Suburban Cook County resident is Illinois’ first measles case
A suburban Cook County resident has a confirmed case of measles, but it is not likely linked to the multistate outbreak associated with Disneyland, county and state health officials said Tuesday. The...
View ArticleBiz Notes: D’Angelo named vice president of Northwestern facilities
Thomas W. Begg Jr. of Indian Head Park, director of security life safety for the AON Center in Chicago was awarded the Security Professional of the Year Award by the Building Owners & Managers...
View ArticleDocuments: Quinn got pot license recommendations but didn’t act
Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn received recommendations on which businesses should receive lucrative medical marijuana licenses but he did not act on them before leaving office this month, newly...
View ArticleConcert supports photography show at Holocaust Museum
Event: On Jan. 17, the day President Obama announced that a delegation from the White House would be flying to Oświęcim, Poland, to attend the 70th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camp...
View ArticleLetter: Gambling in Illinois sold as fantasy with broken promises
In response to a letter posted Jan. 5 (“Video gaming industry ready to work with leaders” by Michael Gelatka, president of the Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Association). Let’s start with calling...
View ArticleGas price plunge helps suburban towns
While north suburban consumers have been enjoying gasoline prices less than $2 a gallon at times this month, municipalities have seen their costs drop as well. A sampling of governments and school...
View ArticleProperty transfers: Olive Hill Drive home deals for $673,000
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View ArticleFlying Under the Radar: A suburban Super Bowl? A stretch, but possible
Metro Phoenix gets the Super Bowl Sunday spotlight on February 1, but it has also shined on cities in much colder winter climates. Detroit, Indianapolis and Minneapolis have all been Midwest hosts for...
View ArticleMeridian students’ micro-film accepted to literary festival
Four Meridian Middle School boys have become time travelers, or maybe time wrinklers, in a sense. They managed to shove weeks of work into 90 seconds, and shrunk an entire award-winning book into that...
View ArticleStevenson teacher developing app for AP exams
Geography can look like a boring subject, considering that the entire surface of the Earth has been mapped for centuries. But this spring, one small group of high school geography teachers are going to...
View ArticleMetra to test allowing small pets on trains
Chicago Tribune report: Metra customers who want to bring their pets along for the train ride may soon be able to do so, at least on weekends. The agency said Friday that if its board approves, it...
View ArticleBlotter: Arlington Heights man charged with DUI
The police blotter includes incidents listed in the official reports of the Buffalo Grove Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of...
View ArticleRoad rage leads to fistfight challenge, ramming
Buffalo Grove police allege that a Niles man ran down a fellow motorist with a car following an altercation. According to the police report, Matthew H. De Cicco, 33, of 8950 W. Heathwood Circle, Niles,...
View ArticleHighland Park’s My Favorite Outfit helps school girls build confidence
Jacqueline Perlman has always loved fashion and wanted to help others. At just 25, she’s well aware of the confidence boost a young girl gets from a brand-new outfit, not to mention the recognition...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Sex trafficking is hidden blight in Lake County
If you think human trafficking is a problem only in third-world countries and not here in the U.S., think again. The average age for girls to enter the commercial sex trade is just 12-14 years, while...
View ArticleFamily Friendly: ‘Annie’ comes to Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts
A cast of 90 young people, ages 6-21, will bring to life the rags-to-riches tale of the most unforgettable orphan in Schaumburg On Stage’s production of “Annie” at Schaumburg Prairie Center for the...
View ArticleStevenson basketball coach Tom Dineen adds to career win total
GURNEE — For the 802nd time, a Tom Dineen-coached girls basketball team won a game Wednesday night. Playing North Suburban Lake foe Warren (6-10, 1-6) Stevenson (19-3, 7-0) won in a manner familiar to...
View ArticleMommy on a Shoestring: Decor on a dime
The colder the weather, the more I stay inside, which means more time to notice all the things around my house that really bug me. From scratched furniture and drab walls to window coverings that have...
View ArticlePace unveils plan for ambitious $2.3 billion Rapid Transit Network
The Chicago Tribune reports: A wide-ranging network of suburban bus routes could transform the way people commute and shop, connecting people to job centers in Naperville, Elgin and Elk Grove Village,...
View ArticlePeoples Gas rate hike approved
Under its new chairman Brien Sheahan, the Illinois Commerce Commission voted Wednesday to raise Peoples Gas bills despite pleas from residents not to increase rates, the Chicago Tribune reports. The...
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