News
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Man's story reminds us to wear a helmetSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - On Sept. 16, I had the pleasure of volunteering as a support rider on the McHenry County Conservation District's annual Pedal for the Prairie. My assignment was to patro...
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School finance by the numbersSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - ...
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St. Charles throws party to show off First Street construction projectSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Dave Stowell of St. Charles stopped by the block party given by the Downtown St. Charles Partnership on Saturday to check out renovation on First Street. "It seems like ...
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Michigan fugitive arrested in Chicago train station
Sep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A suspect in a deadly Detroit-area robbery has been arrested at a downtown Chicago train station after police used cell phone tracing technology to track him. Federal ma...
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The Central Times on ... obsessive compulsive disorderSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - This story about high school students struggling with obsessive compulsive disorder was first printed in The Central Times in its Sept. 24, 2007 issue. Writing about...
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Chapter 2: Unequal state equalizerSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Constitution assigns the state the primary responsibility for financing public schools. The state doesn't live up to that responsibility. Not by a long shot...
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Cadets up early to clean creekSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - While many teens slept in Saturday, members of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets got up early to clean up Lincolnshire Creek. Cadets from Division 911 of the Great Lakes Naval S...
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Newlyweds charged in yearlong crime spreeSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The honeymoon is over for a recently married McHenry County couple who police say committed six robberies in six towns in the last year. Police say Mark C. Kozik, 32, an...
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Wind power looks to be worth his while
Sep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - FREEPORT -- A 35-foot-high wind turbine 12 feet in diameter on Troy Rudy's property saved him $80 in electrical bills the first month he had it running. But economics wa...
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Raising money, awareness for suicide prevention effortSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - At first glance, it looked like participants were wearing Mardi Gras beads during the Out of the Darkness Community Walk Saturday at Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. A ...