Cook County
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89-year-old Palatine artist gets own show at HarperJun 26, 2012 12:14 pm - Mary Applegate has worked in the ceramics studio at Harper College for more than 30 years, but last week she experienced something of a first: Her classmates and teacher...
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Five charged during Naperville prostitution stingJun 26, 2012 12:00 pm - Five people — including two from Palatine and one from Vernon Hills — were charged during a prostitution sting Friday in Naperville, authorities said Tuesday. Melissa S...
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Cook County assessor says nepotism rules don’t apply to himJun 26, 2012 7:11 am - Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios says ethics rules concerning the hiring of relatives don’t apply to him. The Cook County ethics board has recommended Berrios, who was e...
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Schaumburg library board seeks student trusteesJun 26, 2012 1:00 am - Students 15 to 20 years old are invited to apply for Student Advisory Trustee positions on the Schaumburg Township District Library Board of Trustees. Those accepted wi...
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Dawn Patrol: Dimucci delay; dome collapse; Rizzo debutJun 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Debate on Dimucci deal delayed because experts not present An apparent miscommunication about procedure prompted the Lake County regional planning commission on Mon...
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Former Chicago alderman says suburbs too corruptJun 25, 2012 9:02 pm - A former Chicago alderman is pushing for the creation of a suburban inspector general’s office to thwart corruption in the 1,200-plus government agencies spread througho...
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MCC considers switch in how administrators are paidJun 25, 2012 7:11 pm - Community colleges in the Northwest suburbs have different policies regarding how they pay administrators, from across-the-board percentage increases at College of Lake ...
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South Barrington fighting to save ash treesJun 25, 2012 5:44 pm - South Barrington has awarded what’s believed to be the second largest contract in the suburbs, behind only Naperville, to try to save as many of its parkway ash trees as...
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Old Sherman Hospital gets final hurrah before demolitionJun 25, 2012 5:31 pm - A portion of the old Sherman Hospital on Elgin’s east side is enjoying a final hurrah as a firefighters’ training ground before it meets the wrecking ball in July. All t...
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Industrial expansions have Schaumburg optimistic about economyJun 25, 2012 4:00 pm - Schaumburg could see further expansion of its industrial base later this year if the Cook County Board approves three companies' requests for property tax incentives to ...