Articles filed under Communities
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Movin' On events offer September funAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Movin' On is a nondenominational social group whose purpose is to provide a welcoming, social situation exclusively for widowed men and women in the Northwest suburbs. C...
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Lagunas, Carmel put best foot forwardAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Carmel's Edwin Lagunas was an all-area boys soccer player last season, and he started out the new season on the right foot in a season opener on Wednesday afternoon. It ...
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Homeowners play the waiting gameAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Sandbag walls are stacked 3 feet high and sump pumps run continuously. It's all that prevents 2 feet of Chain O' Lakes floodwater from seeping into roughly 15 homes in a...
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Briefs: SuperSibs! founder wins awardAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Melanie Goldish, the founder of SuperSibs!, for children whose siblings have cancer, has won the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame Award. Goldish, of Hoffman Estates, wi...
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Briefs: Giant banks hope to send messageAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The four largest U.S. banks each borrowed $500 million from the Federal Reserve to help ease a credit crunch threatening to slow economic growth and worsen t...
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Bring your flashlight for all-night flea marketAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not unusual for shoppers to show up with miner's lights strapped to their hats. There's no handier way, they say, to find the best bargains when power shopping outd...
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'Thoroughly Modern Millie' trip promises day of funAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Sensational Trips and Tours program at McHenry County College is now accepting registration for a trip to Fort Atkinson, Wis., to see the Broadway musical "Thoroughl...
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Natural garden mentors offer helpAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee of McHenry County is now taking applications for the Natural Gardens program. The group is a nonprofit organizatio...
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May Whitney parents, teachers step up to plateAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Andrea Natsis decided to roll up her sleeves when her twin boys starting second grade at May Whitney Elementary School stayed home because flooding, mold and asbestos pr...
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A Styrofoam LincolnAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Fran Volz has carved out a niche as a snow sculptor. Now he is staking out uncharted territory in an entirely new -- and less ephemeral -- medium. In the process, he has...