Cook County
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An iPad for every student? That's the goal for District 214Oct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Peter Duffer begins his AP Economics class at Buffalo Grove High School by telling students to look over the grades from their last test, review a calendar of what is co...
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Three D214 personnel among ‘Those Who Excel’Oct 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois State Board of Education recognized District 214 school board member Bill Dussling with the 2011 Those Who Excel Award of Excellence on Saturday, Oct. 22. T...
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Water, garbage rate hikes ahead for Mount Prospect?Oct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Last year’s budget process was painful for Mount Prospect, which in the face of a $3 million deficit reduced the village’s work force by 30 employees. There won’t be lay...
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Police briefsOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Tax incentive lures Elk Grove manufacturer to SchaumburgOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - An expanding manufacturer of turbine blades in Elk Grove Village will be taking advantage of a Cook County property tax incentive to move to a larger, long vacant quarte...
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A haunted hike through Kane County's forest preservesOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Tucked away on a quiet country road in Elgin, “Burden Acres,” home to a variety of Kane County's most bizarre and horrifying encounters, is known for its bone-chilling n...
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Crime doesn’t pay, it costs, in Rolling MeadowsOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Getting arrested in Rolling Meadows may cost you another $20 starting next month. The city council on Tuesday passed the first reading of an ordinance that would impose ...
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Cook Forest Preserve budget calls for personnel spendingOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - The new leadership at the Cook County Forest Preserve District is proposing 16 new full-time jobs and 20 to 30 new part-time positions in next year’s $195 million budget...
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Judge: Deng can't withdraw guilty plea for 2005 Aurora murderOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - A judge Wednesday shot down a move by Gareng Deng to withdraw his guilty plea and 35-year prison sentence for killing a substance abuse counselor on Oct. 31, 2005. Deng,...
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Wheeling High School students box for charityOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Wheeling High School’s Boxing and DECA Clubs will host the 4th annual Contenders for Courage Fight Night on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Wheeling High School gymn...