Cook County
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No threat to leaf pickup program in ElginAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin City Council this year already made it clear it plans to continue the city's leaf pickup program. So council members are treading carefully around proposed cha...
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Arlington Hts. District 25 hears more options to cool schoolsAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board continued Thursday to gather information on the costs and options available to air-condition the district's nine schoo...
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Carpentersville business expects clean auditAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The largest employer in Carpentersville said Tuesday he did not expect a U.S. Department of Labor audit of his company's work force to find any illegal immigrants. Tom R...
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Not all saying Cheers! to wine dealAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - How wine is bought and sold in Illinois could change under a proposal lawmakers approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Rod Blagojevich. And while most Illinois ...
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Gala brings together residents, law enforcementAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - While the 24th annual National Night Out aims to fight crime, the battle actually begins with a celebration. Police in neighborhoods throughout DuPage County organized o...
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Woman dies after tree falls on her tentAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - A 56-year-old woman died after a tree fell onto her tent while she was camping at Illinois State Beach Park near Zion Tuesday. Conservation police making morning rounds ...
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Seized vehicles a real steal for high bidderAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Some enterprising person may soon acquire a used vehicle at a truly affordable price. Sugar Grove's village board passed Tuesday an ordinance declaring six vehicles as s...
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Brief: Agreement is for the kidsAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The Wheeling Park District approved an intergovernmental agreement Tuesday with Wheeling Township Elementary School District 21. The agreement will allow both parties to...
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Man electrocuted while connecting pipesAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - A high-voltage power line fell into a trench and electrocuted a construction worker who was connecting fire hydrant pipes Tuesday in Arlington Heights. The man was iden...
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Heat leads to evacuation of nursing homeAug 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Seventy-six residents of a Buffalo Grove nursing home had to be evacuated Tuesday after high heat caused by a storm-induced power outage that began Monday night threaten...