Bartlett News

Face time with ... Jim Lowers, 69, of Bartlett, as he was drinking coffee at Four Beans Coffeehouse in Batavia, on his way to his daughter and son-in-law, Sara and Matt Szydlowski, in Batavia Where did you grow up? A small downstate town called Easton, population 450 Family: Just my wife, our kids are grown Pets: A Burmese cat named Simon What's ...

Steel Beam Theatre reprises a musical version of "A Christmas Carol" by composer Alan Menken .

A recently released Elgin Area School District U-46 enrollment report gives weight to what some Bartlett parents have been saying for years: Their elementary school is toward the top of the list of those most overcrowded.

The Cook County commissioners who repeatedly fought for a repeal of the county's highest-in-the-state sales tax today receive our thanks, praise and encouragement to keep it up.

A Bartlett man is accused of faking the theft of his Corvette and then torching the car to collect insurance on it, Bartlett police said Tuesday.

A 49-year-old Hanover Park man is being held on $100,000 bond in DuPage County Jail for his 10th DUI arrest since 1991, Bartlett police said.

Martinez-Lopez is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 18. Carpentersville * Resisting arrest: Jeffrey Soto, 35, of 38 Evergreen Lane, was arrested for two counts of domestic battery and one count of resisting arrest just before 10 p.m. Thursday.

A suburban Cook County Board member is leading an effort to quash President Todd Stroger's attempt to open a Cook County Film Commission Office.

Stechly's bail is set at $6,000. She is to appear in court Nov. 24. * False ID: Jorge Gomez-Martinez, 40, of 530 Hill Ave., Elgin, was arrested Wednesday on Class 4 felony charges of driving while license revoked and possession of a fraudulent identification card.

Republican Commissioners Tony Peraica and Timothy Schneider on Wednesday delayed plans to push for a rollback in the Cook County sales tax until Gov.

Richard Niemczyk, 49, of 7846 Jensen Boulevard, Hanover Park, was arrested for his tenth driving under the influence violation.

Boutique Necessities & Spa by Dej, 151 S. Oak Ave., Bartlett, is holding a grand opening at the art gallery.

Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider was elected to the Board in 2006. Representing the 15th District , Schneider had campaigned against increased taxes and spending, fiscal responsibility and transparency in government, according to his Web site.

Three Rutland Township partygoers were arrested over the weekend after a dispute over car keys turned violent, police said Tuesday.

An Illinois legal-reform group released a study Wednesday suggesting Cook County is squandering millions of dollars annually with a lax approach to fighting frivolous lawsuits.

An unemployed mother of six children Saturday was charged with prostitution and possession of cocaine related to an alleged sex-for-hire Web site business she operated from her Bartlett home.

Town of Linn police said they received a report about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday of an abandoned vehicle at the Linn Pier boat launch.

The Bartlett Lions Club will host its fifth annual Sight Night Illuminated Halloween Parade at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Perseverance is something David McFadden of Bartlett said he learned from his dad.

Spin Doctor Cyclewerks was inducted last month into an elite group of Illinois businesses.