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Manufacturers want certificate, help finding skilled workers
The U.S. unemployment rate remains above 8 percent, and every politician extols the importance of job creation.
Walsh in hot water for comments about blacks, Hispanics
Congressman Joe Walsh meets with his constituents at a town-hall meeting in Barrington at the Garlands earlier this year.
Blue Cross' SelectAccount buys 52,000 HSA accounts
Eagan-based SelectAccount said Friday in a news release it has acquired the health savings account business of Schaumburg, Ill.-based American Chartered Bank.
Hanover Park gauging interest in teen center
Hoping to provide Hanover Park's teens with a dedicated space the way several neighboring communities do, the village has turned to its own residents to start gauging interest in a teen center.
When Roosevelt University began developing its College of Pharmacy, it made a series of choices right from the start to help distinguish it from other programs.
Karaoke Singer Knocks Rival Unconscious
A Hyoung Kim, 45, of Glenview, was charged with battery Tuesday just after 10 p.m. Police responded to a fight at a restaurant/bar in the 9000 block of Golf Road, and found the 45-year-old male victim laying on the floor with blood on his face and hands, with his right eye appearing swollen, they said.
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Joe Walsh: Democrats Want Hispanics, African Americans 'Dependent On Government'
Source: huffingtonpost WASHINGTON -- Rep. Joe Walsh made another controversial remark last week, telling constituents that Democrats want Hispanics to be dependent on government -- and claiming that African Americans already are.
Can Sears turn retail relic into a destination
It took a trio of famous sisters -- Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian -- and their namesake jeans to draw Sajde Kerimi back into Sears.
Schaumburg neighborhood holding 43rd annual garage sale
The decades old tradition of residents in Schaumburg's Timbercrest and Woods subdivisions selling everything from bottles of water and clothes to cars and RVs is back weekend when the neighborhoods host their 43rd annual garage sale.
Citrix XenServer 6.0 Training Released by TrainSignal
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TrainSignal, the global leader in professional computer training, announced the release of their Citrix XenServer 6 training course.
Prosecutors gather more evidence against Tigers' Young for Midtown anti-Semitic rant
Manhattan prosecutors aren't ready to cut a plea deal yet with accused drunken anti-Semite Detroit Tiger Delmon Young -- instead, they've gathered more evidence in the misdemeanor hate crime assault case against him.
Township grateful for food donations
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive.
Garden Club plant sale at Spring Valley
The Schaumburg Community Garden Club has changed the location of its 23rd annual Bargain Bulb & Plant Sale on Saturday, June 2, to Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg.
Marni Pyke Yes and no to tolling freeways ... but mostly no
Tollway council opens door to Route 53 extension Illinois looks to convert freeways to tollways Consensus still elusive for Route 53 panel Expect a whopping 7 million vehicles to have traveled on the Illinois tollway system this holiday weekend.
Message on Schaumburg city sign outside the police and fire department this week: 'Got freedom? Thank a soldier.' Simple words, profound meaning.
Palatine man arrested for third DUI
Schaumburg police charged a 30-year-old Palatine man currently on probation for assault and domestic battery with aggravated DUI after stopping him early Friday for driving 20 miles over the speed limit.
Campaign to save Rolling Meadows post office fails
The Rolling Meadows post office on Kirchoff Road will close for good at the end of business Friday, even though a large group of residents and businesses have been writing letters and making phone calls over the past few weeks to try to save it.
Sam LeDeaux Named Mann Principal
Percy Julian Middle School assistant principal Sam LeDeaux was named as new principal of Horace Mann Elementary School this week.
APP Pharmaceuticals Acquires Three Products from
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-- --APP Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Fresenius Kabi Company, today announced it has acquired three products from Nexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Elk Grove Village gets input on video gambling Posted May 23, 2012...
Elk Grove Village officials will decide next month whether to allow video gambling in town.