Round Lake Park
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Diary highlights how teens' lives have changed in past 100 yearsJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The other day I struck up a conversation with a fellow who, it turns out, is a reader of this column. Not only that, he told me his 13-year-old daughter Rebecca also r...
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Starting Riverwoods Police from scratchJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - On Oct. 31, 2001, the first Riverwoods police squad car began patrolling village streets. Chief Morris Weinstein, who had taken over the department a month before, was m...
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Where do we get our information?Jan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Every time I pay my bills I wonder how people with less education, experience and resources manage in today's world. It's a paradox that in this information-rich age, i...
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Island Lake village attorney says he's paid too muchJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - It's not often an attorney urges you to spend less money on legal fees. But the village of Island Lake found itself receiving just that advice at its board meeting Thurs...
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10th District rivals outline economic ideasJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - With the jobless rate up and talk of a recession more urgent, Democratic candidates in the 10th Congressional District say fixes from strategic investments to rolling ba...
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Procrastination can steal our opportunitiesJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived … And the door was shut." -- Matthew 25:10 (NIV) For that past three weeks, there has been some...
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Lake County official clarifies deportation planJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Lake County Homeland Security Director Wayne Hunter met with the county board Friday to clear up misconceptions about the sheriff's plan to give some jail officers depor...
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Muskie show has plenty to hook fishing enthusiastsJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Hundreds of fishermen lined up Friday for the start of the Chicago Muskie Show at Harper College. The lure: The chance to swap fishing stories and get the jump on the la...
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Briefs: Geography bee winnerJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - David Jin, an eighth-grade student at Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire, was named winner of the school's geographic bee. Seventh-grader Laura Hefner took second...
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Bailout or no, Metra's hiking feesJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A sales tax windfall would spare CTA and Pace riders fare increases, but Metra leaders pledged Friday to forge ahead with a 10 percent ticket hike in February. State law...