Pihos speaks at event: State Rep. Sandy Pihos, a Glen Ellyn Republican, will discuss recent events in Springfield when she meets at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13 with the League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn. For details, contact Ginger Wheeler at (630) 835-69...

I certainly hope all you folks out there who are supporting Obama's health care program know what it says. Well, maybe I hope you don't, as it would mean it is really what you all want. Are you, oh, I hope not, aware that if this bill is adopted he...

The state is broke. Springfield is dysfunctional. Governor Quinn flies off to Iraq. Tell me, how does that help solve the problems in our state, and who paid for it? Greg Stimpson Wood Dale

While grocery shopping I noticed a very disturbing thing at the deli counter. Stores are charging us for the containers that the food goes into. In the past they had to subtract the weight of the container from the total weight. Robert Bieszki Wood...

Craft shows, bazaars, rummage sales, farmers markets. Deadline is two weeks before event date. July 24 Rummage sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25, St. Philip Lutheran Church, 1609 Pfingsten Road, Glenview. Immanuel Luther...

DuPage County has the second-largest numbers of Democratic voters in the state of Illinois, and they, plus many others in our state, always vote for you, Sen. Dick Durbin. We have seen you often on the TV, taking up a cause for the little guy in Coo...

Siemens AG, Europe's largest engineer, will be forced to run down the order book at its energy division in the first half of its next financial year as investment tails off. The unit's book-to-bill ratio will probably fall below one during the six-...

Craft shows, bazaars, rummage sales, farmers markets. Deadline is two weeks before event date. July 17 Rummage Sale: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 17 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 18, First Presbyterian Church, 302 North Dunton Ave., Arli...

I agree 100 percent with U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's opposition to Mr. Obama's public health care plan. Supporters of Mr. Obama's health care plan constantly use "affordability" to back up their view. The word they should be considering is "usability"....

A suburban immigrant who built his business into a multimillion-dollar success has been convicted of bribing a bank official to help him make most of his money. Armando Navarrete, 46, of Bloomingdale, was convicted of bank fraud, bribery and illegal...