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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Democrat-controlled General Assembly plans to convene Thursday and vote on whether to hold a special election in two years for state comptroller, potentially handing Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner a loss even before ...
Updated: Jan 07, 2015 at 05:30 PM
Northbrook-based UL, a safety science company, has launched SafeBee.com, a website that warehouses countless product recalls, alerts, reports on various topics and other consumer information.
Topics include home, health, money, travel, auto, family ...
Updated: Jan 08, 2015 at 05:25 PM
We still have 51-plus weeks to go, but 2015 looks promising — especially in sectors where the cost of money can be a thorny issue:
• Last year's first six months were slow in the remodeling industry where design-and-build architect Michael Menn hold...
Updated: Jan 06, 2015 at 10:56 AM
Get ready for a hopping good time with an odd couple of friends! "A Year with Frog and Toad," adapted from a Broadway hit, will bring Arnold Lobel's well-loved children's books to life at the Northbrook Theatre. Beginning on January 24, families can...
Updated: Jan 06, 2015 at 07:56 AM
Since its inception in 2012, Northbrook-based youth charity Gear for Goals has been aiming to bring the joy of sports to impoverished children around the world. Led by renowned pediatric chiropractor Dr. Warren Bruhl, Gear for Goals continues its mi...
Updated: Jan 05, 2015 at 07:15 AM
A man sees through the eyes of a woman and shares what he learned. — Colleen Thomas
Empathy for victims of sexual assault
I was robbed by three large young men. They approached me after I was leaving a wake. They demanded that I give them my wa...
Updated: Dec 29, 2014 at 04:51 PM
Northbrook-based Allstate Corp. announced Wednesday a management shake-up in a reorganization aimed at focusing attention closely on customers and improving efficiency of operations.
Allstate said that Matt Winter, president of the company's persona...
Updated: Dec 18, 2014 at 07:06 AM
Mike Gold is the suburban tobacco distributor quoted in this article. His name has been corrected.
Mike Gold doesn't expect to sell his first Cuban cigar for at least a year, and possibly much longer.
Gold, a suburban distributor and president ...
Updated: Dec 18, 2014 at 02:12 PM
A Washington, D.C.-based consumer watchdog group Wednesday claimed Northbrook-based Allstate is part of an illegal pricing scheme in several states, including Illinois.
Consumer Federation of America said an Allstate document shows that the ins...
Updated: Dec 17, 2014 at 05:59 PM
A Grayslake Elementary District 46 parent continues to publicly tout the benefits of full-day kindergarten in an effort to persuade the school board to approve such a program.
Jamie Taylor presented an updated petition to the school board with about...
Updated: Dec 16, 2014 at 05:49 PM