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I have been so impressed with Carol Sente.
I met her when she knocked on my door and asked me what I was concerned about. I have never had anyone in government ask me my opinions and concerns, and at that time I had a big concern. Carol came inside...
Updated: Nov 01, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said third-quarter profit quadrupled on reduced disaster claims in the period before Hurricane Sandy lashed the East Coast.
Net income rose to $723 million, or $1.48 a share, fr...
Updated: Nov 02, 2012 at 08:29 AM
Republican Arie Friedman of Highland Park and Democrat Julie Morrison of Deerfield have different ideas on how to boost Illinois’ economy if elected to the state senate.
Friedman and Morrison are on Tuesday’s ballot to represent the 29th Senate Dist...
Updated: Nov 01, 2012 at 04:26 PM
Christine Honeywell of Vernon Hills
Singer
A recent graduate of Libertyville High School, Christine Honeywell has been singing since she was a young child. As a toddler, she watched Disney movies and quickly memorized every song.
“She really has a ...
Published: Oct 31, 2012 at 02:02 PM
Chicago Master Singers will open its 33rd season with performances of three pivotal works of Beethoven: the Mass in C, “Elegischer Gesang” and “Opferlied”; Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Five Mystical Songs,” and two psalm settings by Gustav Holst.
The co...
Updated: Oct 31, 2012 at 11:41 AM
For those unfamiliar with the issue, Gov. Pat Quinn is backing pension reform drafted by Elaine Nekritz that would shift the cost of teacher pensions to local school districts. The Illinois Democratic leadership’s idea of “pension reform” is to push...
Published: Oct 31, 2012 at 06:00 AM
The perks of being a Wallflower
See The Wallflowers up close at the intimate Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago. They're touring on the heels of their latest album, “Glad All Over.” Tickets cost $30. (773) 929-5959. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov....
Updated: Nov 04, 2012 at 07:37 AM
SPRINGFIELD — Once Democrats unveiled a new political map last year, it became clear that state Reps. Carol Sente and Sidney Mathias might have a tougher road back to Springfield than a lot of their fellow lawmakers.
Now living in the same Illinois ...
Updated: Oct 31, 2012 at 08:48 AM
A group of North and Northwest suburban chambers of commerce pooled their memberships Monday for the Multi-Chamber Business-to-Business Expo and Taste, held at the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook.
The multi-chamber effort is a way for businesses to expand...
Updated: Oct 31, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Illinois has been in financial chaos for as long as I can remember. No, our problems didn’t happen overnight, but they are not changing, even slowly. We’ll have $90 billion in unfunded liabilities by the end of this year — but Springfield managed to...
Published: Oct 30, 2012 at 06:00 AM