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Elk Grove Village native Paul Corona hopes he’s on the cusp of a major international opera career, especially after making his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York this past season. But in the meantime, the 27-year-old bass-baritone is happy to perf...
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 at 08:58 AM
Born just months after Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed on Aug. 23, 1927, for murders many thought they didn't commit, Ted Grippo grew up hearing his father's version of what happened.
"He spoke in terms of sadn...
Updated: Aug 24, 2011 at 07:10 AM
Parish members at St. Alphonsus Liguori Church in Prospect Heights have a catchy name for one of their hands-on ministries; they call it the Garden of Eatin'.
“We grow produce so that we can help provide fresh vegetables for the clients that use our...
Updated: Aug 22, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Former Wheeling state champion wrestlers Max Nowry and Luke Smith continued to have success on a national stage this summer.
Nowry finished fourth at 121 pounds at the U.S. Greco-Roman World Team Trials in June in Oklahoma City. Nowry, who won the 2...
Updated: Aug 16, 2011 at 08:52 PM
NORTHBROOK — UL announced Tuesday it will acquire the quality assurance business of STR Holdings, Inc., an Enfield, Connecticut-based company.
The acquisition is part of UL’s strategy to expand its offerings to global retailing and manufacturing cus...
Updated: Aug 17, 2011 at 02:28 PM
Mike Skarr of Naperville retired as division vice president with Nicor Inc. after about 30 years.
Then he retired after about 11 years as CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.
If that wasn't enough, now he is retiring as CEO of Choose ...
Updated: Jan 11, 2017 at 02:32 PM
Peep's Hot Dogs, a restaurant that has served all kinds of fast food to generations of students and staff from Hersey, St. Viator and Prospect high schools, will close for good on Friday night.
Peep's, which took the nickname of one of its founders,...
Updated: Aug 14, 2011 at 10:10 AM
A recent national survey from Northbrook-based Allstate Insurance reveals that nearly six in 10 Americans favor a federal law that establishes minimum requirements for state graduated driver licensing (GDL). Survey results show that support for a na...
Updated: Aug 10, 2011 at 10:07 AM
NEW YORK — CVS Caremark said Thursday its profit slipped 1 percent in the second quarter as its pharmacy benefits management business weathered lower prices on contract renewals.
CVS Caremark Corp.'s profit declined to $816 million from $821 million...
Updated: Aug 05, 2011 at 09:04 AM
NORTHBROOK — UL has acquired MDT medical device testing GmbH and MD registration support Ltd., both based in Ochsenhausen, Germany.
They will become part of UL’s Life and Health business unit.
MDT is a leading accredited and GLP certified test lab...
Updated: Aug 02, 2011 at 03:11 PM