Park City
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Smoking tax could be part of bus, train bailoutJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Having literally kicked smokers to the curb in recent days, lawmakers may now look to raise cigarette taxes to keep Chicago-area buses and trains running. ...
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Briefs: Help fix our roadsJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Lake County residents with concerns about transportation can e-mail state leaders from computer terminals in the lobby of the county building in Waukegan and at the Divi...
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O'Hare not busy enough to regain No. 1 spotJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Not only did O'Hare International Airport fail to win back its "nation's busiest" title in 2007, it shed about 2 percent of its flights, a development officials predict ...
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A eulogy to 'Uncle Mickey'Jan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - My name is Ann Graham Deuel. I have the privilege of being one of Mike Graham's "favorite nieces." I will return his Irish compliment by saying Uncle Mickey was one of m...
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Bars finding ways to aid those affected by banJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A couple of Lake County bars are using a little creativity to head off grumbling by patrons forced outside by Illinois' new smoking law. They've hoisted tents and winter...
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Briefs: Child molester sentencedJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A Mount Prospect man who admitted to repeatedly molesting a female relative has earned 14 years behind bars. Ronald Sampson, 25, formerly of 413 E. Lincoln St., has been...
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Candidates suggest health-care remediesJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Both Democratic candidates for Illinois' 8th congressional seat are concerned about uninsured Americans and the cost of health care -- but they suggested fundamentally d...
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Area Kenyans hope for peaceJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - As the once-stable African nation of Kenya teeters on the brink of an election-spawned civil war, immigrants in the Chicago area are hopeful the two politicians at the c...
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Police help driver, then catch him with stolen platesJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Most people trying to push a stalled car out of traffic would welcome a police squad car pulling up to help. For Harold Kettle, however, the flashing lights behind him O...
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Why some oppose location of Grayslake farmers marketJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Grayslake's weekly summer farmers market along Center Street is supposed to offer tasty foods while boosting foot traffic for downtown businesses. However, some business...