Cook County
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Don’t try to link pensions, povertyOct 20, 2011 5:00 am - In his Sept. 23 letter to the editor, Bill Loebbaka argues that the $100,000 eliminated from a program to help the poor could easily be replaced “by just eliminating one...
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Tea party doesn’t deserve top billingOct 20, 2011 5:00 am - I think it is a disservice to this country to give “above the fold” coverage to this group of radicals called the tea party. What percentage of the population identifies...
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Changes, promotions in Arlington Heights police departmentOct 20, 2011 1:00 am - Changes are under way in the Arlington Heights Police Department as two longtime officers received promotions recently while a third is taking on new responsibilities. K...
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Harper trying to bring Twin Bowl trophy homeOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Identical twin brothers Kenneth and Steven Ender were born rivals. Thanks to their professional titles, two college football teams also can get in on the action. The two...
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Randhurst driving business to Mt. ProspectOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - The 120 Mount Prospect businesspeople who came to the village’s annual Business Breakfast Thursday heard that compared with other communities, Mount Prospect is not doin...
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French chef coming to Northwest suburbsOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Sister Cities Commission of the village of Hoffman Estates invites you to experience a week of culinary events presented by visitors from Angouleme, France, the vill...
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Jim Dobbs named honorary chair for Shelter Inc. annual ballOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Jim Dobbs, president of Woodfield Financial Advisors, will serve as Honorary Chairman for Shelter Inc.’s 24th annual Charity Ball “Puttin’ on the Glitz” to be held Nov. ...
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Preckwinkle says layoffs are comingOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says about 1,000 layoffs will be a part of a new budget, along with another small cut in the county’s sales tax. Although Pr...
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Extension granted for Wheeling town center plansOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Plans to develop a Wheeling town center are slowly progressing, as developers presented an updated plan to trustees this week that includes an underpass. Urban R2 Develo...
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DEA busts suspected cocaine dealer in SchaumburgOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake man who authorities say claimed to sell drugs throughout Illinois and Canada, faces five to 50 years in prison after his arrest in Schaumburg this week on...