Articles filed under Communities
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Elburn Days has tractor pull, but not the usual kindAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The tractor pull at Elburn Days had to be canceled this year due to a muddy field. Yet a tractor played a key role after the festival was over. Skinners' Amusement Co. h...
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Police officers sue Elgin for payAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A group of 142 Elgin police officers have sued the city, demanding to be paid for weekly overtime dating back to January 2005. The lawsuit does not specify damages, but...
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Grant to spruce up White Pine TrailAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Three grants could help Buffalo Grove spruce up the area around Buffalo Creek and a bike trail at Bernard Drive. The village won a roughly $150,000 grant from the Illino...
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Batavia aims to slice class movie timeAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia students may have to put away the popcorn this year. The Batavia school board heard a proposal Tuesday night to cut down the amount of time movies are used in cl...
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Simple approach to food suits Southern sonAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Chef Scott "Randy" Mattson believes in keeping things simple. The Bensenville resident and father of three serves up fresh and flavorful dishes as executive chef at Chic...
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Furio trio a real treatAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Barrington's mission to return to the championship match of its own boys soccer tournament is on course. The Broncos blasted Marmion Academy 6-0 Tuesday evening in secon...
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Police beatAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The blotter Grayslake •David Hungness, 17, 2284 Masters Lane, Round Lake Beach, and a 16-year-old juvenile were arrested Aug. 10 and charged with possession of a control...
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Lincolnshire may put meeting videos onlineAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Charting relatively new ground in cyberspace, Lincolnshire officials are considering offering video recordings of village board meetings on the town's Web site. If trust...
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Fencing instructor lets sword do the talkingAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - To Gordon Gandy of Libertyville, fencing is like speaking a language. And he brought the classical form of communication to the Bristol Renaissance Fair in Kenosha, Wis....
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Companies show they careAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Gloria Holmes-Mason tried to get away from her abusive husband again and again. She was in the process of divorcing him, but he was still abusing her when she finally go...