Prospect Heights
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Chance leads man to become suburban builderOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A land developer and general contractor who helped to shape the footprint of the Northwest suburbs has died. Robert Barrett passed away on Oct. 15. The former 30-year r...
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Dist. 211 students ensuring the pink won't fade awayOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been a year since breast cancer took Susan Mertes. It was a three-year battle for the Hoffman Estates woman, who'd watched four sons take the gridiron for Fremd Hig...
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Huskies break outOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A break in the action could have been a bad break for Hersey's momentum in Wednesday night's 36th annual Mid-Suburban League girls volleyball championship match. But aft...
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Briefs: Barrington Taste Fest todayOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The 5th annual Great Taste Fest and Expo of Barrington takes place from 6 to 9:30 p.m. tonight, Oct. 23, at the Onion Pub & Brewery at 22N221 Pepper Road, Lake Barringto...
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Cook hospitals to reflect job cuts pledge in budget by MondayOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a promise that sounds suspicious: give us 400 new jobs, and over time, we'll cut another 900 unneeded ones. But that's what the Cook County Health and Hospitals Sys...
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Des Plaines History Center set to reopen after flood damageOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Five weeks after a mammoth flood hit Des Plaines and most of the Chicago area, staff and volunteers at the Des Plaines Historical Society are still struggling to recover...
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Willingness to volunteer was his hallmarkOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The former finance director of the Des Plaines Park District, who guided commissioners during its years of greatest growth, died Sunday. Rich Gravesmill served as finan...
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Gang activity leads to arrests in Rolling MeadowsOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A few angry looks between gang members in Rolling Meadows led to criminal damage and multiple arrests that spanned several days last week, according to police. "It invol...
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Barrington edges C-G; Hersey survives Glenbrook S.Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Last season Barrington needed 4 overtime victories in eight of its postseason wins en route to its first boys soccer state title. The Broncos were at it again in their C...
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NetworkingOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Events that help those in the business world network with each other, such as political meetings, chamber events, business outings and job fairs. Send items to nbrca...