Lincolnshire News

You would expect restaurants and bars to do something special for Valentine's Day or the preceding weekend.

The preferred design for widening and improving more than five miles of Route 45 - mainly through Vernon Hills - is expected to be complete this summer but motorists shouldn't expect any relief soon.

Two juveniles from Stevenson High School will be charged with selling drugs at the Lincolnshire-area high school, police confirmed today.

The state plans to spend $73 million to expand a roadway that, according to its estimates, will see virtually no increase in traffic between now and 2040 - while major thoroughfares at opposite ends of the project are expected to see significant traffic increases, and no expansions.

The 79-year-old Finer, president, said closing the company he co-founded in 1965 does not involve a bankruptcy and that he owes no money to suppliers.

Luxury custom homes on large lots, some backing to the Arboretum Golf Course, as well as excellent schools and an ideal location make Sterling Green one of Buffalo Grove's most sought-after subdivisions.

An Illinois high school is cracking down on campus drug sales by confiscating the cellphones of student suspects and using their text messages to identify others, an investigative technique that has raised questions among some legal experts and unnerved students who said they assumed texting to be private.

Buffalo Grove resident and State Rep. Sidney Mathias is among the candidates to serve as alternate delegate for presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

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LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - Drug peddling and abuse are the focuses of an investigation underway at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire and authorities have been reading students' text messages as part of the case.

Stevenson High School is in the midst of an ongoing probe into student misconduct that involves the use, possession and intent to distribute drugs, an official confirmed Tuesday.

Major reconstruction could come to US Route 45 in a few years, and the Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing next week to discuss it with residents.

Police credit seat belts with saving nine students and two adults from serious injuries Friday after their school bus rolled on its side and slid into a cornfield near Sugar Grove.

More employers intend to add automatic enrollment features to their 401 and other defined contribution plans, according to an Aon Hewitt survey.

Office -Exp'd Personal Lines Acct Mgr. for immediate F/T position. Knowledge of AMS, online quoting, & billing a plus.

Hector Garcia will replace Laurel Walker, who will retire on June 30 after serving Plano schools for 31 years as teacher, guidance counselor, principal, curriculum director and superintendent.

Montessori school in Libertyville is looking for a full time assistant teacher. Call 847-918-1621. P/T LAB TECH - Elgin Medical Practice hiring for our allergy lab.

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Honeywell has acquired Fire Sentry, a manufacturer of fire detection and control products for a broad range of industrial markets.

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