Prospect Heights
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Barrington schools cutting a dozen positions, weighing layoffsMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Barrington Unit District 220 plans to drop the equivalent of 13 full-time jobs next school year to balance its books. School officials hope attrition from staff members ...
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Northwest suburban briefsMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Tips to prepare a great Passover meal The traditional Passover meal is filled with special foods, often prepared from recipes handed down from generation to generation. ...
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Trusting nuns in Des Plaines scammed for $100,000Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A Kenyan couple who were married in Wheaton conned a group of Des Plaines nuns for about $100,000, according to a federal criminal complaint and the mother superior of t...
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Hoffman residents laud creation of Neighborhood WatchMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Setting up a Neighborhood Watch program is time-consuming, but highly recommended said Hoffman Estates resident Mary Beth Hackel. "Do it. You can only have positive outc...
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Cook County briefsMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Man killed by train in Palatine A 20-year-old man was struck and killed by a Metra train in Palatine Wednesday. Police were notifying next of kin and had not released th...
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No sleeping, stinking at Schaumburg Township libraryMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Intending to keep the Schaumburg Township District Library and its branches from being awkward or difficult places to visit, officials are addressing the problem of patr...
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Barrington Middle School campus to be renovated this summerMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A $2.7 million contract has been awarded to Barrington-based Pepper Construction to renovate Barrington Middle School-Station Campus this summer. The Barrington Unit Dis...
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Watchdog group: Illinois' open government laws weakMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A study released Wednesday by a local watchdog group concludes Illinois' open government laws are the weakest among five Midwest states. Officials with the Citizen Advoc...
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Train strikes, kills man in PalatineMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A 20-year-old McHenry man was killed by a Metra train near Palatine, delaying trains along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line. The man was struck by the train west of ...
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Softball: Northwest roundupMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Jessica Tackett (2-for-3, 6 RBI) belted her second and third home runs of the season as the Vikings improved to 2-0 after an 11-1 nonconference softball win over Prairie...