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A political flip of a different sort
Politicians usually take heat for flip-flops, but one suburban lawmaker has developed a local reputation for her flips that annually draw cheers from the crowd.
That stench along I-90 caused by sewage
A noxious odor filling the air south of the Addams Tollway, emanating from a reservoir west of Elmhurst Road, is due to an overflow of raw sewage into the drainage basin, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District officials said today.
Itasca cops driving to break world record
Itasca police hope area Subaru owners are a proud bunch. The village will need a strong showing from such motorists on July 11, as the police department and Subaru of America, Inc.
Swiping a duffel bag? Six years in prison. Savagely beating a woman? Probation. Making sense of our courts? Unlikely.
Summerfest set in Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights Summerfest is packing all its fun into one day this year, but carnival rides will get folks in the mood the evening before.
Enough already; city needs more money
"Prospect Heights to Start Staff Furloughs." I read the headline with a mixture of sadness and anger.
Man facing 3rd DUi charge gets 3 years
A Prospect Heights man facing his third drunken driving charge pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI Monday in Rolling Meadows and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Crews seek man who fell in river
Emergency crews continue their search Saturday evening for a man who apparently fell into the Des Plaines River near Wheeling more than one hour ago after attending a picnic nearby.
District 23 extends teachers' contract
The Prospect Heights Elemetnary District 23 school board and the Prospect Heights Education Association reached an agreement this week to extend the 2006-2010 teachers' contract for a year from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011.
Sarpino's rethinking move to Prospect Hts.
A national pizza chain is rethinking a planned move to Prospect Heights after the city council imposed restrictions on how it can conduct its business.
'Ethnic' name? Obese? Companies won't hire you, insider warns in new book
Job hunting is never easy. Finding a job in today's economy is tougher than raising a 100-buck donation for Roland Burris.
Pizza chain HQ could come to Prospect Hts.
The corporate headquarters for a growing national pizza chain could come to Prospect Heights if the project receives city approval Monday.
Prospect Hts. Boy Scout saves a life
It was the kind of Mother's Day gift that leaves mom needing to brag on her son.
More than 700 competed in Lew Blond run
More than 700 people on May 30 attended the Ninth Annual Lew Blond Memorial 5K Run/Walk/and One Mile Run at Maple School in Northbrook.
Hanover Park deals with flare-up in gang violence
Hanover Park residents remain unfazed, for the most part, by a recent spate of gang-related violence, which isn't to say they're totally at ease.
Wheeling students featured in 'Night of Jazz'
Over the course of Brian Logan's long career as band director at Wheeling High School, he has seen only three students named to the All State Jazz Combo, which includes the best seven players in Illinois.
Paul Lindblad Choristers singing for the last time
A requiem for a final concert sounds a bit bleak. But Paul Lindblad, founder and director of the Paul Lindblad Choristers, does not see it that way.
1 dead, 3 injured in Arlington Hts. crash
A Wheeling man was killed and three other suburban residents seriously injured in an overnight high-speed accident in Arlington Heights, police said Thursday.
Banco Popular committed to Rosemont
Puerto Rico-based Popular Inc., the parent of Banco Popular, says it remains committed to its North American headquarters in Rosemont, despite streamlining that has eliminated 89 jobs in Chicago and the suburbs.
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