Vernon Hills
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Libraries are a key part of revitalization plansJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - While on a recent trip to Atlanta, I visited the Atlanta Botanical Garden. On exhibit was the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Exhibition. I was fascinated by large be...
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The warmest Jan. 6 in 100 yearsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A day like this only comes around once in 100 years. That's right. You have to go back to 1907 to find a January 6 that was as warm as it was Sunday in the Chicago area....
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Sioux were at Fort Sheridan, but Sitting Bull not one of themJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - For years, false rumors have persisted that the American Indian Sitting Bull was imprisoned at Fort Sheridan in the late 1800s. Sitting Bull (c. 1831 - 1890) was a Sioux...
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Who says you can't race in winter?Jan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Stuart Schwagerman is all about speed. While he races dirt bikes for most of the year, the Lindenhurst 10-year-old turns to racing a hulking snowmobile up and down hills...
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South Elgin, Hampshire notch victoriesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Kyle Osborne sat on the bench for the South Elgin boys basketball team the entire first half Saturday night. When coach Chaz Taft called on him in the third quarter Osbo...
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Libertyville firm heats up network video servicesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About six years ago, Joe Gaucher was sitting at his kitchen table with six colleagues. They weren't sharing a dinner. They were creating a company. Libertyville-based Vi...
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Taking a heavy tollJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Hunkered in her idling SUV outside the tollway's headquarters, Leslie Boudreau frantically sifts through papers that say she owes $4,619 for blowing $179.50 in tolls ove...
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Osborne sparks S. Elgin vs. VHJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Kyle Osborne sat on the bench for the South Elgin boys basketball team the entire first half Saturday night. When coach Chaz Taft called on him in the third quarter Osbo...
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10 facts about 8th Congressional District candidatesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is being challenged by activist Randi Scheurer in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 8th Congressional District seat. The two candidates will fa...
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CLC men, women winJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - College of Lake County freshman guard Chris Millner must have felt like he was back at Mundelein. Millner, who has struggled a bit adjusting to the speed of the college ...