Port Barrington
-
NIU marks three years as students move onFeb 11, 2011 11:00 pm - In 2008, in the weeks following the Valentine's Day shooting at Northern Illinois University, leaders on the DeKalb campus spoke of returning to the “new normal.” Now, a...
-
The timing of the House abortion debateFeb 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Jobs and spending. Spending and jobs. That’s what voters heard from Republicans on the campaign trail this fall. And yet, a third platform is starting to gain attention....
-
ComEd rate hike plan likely controversialFeb 11, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The details of ComEd’s plan to pay for major upgrades to the power grid through annual increases in electric rates could be negotiated and altered in the c...
-
Manzullo says Congress must act to save suburban jobsFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ If Congress doesn't do something fast to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing industry, Chicago's suburbs and Illinois as a whole could be among the biggest lo...
-
Headin' out: Wildlife exhibit in W. ChicagoFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Freebie ‘Wildlife and Pet Portraits' See the “Wildlife and Pet Portraits” exhibit featuring detailed wildlife portraiture by artist Paul Nemejc. Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, ...
-
Unemployment hurts Metra ridershipFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Metra ridership declined slightly in 2010, but the rail agency still posted the fourth-highest volume in its history. Lynnette Ciavarella, assistant senior division dire...
-
Politicians don’t listenFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - Last week I wrote my senators asking them to vote down the effort to repeal the health care bill. I received electronic responses telling me they would get back to me. W...
-
Metra hears reports on Pagano legacyFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - Two ethics reports delivered to the Metra board Friday labeled the late Executive Director Phil Pagano a “secretive” man responsible for “financial improprieties,” but t...
-
Feds charge Barrington man in Ponzi schemeFeb 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against a Barrington man they say bilked 400 investors out of more than $105 million as part of a Ponzi scheme between 2004 ...
-
Crystal Lake Central grad dies in FloridaFeb 10, 2011 11:00 pm - A Crystal Lake Central High School graduate died Thursday in a car crash in Florida, where he had moved last summer with his girlfriend to join his parents. Danton Allen...