Palatine
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Chicago students to skip first day, lobby for cashAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Maurisha Gaiter didn't raise her two daughters to be honor roll students by letting them skip class. But on Tuesday, when the Chicago Public School year starts, that's w...
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Final weekend of summer festivalsAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Folk Music & Storytelling Fest, Geneva: 32nd annual festival, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Island Park, downtown Geneva. Suggested admission: $15 per day for 12 and up; $10 for...
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'I never thought twice about driving over a bridge'Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Karge Olsen drives over a bridge at least two times every day. It's unavoidable and he hates it. A few months ago, he found a quiet bridge where traffic doesn't stop. ...
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - CERT classes to begin The Palatine Emergency Management Agency is offering free emergency preparedness training for the federal CERT program, or Community Emergency Resp...
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Motorcyclist killed in crash near Streets of WoodfieldAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - A 39-year-old Palatine man riding a motorcycle died after colliding with a car near Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg Sunday afternoon, police said. The crash occurred ...
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Bring back the Puppy Paddle!Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Until last year, the Palatine Park District, along with other suburban park districts, had a wonderful event called Puppy Paddle. A lot of citizens looked forward to the...
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Streamwood man accused of sex assaultAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A 31-year-old Streamwood man is in Cook County Jail after he was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager over a seven-year period. Streamwood police arrested Juan Var...
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When Old Glory needs a bathAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Joe Hunter doesn't believe in part-time patriotism. That is, if you fly an American flag - and you should, he says - do it every day. And, when Old Glory gets a little d...
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Movers & shakersAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - GAMA International, a professional organization in the financial service industry, awarded Country Financial agency manager Rick Bristow of Geneva its Gold International...
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Buffalo Grove turns 50Aug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove was - in many ways - the quintessential late-1950s town when it was incorporated 50 years ago. Veterans were coming back from the Korean War and looking f...