Prospect Heights
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State's unemployment rate soars; Lake Co. tops in suburbsMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' unemployment rate jumped to 8.6 percent last month -- above the national average and partially fueled by suburban job losses. The February data released Tuesda...
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Stimulus funds target summer jobsMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The job market for some youths and young adults will heat up this summer with the arrival of federal stimulus funds. Employment professionals throughout the Chicago area...
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Drugs, nine guns seized in Schaumburg; brothers arrestedMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Thousands of dollars in drugs and nine firearms have been seized from a Schaumburg residence, leading to the arrest of two brothers who live there. Police executed a sea...
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Hoffman eyes Sister Hazel for festivalMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates officials wanted a nationally recognized musical act to play at its Fourth of July festival to help celebrate the village's 50th anniversary. With that i...
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Arlington Heights man pleads guilty to illegal tapingMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - An Arlington Heights man charged last summer with using a camera to unlawfully videotape under the skirts of female festival goers during Frontier Days pleaded guilty an...
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Northwest suburban baseball roundupMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - St. Viator's baseball team was basking in the warm Florida sun Tuesday as teams in the Chicago area were battling wind, rain and chilly temperatures. The Lions (1-1) ope...
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Lake County officials take Route 53 plan to the WebMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Taking a page from President Obama's campaign playbook, Lake County officials on Tuesday went high-tech to spread the word about an upcoming referendum on the long-plann...
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Second defendant pleads guilty in '08 home invasionsMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The second of four defendants in a string of suburban burglaries pleaded guilty to home invasion and received eight years in prison Monday. Mark Sharks, 40, of the 1000 ...
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In Arlington: Mulder and Breyer, Farwell, Rosenberg, GlasgowMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The campaigns for municipal offices in Arlington Heights have been unusually feisty, no doubt fueled at least in part by widespread concerns about the economy. Village h...
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Elgin man busted while trying to steal dream car, police sayMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - An Elgin man who told police his dream car was a red Nissan Altima with a push-button ignition, has been charged with attempting to steal one from a local car dealership...