News
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Quakes rock Indonesia a second time
Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - PADANG, Indonesia -- The ground shook so hard Yulinar had to grab a table to steady herself. Minutes later, she heard a warning crackling over the speakers of the neighb...
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Island Lake officials say award recognizes effortSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - When Island Lake accepts its Governor's Hometown Award in Springfield in November, village officials say they'll be thinking of the volunteers who made Veterans Memorial...
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Briefs: Police pursue investigationSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Police pursue investigation Schaumburg police are continuing to investigate the accident at the Septemberfest fireworks Sept. 2 that sent seven people to local hospitals...
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Aurora walk will help fight homelessnessSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a walk you'll want to stick around for long after it's done. Aurora's third Hike for Hesed will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday at Hesed House, 659 S. River Street. P...
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Iraq report to show little progress
Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A new White House report on Iraq shows slim progress, moving just one more political and security goal into the satisfactory column: efforts to let former ...
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It's official: Village clerk retires in Glendale Hts.Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - After serving two decades as Glendale Heights' village clerk, JoAnn Borysiewicz is officially retired. Borysiewicz dramatically scaled back her duties as clerk in Novemb...
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Explosives damage sign at St. Charles NorthSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - An explosive device damaged a large metal sign at St. Charles North High School late Wednesday but didn't hurt anyone. Police responded at 11:37 p.m. to reports of an e...
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Island Lake board agrees to play niceSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A resolution meant to foster positivity on the Island Lake village board didn't win unanimous agreement Thursday night, but most trustees voted to keep future discussion...
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Governor repeats opposition to sales tax hike to solve transit crisisSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Service cuts and fare hikes for Pace and CTA riders have been put off until Nov. 4 under a last-ditch temporary bailout deal OK'd by transit officials today. But as the...
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Cook County insider found dead in MichiganSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago powerbroker Orlando Jones was found dead in Michigan this week from a gunshot wound to his head, officials said Thursday. Jones recently had attracted the atten...