Cook County
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Dreaming of glory at 'Wrigley Field South'Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - I was in Shea Stadium on Sept. 25, 2004, visiting our oldest son in New York City. The Cubs seemed to have a playoff spot in their grasp. The place was filled with chant...
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Spanish interpreter order must be jokeSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - There is a lawsuit against Kane County because they did not adequately accommodate Spanish-speaking voters? Is this a joke? Yes, polls should be open during hours that a...
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Fraternity brothers to run in cancer raceSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Linda Bowman has survived it. But she wants to make certain that women who battle breast cancer in the future have an easier time than she did. Or, better yet, she'd lov...
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Willowbrook 42, Addison Trail 20Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Willowbrook football coach Mark Olson spent Friday night sleeping in a tent pitched on the 50-yard line of the Warriors' home field, holding up his end of the bargain af...
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Prairie Parkway foes says Rt. 47 is being pushed aside for fundingSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Foes of the proposed Prairie Parkway are miffed that the state has set aside $32 million for that project but much less toward improving Route 47 this year. The funds w...
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Buffalo Grove H.S. made bad decisionSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - I was so happy when I turned on the TV this afternoon to watch the Cubs, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Messmer were signing "God Bless America" along with the national anthem b...
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Notes on ReligionSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - First Congregational: This Sunday, the Rev. Walter Thyng's sermon will be "Drowsy Living Costs," based on Luke 16:19-31, at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. services at the First Co...
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Schaumburg 41, Conant 28Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - They're referred to as the big uglies. And that's supposed to be an affectionate nickname. Imagine what they'd be called if they didn't do their jobs well. Fortunately f...
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S-CHIP expansion wanted by manySep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Today's news states that President Bush is threatening to veto the bill renewing the State Children's Health Insurance Program. He is doing so despite a majority in both...
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St. Charles school aide pleads not guiltySep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A 55-year-old St. Charles School District 303 special education aide pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he fondled a student. Robert Swanson of St. Charles faces char...