Palatine
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Van catches fire in Des PlainesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines firefighters extinguished a van fire around 7 p.m. Wednesday near Northwest Highway and State Street, authorities said. Nobody was injured, but the incident ...
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Warehouse theft brings guilty plea from Mundelein manMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A Mundelein man was sentenced to 30 months probation Wednesday after he admitted stealing electronic equipment and selling it on the Internet. Richard Dodge, 40, also fo...
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Palatine official suggests split from Cook CountyMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Believing Cook County has become too large for its own good, Palatine Councilman Jack Wagner is floating the idea of starting a new county for communities in the Northwe...
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Soccer legend to visit youth expoMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Julie Foudy will headline a number of prominent soccer celebrities at Saturday's 16th annual Illinois Youth Soccer Expo in Schaumburg. Fou...
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United workers get profit sharing payMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - United Airlines said Wednesday it has distributed $110 million in profit-sharing payments to U.S.-based employees. The means 51,000 U.S.-based employees can expect to re...
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Buffalo Grove physician charged with trading drugs for sex actsMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A Wilmette doctor with a practice in Buffalo Grove was arrested Monday on sexual assault and child pornography charges. Robert Hughes works for Advocate Medical Group o...
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Littlefuse to relocate foreign job siteMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines-based Littelfuse Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to transfer its semiconductor assembly and test operation from Matamoros, Mexico, to China in a phased tra...
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Even kindergartners picking up on popular game -- chessMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Even some kindergartners know the meaning of "checkmate." Windsor Elementary School in Arlington Heights will pair up with Illinois Chess Teachers to host a kids chess t...
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Man helped start bus company for children in Barrington area diesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The Barrington Transportation Co.'s yellow school buses crisscross the Barrington area every day, but few people realize how the company started. Back more than 60 year...
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Third man charged with defrauding American AirlinesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A Chicago man was added this week to a suburban criminal case that federal authorities say funded a Wood Dale man's spending spree on homes, cars, watches and monthly pa...