Cook County
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Christian group reopening Arlington Heights teen centerAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Heights’ former Teen Center is expected to open again in September, according to an official of the Christian organization that has leased the building. The Ar...
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It isn’t the party; it’s the personAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - What a statement — “Vote against all incumbents all of the time.” What happens to those incumbents who are working hard for their constituents’ benefit, especially if th...
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Burt needs a history lessonAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Senator????? Lincoln. Mr. Constable must have studied at the Bachman-Palin Historical Institute. Bill Moylan Elgin ...
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Can’t create money out of thin airAug 17, 2011 5:00 am - Our economy is a mess. We are in debt up to our neck. Some claim that to save the economy we should go even deeper into debt — like the drunk who says he will quit drink...
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Judson University president plans retirementAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - Judson University President Jerry Cain will retire at the end of the 2012 academic year. The 65-year-old Cain made the announcement at Wednesday’s annual university empl...
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New conductor joins Elgin Youth Symphony OrchestraAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will welcome a new conductor to its ranks for the 2011-2012 season. Andy Masters, of North Aurora, will start as the conductor of the ...
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Geneva leads the way in ACT composite scoreAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - When it came to the class of 2011 and the ACT exam, Larkin and Batavia high schools had a huge increase in composite score. Three other Fox Valley school districts incre...
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D300 sharing fiber optic cable network with othersAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - As Community Unit District 300 builds a fiber-optic cable network connecting its 27 schools, some local communities are finding out they can tap into that resource and s...
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Elgin, Schaumburg host free foreclosure seminarsAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - The foreclosure epidemic in the United States is showing no sign of slowing down, with millions of Americans “under water” on their mortgage, owing more than their home ...
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Little City Book Fair starts Friday at Harper College in PalatineAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - The 2011 Little City Book Fair runs this weekend at the Harper College gymnasium, Algonquin and Roselle roads, Palatine. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m....