Third Lake
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Giving Garden efforts beginning to take rootJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Tucked away in a vacant lot surrounded by industrial parks, a bevy of tomatoes and zucchinis are starting to ripen. The food, and the 240-square-foot garden where it's g...
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Task force to study nuclear power issues in IllinoisJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A new government task force will study the use of nuclear power in Illinois and investigate whether it should be expanded, lawmakers announced Friday. Safety and securit...
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Briefs: Looking for young seniorsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Vernon Hills Senior Organization is looking for young active members. The group meets in the lower level of the village hall on Evergreen Drive and Route 45, where a...
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Friends, family remember Stevenson grad killed in crashJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Danny Cotini once told a friend he believed his purpose in life was to help others be happy. "He always cared for others and tried to always make us feel good when we we...
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Volo compost plan draws heatJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - For years, the Perricone brothers have used composted grass clippings as a nutrient for trees and other plants at their garden center and nursery in Volo. No one, they s...
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How to prevent being in the next 'When Animals Attack!' showJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Where does a 400-pound alligator sleep? Possibly in the basement of the home next door. That may not be a problem unless it gets out and comes wandering down the street...
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Wauconda school official pleads guilty to domestic batteryJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Wauconda school board member Nicholas Batson was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 2 years probation Thursday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor domestic battery cha...
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State gives, then takes from mass transitJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The state gives and the state takes away. But after experiencing a $500 million emergency windfall only to lose $37 million in a stroke of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pen, R...
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Claims someone else committed murder may be allowed at Smith trialJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite her recent recantation, a McHenry woman's claims that she and two others were responsible for the 2001 slaying of Lakemoor businessman Raul Briseno -- and not su...
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Changing minds, one gold medal at a timeJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Bernice Lindsey doesn't think her son would be alive today if not for Special Olympics. Because of potential heart defects and other health problems, the average life ex...