Lake County
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Navigating ins, outs of flood insuranceAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Standing in front of a waterline in your basement, flood damage may seem like an insurmountable problem. But Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say those who ...
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Is transit system running on empty?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two transit officials - one the former state treasurer - are challenging the purported size of Metra's budget shortfall as the agency pushes for a quarter-cent sales tax...
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Pointing the wayAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - You've gotta think on your feet to be good at orienteering. And not just thinking and walking. Thinking while dodging branches, skirting ditches, hopping over fallen log...
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RTA: Cuts, fare hikes imminentAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Metra, Pace and CTA officials drew a budget line in the sand Thursday. After pressing for nearly a year for tax hikes to fill a collective $240 million budget hole, tra...
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Governor declares 4-county disaster areaAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today declared Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to be state disaster areas. The governor toured the floodwaters of the Des Plaines Riv...
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Projects facing the ax in state budgetAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Millions of dollars for everything from a Sicilian delegation's suburban visit to new police cars were stricken from the state budget Thursday by Gov. Rod...
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Lake County club notesAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - From the clubs To submit a listing, send e-mail to clubs@dailyherald.com, or fax to Club News at (847) 427-1301. Bicycle Club of Lake County: The Bicycle Club ...
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Young golfers take top honors at national championshipAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - High school golf coaches in the area should be rejoicing because we have some truly talented 11- to 13-year-old golfers on the rise in this area. A team of eight boys a...
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Heed these tips when driving around schoolsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The collective groan you heard earlier this week was the sound of students across the area shutting of their alarm clocks for the first day of school. With class back i...
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Ditka mixes charity work with criticismAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Bears coach Mike Ditka brought together his charity work and harsh criticism of the NFL on Thursday, announcing a golf tourney in Long Grove and autograph show in...