Prospect Heights
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Arlington Park picks new buglerJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When trumpet player Jean Laurenz is offered a high-profile gig, she takes it. This summer, she played in a Texas orchestra. Last summer, she played with Kanye West at th...
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New life for old petsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Taking care of Sandy had become too expensive and time-consuming. The aging yellow Labrador was lovable and well-trained, but her owner, a single mom from Streamwood, co...
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Des Plaines officials table bank planJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen Monday night tabled a plan to open a bank with a drive-through window amid questions it would bring extra traffic. A plan by National City to open ...
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New Hoffman Estates waste contract offers recyclingJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The main difference in Hoffman Estates' new garbage pickup program and the old program isn't with its cost, but with the recycling services, village officials said Monda...
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She ran Driscoll's Help-A-Thon for 13 yearsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When Kathy Jarosz was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999, doctors told her she had about two years to live. She didn't complain or shut down. There was simply too much ...
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Elgin may beef up laws, publish names of hookers and johnsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Prostitutes and their customers soon could face harsher penalties - and scrutiny - under an updated law that Elgin city leaders will consider Wednesday night. In respons...
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Freedom Run comes to Barrington HillsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A new Barrington area race is giving residents the chance to run with U.S. troops stationed more than 1,500 miles away. Registration started Monday for the inaugural 9.1...
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After decade of waiting, suburban family ready for trialJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Friends and family of Maria Eloiza have played the waiting game for almost a decade. But the beginning of the end could finally come today. Eloiza was a 26-year-old sing...
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Knife found near site of Addison girl's deathJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Investigators are trying to determine if a knife recovered near the site where a 9-year-old Addison girl was stabbed to death last week is connected to the case. The in...
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New U-46 superintendent takes controlJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - During his first board meeting as Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent, Jose Torres set the bar high - not only for the district, but for himself. Torres' List...