News
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It's no coffee table book
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - VATICAN CITY -- It's not the Holy Grail, but for fans of "The Da Vinci Code" and its tantalizing story line about the Knights Templar, it could be the next best thing. I...
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Preschool combines park and school districtsOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Preschoolers and staff at Friendship Station are enjoying new digs this year after moving to Geneva Middle School South. Friendship Station is a joint project of the Gen...
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What does it take to forgive?Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - In the wake of unspeakable tragedies, some find forgiveness a relief. Others find it impossible. Here are three stories of forgiveness in the toughest of circumstances, ...
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Chapter 4: 1 of every 2 education dollars stays in classroomOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A typical suburban classroom of 25 students represents $315,000 in revenue. That's $12,600 per kid, the average per-pupil revenue collected in 2005-06 by the 94 school d...
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New St. Joseph cancer center gets a nameOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - On Oct. 2, more than 300 people celebrated the groundbreaking at the new Cancer Care Center at Provena St. Joseph Hospital. At the ceremony, President and CEO Bill Brown...
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Geneva man's music shows you can go homeOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Pat Schiller provided the singing voice you may have heard on some radio or television commercials in the 1970s, but the Geneva resident eventually set aside his musical...
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U.S. appealing for restraint in Turkey
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Two senior U.S. officials promised Saturday they would convey to Iraq Turkey's unease over Kurdish rebels in the north, but they also expressed conce...
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Flu, pneumonia shots available at area KmartsOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Local Kmart stores will be providing influenza and pneumonia vaccinations during the next few weeks. Costs will be $28 for the flu shot and $50 for the pneumonia shot. I...
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Split-up touted by Iraqi leader
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The son and heir apparent of Iraq's top Shiite politician came out strongly Saturday in favor of autonomy for Iraq's religiously and ethnically divided region...
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IEPA, Madigan clash over money
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois' environmental protection agency and the state's attorney general have worked together on hundreds of cases to crack down on polluters. But that ...