Cook County
-
Former U-46 operations director to return as COOJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Superintendent Jose Torres has tapped a former Elgin Area School District U-46 administrator for the highest unfilled position in the district. Torres on Monday named Je...
-
ComEd re-evaluating fate of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect garden plotsJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - ComEd is reconsidering its decision to eliminate the community garden plots that have been cultivated beneath power lines in Des Plaines and Mount Prospect for decades. ...
-
Toddler makes early a.m. candy run in Arlington Hts.Jan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A 4-year-old Arlington Heights boy with a craving for candy went out about 3 in the morning to see if he could get some at a gas station, Arlington Heights police report...
-
Defendants in limbo as uncertainty over death penalty persistsJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - With the probable exception of the 16 men on Illinois' death row, the most enthusiastic response to the General Assembly's vote to repeal the death penalty likely came f...
-
Elgin cops say warrant sweep a successJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A two-day initiative dubbed “Operation Clean Sweep” allowed Elgin police officers to make 87 warrant arrests in cooperation with almost 20 federal, state, county and loc...
-
Letter writer missed another’s sarcasmJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - I can’t believe Ms. Elaine Kalcsics (Fence Post, Jan. 4) interpreted my sarcastic attack (Dec. 20) on “big business” and the Republican politics of “reducing the minimum...
-
Fox Valley police blotterJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
-
Hanover Twp. offers tutoringJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Hanover Township Youth and Family Services will offer tutoring services to students in second to 12th grade from Feb. 7 to May 4. Students take part in a one-hour, small...
-
Franks seeks elimination of tollway board payJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - After taking aim at the benefits provided to the appointed boards of public transit agencies, state Rep. Jack Franks is going after the tollway board’s perks now. The Wo...
-
Wheeling man charged with fifth DUIJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - If a 31-year-old Wheeling man charged with his fifth DUI is convicted, he will face four to 15 years in prison. A Cook County judge set bail at $100,000 Monday for Agus...