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The Barrington Unit District 220 community is reeling from the weekend death of a Barrington High School special education teacher who had been expected back from her 12-week maternity leave Monday.
Full Story published 5/12/2010 12:01 AM
A new art program is about to take flight in Buffalo Grove. Bloomin' Buffalo Grove is an initiative of the Buffalo Grove Arts Commission. It features works produced by artists in the community, amateurs and students as well as professionals, said Carol Berman, the village's liaison to the commission.
Full Story published 5/11/2010 11:32 AM
It's not the Barrington address he initially promised, but Republican 8th Congressional District candidate Joe Walsh has moved into the area he wants to represent.
Full Story updated 5/11/2010 4:23 PM
After Denise Shepard's 31/2-year-old Boston bull terrier bolted from her family's six-acre farm near Battle Creek, Mich., in January, she eventually thought he was lost forever.
Full Story updated 5/11/2010 7:12 PM
It's no small feat to finalize plans for a Lee DeWyze homecoming when no one can say how many fans will turn out to celebrate - or even if the celebration will occur.
Full Story updated 5/12/2010 7:56 AM
A man in his 40s stole groceries from Dominick's, 1041 W. Stearns Road, around 2:30 p.m. May 4. Value was estimated between $100 and $200.
Full Story published 5/12/2010 12:02 AM
The blotter for Elgin and Kane Co.
Full Story published 5/12/2010 12:01 AM
This Palatine village council on Monday unanimously granted two developers more time to finish their partially completed townhouse complexes.
Full Story published 5/12/2010 12:01 AM
Former Prospect Heights alderman Jim Armbruster was removed from his position as chairman of the Prospect Heights finance committee by the city council Monday night. Armbruster had been the chairman since its creation two years ago.
Full Story published 5/12/2010 12:01 AM
A bicycle ride on lightly traveled Lake County roads will begin any time between 7 and 10 a.m. Sunday, May 16, at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., Barrington.
Full Story published 5/12/2010 12:01 AM
Budget cuts have pushed boundary changes in Elgin Area School District U-46 back at least a year, members of the district's Citizens Advisory Council learned Tuesday night.
Full Story published 5/12/2010 12:01 AM
Schaumburg officials Tuesday gave the green light to several new development projects, including a parking garage, medical office building, and renovations to both a nightclub and a park.
Full Story published 5/12/2010 12:01 AM
Video has apparently killed the desire for detailed meeting minutes in Hoffman Estates.
Full Story published 5/11/2010 12:05 PM
Wanting to get more use of the village-owned facility, the Hoffman Estates village board approved hosting an outdoor flea and farmers market at the Sears Centre's parking lots.
Full Story published 5/11/2010 12:13 PM
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has vetoed a countywide hiring freeze approved in an attempt to rein in his lame-duck spending.
Full Story published 5/11/2010 1:33 PM
Defense attorney J. Nicolas Albukerk acknowledged Tuesday that Concepción Junetti Padilla
Full Story published 5/11/2010 6:09 PM
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