News
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Bigeye tuna may be a brink of extinctionNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - GENEVA - Worldwide stocks of bigeye tuna, a prime source for Japanese restaurants serving sushi and sashimi around the world, are on the verge of collapse from overfishi...
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School bus driver suspended after allegedly working while intoxicatedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A Highland Park High School bus driver has been suspended after allegedly transporting a girls' basketball team to a Saturday tournament in Elk Grove Village while intox...
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Kane County panel backs bigger Elburn planning areaNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A Kane County Board committee on Tuesday backed Elburn's proposal to expand its planning area, a move that will allow the growing village to increase its wastewater trea...
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Man gets 2 months in jail for mail theftNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A 51-year-old former Mill Creek resident will spend about two months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than 1,000 items from the U.S. mail and reselling the...
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Helping plan the future of Arlington Hts. was his passionNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights has an award-winning downtown area, cited as a prototype by other cities. But what many may not realize is the seeds to its change go back to the 1960s...
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Does sheriff's office have authority to hire auditor?Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Cook County Commissioners were livid Tuesday upon learning a $220,000 audit had been contracted through the sheriff's office without, they maintained, their knowledge or...
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Controversial Dist. 158 session wasn't recordedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - The controversy over a closed-session meeting in which the Huntley Unit District 158 school board decided to appoint Mike Skala to a vacant seat may never be resolved --...
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Some pointers to follow in carving the turkeyNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - There was a time when a gentleman's education was not complete until he had mastered the art of carving. Those days are long since forgotten. By 1928, Emily Post had dro...
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French president won't blink during standoff
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Schools closed, flights were delayed, trains again weren't running, and newspapers weren't printed as civil servants joined transport workers in strikes Tuesday...
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Tae kwon do instructor helps kids achieve their goalsNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Al Qahhaar has been practicing the martial arts for 35 years, and he can thank Bruce Lee for that. Actually, he can thank his parents who went to see the movie "Enter t...