Neighbor sports Baseball/softball Coaching assistants: Palatine Youth Baseball and Softball is seeking volunteers to assist their coaches for the 2008 season. Volunteers can help 7- to 12-year-old girls learn the fundamentals of softball. Anyone who...

Baseball New players wanted: The Chicago North Men's Senior Baseball League is seeking new players for the upcoming 2008 season. The league is baseball using MLB rules. There are four age divisions: 25 and over, 35 and over, 45 and over, and 55 and ...

It sure isn't "Leave it to Beaver" or "Father Knows Best." "Over the Tavern," which the Big Noise Theatre Company of Winnetka is presenting at Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines, is the story of a real 1950s-era family which lives over the tavern ...

Allstate Corp., seeking rate increases of as much as 42 percent in Florida, was barred from selling new policies in the state after failing to provide documents sought by regulators probing possible collusion. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin Mc...

Neighbor sports Baseball/softball Throw Faster Clinic:ŒFastball USA, near the York and Grand intersection on Diversey in Elmhurst, will host a one-day clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Monday. Pre-registration is required. The clinic will teach baseball pl...

Baseball/softball Registration:ŒThe Arlington Heights Youth Athletic Association will hold walk-in baseball/softball registration from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 2 at Frontier Park, 1929 N. Kennicott, Arlington Heights. A.H.Y.A.A. offers coac...

Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, won't be permitted to sell new policies in Florida until it complies with subpoenas for documents related to the company's requested rate hikes. Existing policy...

SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich may have promised free public transportation for every senior citizen in Illinois, but the fine print of his deal appears to come up short. Last week, Blagojevich said he'd give up on his campaign pledge to oppose...

All programs are free unless otherwise indicated. To register, call (847) 509-9595. Companion Healing Pets: Come learn about Bon Ami Foundation, a nonprofit organization that empowers cancer survivors to survive and thrive, and understand t...