Cook County Board President Todd Stroger may have done himself a favor by steering clear of Wednesday's town hall meeting in Palatine. About 100 northwest suburban residents united in their disdain for county government showed up at Harper College d...

It has been about two weeks since I sent in my letter concerning the recall vote being held up by state senator Emil Jones. Todd Stroger not showing at Harper College only goes to show why we need the recall amendment in Illinois. I have not seen ...

Well, wouldn't you know it. We were just about to say something nice about Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. In fact, we already had in an earlier draft of this editorial. Unfortunately now, that draft will have to gather dust until the lucr...

In the event of a biological terrorist attack against the Northwest suburbs, Jack Bauer won't be around to play hero. In the reality that exists outside of TV's "24," the public relies on firefighters, police officers and other emergency workers. Ma...

Summer auditions: Auditions for Harper's summer production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in Room L109, Building L. All are welcome to try their hand at the Edward Albee script. Performances will ...

The Cook County medical examiner's office has ruled the death of the 14-year-old boy whose body was found Sunday afternoon near railroad tracks in Hoffman Estates was a suicide. The incident was reported by the train's conductor about 12:50 p.m. Sun...

Has Cook County become too large to be managed efficiently and effectively? With the county getting additional funds and an additional 1,200 employees, what increases in services can residents expect to see? Palatine officials have a bunch of questi...