Cook County
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Miller, Harper hope to bounce backSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Fresh off of last week's 66-6 loss at Iowa Western, the Harper College football team comes home to play North Dakota School of Science at 1 p.m. today. “We just played t...
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Flight 191 memorial work begins in Des PlainesSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Work began Thursday on a memorial for American Airlines Flight 191 at the Des Plaines Park District’s Lake Park. The flight crashed on May 25, 1979, in a field in Elk G...
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Harper speaker Oct. 5 on Palestinian bid for statehoodSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - At the United Nations 66th General Assembly in New York last week, Mahmoud Abbas, of the Palestinian National Authority, formally asked the Security Council for full mem...
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Police previously called to animal-filled homeSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Berwyn police say they were previously called to an animal- and insect-infested home where a 14-year-old mentally disabled boy was found dead. His 49-year-old mother fac...
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Des Plaines considers funding for generator rebatesSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines city officials will consider increasing funding for the new home generator rebate program at Monday night’s city council meeting. The program was such a hit ...
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Tour of Elk Grove joins elite racesSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - The Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove professional men's three-day race has earned the highest ranking — 2.1 — from Union Cycliste Internationale. UCI is cycling's fore...
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Wind gusts capsize small sailboat, knock out powerSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Drivers, especially those with tall vehicles, are advised to proceed carefully as wind gusts of up to 55 are possible tonight while most of the Chicago area is under a w...
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Harper offers parents homework helpSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Think you’re smarter than a fifth-grader? You might be surprised. Many parents have been out of school for years, making it easy to be stymied by the homework questions ...
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Elgin entrepreneur, software guru was ‘unflappable’Sep 30, 2011 12:00 am - It was impossible to ruffle Steve Munson. He was a man who remained calm, in control and who never lost his temper, friends say. When the going got tough, Munson would ...
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Pool drain deadline is SaturdaySep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Saturday is the deadline for licensed swimming facilities in the state to comply with state and federal safety rules that mandate outfitting pool drains with covers. It’...