Palatine
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Book explores bringing library to KenyaAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I went to Africa some time ago and joined a tour of libraries in rural Zimbabwe. It was in 1999, before things got so very bad in that troubled country. We visited two v...
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Jet lands safely after reporting problemsAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - An American Airlines jet that had reported hydraulic problems landed safely Saturday night at O'Hare International Airport, officials said. The plane, Flight 336 from Lo...
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Man jailed on gun charge after two men shoot at himAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A Hanover Park man was ordered held on bond Saturday after he was shot at Wednesday by two men in a dark car. Omar Angon, 20, of 7402 Briar Lane, was standing on the 200...
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Press box in place at Barrington stadiumAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - With the first kickoff less than three weeks away, construction crews are doing some heavy lifting at the new Barrington High School athletic stadium. Using a giant cran...
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200,000 state residents haven't applied for stimulus checksAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 200,000 Illinois residents, mostly seniors, have not applied for their economic stimulus checks. That accounts for nearly $63 million in unclaimed tax rebates....
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Why hall of fame came calling for Prairie PathAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - They were first. A schoolteacher's idea, viewed as pie-in-the-sky by some, sparked a movement to create a 62-mile path of crushed limestone along the route of an abandon...
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Cavaliers going for another drum corps championshipAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - For the last decade, the Cavaliers of Rosemont have virtually dominated the senior circuit, winning Drum Corps International's world championship four times, in 2001, 20...
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Sandbox off limits due to cicada killersAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District recently cordoned off a sandbox in Recreation Park with yellow tape because the cicada killer wasp has returned to the box this year....
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Man who kidnapped ex-wife gets life sentence in federal courtAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Teri Jendusa-Nicolai feels a sense of relief now that she knows the man who beat and kidnapped her will be spending the rest of his life in prison. "The maximum sentenc...
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Man charged with cyber stalkingAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Thomas Brodnicki, 43, formerly of Des Plaines, remained silent Friday in response to a grand jury indictment on two counts of cyper stalking. Prosecutors say Brodnicki ...