News
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Kane County digestAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Ex-officer appeals to court: A Kane County corrections officer fired in June is appealing his dismissal to a civil court. Jose Rivera, of Batavia, was fired by the Kane ...
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Heavy monsoon flooding devastates northern India, Bangladesh killing at least 166
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - GAUHATI, India -- Teeming monsoon rains have inundated wide swaths of northern India and neighboring Bangladesh, killing at least 166 people and washing away village...
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Russia claims polar seabed
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Two small Russian submarines completed a risky voyage deep below the North Pole Thursday, planting their country's flag in a titanium capsule on the Arctic Oce...
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Round Lake School Dist. discusses school reopening
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Round Lake school district believes it has a plan to cut costs on its project to reopen Magee Middle School. On Thursday, schools CEO Ben Martindale said a district ...
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Board to fix bumpy driveway, sinking school
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich High School students, parents and visitors will have a smoother ride this fall once potholes along the school's main driveway are fixed. The school board's c...
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Illinois' goals for grad rates not adequate
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Illinois and many other states aren't setting high enough goals for high school graduation rates, according to a new report. The Education Trust, a Washington...
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How Blagojevich ended up on a political desert island
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The bottom line is that while health care for all topped his agenda, it topped virtually no one else's. Although you can never be certain while the General Assembly is s...
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Defeated runner in Bensenville race crying foulAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Alfonso Ramirez says he was feeling especially light on his feet when he took first place in his division during a 5K run in Bensenville. But the man Ramirez beat that d...
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CorrectionAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A story in some editions of Thursday's Daily Herald misspelled the name of a Wauconda zoning and planning commissioner. The correct spelling Matthew Kurland. ...
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Field Museum brings archeological dig to Bartlett forest preserveAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - "We found a bone!" Shouts ring out in Pratt's Wayne Woods. As excited students surround Field Museum paleontologist Richard Kissel, he scrutinizes the small, brown fragm...