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Where are Illinois’ healthiest people?It's no surprise that three affluent, suburban Chicago counties — Kendall, DuPage and... |
Prosecutors say motorist charged with DUI in child’s death had cocaine in his systemThe driver in a fatal car crash that killed a 6-year-old girl and injured her aunt had cocaine in... |
Ex-Gov. Ryan denied pensionSPRINGFIELD — Ex-Gov. George Ryan won't get to collect his state pension as he sits in an... |
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Top aide to Durbin is reassignedA longtime top aide to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has been reassigned but will remain in a senior... |
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Indiana joins Asian carp fightIndiana and three environmental advocacy groups joined with Michigan on Friday, asking the high... |
SAD diagnosis 'a real disability'Since she was hired two years ago as a suburban medical assistant, Jennifer Simonsis has come to... |
Aurora man pleads guilty in fatal DUIAn Aurora man faces up to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to drunken driving charges... |
Quinn sets deadline for nursing home reformsTask force chief sets timetable for key proposals to end violence. |
Suspended ethics chief sues Richard DaleyMayor Richard Daley's ethics chief on Thursday sued Daley for suspending him earlier this month and said he was bracing for the... |
Initiative seeks to attract Latinos to Catholic schoolsDominga Carmona wanted a better education for her children in the West Lawn neighborhood. The single mother of three, worked overtime just... |
Fee hikes give boaters sinking feelingThey are retirees — schoolteacher, electrician and funeral director — who drive old cars and don't travel for vacation. They... |
Hare gets poor grades from travelersAir travelers tend to be pickier about the service they receive than almost any other consumers, perhaps because many still marvel over... |
RTA: Transit agencies running out of cashThe Regional Transportation Authority issued a warning Thursday: Unless the state comes up with the cash it owes the transit agencies within... |
South Elgin man charged with breaking cat’s legA South Elgin man was charged with aggravated animal cruelty and misdemeanor domestic battery after police said he broke his pet cat's leg... |
Casino tells Des Plaines it can bet on a green ratingA new $1 billion casino in Des Plaines could be open by September 2011 and rolling in green — and not just cold hard cash. |
Gurnee teens charged in burglaryA 15-year-old and two 13-year-olds from Gurnee were each charged in juvenile court last week with burglary and residential burglary after a... |
Employee charged with stealing iPhones from Deerfield storeAn employee at a Best Buy store in Deerfield has been charged with the theft of two iPhones used for in-store sales demonstrations,... |
Man shot during January robbery in Waukegan diesProsecutors were eyeing upgraded charges against four Waukegan teens after a 42-year-old local man shot during a Jan. 21 robbery, Andres... |
Hoffman Estates man sentenced to 5 years in 2008 shootingA 21-year-old man was sentenced this week to five years in prison for shooting and wounding a 19-year-old man in Hoffman Estates. Perry A.... |
Deal for Sears Centre marketing closeThe village of Hoffman Estates is expected to award a three-year contract to Front Row Marketing Services in a deal that officials say could... |
$4,200 stolen from Naperville resident’s bank accountA Naperville resident reported Feb. 12 that someone had fraudulently withdrawn $4,200 from her bank account. Police said the theft... |
Indoor soccer facility to be open by summer in WestmontDespite some delays to the original plan, an indoor soccer facility is slated to open in Westmont by this summer. |
Car stolen from Geneva apartment complex parking lotA 2000 black Honda Civic was reported stolen between 1 and 7 a.m. Feb. 4 from the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 400 block of... |
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Glenbard West students speak up heading into the state forensics tournamentFor all his oratorical prowess, his apparent ease with a crowd and the lyrical cadence of his words, President Barack Obama is not someone... |
Police report says teen was driving stolen vehicleAn Oak Park teen was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle during a stop for a traffic violation at 4:20 p.m. Saturday in... |
Naperville bridge closing will alter traffic flowA key western gateway to downtown Naperville is set to close Monday as city officials begin a $3.5 million project that will rebuild and... |
Power tools stolen from trailer in NapervilleTwo large power tools valued at $3,000 were stolen Feb. 11 from a construction trailer in the 3700 block of Tramore Court in Naperville. |
Prosecutor: 'Hideous' Peterson used choke hold on wifeDrew Peterson, the former Bolingbrook police sergeant, likely killed his 23-year-old wife Stacy using a chokehold in their bedroom on the... |
Woman throws a fit at mall, police sayA Chicago woman was charged with trespassing Saturday after she created a loud disturbance by throwing merchandise inside the Carson Pirie... |
Joliet men charged in cell phone store robberiesTwo 21-year-old Joliet men suspected of robbing cell phone stores in Joliet and Plainfield have been charged with aggravated battery and... |
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Local governments seek deal with toll authorityBuoyed by a strong economy in 2006, Will County and four southwest towns signed a $20 million agreement with the Illinois State Toll Highway... |
Plainfield area crime: Man charged with damaging 2 homesWill County sheriff's police said they charged a 20-year-old Bolingbrook man with criminal damage to property at two homes near Plainfield... |
Plan for Southland charter high school will go to stateMatteson School District 162 will ask the state to consider its plan for a charter high school after the Rich Township High School... |
Police say woman at Oak Lawn gas station was tankedA Chicago woman was charged with disorderly conduct last week after police responded to a complaint of a woman loitering and disturbing... |
Northwestern University law professor Ian MacneilIan R. Macneil, who helped expand concepts of how relationships affect contracts, held an endowed professorship at Northwestern University's... |
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Robert John Nickel, 1918-2010: Printing company president owned 4 farmsDuring the Great Depression, Robert John Nickel's future father-in-law used his life insurance money to buy a 460-acre farm in Illinois.... |
Catherine “Kay” V. Kupczyk, 1929-2010Living in Norridge during the 1960s, Catherine V. "Kay" Kupczyk and her children had only one option when it came to a local library.... |
Beth Drews, 1955-2010: Former marketing exec for Chicago Botanic GardenAfter six years in the marketing departments of subsidiaries of corporations such as Coca-Cola and Quaker Oats, Beth Drews moved to the... |
Eleanore C. Glass, 1915-2010On the eve of World War II, Eleanore C. Glass made a desperate trip to Berlin in a bid to win freedom for her husband, a Jew imprisoned in... |
Leslee Ann Schiller, 1943-2010Leslee Ann Schiller was among a group of Northwest Side parents who weren't happy with Chicago's public education system in 1980. |
Johnnie Kaye, 1925-2010During summertime in the 1960s, lovers swayed to the sounds of Johnnie Kaye & His Orchestra at the Riviera ballroom on the shores of... |
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