Lake County
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Warren's Green, Olson deliver victories in course-record timesSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - With cooler weather than normal for this time of year, the Warren Invitational was run under ideal conditions for area cross country runners Saturday morning. And Warren...
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Casinos want their smokesSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A statewide smoking ban has yet to snuff a single cigarette and already repeal efforts are afoot at the Capitol. The gambling industry is actively lobbyin...
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Hoosiers down Akron 41-24Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Kellen Lewis teased the Akron defense Saturday. He'd drop back in the pocket, look down the field and then slither his way past oncoming defenders. ...
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West Dundee's Heritage Fest expects 7,000 over three daysSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Civil War reenacting runs in Naperville native Bill Birzetis' family. His father portrayed a colonel in the Union Army, with a blue jacket and an eagle on either shoulde...
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Burlington Central girls win Eddington InviteSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The Burlington Central girls cross country team had a banner day Saturday at Kaneland's Larry Eddington Invtiational. With a total of 23 points, the Rockets won the girl...
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Governor makes plea for federal aid for storms, floodingSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - In Mount Prospect, where officials spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the wake of August's storms, Mayor Irvana Wilks has hope. In Geneva, where floodwater destro...
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Family files suit over beanbag deathSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The family of a man killed when shot by a McHenry County sheriff's deputy using a weapon designed only to stun is suing the sheriff's department and nine of its officers...
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A little time, little accord for transit fundingSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Pace and CTA riders caught a break Friday, but serious transit problems still loom in the near future as the governor and lawmakers seem worlds apart on a solution. Tran...
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5 men arrested after pot findsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The marijuana-growing industry in Lake County took a hard hit this week when police found and destroyed two large fields of the illegal herb. By Friday, five men were in...
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Rabies shots might cost more for non-neutered petsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake County pet owners who don't have their pets spayed or neutered may pay double for rabies shots. The Lake County board of health is considering revising its animal/r...