Port Barrington
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Mayors seek an end to pension sweetenersMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Mayors from across the suburbs and state asked lawmakers Thursday to halt all enhancements to police and firefighter pensions until the growing debt and i...
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So just how many deer does it take to stop traffic around here?Mar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Oh, deer. Ohhhhh ... DEER! And lots of them. If there was any doubt we've blended suburbia and the once-rural landscape of the Fox Valley, just take a look at George LeC...
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Wickes' stay short in Algonquin CommonsMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The Algonquin Commons shopping center is about to lose one of its highly visible anchors. After less than two years, Wickes Furniture is abandoning the lifestyle center...
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Judge orders new trial for jailed ex-cops accused in beatingMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Ruling prosecutors failed to turn over evidence crucial to the case, a McHenry County judge Wednesday awarded a new trial to a pair of former police officers convicted l...
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Clearing the truth from the chaff in 14th Dist. campaignMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - You've probably filled a recycling bin with 8-by-11-inch fliers from campaign committees for Jim Oberweis and Bill Foster, who seek to succeed Dennis Hastert in a specia...
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A judge not blinded by the lightsMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Over the next three months, the news media will train a bright light on the Antoin "Tony" Rezko's corruption trial, with all its broad political implications. Don't expe...
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Briefs: Students fall ill at schoolMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Two students passed out Wednesday morning at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Crystal Lake, and a dozen others complained of dizziness, nausea, headaches, stomach aches ...
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Bank files suit over Algonquin project loanMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A prominent developer, his 238-home Algonquin project and a contractor have been sued, with a bank alleging the trio defaulted on a multimillion-dollar loan. Fifth Third...
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Mother of drowned child sues pool ownersMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The mother of an 11-year-old girl who drowned in a family friend's pool at a Labor Day weekend party in McHenry last year is suing the pool's owners, claiming their negl...
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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...