Cook County
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By the numbers: Deficient bridges in the areaSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at the deficient bridges in the counties serviced by the Daily Herald. COOK • 180 of 1,581 bridges structurally deficient (11.4 percent) • 26 toll bridges....
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Who was victim of Arellano's fraud?Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Buried somewhere in the news coverage of the recently deported illegal alien, Elvira Arellano, is the victim of a crime. In order for Arellano to bypass our immigration ...
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For all Cub fans, hope is eternalSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - We live in a changing world. There is one thing that does not change -- our Cubbies. I am 86 years old, and I have been a part of the frustrated Cubs fans for most of th...
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Will rate hikes leave ComEd asking, 'who turned out the lights?'Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that the summer news cycle has ended with such vital stories as a vanishing bank robber; a filthy-rich football player crashing his rich-man's ride into a pole and t...
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Local farming, fun runs to be featured at festivalSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School will hold the fourth annual Edible Harvest Festival, a locally grown food fair and the Run on the Prairie event. This event is offered t...
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It's dog beat dog at FlingSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Dogs of all colors, shapes and sizes hit Naperville's Last Fling Sunday, where they strutted all kinds of tricks. As part of Naperville Jaycees' four-day festival, hundr...
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Fox Valley doctor is warmly recalledSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A physician who treated patients for more than 40 years in the Fox Valley area, including the last 35 in his general practice, has died. Dr. T. G. Limberis of West Dunde...
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It's a dirty jobSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Most people probably don't think much about what happens after they flush their toilets. But in Cook County, those millions of gallons of wastewater pay a visit to one o...
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Cancer walk made special by all of youSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: Aug. 10-12 I walked in the Susan G. Komen three-day Breast Cancer Walk. We walked 60 miles through many of the Northwest suburbs, ending at Montrose Harbo...
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Satisfaction? CheckSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - At Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva, health care is more than medicine, X-rays and antibiotics. On any given day, volunteers help with aroma-therapy: baking chocolate...