Cook County
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Restored barn celebrates Deer Park historySep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Though the restoration of the Vehe Barn in Deer Park took longer than expected, the finished product couldn't come at a more fitting time. Today's celebration of the vil...
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Will riverwalk boost town's 'wow factor'?Sep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not exactly a river running through it, but Itasca officials are hoping adding a recreation path along Spring Creek will give the village's downtown a much-needed s...
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Heralding the return of OktoberfestSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A different kind of wedding crashers help to ignite some excitement Saturday afternoon in Carol Stream. As Jim Guter's Big Band played a medley of Glenn Miller standards...
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Thai restaurant pioneers cuisine in South ElginSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A statue of a beautiful woman dressed in a traditional Thai costume, her hands in a praying position, greets you as soon as you open the door to Thai Town Restaurant. Bu...
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Judson's soccer, volleyball teams all post victoriesSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - For the second game in a row, Judson University burnt the nets on the field with a 9-1 CCAC win over the University of St. Francis on homecoming Saturday at Judson. Reco...
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Steps taken to decrease risk at dangerous intersectionSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A traffic light at Route 38 and Meredith Road in Virgil Township -- the site of a fatal accident this summer -- is at least a few years off. But in the meantime, the Ill...
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Man's story reminds us to wear a helmetSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - On Sept. 16, I had the pleasure of volunteering as a support rider on the McHenry County Conservation District's annual Pedal for the Prairie. My assignment was to patro...
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Movers and shakersSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - With more than 25 years of human resource industry experience, Beverly Chana was named director of corporate services, a new division, at Chicago-based Gray Hair Managem...
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St. Charles throws party to show off First Street construction projectSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Dave Stowell of St. Charles stopped by the block party given by the Downtown St. Charles Partnership on Saturday to check out renovation on First Street. "It seems like ...
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The Central Times on ... obsessive compulsive disorderSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - This story about high school students struggling with obsessive compulsive disorder was first printed in The Central Times in its Sept. 24, 2007 issue. Writing about...