Kane, McHenry and Lake Counties while Cook and Lake Counties also remain under a severe thunderstorm watch. The ...
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Harper to meet Waubonsee in regionalMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Harper College baseball team is scheduled to open NJCAA Region IV tournament action today on the campus of top seed Joliet Junior College. The fouth-seeded Hawks (1...
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D211 to vote on replacing computers with unexpected TIF fundsMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board will vote Thursday on whether to spend unexpected money received from a tax-increment financing district on comput...
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Shrinking government isn’t only solutionMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - We have a good number of states, as well as individuals, getting back in benefits (Medicare, Medicaid, military bases, crop subsidies, etc.) much more than they pay in t...
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Where to watch, buy T-shirts and tweetMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Viewing parties tonight Ÿ Kilcoyne’s Redwood Inn, 342 N. Milwaukee Ave. Ÿ Tuscany, 550 S. Milwaukee Ave.: food half price 4-6 p.m. in dining room; and half-price 7-8:30...