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House passes ‘fiscal cliff’ compromise
Past its own New Year’s deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national “fiscal cliff” of middle-class tax increases and spending cuts late last night in the culmina...
Updated: Jan 02, 2013 at 02:07 PM
On the cusp of the New Year, here’s a look back at the people we featured who have inspired us in some way.
Inspiring:Terry Howerton, founder of the Illinois Technology Association, who took in his sister’s children after she died of cancer. ... Jo...
Updated: Jan 01, 2013 at 07:29 AM
From the weather to crime to the extracurricular activities of local officials, 2012 featured a range of stories that made news in Lake County.
Lingering drought, the Antioch Rescue Squad, big news from the top prosecutor's office, controversy on t...
Updated: Dec 31, 2012 at 07:26 AM
Family displaced, three dogs killed in Gurnee house fire
A Christmas Eve fire killed three dogs and left a Gurnee family displaced, fire officials said yesterday. Firefighters responded to a report of a single-family home on fire on Ridge Drive...
Updated: Dec 27, 2012 at 04:44 PM
A “firewall” built between a two-story house and its attached garage may have helped prevent a fire that started in the garage from spreading in an unincorporated area near Barrington early Friday evening, authorities said.
Emergency crews responded...
Updated: Dec 15, 2012 at 01:12 PM
As a Harper College student in the 1970s, John Blim managed the campus radio station and served as an on-air radio personality.
When he stepped to the podium nearly three decades later as a 2012 honored alumnus, the Louisville, Ky., resident carrie...
Updated: Nov 30, 2012 at 10:35 AM
After feeding our economic gluttony with heaping helpings of commercialism on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, stuffed Americans could use a little sustenance for the soul today.
#GivingTuesday provides that opportunity.
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Updated: Nov 28, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Several area fire departments including the village of Barrington and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District are participating in a “Keep the Wreath Red” program, a public awareness initiative that encourages residents to prevent fires ...
Updated: Nov 26, 2012 at 03:59 PM
Lazarus House feeds 400 in St. Charles
Not only were dozens of volunteers been signing up since early October to prepare and serve as many as 400 meals at the annual Lazarus House Thanksgiving feast, but Lazarus House Volunteer Coordinator Donn...
Updated: Nov 27, 2012 at 11:44 AM
As the recession gripped the nation and suburban property owners were forced to find ways to hold the line, local taxing bodies did the opposite.
Property tax levies in the suburbs and Chicago increased by almost $3.5 billion in 2010 compared to jus...
Updated: Nov 22, 2012 at 06:38 AM