Park Ridge
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Officials renew support for forest preserve expansionDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A crowd of local, county, state and federal officials united this morning to renew support for a proposed forest preserve expansion in Buffalo Grove that could lead to f...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...
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Battle brewing over EJ&E railroad plansDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The Canadian National Railway's takeover of the EJ&E railroad is still in its infancy, but growing pains are already starting. The purchase could have a wide-ranging imp...
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74-year-old killed after being backed intoDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A 74-year-old Cary woman died Saturday after her husband unknowingly backed into her while pulling out of the driveway. Henry Sward was moving the car when he hit his wi...
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Lasorda, book draw fansDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - From the line that wound around the upper level of Borders Books on Saturday, you'd never have guessed baseball had the week it did. Despite the snow and, yes, despite t...
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Volunteers help underprivileged children shop for holiday fareDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Volunteers from Schaumburg to Sleepy Hollow put smiles on hundreds of little faces Saturday at two local Wal-Marts. The Elgin and East Dundee locations together hosted a...
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'Double taxation' claims reverberate among Roselle fire district residentsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Cries of double taxation are echoing throughout the Roselle Fire Protection District. Starting Jan. 1, about 11,000 residents living in unincorporated areas near Rosell...
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U-46 not banking on aid from SpringfieldDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - New desks and chairs aren't usually luxury items for Elgin Area School District U-46 students. They soon could be. Still waiting on upward of $6 million in promised sta...
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Library taxes worth every pennyDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Who loves to pay taxes? Nobody I know, but in the words of Benjamin Franklin, "'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Looking back at...
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Schaumburg woman rescued from burning vehicle on EisenhowerDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A Schaumburg woman was rescued from a burning vehicle Saturday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Tom Koch said the woman, 22-year-o...