Cook County
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Hearing Tuesday on Barrington Hills election complaintMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois State Board of Elections will hold a public hearing Tuesday to consider claims that a slate of Barrington Hills village board candidates violated a new camp...
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Victim pulled from Harper pond identified as Rolling Meadows womanMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - A 64-year-old Rolling Meadows woman died at an area hospital Thursday after emergency crews pulled her from a submerged car in a pond on Harper College's Palatine campus...
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First conviction under new trafficking lawMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - A Chicago man arrested inside an Elk Grove Village motel in August became the first person convicted under new human trafficking laws, the Cook County state's attorney's...
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Aurora man arrested on charges of seeking sex from an underage girlMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - A Cook County judge set bail at $100,000 for an Aurora man who Cook County Sheriff’s Police claim arranged to have sex with an underage girl he met online. Joseph Pirco...
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Pension spiking is behind the messMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Mr. Niemaszyk contends the state and taxpayers are shortfunding the TRS pension fund (March 17 Fence Post, “State must keep promise to teachers”), and this is the reason...
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Itasca's IDT jumps on the cloudMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Paul Szemplinski of St. Charles founded a tech company in 1992 in Elgin that today is Itasca-based IDT. The firm did more than provide niche services with name-brand tec...
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Tollway jumps into advertising businessMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - If you’re stranded on the Illinois tollway with an empty tank of gas, rescue could come courtesy of the Aflac duck. Or another corporate sponsor could display its logos ...
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Can Prospect Hts. afford to rehire police?Mar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Whether Prospect Heights can afford to recall police officers who have been laid off and how critical that is to safety in the city is one of the hottest issues for the ...
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Dist. 214 candidates wary of special tax districtsMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Even though they have backed the idea in the past, incumbents on District 214’s school board said they are wary of tax increment financing districts. Newcomers looking t...
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Police reportsMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Ÿ A 28-year-old Chicago man car was found in the trunk of his black Lexus parked with the motor running at the intersection of Blackhawk Drive and Ford Avenue...