Spring Grove
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Two firefighters injured in McHenry Co. blazeJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - A fire that started in a dryer damaged an Oakwood Hills home Saturday and resulted in minor injuries to two firefighters. A resident at 13 Lakeshore Drive smelled smoke ...
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Can't afford to cut career, tech fundingJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - In the next decade, a large percentage of jobs in Illinois - 41 percent - will be at the "middle skill" level, requiring more education than a high school diploma but le...
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Fox Valley's first baby of the new yearJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Gael Guerrero waited until 2:27 p.m. Friday, but he was still the first 2010 baby born at Sherman Health in Elgin. The son of Angelica Chavez and Victor Guerrero of Elgi...
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Dundee-Crown High school mulls wind turbineJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Starting next year, instead of just reading about wind energy in a textbook, students at Dundee-Crown High School may be able to witness it firsthand. The Carpentersvill...
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It's been a surreal decade in the suburbsJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - It was a heckuva decade. The 2000s were filled with moments that made us cheer, weep in despair and exclaim, "What the heck?" We witnessed many of them as a nation, but ...
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Candidates flock to social media to connect, influenceJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - If John Kennedy was the first presidential candidate made for television, Barack Obama might have been the first made for the Internet. With his campaign's heavy relianc...
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Northwest suburban's first baby of the new yearJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Already the mother of two children, Rosa Rosada started feeling those familiar labor pains around 10 a.m. on New Year's Eve. So her longtime boyfriend, Alvin Lebron, dro...
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Don't become homeless on weekendJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I have a suggestion for people about to become homeless - wait until Monday. Recently, my husband and I had two acquaintances who unexpectedly had become homeless litera...
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McHenry Co. sheriff's head investigator completes FBI trainingJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - The next time a tough case stumps the McHenry County Sheriff's top detective, a world of help - from New York to California and from Europe to the Middle East - literall...
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O'Hare bypass threatens Des Plaines oasisJan 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Building a western bypass around O'Hare International Airport could mean the end of the road for the Des Plaines oasis. The Illinois Department of Transportation intends...