Prospect Heights
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Police trying to determine cause of crash which left 1 dead, SUV in pondDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - The crash that killed 57-year-old United Airlines skycap Thomas Wehlus is still under investigation, Des Plaines police said Sunday. Karl Wehlus said his father, a Des P...
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State making English learners take same standardized tests as prosDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Students new to English will take the same state tests as their English-speaking peers this year. The switch, ordered by the Illinois State Board of Education, could sin...
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Should libraries restrict kids' access to videos?Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - At libraries throughout the suburbs, children can check out copies of the bloody World War II film "Saving Private Ryan," episodes of the violent crime drama "The Sopran...
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Ban would be better for young athletes in trainingDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - I believe that aluminum bats being banned would allow for young hitters to learn a more professional style of hitting. Too many young hitters get into bad habits swingin...
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Chicago Archdiocese on a recruitment missionDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the past seven years, the Chicago Archdiocese suffered a dire drop in recruitment for the priesthood. Sex scandals rocking the church nationally fed the local decli...
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The briefsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Deer Park sales tax debate The Deer Park village board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday to present information and answer questions on the sales tax increas...
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Palatine man charged with abusing teenDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - A Palatine man who police say fondled a teen girl in an apartment building laundry room was in court Saturday on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 ...
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Des Plaines man killed after driving SUV into ice-covered pondDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - A 57-year-old Des Plaines man died Saturday after his sport-utility vehicle swerved off the road and plunged into an ice-covered pond in a Des Plaines industrial park, p...
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This Santa makes house callsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Santa Claus may answer to children all over the world, but he has a special place in his global schedule for Schaumburg. Even in these increasingly busy times, Santa sti...
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Area companies have you covered for your high-tech holiday needsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - So Cyber Monday wasn't your thing? And night-owl and early-bird sales at the bricks-and-mortars are getting old? Yet you still need that certain something for a holiday ...