Cook County
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DuPage business briefs: Community Bank to buy back stockAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - GLEN ELLYN -- Community Financial Shares Inc., the registered bank holding company for Community Bank-Wheaton/Glen Ellyn, announced a stock repurchase plan Tuesday to in...
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More companies willing to welcome moms backAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gina Thoma is taking a year off work to raise a family, but she's still playing the corporate game. As part of a new program at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the 4...
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Rolling Meadows looks at new laws to curb vicious dogsAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A Boston terrier buried its teeth in Marylou Grasso's arm, hanging from her flesh. "I remember it literally hanging by my arm," the Rolling Meadows resident said. "It ju...
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Why Mt. Prospect may raise home-rule taxAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect village board members will consider a quarter-percent increase in the home-rule sales tax to boost its fund for mid-level capital improvements. At Tuesday...
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Crosby to sign with TigersAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The Detroit News is reporting that the Detroit Tigers have reached an agreement with 2007 Kaneland grad Casey Crosby. Crosby, an 18-year-old left-handed pitcher, was dra...
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Schaumburg mourns firefighter killed in motorcycle crashAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Both the loved ones and professional family of David Grandt, a 30-year veteran of the Schaumburg Fire Department, are mourning his loss in a motorcycle crash that also s...
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It's unclear why the mites are hereAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The cause of the region's mite bite outbreak has experts scratching their heads. And their arms. And their necks. And their torsos. Entomologists and health officials...
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Transforming wood in to works of artAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Steve Johnsen Born: Elmwood Park Resides: St. Charles since 1978 Family: Wife Allison; three stepchildren: Brendan (20), Ariel (16) and Skyle...
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A ticket tax to help Grand Theater?Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The renovation of the Wheaton Grand Theater has been taxing work for all involved, and may prove to be taxing on entertainment in the city in general. Theater officials ...
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Golfers take their best shot at Renz Center contestAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Amateur golfers took their best shot at Renz Addiction Counseling Center's fifth annual Hole-in-One Shootout, which was held in June at The Highlands of Elgin. Area golf...