Prospect Heights
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Bike path work approved The release of $475,000 in federal funds for planning and engineering work on a Busse Woods bike path bridge over Higgins Road by Rt. 53 has been...
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Suburban teens find tough adult competitionApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Competition for summer jobs will be more fierce this year than last, which was the worst on record for teen employment. It won't surprise parents coping with the economy...
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Des Plaines on its way to extending life of a controversial taxing districtApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether Des Plaines is able to get a 12-year extension to refinance and pay off a special taxing district that is losing money is up to the state legislature. Without t...
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Cardinal should focus on church's issApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - This is regarding Cardinal Francis George maintaining pressure of Notre Dame University for inviting President Obama to be their commencement speaker this year. His disa...
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Now that election's over, can they all get along?Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - When former Lake Barrington Village President Dorothy "Connie" Schofield decided to re-enter local politics and run for village trustee, she said her main motivation was...
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Will skies be friendlier over Bensenville with giant-killer Soto?Apr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - I still can't believe John Geils is on his way out. My ears are still ringing from the last time he yelled at me about an article he didn't like. The iconic Bensenville ...
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Americans are mad about all these taxesApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Wake up, America. People are fed up with taxes. Roads need repairing. The tollways cost more than double of what they used to charge and more than double of the cars. Th...
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Voters weigh in, lawmakers fret over looming tax hikeApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters seemed angry at the ballot box last week. In Cook County, they voiced opposition to a sales-tax hike - by 90 percent in some towns - and threatened to secede from...
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Voters to school board members: Stick aroundApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - While voters sent many suburban mayors packing this week, they asked many local school board members to stay a while. In contrast to the village presidents who were oust...
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Photos: Egg hunts and elsewhere in the suburbsApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - ...