News
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Adam Kovac's returned home from IraqOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm happy to report that Adam Kovac, our fearless Kane County courts and South Elgin reporter who spent almost a year serving in Iraq, has safely returned to the U.S. Fo...
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Guards were stalked
Oct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- A convicted bank robber charged with killing two armored car guards had spotted the vehicle on the road and followed it to an ATM, where he opened fire, ...
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Fire damages SUV parked in St. Charles garageOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - St. Charles Fire Department officials are continuing to investigate a Friday night car fire that caused an estimated $15,000 damage to a Ford Explorer. No injuries were ...
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Sex offender accused of running off with girl from Internet caught
Oct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- A sex offender accused of running off with a 15-year-old Florida girl and then releasing her at a Wal-Mart store earlier this week has been arrested, po...
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Chapter 3: Suburban taxpayers' heavy shareOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Your annual property taxes pay for most of the public services associated with suburban living. They pay for police and firefighters. They pay for parks, libraries, a co...
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Do you go with the flow, or swim upstream?Oct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - "Life flows on..." a friend of mine used to say that. It's an interesting analogy. It brings to mind a swiftly flowing river punctuated by occasional rapids, even a wate...
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Noteable deaths this week
Oct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Al Oerter, the discus great who won gold medals in four straight Olympics to become one of track and field's biggest stars in the 1950s and '60s, died Monday. He was 71....
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Annual library meeting brings nations togetherOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Librarians are organized if they are anything. Not only do they organize books and other library materials, but they organize and work together to share ideas and get th...
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Lawyer says rapper Sigel will surrender
Oct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Rapper Beanie Sigel will surrender next week to face charges in a dispute over a rental car, his attorney said. Sigel, whose real name is Dwight Grant, r...
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Teen sought in Deerfield deathOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Police investigating the murder of a Deerfield woman said Saturday they're looking for a teenager whom one witness reported seeing nearby. In a statement released by the...