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• Motorcyclist killed in Friday afternoon accident
• Beating the odds
• Fitzgerald to weigh multitude of options after stepping down as U.S. Attorney
• Drew Peterson prosecutors seek to limit email use by lawyers in case
• Robert Blagojevich still suffers reputation fallout from dropped corruption charges
• Striking Cat workers in Joliet voting on new contract
• Illinois legislature passes deep health care cuts
• Strip club tax passes Illinois Senate
• One dead in accident on Kennedy Expressway
• Authorities: 11-year-old struck by ATV dies
• Crews to resume search for 14-year-old girl after 2 pulled from Lake Michigan
• A nightmare, then conviction is tossed
• Romney ventures onto Democratic turf, gets earful in Philadelphia
• Amid Europe’s economic crisis, Britain fears a ‘lost’ generation of jobless youth
• Europe debt crisis dragging world economies down
• New Jersey man arrested in 1979 Etan Patz case
• Obama calls for keeping production tax credit to save clean-energy jobs
• SpaceX capsule captured by space station crew in historic mission
• Jury convicts private of plot to bomb restaurant filled with soldiers
• Auction of vial said to contain Ronald Reagan blood halted
• Tropical Storm Alberto gets jump on what could be average hurricane season
• Residents to finally see resolution to old problem
• Going Global
• Home burglaries reported in unincorporated Minooka
• U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald of Illinois to step down
• Illinois House approves major gambling expansion
• House OKs 'quick-take' for proposed Illiana
• BP to spend $400 million in air pollution settlement
• Woman injured in I-55 crash near Atlanta
• Cops to turn up heat for Memorial Day
• Prosecutors: Driver had pot in system when Skokie boy hit, killed
• 2 men accused of plotting explosions during NATO summit appear in court
• Woman injured during filming of ‘Transformers’ movie wins $18.5 million
• Man who had not been seen for months found dead in his Blue Island home
• Get in the swim, but be careful out there
• 44 percent of Cook County homes with a mortgage are underwater
• Brown Co. man found guilty in wife's death
• Sen. Dick Durbin seeks replacement in mold of outgoing U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald
• Mother in shock over 13-year-old daughter’s alleged plot to murder her
• SpaceX successfully flies by International Space Station
• Thousands of pages of evidence detail the killing of FAMU drum major
• Congressman says pizza is not a vegetable, introduces SLICE Act
• Secret Service chief says there’s no culture of misbehavior
• City committee recommends $110,500 in donations
• 'Etched in Time'
• For clergy, NATO summit a chance to put spotlight on economic justice
• Lawmakers pass stricter bill for extreme speeders
• Madigan sues Illinois State High School Association over barring disabled athletes from state competitions
• Illinois third in foreclosures despite national improvement
• Military stunt prompts police showdown
• Protester accused of assaulting Chicago cop charged with felony
• Tinley Park folding from video poker plan
• Guardian Angel stabbed in altercation is back on his post
• Lawsuit filed over lottery jackpot
• Cops: Rock throwers damage nearly dozen cars on Stevenson
• Chicago police superintendent praises handling of NATO-related protests
• NATO summit will give Chicago a global boost, poll finds
• Panel says Peoria County should consider selling landfill
• Guitarist for Lucky Boys Confusion found dead on West Side
• Field Museum throws in the towel, will close Monday
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s wife is found dead
• Divisions persist in Congress as Obama holds meeting on economy
• At G-8, Obama to champion growth to fix European financial crisis
• After teen’s fatal fall from airliner, Congress questions airport security
• Thieves nab discarded equipment used to test patient with mad-cow-like disease
• Having a Field Day
• Breathing Easy
• Protesters gearing up for NATO summit
• Chicago’s parade of protests
• Chicago police to rely on bike patrols to deal with NATO summit protests
• Chicago shifts police presence to downtown area to handle NATO summit
• Senate leader wants to legalize online poker
• Patti Blagojevich shares thoughts on visiting husband in Colo. prison
• Suit claims lifeguard was on cellphone when man drowned
• Girl drowns in Bolingbrook
• Arrest warrant issued for Illinois man charged in new bride’s slaying
• Peotone motorcyclist dies in early morning crash
• Increase in student deaths prompts ISU review
• Roll-your-own smokes may face tax hikes
• Rape charges dropped against Illinois man who spent 2 decades in prison
• Buddhist priest accused of sexual assault arrested
• Four Guardian Angels knifed trying to stop Red Line robbery
• Wrong-way driver in fatal crash dies
• A new frontier for space travel
• Edwards may testify as trial nears end
• Ron Paul says he’s not suspending presidential bid
• Down on the Dairy Farm
• Public supports drug testing, but proposal stalls
• Coal City board allows library project to proceed
• Chicagoans like Emanuel’s job performance, though not overwhelmingly
• Details lacking in case against Pontiac warden
• Democrats set up new party to field candidate to run against indicted legislator
• Northwestern Memorial employee charged with theft of patients' identities
• Driver dies after car hits construction vehicle in northwest suburb
• Cops: Husband who kicked in house door shot by wife's boyfriend
• Railroad: Crossing tracks wrong way could be fatal
• Motorcyclist killed in crash near Newton
• NATO, protests getting attention in Chicago-area classrooms
• Police investigate death of terrier that was Tasered
• Arenzville man dies after being injured at Cargill plant
• Afghan TV network trying to secure credentials to cover NATO Summit
• Woman found stabbed to death days after her wedding
• Ill worker fights postal service over toxic mail
• Same-sex couple barred from prom
• Energy fades as campaign issue as gas prices drop
• FAMU band member will admit to hazing clarinetist but says he didn’t haze Champion
• Suspended FAMU band is grounded for full year
• Sloan steps down from Morris High School board
• Fairy tale with a twist
• Getting to Work
• Jurors describe how they reached guilty verdict in Hudson family killings
• Investors scouring Chicago for foreclosures
• Party ends at Will County swingers club
• Driver pelted by rocks on I-55: 'What the heck just happened?'
• Car crash leaves 6 children without mothers
• Newlywed found dead in Burbank tub dressed in wedding dress
• Marine police save 2 from sinking boat in Lake Michigan
• Firefighters rescue kids from extra-alarm Broadview blaze
• Local tree fruits hit hard by strange spring
• Des Plaines cops fatally shoot man
• Pickup truck crashes into CTA station entrance
• Police: Son punches mom's dog during argument
• After 42 years in House, Charles Rangel might lose primary
• Romney makes his case to evangelicals
• JPMorgan CEO says $2 billion trading loss is not ‘life threatening’
• JPMorgan execs tied to big trading loss are expected to leave bank
• Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves U.S. behind
• Yahoo CEO quits over resume discrepancy
• 50 bodies found along Mexican highway
• Golden Opportunity
• Marseilles man feigns pedestrian-versus-train accident
• Mail won't be canceled in Verona, Kinsman
• Mollie Drive Mommies
• Police: Cuts to education now mean paying later
• Benefit is 'everyone's opportunity' to help Kady
• Meeting a need in the community
• Gov. Quinn makes it clear he supports same-sex marriage in Illinois
• Lawmaker says he'll fight to clear name
• One year later, boy is still missing after mother’s suicide
• Occupy protesters plan to march without permits, target Boeing at NATO summit
• Report finds IDOT official abused post
• Twins found dead in crib
• Cops: Man uses Bobcat loader to break into store, steals deodorant
• Time magazine cover: What's it trying to do?
• Ousted school chief a victim, attorney says
• Driver cited for DUI after colliding with police car
• Prosecutors rest case against John Edwards
• House Republicans pass sweeping domestic cuts, spare Pentagon
• Report says Romney, 45 years ago, cut hair of teen seen as gay
• FAMU band director quits; state university chief wants Marching 100’s suspension to continue
• Bombs kill 55 in Syria capital
• Obama’s influence to be tested in state votes on same-sex marriage
• Bachmann withdraws dual citizenship
• Obama event raises nearly $15 million
• Dirt ready to move at I-80 Railport site
• Celebration of Success
• Great Lakes gay sailors group charts course for others
• Gray wolf’s anatomy: Saving a species
• Jurors weigh fate of Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law
• Rural post office plan a relief to Central Ill. residents
• Nurses protest over pulled permit for NATO summit
• Cops: Intoxicated man passes out on street with son, 4
• Alderman wants to ban those under 18 from tanning salons
• Hole in the wall robbery: $11,500 stolen from ATM
• Bolingbrook man dies after getting shot in tow truck in Lakeview
• Cops: Woman tosses puppy from balcony, laughs at officers
• Van crashes into Best Buy, burglar makes off with dozens of iPads
• Illinois House OKs bill to require retired state workers to pay something for health care
• Tollway looking for some HELP
• Skyway closed after cars hit by rocks: 'The sun roof was totally smashed'
• Obama takes a stand for gay marriage
• Couple dead in apparent murder-suicide in Barrington Hills
• Romney reiterates opposition to legalizing gay marriage
• Three museums to shut for entire NATO summit weekend
• First Class Horse
• EAA offering chance for people to spread their wings
• Clean Line Energy puts its money where its lines are
• Lawyer on the defense at Guantanamo
• Closing arguments to begin Wednesday in Hudson family slayings trial
• Video posted on YouTube shows Sen. Mark Kirk doing rehabilitation exercises following stroke
• Corps to seek earlier feedback on Asian carp proposals
• Court deals blow to Illinois’ eavesdropping law
• Experts say Aurora coyote attack a rare event
• Anticipating larger-than-permitted downtown turnout, Chicago says planned NATO protest must move
• FBI: Man caught trying to rob West Suburban bank in women's clothing
• Child care cuts may be averted
• Teen floating down Chicago River on broken pier rescued
• Emanuel makes pension pitch at Capitol
• Quinn calls latest gambling push a distraction
• ISU trustees to consider tuition increase
• Car-semi accident closes I-55 at Lincoln
• All is not fair in war, veterans of past conflicts say
• County board chairman's pay may double over four years
• Trayvon Martin’s father recalls moments with his son, ‘my best friend’
• Double agent stole al-Qaida bomb, delivered it to US
• Advocates for mentally ill hope videotaped beating of homeless man could be turning point
• Stevens named VACGC's assistant superintendent
• Building others up
• Council approves zoning change for two-unit residential structures
• Clean Line eyes rural Channahon for electricity converter
• Transit records tripped up suspect in Hudson killings, interrogation video shows
• Illinois couple who bilked investors arrested in Arizona after 12 years in hiding
• Ex-Dixon official pleads not guilty in theft case
• Attorney nominated for judge post faces charges for allegedly stealing rival’s campaign signs
• NATO summit has Chicago museums wondering whether to stay open
• Drug disposal program goes international
• Child care providers concerned about state payments
• Berwyn doctor found guilty of sexually assaulting patient
• Man arrested after hitting teens with vehicle
• St. Clair County wants criminals evicted from rentals
• Forever Marilyn leaves Mag Mile
• ‘Melodrama’ of Edwards’ trial draws an international audience
• FBI analyzing new explosive from al-Qaida
• Video portrays violent death of California homeless man
• 42 percent of Americans adults will be obese by 2030, study says
• Top U.S. envoy to Pakistan plans to step down this summer
• Al Jazeera closes Beijing bureau after reporter expelled
• Failure’s no option in fight for Florida
• Thanking the past, training the future
• Port authority updates railroad depot development
• Former Dixon comptroller pleads not guilty to taking $53M
• Sterling official: Red flags stood out in Dixon
• Robber hits Mag Mile bank, but leaves bag of cash behind
• Groupon stock rebounds on letter from CEO Mason
• Scout rescues sister after trampoline accident
• Sarkozy out in France
• Clinton in India to discuss Afghanistan, discourage Iran trade
• ‘The Avengers’ are box office superheroes, with $200.3 million
• 'Goober Pyle' dies at 83
• Gold Star Dads honored in Springfield
• Helping Thousands
• Residents get option of larger recycling cart
• Hidden talents
• Gibbs still safe and soaring
• Age Appropriate
• Showing off at the Rialto
• New judge in Peterson case a former Will County state's attorney
• Minooka District 111’s tax rate to exceed $2.34 promise
• Grundy’s final multiplier set at 1.0000
• Drama Club has it ‘Working’
• Minooka Dist. 111 board gets visit from flash mob
• Drew Peterson due in court for first time in two years
• Sen. Mark Kirk released from rehab center
• Friend of Jennifer Hudson’s brother identifies defendant in murder trial as someone who wanted to hurt victim
• Marshals to oversee care of ex-comptroller’s horses
• Radio station's Blagojevich billboards cause static
• Stepmother of boy kept in cage makes plea deal
• Private firm falling short of goal in first year of running lottery
• NATO’s video on summit host Chicago flubs some facts
• Illinois voters to decide on pension proposal in November
• Suspect in mail bomb threats admits guilt, apologizes
• Illinois FOID card system for buying guns and ammo is broken, state audit finds
• Illinois Senate cuts scholarship program
• Senators attack plan for toxic waste in Clinton Landfill
• Man standing near parked car fatally struck by truck on I-55
• Fiery fatal wreck shuts southbound I-55
• Bowed heads, lifted prayers
• Stream of conscience: Debate over creek’s name turns neighborly
• Witness says Hudson slayings suspect asked her to lie about his whereabouts
• Balfour’s DNA not on gun, analyst testifies
• Man gets free trip to Chicago after postcard sent by mother in 1957 finally reaches him
• Suspect admits to mailing threatening letters in his opening statement
• Lawsuit blames law firm for contract that led to baseball league's collapse
• Residents complain about aggressive sales tactics for electricity aggregation
• Last gasp for legislative scholarships?
• Proud of mission, Illinois soldiers return to a warm welcome
• ISU students' designs for Route 66 gas station fix earn kudos
• Shop owner shoots robber: 'He took the jewelry from my granddaughter'
• Chicago sees first gain in domestic visitors since 2008
• Gingrich suspends campaign in typical Gingrich style
• U.S. rethinking Chen Guangcheng’s wish to stay in China, official says
• 13 students charged in hazing death of FAMU drum major Robert Champion
• Romney not likely to pick running mate soon, but tryouts are clearly under way
• DEA apologizes to student who says he drank his urine to survive in holding cell
• Medicare fraud crackdown leads to charges against 107
• ‘Hyperpartisan discussion’ ends gay spokesman’s stint with Romney
• Some pilots refuse to fly F-22 Raptor
• Council OKs 'unbalanced' budget despite concern
• Duffy: Minooka headed in 'positive direction'
• Grundy Democrats re-elect Olewinski as chairman
• Stepping up to the Challenge
• Without a state, Middle Eastern patient waits
• Woman who has served 7 years for sledgehammer attack gets new trial
• Lawmakers oppose Quinn's plan to close facilities
• Dwight officials pleased with vote, know fight continues
• Authorities increase amount allegedly embezzled by Dixon, Ill., comptroller to $53 million
• Chicago saying goodbye to controversial Marilyn Monroe sculpture
• Former Hudson neighbor admits buying cocaine from slaying victim
• May Day marches, rallies do little to disrupt work day in Loop
• Illinois 3rd-worst in nation for business, CEO survey says
• Ex-high school teacher gets 6 years in sex assault of student
• Digital gains lift Sun-Times past Tribune in weekday circulation
• Rallies give police training tuneup for summit
• Violence mars May Day protests in Seattle
• Seven die in suicide attacks in Kabul shortly after Obama leaves
• In Afghanistan, Obama says wars of 9/11 nearing an end
• Five in Cleveland charged with planning to blow up bridge on May Day
• Old Zimmerman Myspace page surfaces
• Zimmerman judge: No gag order
• Kopczick: City moving forward, keeping promises
• Love for the Library
• Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan on anniversary of bin Laden’s death
• Judge to allow woman serving time for sledgehammer attack to retract guilty plea
• Commission rejects Quinn's proposal to close DCC
• Mad cow finding sparks new debate about adequacy of US food-safety laws
• Five arrested in alleged plot to blow up Cleveland-area bridge
• Machinists walk off the job at Caterpillar's Joliet plant
• Testimony in Hudson slayings trial focuses on finding of boy’s body
• Despite ruling, judge sees more delays in Chicago police neglect case
• Prosecutors in Chicago drop case against former priest in sexual-assault case
• Illinois to spend less on highways and arterial streets
• Most dangerous intersections in Chicago area
• Blagojevich's summer jobs program called 'disaster'
• Cook County says suburb owes $6.6 million
• Cops: Woman shot during argument over babysitting chores
• NATO summit's economic impact questioned
• Air show won't fly over Peoria riverfront in June
• Bin Laden raid emerges as campaign issue
• A year after bin Laden raid, Pakistan still harbors US’ biggest enemies
• ‘Octomom’ Nadya Suleman files bankruptcy papers
• Wife of former aide says John Edwards approved deposits
• Morris Police Dept. looking for a few good officers
• Playing Nice
• Meteor hunters strike pay dirt in California’s Gold Country
• Supreme Court opens door slightly for ex-Ill. Gov. George Ryan
• George Zimmerman defense team launches new website, social-media accounts
• Anniversary of bin Laden’s killing a time for reflection, Obama says
• New York’s new tallest building rises at ground zero
• 19-year-old woman returns from night of drinking to bite family dog, police say
• 911 call in Hudson murders: ‘Somebody killed my mother’
• Gegenheimer signs four-year contract with District 201
• Hospice founder dies under care of his former student
• Chicago seeks gag order on family of woman released into dangerous neighborhood
• Jennifer Hudson moves in a protective bubble at murder trial
• Thieves steal ATM from Loop parking garage
• Chicago won’t enforce law against recording and photographing police during NATO summit
• Cops: Officers kill 1, wound 2 after burglars crash through steel door
• Cops: Pedestrian injured after cabdriver refuses fare
• State police: Wrong-way driver crashes, kills motorist
• Long-distance surgery within reach
• Obama plays along at annual Washington press dinner
• Good Growing
• Strides against stigma
• The royal treatment
• GOP elects Mattingly as Grundy chairman
• One in 'A Billion ...'
• Minooka District 201 keeps promise despite cost
• Fossil fuel exploration may transform peaceful community into oil boom town
• Chicago to see beefed up security long before scheduled NATO summit
• Woman calls health scare on plane a misunderstanding
• Woman can sue police for releasing her in neighborhood where she was attacked, court rules
• String of witnesses testify against suspect in Hudson slayings
• Breakdown of safeguards led to alleged $30 million embezzlement, experts say
• Dalai Lama boosts youth
• Democrats, Republicans in a ballot tug of war
• Stevenson H.S. student says dean sent 'awkward and creepy' texts
• Tollway: Employee was suspended for misuse of agency vehicle
• Cops: Elgin mother drove daughter, encouraged fight
• LAPD adds 30 officers to area around University of Southern California after shooting
• Afghan policeman opens fire at checkpoint; 2 U.S. troops injured
• Biden touts Obama’s foreign policy record
• For safer skies, US senator proposes killing geese, other birds
• Economic growth slows in first quarter
• After Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida still a many-headed threat
• The Spirit of Hospice
• Planners back two-unit structures
• Rare legal settlements demand officers pay too
• Panel to cast nonbinding vote on closing Dwight prison
• Jennifer Hudson absent from courtroom during graphic presentation of evidence
• Speaker Madigan doubts cigarette tax hike will pass Illinois House
• Chicago man accused of cyber-stalking former bosses, police officers
• Illinois lawmakers pass measure on fugitive family members
• ACLU defends 3 girls expelled over Facebook conversation about which classmates they would kill
• At summit, Dalai Lama says a decision on his successor is long way down the road
• Father arrested after allegedly kidnapping his 5-year-old son from hospital
• Crash forces taxi into scaffold, injures window washer
• Lake County launches investigation of jail deaths
• Women plead guilty to selling knockoff designer purses
• For victims of unfounded online attacks, clearing your name can be frustrating
• Napolitano: Obama wasn’t endangered by Secret Service snafu
• Edwards’ defense targets ex-aide Young’s credibility
• Gingrich to end stormy presidential campaign
• Marine who criticized Obama will be dismissed from the service
• In Arizona, furor over immigration issue has cooled a bit
• Mad cow investigation leads to Tulare County dairy
• Grant should help Coal City Library create needed space
• Coal City leaders decline library's permit request
• Minooka's fiscal 2013 budget labeled 'status quo'
• Taking bad with the good
• Minooka passes ordinance for owners of vacated properties
• Sen. Kirk ‘mentally sharp,’ officials overseeing stroke recovery say
• WIU student teaches kids a lesson about trees
• Jennifer Hudson’s community takes center stage at trial
• Investment firm executives testify about receiving threatening letters from suspect
• Sean Penn makes the rounds at summit of Nobel Peace Prize laureates
• Quinn defends proposal to raise cigarette taxes for health care
• Caterpillar Q1 profit up 29 percent, outlook lifted
• Durbin named to House-Senate panel on transportation bill
• Prosecutors: Son fatally stabbed father over missed phone call
• Emanuel's trust win shows he's firmly in control
• Ex-Marine electrocuted after falling onto Purple Line tracks
• Parolee arrested after police reportedly find $21,000 worth of pot in home
• Chicago transportation officials brace for NATO summit
• Family: Arlington Park jockey found dead in garage fire
• Ailing boy kidnapped from Missouri hospital found safe in Alsip
• Mad cow disease found in California dairy carcass
• John Edwards' former aide Young testifies to living posh life in hiding with boss' mistress
• Prior Knowledge
• Drew Peterson ready to go to trial, attorney says
• Dist. 17 opts to fill teacher slots to maintain class sizes
• American college students seek 4-year degrees overseas
• Chicago man pleads guilty in plot to set off bomb near Wrigley Field
• Hudson describes warning sister about brother-in-law
• Blagojevich’s new job: prison dishwasher
• Chicago-area home prices continue slide in February
• Democrats should go it alone on cigarette tax increase, Senate GOP leader says
• Hoffman Estates police call boy's death 'tragic accident'
• Fire that killed 18 horses ruled accidental
• Stroger Hospital employee injures woman, kills himself at hospital
• 10 arrested outside Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic
• Man charged with stabbing father in Hegewisch neighborhood
• Mitt Romney to roll up delegates in 5 GOP primaries
• ‘Sins but no crimes,’ John Edwards’ defense says
• White House staffers cleared in prostitution scandal; Defense Department employee under review
• Sanford officials reject resignation of police chief in Trayvon Martin case
• Heart Attack Grill strikes again? Owner calls diners ‘risk takers’
• US economy faces likely slowdown, big year-end decisions
• Cases of teens getting drunk off hand sanitizer worry public health officials
• A healthy variety
• Two years after attack, beating victim still struggling
• Quinn pension plan could shift costs to schools
• Celebrity of Jennifer Hudson will be a big factor in trial of man accused of killing her mother, 2 relatives
• Multiple agencies investigate death of boy, 11, of Hoffman Estates
• Want to get a glimpse of the state's books? Topinka has a website she wants to show you
• Cops: Man, 71, fatally stabbed during argument with son
• Pastor who spent 3 months on a motel roof in protest of violence plans to walk across US
• Man accused of being “Bishop,” who sent threatening letters and nonfunctioning bombs in 2007, goes on trial Monday
• Man dies after falling on tracks at Evanston CTA 'L' station
• Suspect 'John Doe' tried to escape arrest by pretending to be asleep, prosecutors say
• Cops search for driver who fled scene after 1 killed, 1 injured in Dan Ryan crash
• Mayo Clinic team to explore body’s limits in lab on Mount Everest
• Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin case known for toughness, political connections
• Zimmerman released from jail in Trayvon Martin case
• Senate panel to explore Secret Service sex scandal
• Trial to begin in John Edwards campaign finance case
• Sports gear washing up on Alaska beach may be first of Japanese tsunami debris
• Obama has 10 times what Romney has in war chest
• Dig begins in Etan Patz case
• Obama urges lawmakers to keep interest rates on college loans from skyrocketing
• CYCM heading in positive direction
• Memories when they're needed most
• Dist. 111 board mulls fees, grants to fill holes
• Freeing the soul
• George Zimmerman granted $150K bond, apologizes to Trayvon Martin’s family
• Rocky last months of ex-president’s tenure costly for University of Illinois
• Search for missing boy Etan Patz may have resumed
• Congressman, ex-wife settle lawsuit over child support
• Lawmakers skeptical of Quinn Medicaid cuts, $1 tax on cigarette packs
• F-35 costs are on Congress’ radar
• Complaint filed with IRS accuses diocese of intervening in political campaign
• Boy's baseball death spotlights need for tracking youth sports injuries
• Young women value high-paying careers more than young men, study finds
• Illinois moves closer to cracking down on family members who help fugitives flee
• Judy Baar Topinka hospitalized after minor hip fracture
• Rare penny sells for $1.15 million at Schaumburg auction
• Air Force captain who disappeared on mission in 1951 gets a marker at Arlington National Cemetery
• Man robbed of phone on Near North Side
• Rollover closes ramp from I-290 to Dan Ryan Expressway
• Romney follows Obama to Ohio with economic message
• More resignations coming in Secret Service prostitution scandal
• Jury trial likely for George Zimmerman, legal experts say
• Bunco for Breast Cancer aims to 'give back'
• History comes to life
• Gegenheimer considers return to Joliet district
• Shabbona building project delayed due to lack of funds
• Three Rivers Festival benefits are far-reaching
• Illinois couple come forward to claim Mega Millions prize
• Alleged $30 million theft 'awakened a sleepy little town'
• Two rescued after boat capsizes on Lake Michigan
• Brothers sentenced in DMV/fake ID ring
• Anti-Defamation League takes issue with bishop’s remarks
• Cops: Chinatown gambling parlor raided, $38,000 seized
• Chicago-area home sales, prices surge in March
• First Midwest, MB Financial get highest satisfaction ratings in Chicago area
• School districts turn to iPads to cut textbook costs
• Officers witness slaying, chase down gunman
• House OKs Illinois public pension perk restriction
• Details surface on Illinois Medicaid cuts
• Dick Clark, legendary host of ‘American Bandstand,’ dies at 82
• Obama: Conduct of troops who posed with dead Afghans ‘reprehensible’
• Photos of US soldiers posing with Afghan corpses prompt condemnation
• 3 Secret Service agents leave agency amid scandal
• Poll finds support for Afghanistan war deteriorating among voters
• Seeing the sights, sharing the sounds
• 'She giggled for four hours': Mega Millions winners revealed in Red Bud
• Wilmington firefighter, friend, charged with arson
• Mega Millions winner who bought ticket in Illinois to come forward
• Dixon comptroller arrested in $30 million embezzlement scheme
• Two police misconduct cases sputter along on parallel legal paths
• Police probe attack by cop's dog at Montrose Beach
• Cops: Man admitted biting, beating toddler
• Comcast to launch Xfinity Home in Chicago market
• National Guard to help move NATO delegations
• Springfield scene includes Wisconsin governor, indicted pol
• Cops: 6-year-old girl was shot after teen had dispute over basketball bet
• In-house city sticker replaces teen's controversial design
• Congress Theater takes heat at City Hall hearing
• Inmate’s writings draw attention from beyond prison walls
• Obama says he has confidence in Secret Service director as prostitution scandal widens
• Kim Kardashian mulls run for mayor — ‘for real’
• Zimmerman judge expected to step aside this week
• Warren Buffett cancer diagnosis adds pressure to name successor
• Obama, Romney camps ready for digital warfare
• 1 bullet, 3 victims, many questions in North Carolina shooting
• Channahon trustees approve budget that shows surplus
• Hamm's family needs call her home for 2012-13
• Second City third in cybercrime
• Man in court for girl's fatal beating
• Trucker gets jail for part in teaching teen to be a prostitute
• Parents make child stand outside High Mount School with sign saying she likes to steal; Swansea police called
• Space shuttle Discovery flies over D.C. to cheers
• Zimmerman seeks a new judge in Trayvon Martin case
• Obama urges Congress to increase pressure on oil market manipulation
• Freeways no longer? Interstates might get more tolls
• Randall joins Saratoga 60C school board
• Democrats raise more than GOP in battle for the House
• GSA official Jeff Neely reported to himself
• Groot to become special populations coordinator
• Illinois kayaker dies after encounter with swan
• Secret Service specifications offer glimpse of NATO summit security plans
• Chicago Tribune columnist Schmich wins Pulitzer Prize
• Dire warnings may have saved lives
• Investigation into Secret Service scandal in Colombia widens
• Tax measures may be doomed, but they clarify parties’ goals
• Zimmerman seeks a new judge in Trayvon Martin case
• First general election Gallup poll shows Romney edging Obama
• First reponders keeping pulse of community
• Upgrades, inspections under way at Braidwood Station
• Man likely hit by train is found dead near Joliet railroad track
• Oswego boy dies in freak baseball accident
• Chronic speeders get a pass from judges
• 2-year-old girl beaten to death, autopsy finds
• 3 family members die in Orland Park crash
• Two boys injured jumping from freight train
• Officials: Slain woman had more than 20 gunshot wounds
• Honest answer to Greyhound security gets Nevada man arrested
• Neighbor thwarts assault on woman
• 58-year-old man hit with gun during home invasion
• Massive student loan debt weighs heavily on young couple
• Dire warnings may have saved lives
• Storm center logs 99 reports of tornadoes in Kansas
• Obama says Secret Service misconduct would anger him
• House oversight chairman to monitor investigation of Secret Service agents
• Attacks in Afghanistan end after 18 hours of intense battle
• Gallup poll: 60 percent back Obama’s ‘Buffett Rule’
• Former EPA chief warns about U.S. chemical security
• Handful of races seen as key to control of Senate
• For Romney, stressing business prowess may be risky strategy
• Breaking new ground
• Focus turns to Medicaid, pensions
• Grain warehouse forfeits license
• MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICAL
• Draw Down raises $27,000 for Extension, Farm Bureau
• Student loan debt a growing threat to the economy
• Developer officially purchases Pere Marquette property
• At the Pere Marquette, everything must go
• Fair housing advocate says issue� has grown
• Decatur police show presence through 'proactive enforcement'
• Prosecutors: Zimmerman ‘profiled,’ confronted Trayvon Martin before shooting him
• Warm March across U.S. shatters records
• Santorum quit campaign because money ran out
• Family at John Edwards’ side as jury selection begins
• 2 shot dead at Coast Guard station in Kodiak, Alaska
• Controlled burn spreads to bush, house
• 'Undercover' Double-Cross
• Time for a truly independent senator?
• Prosecutors win ruling in Drew Peterson case
• ‘Intense’ meteor dazzles stargazers across Midwest
• Morris Fire District approves dispatch agreement
• McCullough found not guilty on rape charges
• Cantor’s campaign contribution riles some GOP House members
• Chicago homicides increase by 60 percent
• 116 sickened in salmonella outbreak
• 7 horses die, 3 missing after barn fire in McHenry County
• Mom, 1-year-old daughter shot while sleeping: 'A terrible thing'
• Aurora man handed 7 years for DUI
• ComEd plans temporary 'nerve centers' for long outages
• Cops: Boy with BB gun tries to rob pottery worker in Lincoln Park
• Developer targets downtown Naperville for more retail, office space
• Emanuel speed camera ordinance passes City Council committee
• 15-year mortgage rates at 3.11%, an all-time low
• Farmers must decide: Plant now or wait?
• Madigan offers higher bar for pension increases
• Woman shot in face while driving on Far South Side
• Ten held following Humboldt Park drug, weapons bust
• Zimmerman is jailed on second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting
• Angels & Divas
• Memorial Garden will pay tribute to lost peers
• Rutherford supports keeping DCC open
• With Rick Santorum out, it’s finally Obama vs. Romney
• Major earthquake in Indonesia sparks tsunami fears
• Survey: 30 percent of mid-size firms considered leaving Ill.
• Man tries to board Greyhound bus with gun
• Death of inmate ruled homicide
• Elgin homeowner fired warning shots, didn't mean to kill teen, lawyer says
• Ex-Christian school teacher, 75, gets probation in fondling case
• Two dead following Palos Park domestic
• Mother charged with fatally stabbing daughter's boyfriend
• Decision in Trayvon Martin case expected by Friday; Zimmerman goes AWOL from lawyers
• Attorneys say Zimmerman contacted prosecutor, Sean Hannity
• Obama highlights his tax-the-rich plan, urges students to tweet Congress
• Maryland Mega Millions winners claim prize, anonymously
• UCLA sends mistaken congrats to 894 applicants and then apologizes
• Fatal traffic accidents are more common on tax day, study finds
• First suicide reported at new Hoover Dam bridge
• Teen births hit new low, CDC reports
• Boy, 6, killed in wood chipper mishap
• Board games
• Rick Santorum suspends presidential campaign, is 'not done fighting'
• Joliet YMCA names Watts as its new president, CEO
• Expressway measure could put state in fast lane to grab land
• Forecasters warn of prime wildfire weather, possible overnight frost
• 14 jurors selected in trial of suspect in slayings of Jennifer Hudson relatives
• Suspect in fatal DUI case found in South Korea
• Brush fire does damage outside OfficeMax headquarters in Naperville
• College mourns 2 students who drowned after car plunged into lake
• Mistrial declared in animal-neglect case after witness is charged
• Prosecutor: No grand jury for Trayvon case
• Missing Aurora woman found in Chicago
• Obama to step up push for ‘Buffett Rule’ as Tax Day approaches
• Wrong-way driver travels 10 miles down Interstate 90
• Obama faces pressure over same-sex marriage
• Two suspects confess in Oklahoma shootings, police say
• Soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan villagers will face ‘sanity board’
• Iran might agree to stop producing one kind of uranium
• Radioactive particles from Japan detected in California kelp
• Feds accuse Indiana man of exploiting boys
• FBI analyst sues agency, claiming bias in fitness test
• MCHS students, staff getting goal-oriented
• At Illinois high school, fears of a ‘suicide cluster’
• FDIC names former Bear Jim McMahon in Broadway Bank suit
• Forecasters warn of prime weather for wildfires
• Worker hospitalized after hair caught in machine
• Man accused in botched $2 robbery used plastic toy gun, prosecutors say
• Propective jurors to tell what they know about Jennifer Hudson’s in trial of defendant in deaths of her relatives
• Prosecutors: Brother-in-law needed brain surgery after weed-whacker beating
• NATO summit prompts city to remove solar-powered garbage barrels
• Defendant in 1957 killing of girl goes on trial Monday in unrelated rape case
• Firefighter recovering at home after suffering minor injuries in extra-alarm blaze
• Two Chicago-area college students drown in Carbondale
• Lake County teen girl killed in I-355 crash
• Prosecutors: Man who robbed Radio Shack tracked down using GPS he stole
• Cops: Man apologized after waking woman during Far North Side home invasion
• Officials say luck, skill led to lack of fatalities in Navy jet crash
• College seniors face better job prospects but continued angst
• It’s do or die for Santorum in Pennsylvania
• Mike Wallace, ‘60 Minutes’ pioneer, dies at 93
• Two arrested in shootings of 5 blacks in Oklahoma
• Teen who quit school to move in with her former teacher says relationship over in wake of his arrest
• Getting into the act
• Volunteers hope to shave away childhood cancer
• A fan in ‘Train’ing
• Walking Jesus’ Walk
• 9-1-1 pact hits stumbling blocks
• Challenge of Illinois assault rifle ban moves back to trial judge
• Jury selection begins for man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson’s family members
• Illinois Republican Johnson leaves Congress
• Chicago pimp gets 50 years for sex trafficking
• Judge throws out suit over landfill plans
• Holder: Obama respects Supreme Court’s power to rule on laws
• Death penalty repeal clears hurdle in Conn.
• Manson says won’t attend parole hearing
• Re-cut 'Bully' to get PG-13 rating
• Oikos gunman’s target ‘terrified,’ police say
• Allison leaves lasting impression on her family
• Keeping her voice alive
• Election canvas delivers decisive vote for Diamond
• Emanuel and Quinn discuss pension reform
• Salmonella outbreak sickens scores across US
• Cops: Threatening notes but no bomb found at Navy Pier cruise ship
• State jobs site links unemployed with companies hiring
• Tribune: Deal reached with DirecTV
• Alleged husband-wife purse theft team arrested after return to Wal-Mart parking lot
• Court overturns order in woman’s will to put her cat to death
• Woman suffers severe burns in Wicker Park fire
• Chicago to add tourism offices in Brazil, Germany, Japan
• Fire heavily damages Pontiac house
• Chicago grants permit for protest march during NATO summit
• Chicago pimp faces life in prison at sentencing on sex-trafficking conviction
• Accused Oakland college gunman charged with 7 counts of murder
• Finance expert says speculators are behind high oil and gasoline prices
• Romney accuses Obama of evasion
• Across America, public-sector job cuts take a heavy toll
• Houston drowned in scalding hot water, coroner says
• Romney may have to run against his own image
• Santorum kicks off last-ditch effort in home state of Pennsylvania
• Grundy County gets state approval for second EDPA
• Root of the problem
• Second-place winner in Minooka yet to step forward
• Who's the big winner?
• Routine dental problems increasingly being treated in ERs
• Blagojevich aide's friendship with fallen governor doesn't soften sentence of 2 years in prison
• Mayor Emanuel: Wrigley renovation talks in 'final stages'
• Teller thwarts robbery by saying: 'Bank's closed, come back tomorrow'
• After record high, chance for frost Thursday looms
• Cross at Chicago Catholic church vandalized
• Unnecessary medicine: Physician groups list 45 overused tests, procedures
• Emerald ash borer beetle infects 223 ash trees in Deerfield
• Texans survey damage after storm slams neighborhoods
• Romney cruises to victories in Maryland, DC, and Wisconsin
• 80-year-old woman lands plane for dying pilot — her husband
• Mega Millions mess: Maryland woman in office pool draws suspicion
• Oakland shooting suspect sought to settle score, police say
• Obama speech takes aim at GOP mainstream, Romney included
• NASA budget might have less space for planetary science
• Some say suspect in alleged sex trafficking case is a victim, too
• Seale of Approval
• Coming Clean
• Lions Club donates $10,000 to help pay for new city park
• Channahon takes time to salute public works
• Court blacklist restricts some frequent filers
• Gun charges against 80-year-old Illinois man dropped
• Church facing $27,000 bill in phone-hacking scam won’t have to pay
• Officials: Driver died before car hit PTHS
• State seeks still more tests for students — and star ratings for schools
• Charges dropped in aggravated battery case
• Woman stabs ex-flame at cookout
• Cops save woman from Lake Michigan: 'This is what these guys train for'
• Former Quinn chief of staff tapped to lead budget office in shuffle of top aides
• 4 hurt, including 2 kids, when car crashes during police chase
• Ex-nursing student opens fire at Oakland university, kills 7, wounds 3 others
• Overturning health care law would be ‘extraordinary step,’ Obama says
• ‘The cinnamon challenge’ is no child’s play, poison control warns
• Enhanced Zimmerman video shows possible head wound
• A Clinton run in 2016? Bill and Hillary send mixed signals
• Romney, Santorum campaign in final push
• With focus on Wisconsin, Romney expected to win more delegates elsewhere Tuesday
• Among many teens, cheating is just part of school
• Signature Smiles
• State grants give Dist. 201 chance to save on maintenance projects
• IDOC approves GEDC's application for second EDPA
• Red Bud store sells a winning ticket; no one has claimed $213.3 million prize
• 12 second-place Mega tickets were sold in Illinois
• Tribune Co. stations go dark Sunday for millions of DirecTV subscribers
• Hoodie evolves into a symbol of protest
• Cops: Wrong-way driver stopped on Edens Expressway
• Man claims satanic possession in killing of mother on Northwest Side
• Police: Man seeking business punched off-duty police officer at home
• As prom season approaches, debate over tanning beds for minors heats up
• Quinn names budget director to commerce post
• Convicted murderer charged in West Woodlawn triple slaying
• More than 1,000 rally in Miami to demand action in Trayvon Martin’s death
• 2 forensic experts say it’s not George Zimmerman crying out for help in 911 call
• Consumers left in dark during fight between Tribune, DirecTV
• Romney may be able to relax after Wisconsin primary Tuesday
• Cuban man shouted 'Freedom!' but got beating instead
• US Army suspect in Afghanistan civilian killings had history of alcohol incidents
• Biden leads Obama campaign assault on Romney
• Signs of Supreme Court activism worry Reagan-era lawyers
• Egg-cellent Tradition
• Wistocki: Even if it's online, it's still bullying
• Pick of the litter
• County's grant reduces city's cost for Brisbin work
• Officials seek to excavate behind apartment building in search of more bodies linked to Gacy murders
• Emanuel unveils new $7 billion infrastructure proposal for Chicago
• Chicago to receive funds to help pay for cost of NATO summit
• Chicago-area jobless rate dips
• Illinois pension reform measure passes House
• Transit 'report card' finds Chicago commuters don't have it as bad as other areas
• Best Buy to cut stores, jobs
• R.R. Donnelley to close Mendota plant
• Former Tinley Park cop pleads guilty to DUI, leaving accident
• Tollway plugs in charging stations for electric cars
• More patients with routine dental problems turn to hospital emergency rooms
• Credit crunch constrains mom and pop rental buildings
• Mega Millions participants hope the bucks stop here
• Supreme Court’s decision on health-care law is likely this week — in secret
• Senate blocks effort to end oil tax breaks
• New George Zimmerman video raises more questions
• New claims for jobless benefits drop; GDP grows at solid pace
• House Republicans approve 2013 budget proposal
• District 54 eliminates four staff positions for next year
• Starting a chain reaction
• City planners OK storage at old Beatty facility
• Former Blagojevich chief of staff gets 10-day sentence in corruption case
• Driver cited after colliding with fire chief's SUV on South Side
• Man involved in heroin theft had opiates in system when he died
• Phone hacker puts Hinsdale church on hook for huge bill
• Cops search for driver who struck man walking dog on North Side
• Chicago-area synagogue and school vandalized
• Chicago financial executive leads group that is acquiring Los Angeles Dodgers
• Ringing in the riding season that never really ended
• Ex-city worker given 9 years for on-duty DUI crash that injured 7
• Fleetwood: With work come rewards
• Gang member who rammed SUV, killed teen gets 54 years
• Pope Benedict XVI ends visit with call for freedoms in Cuba
• Supreme Court appears poised to nullify entire health care law
• Obama targets groups that would be hurt by overturned health care law
• Rep. Bobby Rush dons hoodie on House floor, gets tossed out
• Police video shows Zimmerman in handcuffs, but not bloody
• Neighbors say teen’s shooter is not racist
• Pilot’s meltdown puts spotlight on high-stress work environments
• Petting a moose puts woman in bad light with agency, on Facebook
• Minooka officials honor outgoing Channahon chief
• Wilkey: Dwight prison could close despite COGFA decision
• Channahon's budget undergoes added scrutiny
• Despite calls for cellphone bans, there’s no conclusive data on safety
• Cellphones not the only thing distracting drivers
• House opens probe into bribery charges against lawmaker
• New attention on Illinois gun laws following elderly man's shooting of home invaders
• Illinois' proposal for entry fees at state parks is seen as a sign of the times
• Man held on $550,000 bail in accident that killed 2 kids
• Though Chicago no longer G-8 summit site, protesters want permit to demonstrate during NATO meeting
• Death ruled homicide in fatal Danvers accident
• Man accused of hanging dog by tire from tree
• Supreme Court greets health-care mandate with skepticism
• Sanford police sought to charge Zimmerman
• Gingrich campaign cuts back, plans for August brawl
• Rumors in Trayvon Martin case abound, but here are facts
• Congress passes bill easing rules for small firms to raise funds
• Obama administration sets limits on power plant emissions
• Unusually windy, dry March fuels deadly Colorado wildfire
• Poll: Americans’ optimism on economy is growing slowly, but gas prices pinch
• JetBlue captain’s ‘medical situation’ diverts Vegas flight
• Security Seale
• Morris Police Dept.'s wish for new squad is granted
• Substitute bus drivers raise concern about Dist. 17 policy
• A survivor finds motivation in tragedy
• At $4.51, gas prices hit all-time high here
• House passes admission fees for Illinois state parks
• Accused lawmaker Smith should quit, Quinn says
• Blagojevich’s Chicago home is temporarily taken off the market
• State suspends license of Crystal Lake doctor accused of fondling patient
• Scientists developing poison pill for Asian carp
• Cops: Man, 80, charged after shooting burglar in his Englewood home
• Man charged with ID theft after agents raid Trump Tower home
• Cops: Woman posed as immigration officer, threatened victims with gun
• Area farmers holding off on early planting
• Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on health care law
• Lashing at health care, Santorum says only ‘creator’ can grant rights
• Protests grow as new details emerge in black teen’s killing
• Wife of sergeant accused of 17 murders didn’t see signs of PTSD
• U.S. sheds light on 17th Afghan victim in shooting rampage
• Romney still close to Obama, Santorum 5 points back, poll finds
• Scarlett Johansson hacker pleads guilty to stealing naked images
• STAND Together
• Chicago protest calls for Trayvon Martin case prosecution
• Man questioned after crime spree ends with Shorewood-area worker dead
• Lotto tickets now available online
• Cops: Charges filed after girl, 4, shot in ankle while jumping on bed
• Investigation continues in crash that killed 2 children
• Prosecutors: Drunk man rammed SUV into car repeatedly
• Cellphone calls, texting are not the only things distracting drivers
• Cellphones and driving: As dangerous as we think?
• Survey: Employers keeping health coverage
• Normal for a day, but then warm-up continues
• Cops fatally shoot suspected thief in Lawndale neighborhood
• Man accused of child endangerment after throwing baby
• Images show homeless living conditions
• Chicago teens stand in solidarity with others nationwide in seeking justice in Trayvon Martin slaying
• Third Chicago-area high school student in three months struck, killed by train
• NATO staffers to check out Chicago in preparation for May summit
• Trayvon Martin death could be turning point, says the Rev. Jesse Jackson
• Cheney undergoes heart transplant after 20-month wait
• Santorum rolls over competition in Louisiana primary
• Obama urges North Korea, Iran to drop nuclear programs
• The next chapter
• A pledge of honor
• Brandt submits low bid for sewer work
• Cop: Vaughn's wife may have shot children, herself
• Parents urging coop to save jobs of autism faculty
• University of Illinois president resigns amid discord
• 2 students found dead in 2 dorms on ISU campus
• Difficult decisions loom for lawmaker charged with bribery
• Bail set at $750,000 for man accused of threatening mayor
• Farmers opt to plant early amid record temperatures
• Fairbury man in custody after police standoff
• Illinois jobless rate dips to 9.1%
• Cops: Bank robber threatened to throw acid on teller
• 13-year-old Chicago boy missing
• Eamus Catuli sign may return, numbers may not
• Rivers Casino fined for luring gambling addicts
• Sanford police chief steps down temporarily amid criticism for handling of Trayvon Martin case
• Staff Sgt. Robert Bales to be charged in Afghanistan killings
• Houston’s death caused by drowning
• Senate moves insider trading bill to Obama’s desk
• Obama pledges approval of Keystone pipeline’s southern leg
• Fetuses found in luggage at Miami airport
• City joins other taxing bodies in waiving GCHA fee
• Little Wonders
• Despite law, many Illinois campuses lack detailed security plans
• Democrats now press Smith to resign
• Illinois House passes ban on legislative scholarships
• Overtime a windfall for many at Illinois Tollway
• Boy, 11, among five accused of trying to rob senior
• 3rd teen charged in rape near theater
• Illinois primary win may have turned the tide for Romney
• Taxes, tension up in Illinois
• Fertility clinic in Illinois city triggers controversy over services
• Remains of Korean War POW return home after 60 years
• Liquor salesman fights off gang with bottle of tequila
• Oversized ballots slow election results
• French serial-killing suspect dead after police shootout
• After Bales’ arrest, military tried to delete him from Web
• Romney addresses aide’s misstep during visit to Maryland
• Mystery booms unsettle Wisconsin town
• Obama tours energy sites as Americans fume over gasoline prices
• Poll: Obama gains in ‘purple’ states as GOP primary goes on
• Gridlock snags federal transportation bill
• Caroline Kennedy hitting campaign trail for Obama
• Morris agrees to combine dispatch center with county
• Here to serve
• Voters split on electricity question
• State runs out of financial aid for college students
• Election officials forced to use scissors on ballots too wide
• Most suburban voters back electricity initiative
• Dem lawmaker charged with bribery wins primary
• Parents accused of flying to Vegas, leaving kids alone
• Prices slide despite 14 percent gain in Chicago area home sales
• Naperville school superintendent to leave post
• Cops: Off-duty Chicago detective shoots couple
• Caretaker accused of stealing $11,000 from elderly woman
• Man and dog 'Buckley' rescued from Belmont Harbor
• S.F. sheriff says he won’t resign, mayor moves to suspend him
• French police in stand-off with shooting spree suspect
• Murder case against US soldier presents challenges for prosecutors
• 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Mexico, but no major damage reported
• Republicans unwrap budget proposal
• Meteorologists warn of dangers of budget cuts to National Weather Service
• Court votes to shield state agencies that deny unpaid sick leave for new parents
• Supreme Court hears arguments on mandatory life sentences for juveniles
• U.N. asked to investigate solitary confinement as torture
• Wagner only incumbent defeated in primary
• From appointee to nominee
• Benson ready to embark on 'new adventure'
• Romney victory in Illinois helps tighten his grip on locking up GOP nomination
• Romney runs away with Illinois
• Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. wins Democratic primary
• Youth tops experience
• Neal tries to halt counting due to representatives in count room
• It's decision day
• Crowd fills riverfront to hear Santorum
• 'Eye-popping' first day of spring breaks a record
• Kane County elections website down
• Garbage collection prices going up in Channahon
• Cops: Mother ran over, killed 11-year-old daughter in Dolton accident
• Candidates make final push in Illinois
• U.S. drug scarcity puts lives in jeopardy
• Illinois voters to weigh in on races from White House to courthouse
• Spring providing a warm start after a balmy winter
• Illinois 3rd worst in U.S. for delinquency, foreclosure
• One dead, one wounded in Crest Hill
• Long-time Supporter
• 'Start seeing motorcycles'
• Romney steps up efforts for vital Illinois primary
• Senate panel to examine automation in commercial flights
• Occupy leaders congregate to plan NATO demonstration
• For young killers, ‘a chance to have a chance’
• John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi death camp guard, dies at 91
• Suspect soldier down on his luck
• Gun-tracking operation caught top suspect, let him go
• After Michigan tornado, victims gather to console, clean up
• Board urges governor to cease negotiations with ALNAC
• Minooka Rube Goldberg team second at nationals
• They have come
• Mission ‘Impossible’
• From here to Harrisburg
• Committee backs raise for coroner
• MDH SAYS: Follow the money
• Quinn to appeal FEMA decision denying aid to southern Illinois counties
• As annexation nears, Lovington prepares to say goodbye to its high school
• Protestors take aim at planned closing of Decatur Adult Transitional Center
• Presidential campaign takes center stage in Chicago area today
• Tornado tears through Michigan city, damages at least 50 homes
• By quake or quagmire, Washington Monument sinks
• USDA to allow schools to opt out of using ‘pink slime’
• Obama: ‘No silver bullet’ on lowering gas prices
• Hundreds picket in effort to rescue Dwight prison
• Dist. 111: Grant money not worth the mandates
• Hope, help offered for job seekers
• Emphasis remains on economic recovery
• MCHS seeking dean of curriculum and assessment
• Blagojevich gives speech before heading to prison
• For prison’s neighbors, Blagojevich’s upcoming arrival is not big news
• Another record-setting day expected, but cold spell along lake
• Bobblehead doll of Lincoln's assassin is pulled
• ‘Grave concerns’ about popular Bumbo baby seat
• University of Illinois Law School’s ranking plunges in wake of admissions scandal
• Man, 76, bitten during robbery dies
• Chicago-area foreclosures jump 42 percent in February
• Judge: University violated newspaper adviser's First Amendment rights
• Romney faces critical battle in Illinois
• Can Santorum take battle all the way to convention?
• Obama warns Iran that time is running out for diplomacy
• Medical records offer few clues to motive in Afghan shooting
• Jobs bill raises investor worries
• Obama, Cameron affirm commitment to Afghan mission
• Prosecutors weighing charges against adults after boy, 3, accidentally shot himself in Tacoma
• Dispatchers move to new 9-1-1 Center
• Santorum captures primary wins in Alabama, Mississippi
• WGCIL, Special Connection hosting open house
• Legislators blame Medicaid, pensions
• Blagojevich stepping into another world
• Caterpillar to move work to S.C. from Joliet
• Illinois lawmaker is arrested on federal bribery charge
• Late flu season hits Illinois
• Cops: Man dragged puppy while 'teaching her to walk'
• Encyclopaedia Britannica to end print edition
• Sheriff: Man accused in hit-run death of corrections officer to plead guilty
• U.S. opens trade case against China over rare earth export limits
• Illinois county rejects proposed mosque’s dome, spire
• Casey Anthony civil trial delayed until 2013
• Senate rejects plan to open Arctic refuge to drilling
• Canadian women sue border agents for strip searches
• Girl accidentally shot by fellow third-grader nearly died, surgeon says
• Florida woman arrested again over botched butt procedures
• Bloomberg is pressed to end spying of Muslims by police
• Court battle centers on report into pepper-spraying at UC Davis
• County board agrees to waive Housing Authority's 2011 service fee
• Eighth-grader raises money for Special Olympics
• Word problems
• Sisters in time
• Federal disaster aid that skipped over Harrisburg is going to towns in other tornado-ravaged states
• Suburban parents told heroin growing problem in the 'burbs
• False bomb scare diverts Chicago-bound flight to Buffalo
• Exelon completes $7.9B Constellation takeover
• Situation involving suspicious package in Pilsen 'resolved' after cops blow it up
• Unseasonably warm March proves a mixed bag for animals, plants
• Durbin pushes reforms to help capture fugitives
• Police property custodian accused of stealing
• $1 million bail for motorist in fatal wreck
• Afghan woman in U.S. faces Taliban death threats
• Soldier could face death penalty in Afghan rampage, Panetta says
• Poll: Obama’s job approval takes a dive as gas prices spike
• All red meat is bad for you, new study says
• Violence renews debate over Israel’s targeted killings in Gaza
• Massacre in Syrian city of Homs leaves dozens dead
• Santorum, Gingrich blast Obama energy policies
• Mississippi gets attention from GOP hopefuls
• Former porn actor can pursue teaching certification, agency says
• MCHS grounds elevator plan, opts to upgrade lifts
• Last day to cast Early Voter Ballot is Thursday
• Harrisburg mayor to appeal denial of federal aid: 'I don't understand it'
• Poll: Romney slightly ahead of Santorum in Illinois
• Blagojevich stepping into another world
• Crest Hill teen slain in Joliet
• Effects of Asian carp on rivers hard to find
• Police say man, boy tortured dogs in online videos
• Quinn endorses Jackson over primary challenger Halvorson for 2nd District seat
• Judge will allow Jennifer Hudson's sister to testify about death threats
• CTA bus driver suffers chemical burn to eye after passenger splashes his face with rubbing alcohol
• Horse related to Secretariat dies in Round Lake stable fire
• Naperville parents who lost daughter to heroin try to educate other kids, parents
• Spring weather in forecast for next two weeks
• JetBlue plane bound for Chicago diverted after bomb threat
• Upgrades take nuclear plant reactor offline
• A move toward an all-iPad classroom
• U.S. soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians in unprovoked attack
• Gingrich, Santorum battle for GOP votes in Deep South
• Berkeley police chief apologizes for officer’s visit to reporter
• Fate of ballot measures often depends on the wording
• Majerczyk cooks up a 'crowd pleaser'
• Leaping for joy
• HUD: Grundy County Housing Authority one of the best
• MCHS considers random drug testing program
• Tea Party hosts candidate night
• Ganiere hosting town hall meeting Tuesday in Morris
• Is shared vision for schools enough?
• Harrisburg tornado death toll rises to 7
• Judge throws out charges against Illinois officer in alleged beating of teens
• University of Illinois President Michael Hogan regrets his harsh emails
• Police: Man, boy charged after posting dog torture videos on YouTube
• Chicago wasted thousands at O'Hare on GPS cellphones, vehicle trackers, investigation says
• Hugs no more in bitter Illinois 2nd Congressional District primary
• Emanuel: 'Disappointed' about Rosie show leaving West Side
• Man shot dead in Waukegan Burger King parking lot
• Traveling 340-ton boulder has become a mass attraction
• Job growth remains brisk in February
• Senate rejects GOP attempt to advance Keystone XL pipeline
• Romney eyes Mississippi delegates, blasts Obama’s ‘liberal vision’
• FBI offers $1 million reward for safe return of retired agent
• Air travel to nearly double in next 20 years, FAA says
• Plutonium levels found near Fukushima plant probably pose little risk, study says
• Having a 'Big' fundraiser
• High speed trains may test Pontiac-Dwight track in July
• Chicago area leads nation in copper thefts
• New CTA train cars had dangerous flaw
• DCFS director: High caseload problem 'out of hand'
• Cops: Gang member slugs puppy because it wouldn't stop barking
• Gun rights lawsuits take aim at Illinois, Chicago
• Emanuel glosses over Chicago's G-8 loss
• School lunch programs in Illinois are part of federal anti-fraud effort
• Passenger hurt when taxi flips over at O' Hare
• Person of interest held in hit-and-run that killed officer
• Obama unveils ‘clean’ vehicle initiative
• Santorum, campaigning in Kansas, voices confidence about prospects
• Super Tuesday’s mixed result puts Illinois GOP primary in the spotlight
• Hawaii governor declares disaster on two islands
• Stem cells may aid organ-transplant patients, study finds
• US military struggles to teach troops to respect Quran
• NASA chief says computers are secure despite thefts
• New trial ordered in death of inmate forced to wear pink underwear
• Feds, 9/11 survivors fight over $6.6 million in account linked to al-Qaida
• For Obama, foreign policy appears to be a strength
• Time to 'Kick Butts'
• Coal City may disband police force
• Obama says it wasn’t security concerns that led to moving of G-8 summit
• 5 arrested, another confesses in ‘hacktivist’ attacks
• Hacking suspect a ‘genius,’ but often in trouble
• Fire at Bone Student Center leads to evacuation
• Wind advisory as balmy weather sticks around for another day
• Whooping cough lingers in McHenry County
• Woman fatally struck by Metra train on South Side
• Police search for hit-and-run driver who killed correctional officer
• Police: Gunman chases down, fatally shoots parolee
• Family offers $20,000 in case of missing Indiana doctor
• Romney, Santorum, Gingrich score victories on Super Tuesday
• Obama rules out unilateral military action against Syria
• Iran, world powers agree to restart nuclear talks
• San Diego man arrested in fatal cannonball incident
• Senate GOP puts the brakes on transportation bill
• Obama defends Iran policy, charges Republican rivals of politicizing issue
• 3 injured in fire at Missouri pyrotechnics company
• Discovery of teen girl’s body leaves many questions for authorities
• 'And it was gone'
• City accepting bids for storm sewer, airport work
• Obama moves G-8 summit from Chicago to Camp David
• Protesters still plan rallies in Chicago despite departure of G-8 summit
• Report: Closing Dwight Correctional Center could cost area $45M
• University of Illinois trustees tell president to work better with faculty, or else
• Dwight prison supporters look to future
• Cops: Waukegan high school student dies after jumping into Lake Michigan
• Inmate jailed in Lake County dies after injury
• State panel to vote on new nursing rule at nursing homes
• Former student makes new allegations, amends lawsuit over sex with band director
• Man faces charges for biting former girlfriend
• Rush Limbaugh advertisers keep heading for the exits
• 10 states vote today in presidential primaries
• San Francisco Bay Area rattled as 2 quakes occur 8 seconds apart
• Despite apology, Limbaugh loses more advertisers
• Netanyahu appears willing to give Obama more time on Iran
• Gay marriage laws reflect a new strategy by supporters
• Gun sales are up, and some see link to Obama re-election fears
• Taxpayer subsidies for rich ex-presidents are cutback targets
• Chief Riddle leaving for another department
• Illinois records third warmest winter
• Crash, explosion leave 2 dead, 3 injured in Will County
• Chicago police prepare for G-8, NATO demonstrations
• 1 dead after Metra train hits pedestrian in Oak Forest
• Troopers, bystanders save trapped driver from burning SUV
• Prosecutors: Man charged with trying to run down cop had been drinking tequila
• U. of I. trustees call closed-door emergency meeting
• Woman dies two months after Schaumburg fire
• Coffee shops take different approaches with laptop squatters
• Man held without bail in shooting of Chicago police officer
• Republicans growing anxious for primary race to end
• Putin declares victory in Russian presidential election
• Obama rejects ‘bluster’ over Iran but assures Israel’s supporters
• Gingrich challenges Santorum’s conservative credentials, calls Romney unconvincing
• Heading to Super Tuesday, Romney tries to show he’s caring, conservative
• Survivors recount fury of tornadoes that ripped through their communities
• Number of companies that have halted advertising with Limbaugh grows to 7
• Obama says U.S. ‘will not hesitate to use force’ against Iran
• Romney’s quest for the presidency has cost $200 million over the years
• Families of N.Y. 9/11 victims want Congress to investigate treatment of unidentified remains
• Expo brings children, adults down to EARTH
• Straight to the Heart
• Prepared for Anything
• Dist. 111 committee looks for fairness in trip funding
• Tornado’s impact: 5 deaths on 1 street
• Staff at hospital in tornado’s path stood their ground
• Motorcycle collides with Metra train in Orland Park
• Snow today, near 60 early next week
• Gingrich mines for votes in the South to break back into race
• Suspect in Ohio school shooting charged with 6 felony counts
• Obama on Iran: ‘I don’t bluff’
• Maryland governor signs same-sex marriage bill
• Blunt to leave contraceptive issue to others after bill’s Senate defeat
• Sheriff Arpaio says Obama’s birth certificate needs more scrutiny
• Drunk driver reached Philadelphia airport runways, police say
• Hitting Home
• Saratoga submits intent to obtain RTTT funds
• Best of 'The West'
• Tornadoes hammer Midwest, killing 9 in Illinois, Missouri
• Relevance of Illinois primary could hinge on Super Tuesday
• Hospitals, state at impasse on charity care
• 4Q distressed home sales up 16% in Chicago area
• Union: Off-duty cop pinned by car, wounds driver
• Lake Forest High tries to cope with 2 students' deaths
• Chicago's water rate hike causes ripples through suburbs
• Cop charged with phony 911 call
• Illinois House OKs bill inspired by scandal
• Strong winds turn over semitruck on interstate, cause minor power outages
• State: No charges against Lexington teacher
• Cardiovascular group leaving Morris Hospital
• Monkees’ heartthrob Davy Jones dies at 66
• Branson, Mo., tourist spots hit hard by tornado
• Chicago fugitive charged in fatal 2004 car crash caught in Poland
• Prosecutors to seek death penalty if ex-Marine found guilty of murder
• Republicans’ hopes for recapturing control of Senate dim
• Controversial sale of Oscar statuettes brings $3 million
• Murdoch son resigns from News Corp. publishing post
• Storm system barrels into Kentucky
• Minooka Road bridge work could begin in 2013
• Harrisburg residents find helping hands
• Romney edges Santorum in Michigan, wins big in Arizona
• Obama likely to resist pressure to further toughen Iran stance
• Questions about what will happen to school shooting suspect remain
• Storms kill at least 6 in Illinois, 3 in Missouri
• Morris purchases two more parcels for runway plan
• CSI: GAVC
• Kinzinger fights to win battle among 'friends'
• After 10 terms on the job, a tough task
• Blagojevich’s wife stands up for him as prison term nears
• Top Illinois faculty members say they have ‘no confidence’ in school president
• Plainfield arson victim wants to know more about 12-year-old suspect
• Quinn says sales tax windfall could pay for school funding
• Transportation costs are a wild card in housing affordability, study says
• Jackson, Halvorson trade barbs in 2nd District race
• McLean Co. tops national ranking for soybean yield
• Ugly cellphone antennas speed up service but irk homeowners
• Teen gives birth in school restroom
• Psychic gets probation for bribery
• Feds seek compromise on Cook County immigration ordinance
• Berggren to retire, Smith to step in at Newark High
• Walnut Grove hopes to help its residents grow
• McGuire, not Morel Las, picked for state senate seat
• Guessing Wrong
• Dist. 17 board leans toward not abating taxes
• Rally to save Dwight prison set for Monday
• Supreme Court won’t hear Midwestern states’ plea to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes
• Congressmen face off in 16th
• Chicago-area home prices fall in December
• Quinn budget shortchanges schools, Democratic lawmaker says
• Court filings provide new details on killings of 3 Jennifer Hudson relatives
• Rooster rescue brings the boy out in a cop
• Man wanted for 1996 Chicago killing is finally found in California
• Pedestrian struck by train on Metra's Union Pacific North Line
• Schoolgirls’ fight ends in death, leaving haunting questions
• White House backs decision to build part of Keystone XL pipeline
• Teenage gunman opens fire at Ohio high school, killing 1, wounding 4
• Costa Concordia’s sister ship is adrift in Indian Ocean
• Officials say turmoil in Afghanistan unlikely to derail US plans for a steady troop pullout
• Facebook IPO could give Calif. nearly $2.5 billion in five years, analyst says
• Gay sheriff’s political star tarnished, but he’s not quitting
• Michigan primary could reset GOP presidential race
• A race to the ... POP!
• Chicago businesses worry about summit protests
• Leap day neither boom nor bust for business
• Man confesses to family in fatal hit-run: 'He didn't even tell me he was sorry'
• Video poker by September no sure bet
• Officials: Boy, 17, dies after plunging off bridge on Addams Tollway
• Cop accidentally shoots himself following chase and crash
• Trader ordered to pay $6.6 million in cheating scheme
• GOP candidates say they care for poor but would cut safety net
• 7 U.S. soldiers wounded by grenade during Afghanistan protest
• Ohio high school shooting leaves 5 wounded; gunman in custody
• As economy improves, governors debate who deserves the credit
• ‘The Artist’ speaks volumes at Oscars, winning three top awards
• European Union orders new sanctions against Syria
• Romney-Santorum contest in Michigan smacks of class warfare
• ‘Reagan Democrats’ could decide winner of Michigan primary
• California attorney is sentenced in ‘baby selling’ scheme
• BP oil spill trial postponed as settlement talks continue
• Farrakhan says racial hatred could spur assassination attempts on Obama
• Saratoga School officials weighing plans for next year
• Walmart employees fill We Care’s pantry
• Morris Hospital finds prescription for safety
• For some voters, even incumbents unfamiliar
• District 201 selects special education director
• Our Schools: Cultivating the skills to succeed
• VISIONS: Two coaches, 11 teams, Three Rivers
• Morel Las seeks Senate seat Wilhelmi vacated
• Celebrating Liberty
• Our Schools: I.C.S. offers ‘best possible’ technology
• Dressing Up
• 'Saskatchewan Screamer' blows snow into town
• In Illinois, a push for same-sex marriage
• Kirk aides aren't commenting on his condition or prognosis
• 2 dead in chain-reaction crash on Dan Ryan
• ComEd customers to get $36.7 million refund
• Cops: 13-year-old girl illegally videotaped by legal guardian
• State apologizes, admits highway cleanup workers dumped roadkill in Northfield
• Bloomington mail to be delayed one day after facility closes
• House committee OKs bill targeting synthetic drugs
• State's attorney calls probe into his office 'politically motivated'
• State Police: Trooper pulls woman from smoldering car
• Afghan soldier kills 2 US troops as protests rage over Quran burning
• U.S. does not believe Iran actively trying to build nuclear bomb
• Obama scoffs at critics on gas prices, defends energy policy
• New pressure is expected for Syria cease-fire, humanitarian aid
• Gay marriage question evolves one state at a time
• Channahon board rejects measure to reduce telecommunications tax
• More than a fad
• Our Schools: Learning in the 21st Century
• Barr takes zoning case to court
• January best for home sales since ‘07
• Twardowski family reacts to guilty verdict
• Special Populations coordinator departs
• Bankruptcy is filed for Park Pointe facility
• Living a life unknown
• Third-grader in critical condition after school shooting
• Hemingway’s boyhood home up for sale
• Semi rolls over on Stevenson, dumps scrap metal on road
• Romney, Santorum clash in Arizona debate
• Rain, then sleet, then wet snow by evening rush
• Supreme Court hears ‘stolen valor’ case of false military heroism
• California gun owners press the case for hidden weapons
• Candidate with felony owes $49K in court costs, restitution
• Vietnamese man admits killing girlfriend over marriage proposal
• Syria’s Assad commits nearly all his forces in race to crush uprising, experts say
• Car bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 13
• Defense of Marriage Act is ruled unconstitutional by judge
• Jurors find ex-lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder in death of ex-girlfriend
• Exelon wins bid to power some of Morris' facilities
• Slightly off center
• Our Schools: Nettle Creek not small on technology
• Cost of oil on rise even with demand declining
• Goodwill accepts electronics at stores, donation centers for recycling
• Despite request, District 54 board won’t reconsider destruction of tapes
• Opening in grand style
• Illinois budget to call for closures of prisons, mental health care centers
• Illinois lawmakers 'concerned' about GOP transportation bill
• 2 seriously hurt when wrong-way driver collides with car on Kennedy
• Chicago area home sales up, prices down in Jan.
• Two women arrested after using knife, bottle and crowbar to break up fight between two men
• Chicago boy, 16, dies after plunging down high-rise trash chute
• Two hurt when car crashes into building
• Protests continue in Afghanistan over mistaken Koran-burning
• Red Cross seeks daily pause in Syria fighting
• Romney, Santorum neck and neck in Michigan, new poll shows
• Chicago officer to be sentenced in fatal DUI case
• FDA asks drugmakers to address shortages
• U.S., Israel send mixed messages on Iran
• Obama campaign: Romney, Santorum policies would grow deficit
• Robocalls swamp, annoy Michigan voters
• Smart Shoppers
• VISIONS 2012: Blackbird's Bowl Natural Pet Foods
• Mercadante the right pick for county board
• How long will the Santorum moment last?
• Averitt Express gives $400,000 to St. Jude Hospital
• Our Schools: Focusing on the three E’s of technology
• Gas price spike pumping up fears
• Illinois push begins for gay marriage, amid much skepticism
• Small earthquake rumbles near Illinois-Missouri border
• Ex-TribLocal reporter sues Chicago Tribune for overtime pay
• Protestors gather at Emanuel's home to protest CPS plans
• Driver cited with DUI after fatal crash with CTA bus
• Strippers charged with stealing customer's credit card
• Offer made to turbine neighbors
• Funeral home owner: Bodies were treated 'with utmost respect'
• Teen falls to death down trash chute in Gold Coast
• Canada revs up for fight over second tar sands oil pipeline
• Santorum again hits Obama on energy, drops ‘phony theology’ barb
• Surging gas prices threaten to derail economic recovery
• Arizona sheriff says he’ll stay in House race
• Santorum, Romney fight it out in Michigan
• Romney spends heavily in a challenging month
• Supreme Court to decide on right to lie about military honors
• Magic Johnson to launch TV network via Comcast
• VISIONS 2012: Cook answers his critics
• Zoo enters new dimension
• TCTR conference begins Wednesday
• Parents of autistic children feel duped by puppy trainer
• Man charged with trying to carry loaded gun onto a plane at Midway
• Salty contractor threatens to flood subdivision if town doesn't pay up
• Quinn wants major Medicaid cuts
• Community college enrollment falls as need for paycheck trumps education
• Man killed, 2 injured in DeKalb crash
• Man dies after falling through ice on suburban pond
• TV falls on 4-year-old girl in Aurora
• Argument leads to four-car crash
• Police search for suspects in shooting that left 2 dead, 5 wounded
• Obama calls election ‘make or break’ for the middle class
• Santorum defends remarks on Obama’s faith
• Iran says it’s cutting oil exports to France, Britain
• A gospel funeral for Whitney Houston
• Arizona sheriff denies threatening to deport lover
• Avalanches kill 4 in Washington state
• In North Carolina, gay man fired for marrying partner
• Romney plays family card in Michigan
• Faculty vs. Fuzz fundraiser delivers more than a score
• News approach to education
• Farewell to winter? Early peek at March forecast
• Extra-alarm fire guts Sandwich-area lounge
• Kirk 'adapting well' at rehabilitation center
• Armed man robs Pontiac cellphone store
• Bond set for duct tape defendant
• ISU trustees OK $25M renovation of stadium
• Suspect in U.S. Capitol bomb plot a Moroccan immigrant
• Senate approves payroll tax cut measure; quick OK by Obama expected
• Anthony Shadid, New York Times foreign correspondent, dies at 43
• Not all Illinois’ jobless fit for manufacturing, companies say
• Dist. 111 reveals budget reduction plan
• Strategic plan helping high school students succeed
• Housing slump freezes homeowners in place
• Congress deals major blow to wind power industry
• Surfer gets community service for catching Oak Street Beach waves
• City may bar credit checks on job seekers
• Chicago teachers asking for 30% raises over next 2 years
• Car crashes through windows at pizzeria, wig shop
• Federal appeals court criticizes prison officials
• Missing North Barrington woman's body found
• Will County launches drug abuse prevention initiative
• Taking CHARGE
• Channahon District 17 faces uncertain financial future
• Report: Chicago leads nation in corruption
• Elderly woman dies in home filled with trash
• Local foreclosure activity jumps in January
• Illinois strip clubs could face $5 'skin tax'
• Judge: Ads relating to Michael Jordan are free speech
• Emanuel wants higher fines for high-rises that aren't fire-safe
• DUI charges dropped against judge
• Deadly fight prompts questions about nursing home
• Obama, speaking at L.A. fundraiser, points to positive changes
• Romney’s challenge: Be more than the anti-Obama
• Iran’s newest nuclear advances could stoke tensions
• House, Senate negotiators reach deal on payroll tax break
• Doctors told to provide drug records in Whitney Houston case
• New FCC rules curb automated telemarketing calls
• Gingrich campaigns in California
• Romney home state may fall to Santorum
• 2 sentenced to prison for setting teen on fire
• Couple lose case over being labeled child abusers for cutting daughter’s hair
• Shabbona School building project put on hold
• Hussey receives three-year contract extension
• Faculty vs. Fuzz showdown nets plenty of hoopla
• Four teens receive DAR's 'Good Citizen Awards'
• County ratifies dispatchers' agreement
• Pakistan still holding bin Laden family months after raid
• In Michigan, Romney aims to repel surge by Santorum
• Whitney Houston death probe focuses on drugs found in her room
• Pentagon charges former US resident in terror plot
• Deal would extend jobless benefits, prevent Medicare cut
• Obama aims to abolish alternative minimum tax
• Auto study reveals red state, blue state leanings
• Hollywood will meet Obama with open wallets
• Gingrich treated like political royalty in California visit
• Blagojevich to serve prison sentence in Colorado
• L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa to chair Democratic National Convention
• Illinois could divert tax refunds of city debtors
• Illinois voters tend to agree with Obama's mix of higher taxes, spending cuts
• Judge upholds arrest of suspect in Hudson family slayings
• PAC files federal lawsuit seeking to strike down Illinois campaign finance limits
• 2nd recruit dies at Great Lakes in several weeks
• Doctor whose patients died after he illegally dispensed pain pills gets 4 life terms
• Committees send same-sex marriage legislation to Maryland’s House
• MCHS issues $3.5 million in working cash bonds
• Nursing them along
• Kiplinger ranks B-N second for best cities for singles
• Judge expresses concern over juror issues in sweeping mob trial
• Mary Todd Lincoln painting in Ill. governor’s mansion a fraud, curator says
• 2 Chicago police officers arrested, accused of stealing drug proceeds
• Houston was found underwater in hotel bathtub
• Obama’s budget would shrink annual deficits, but national debt still explodes
• Sandusky can visit grandchildren, step outside, judge says
• Washington governor signs bill legalizing same-sex marriage
• GOP retreats on payroll tax cut
• Nettle Creek officials see positives in shared services
• Bids for elevator project rise to unexpected levels
• U.S. safety agency renews warning about tipping TV sets
• ComEd says tech upgrades will improve communication with customers during, about power outages
• Man killed in head-on crash involving CTA bus on South Side
• FBI won’t check DNA database for match to 1992 rape-murder
• Woman dies 1 day after fire that killed grandson, 7
• Cops: Officer fatally shoots man who hit him after ramming garage door with van
• Bond set at $1M for man charged in fatal squad car crash
• In dramatic night at Grammys, a rising star is affirmed, a fallen one is grieved
• New Jersey remembers Houston before she was a pop queen
• Officials trying to determine whether Houston drowned in bathtub
• Obama budget is preview of election battle
• GOP primary season is one of few clear choices
• Obama found the ‘right balance’ in birth-control controversy, chief of staff says
• City ready to begin improving sewer system
• Seeing the possibilities
• Needing a little more heat
• Best man for the job
• Compromise reached on dispatchers' benefits
• Emanuel proposes statewide gun registry
• 1 to 3 inches of snow here, but much, much more in northwest Indiana
• Woman charged with drunk driving in wrong-way Lake Shore Drive crash
• 1 Chicago cop sues another over alleged Facebook defamation
• Crete mechanic killed when bus under repair rolls over him
• 160 gallons of fuel leak from plow truck at O'Hare
• Cops: Boy, 9, rescues younger brother from stranger danger
• Foreclosures deal aims to heal housing sector
• White House to announce changes to contraceptives rule
• Conservative gathering opens amid uncertain GOP race
• State Department cleared of conflict, not ineptness on Keystone pipeline
• Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan
• 10 states given waivers from No Child Left Behind
• Chicago officials make plans for potential massive protests of G-8, NATO summits
• Motorcycle-only checkpoints stir controversy among lawmakers
• Kinzinger receives support from nine county chairmen
• Patients are a virtue
• Dress for less
• Bikers overcome obstacle to legally ride at skate park
• Home state remains true blue for Obama
• 3 injured in wrong-way crash on Lake Shore Drive
• Illinois fourth in nation in wind-farm electric capacity
• Livingston jail cleared of wrongdoing in death
• Illinois homeowners could get $1B in 'robo-signing' settlement
• Condition upgraded for toddler injured by falling TV set
• Santorum revels in Tuesday night sweep of primaries, plunges on
• Obama aims to accentuate positive without forgetting negatives
• Chicago to change city sticker after teen's winning design allegedly showed gang signs
• Gay-marriage bill passes Washington House, heads to governor for her signature
• Birth control fight turns into campaign and fundraising tool
• Same-sex marriage foes ponder their next legal move
• Company, fair commission, union fined in deadly stage collapse
• Reputed Chicago organized crime figure 'Large Guy' tearfully sentenced to 25 years
• Pentagon to ease job restrictions on women in military
• Economy toughest on young adults, study finds
• Chicago grapples with costs of G-8, NATO meetings
• Schools question amount of city's TIF District payments
• Not just child's play
• Thus far, winter is sixth warmest recorded
• Cops: 43 puppies abused, 2 Iowa men arrested
• DuPage man charged with faking own kidnapping
• Bumpy ride ahead for state budget
• Amtrak trains hit new high speeds in Midwest
• Before fatal crash, wrong-way driver screamed: 'You guys ready to die?'
• Roseland toddler is fourth Chicago-area child killed by falling television since October
• Sheriff's deputy foils alleged robbery plot by teens
• Slaying suspect arrested, daughter found safe
• Teen dies day after he and his father are shot in car at Southwest Side intersection
• Santorum wins Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri, shakes up GOP race
• White House will ‘work with’ religious groups on birth control rule
• Appeals court rules California same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
• GOP tries to advance Keystone XL pipeline project
• Chicago checking whether design for new city sticker shows gang signs
• Jennifer Hudson’s sister suspected estranged husband in killing of family members, officer testifies
• Komen executive quits in latest Planned Parenthood fallout
• Small town sees blog as big trouble
• In 911 call, worker says Josh Powell ‘blew up the house and kids’
• Cold winter weather, snow in short supply this season
• Opening statements lay groundwork for Mackowiak double murder trial
• Schools on a roll
• Chief Wold touts fewer accidents, faster response
• Pair of landfills generate $4.7 million in local revenue
• Romney favored, Santorum lurking as 3 states vote Tuesday
• U.S. suspends operations at embassy in Syria for security reasons
• U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran, turning up the heat
• Congress starts new duel over payroll tax break
• Entire staff at L.A. school to be replaced in wake of abuse allegations, superintendent says
• States shake up adult education to help low-skilled workers
• Battles over gay marriage heat up in several states
• 4 dead in fiery wrong-way crash: 'I'm lost for words, it hurts so bad'
• City council approves new fuel system
• Senator who suffered stroke in good condition, doctor says
• Man is trapped in 2 separate elevators on same night at Chicago high-rise
• Wealthy teen on probation for reckless driving in crash told he can't go to Grammys
• Naperville school copes with 2nd-grade teacher's slaying
• Jesse Jackson Jr. says ticket purchase for girlfriend was not an ethics violation
• Chicago man pleads guilty to supporting terror group
• Quinn green-lights speed-camera plan for Chicago
• Boy, 15, wounded along with dad dies: 'Find out about it and do something'
• Northlake man, 18, dies after being shot while sitting in living room
• Bojovic suspends campaign, but 'won't go away'
• Christopher Vaughn trial scheduled to start Aug. 13
• Manzullo earns Illinois Tea Party endorsement
• Super Bowl ad winners and losers
• U.S. suspends operations at embassy in Syria for security reasons
• As Nevada counts, Republican candidates press on
• Obama says he deserves re-election
• School stunned at arrest of second teacher for alleged lewd acts
• Snowstorm causes accidents, outages in Colorado, Nebraska
• Explosive fire kills husband, two sons of missing Utah woman
• Alcohol suspected in fiery wrong-way crash on I-80 that killed 4
• Vets remove 25-pound tumor from dog
• Election year for entire Legislature makes vast agenda more daunting
• Man charged with shooting at cops: 'I didn't know y'all was the police'
• Woman charged with trying to run down cops to avoid ticket
• Man trapped in elevator, so is his rescuer
• Bojovic suspends campaign for congressional seat
• Out for blood
• Smith captures crown at ICS annual Spelling Bee
• Host agreement to go before council
• ‘Business of life’
• Minooka High preparing deficit-reduction plan
• Weather forecast gives people a warm feeling
• Egyptians mourn those killed in soccer violence
• Billionaire Trump endorses millionaire Romney for president
• More states trended Republican in 2011, poll finds
• Komen official defends decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood
• White House scrambles to ease fallout from Panetta’s Afghanistan comments
• Demi Moore 911 tape to prompt bill to ban release of such calls
• Cornelius death investigation is nearly concluded
• Hospitals face Medicare penalties for readmissions
• SUV collides with car after traveling 5 miles the wrong way on Stevenson
• City panel pushes forward on Wrigley Building landmark status, Wrigley Field bleachers
• Illinois high court upholds ruling against coerced confessions
• Father sentenced to 14 years in death of 6-month-old
• Driver has to be cut from vehicle after slamming head-on into tanker truck
• Woman dies after being hit by vehicle in Palatine
• ‘Secret Santa’ finds joy in the gift of giving
• Website to serve as Morris districts’ digital link
• Melting Hearts
• Romney remark on poor draws attack from Obama campaign
• U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan will end next year, Panetta says
• Punxsutawney Phil predicts winter weather ahead
• Obama offers wider refinancing plan
• Questions swirl around teacher as more allegations arise
• Many states aren’t ready for looming health law changes
• Suspect arrested in Molotov cocktail attacks at the University of South Carolina
• Snakes in a wine chiller: a wildlife rescue effort
• Family: Boy, 15, shot to death after attacking police had autism disorder
• Quinn shoves aside state's budget woes
• Hundreds turn out for funeral of woman who died after launching hunger strike in jail
• Chicago police officer is awarded $30,000 in discrimination case
• Illinois high school cracks down on drugs by checking students’ text messages
• A picture of Reality
• Dense fog advisory for most of metropolitan area
• The chosen one
• Rezin says Gov. Quinn's speech lacks details
• County administrator's authority questioned
• Gov. Quinn wants to 'invest in people'
• Kinzinger outraises Manzullo in 4Q filing
• Romney cruises to win in Florida primary, moves back into front-runner role
• Democrats in Congress step up tax-the-rich efforts
• Kansas man pleads guilty to collecting 1 million images of child porn
• US, allies mount pressure on Syria at U.N.
• Obama’s supporters deliver $40 million in campaign cash
• U.S. airstrikes kill 5 suspected militants in Yemen
• Gay marriage supporters say they’re seeing gains
• Los Angeles teacher charged with lewd acts
• Blizzard anniversary has a far more mild feel
• Judge criticizes doctor at Stateville prison
• Metra alters ticket policies in addition to fare hikes
• 5 arrested for graffiti on Navy Pier Ferris wheel
• 10 hurt, including 4 firefighters when engine crashes with car
• Naval station reinstitutes vaccinating recruits against respiratory virus
• Federal jury convicts ex-Chicago officer in drug conspiracy
• Horse-drawn Courage
• Sweet and SMART
• Illinois deer hunters harvest 181,411 during 2011-12
• Romney, Gingrich trade accusations as they make final pitch across Florida
• Scientists create the world’s first atomic X-ray laser
• Obama defends ‘judicious’ use of drone strikes
• Calif. Highway Patrol settles over leaked photos of woman killed in crash
• U.S. officials see increasing threat of domestic attack from Iran
• Mexico’s envoy promises robust effort to capture US fugitives
• Quinn's State of the State speech to focus on jobs, helping families instead of Illinois money woes
• Blizzard? Chicago flirts with record warmth
• 'Very minor' quake hits near McHenry
• New rollercoaster coming to Six Flags
• Coalition releases study on cutting off Asian carp from Lake Michigan
• Chicago home prices slide again in November, to 2001 levels
• Driver shot while pumping gas in Lawndale
• More US households are ‘asset poor,’ study says
• Body in car found at West Beverly fire scene
• Harsh Reminder
• Kinzinger takes message to smaller towns
• U.S., Europe choose risky strategy with sanctions on Iran
• Romney has double-digit lead in Florida polls
• Panetta confirms that Pakistan holds doctor with role in bin Laden raid
• NASA hopes to test new spaceship in 2014
• California police officer, facing arrest, is killed by colleague
• Lexington School Board puts off meeting until investigation of teacher is over
• Fairbury man accused of Pontiac arson
• Surgeon: Kirk's condition upgraded to fair
• Heat, hot water restored to Lincoln Park high-rise
• Reluctant juror parades with court-ordered sign
• The perfect playbook for your party
• Rezin has expectations for Quinn, Illinois
• LyondellBasell fills We Care's pantry
• The 'Adventure' continues
• Cops’ Accomplishments
• Minooka Intermediate principal to retire
• Will County Land Use Department wins Public Integrity Award
• Flock to the Rock
• 2012 ‘Bigs’ of the Year Selected
• Alleged victim of hate crime said he ‘might be dead’ if he hadn’t escaped from a house
• Art Institute receives $500,000 pledge for exchange program with India
• 10 taken to hospitals after Kane County school bus crash
• Statue dedicated to children who died stolen from Lincolnwood school
• FutureGen land near Mattoon sold
• Defense budget plan wouldn’t cut as much as Pentagon says
• New initiative will coordinate probes of mortgage meltdown
• Alternative to Keystone XL emerges; line would run next to one that cuts across Missouri
• Romney, Gingrich clash in Florida debate
• Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of ‘Welcome Back Kotter,’ dies at 60
• Point ’em in the right direction
• Counting the days
• Valdivias petition for right to open Audacious Ink
• Thousands gather to get a glimpse of Joe Paterno funeral procession
• Rep. Giffords bids an emotional farewell to Congress
• Indiana House approves bill restricting labor unions
• Brewer, Obama have heated exchange during airport greeting
• Geithner expects to leave Treasury
• Discovery of skulls by sixth-grader baffles authorities
• Emanuel calls summits an opportunity to build Chicago’s global image
• Taste lineup to be cut by a third
• City to go to court on Lincoln Park high-rise without heat, hot water
• Disney star likes to shake it up with fans
• Celebrating Catholicism
• Officially on board
• Wrong Forum
• Learning devices
• Village of Minooka, union finally agree on contract
• Durbin praises Obama; Local congressmen see areas of contention
• History shows Senate will give Kirk ample time to recover
• Mark Kirk's surgery to remove section of skull indicates serious event
• 2nd man charged with taking part in poaching of deer
• 11-year-old allegedly finds heroin in mother's dresser
• Student seriously hurt when hit by truck near Curie High School
• Obama says all must pay ‘fair share’ of taxes
• GOP response to State of Union speech attacks Obama's efforts to divide America
• Judge rejects new trial for Illinois power broker over juror’s background
• U.S. helicopter raid frees two aid workers from Somali pirates
• Giffords returns to Washington for president's speech, a homecoming and a farewell
• Paramedics rush to Demi Moore’s home; star being treated
• Marine gets no jail time in killing of 24 Iraqi civilians
• Morris, Minooka officials close to new boundary deal
• Hydroelectric power plant sparks sense of 'progress'
• The power of water
• Channahon Dist. 17 board sets school fees for next year
• Moustis urges Will County control of third airport
• Romney, Gingrich trade barbs in Florida debate
• Romney inspires a look at how tax rules help high earners
• Romney tax returns: $21.7 M in income, 13.9 percent rate in 2010
• Obama to frame re-election themes Tuesday in State of the Union address
• Solar storm sends charged particles toward Earth
• Sen. Rand Paul refuses TSA pat-down, is kept off flight
• Marine charged in deaths of 24 Iraqis makes plea deal
• McConnell has his eye on Senate’s top post
• Sen. Kirk may face long road back from stroke
• Illinois to allow cameras in state’s circuit courts
• Disabled freight train delays Metra Rock Island trains
• Mental health program paying off in Livingston Co.
• 2 children die in Far South Side fire despite rescue attempts
• Man, 19, charged in fatal stabbing of graffiti writer
• Committee waits to see MAA's revised proposal
• Committee sets aside money for park in Deer Ridge
• 'Remembering When'
• Sen. Kirk doing 'quite well' after surgery for stroke
• Republicans’ ‘head versus heart’ battle moves to Florida
• Rival parties to mix it up — nicely — at State of the Union speech
• Obama plans to outline his economic blueprint at State of the Union address
• Giffords to retire from Congress
• European Union bans Iranian oil
• Body found on Concordia shipwreck; death toll at 12
• Man dies in single-vehicle crash near Reddick
• Cops: Man fatally shoots himself at Schaumburg sports bar
• Four charged in attack on CTA bus on South Side
• Inmate escapes from Cook County boot camp for 6 hours
• Can the state afford a new crime lab? Illinois behind in payments on existing site
• Two men shot dead inside vehicle in Rogers Park neighborhood
• Local audience sings praises for DeBlois
• All About Adam
• Richardson ending 40 years at First Christian's pulpit
• District 111 launches electronic newsletter
• Thurwanger resigns from STHS
• ‘America is open for business,’ Obama says at Disney World
• Gingrich rips into media, then his rivals, in GOP debate
• 2 more passengers confirmed among Costa Concordia victims
• Perry’s national profile dims with his failed presidential bid
• Report: Mental illness struck 1 in 5 US adults in 2010
• 10-year-old boy accused of killing friend to undergo tests
• Drew Peterson movie is must-see for some
• 280 flights canceled as airports brace for snowstorm that could bring 5-8 inches
• Woman charged in connection with toddler's drowning death
• U. of I. boosting tuition 4.8 percent
• City: Water main break caused sinkhole that snared bus
• Taxing bodies hire single lawyer to forge tax agreement with Dresden
• Emanuel joins U.S. mayors supporting same-sex marriage
• Trial set for man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson’s family
• As Obama seeks re-election, his former church expands its vision
• Starvation death of Chicago-area inmate raises questions about jail’s responsibility
• Grant given.... no wires attached
• Extreme cold will precede snow
• No 'official' Iowa caucus winner, but Santorum got most votes
• Rick Perry to quit presidential race
• Internet blackout spurs action among users, legislators
• Obama rejects oil pipeline from Canada, triggering loud controversy
• Report details events leading up to exotic animals’ release, suicide
• Search continues after body parts turn up in hills near Hollywood sign
• Accused mass murderer pleads not guilty in salon shooting
• Snowstorm could dump more than 6 inches Friday
• Bond set at $100,000 for suspect in videotaped beating
• 1 of 2 reputed mobsters makes plea deal in robbery plot trial
• ISP seizes 340 pounds of pot in 2 traffic stops
• Carpentersville police sting raises questions of public safety
• Panel to decide where to house transgender inmate
• Chicago prepares for upcoming G-8, NATO meetings
• 2 large firms to get $54 million in tollway work
• Bidding process to begin for Shabbona remodeling work
• Sandenos to become new owners of country club
• What a waste of $12 million
• District 54 eyes solution for ice buildup at White Oak
• Democrats file 1 million signatures for recall of Wis. governor
• Silicon Valley flexing muscle in push against Web piracy bills
• Internet companies to go dark in protest of anti-piracy bills
• Romney fumbles common touch regarding money
• Supreme Court backs students in MySpace cases
• Obesity rates in US finally leveling off
• NIU transforms shooting site to 'a place of learning instead of place of dying'
• Jogger recounts harrowing dog attack: 'Yanking and biting and tearing and pulling and yawing'
• Chicago-area survivor tells of chaos aboard Costa Concordia
• Video of teen beating illustrates the all encompassing nature of the Internet
• Surf may be up, but cops down on surfer
• Prosecutors won’t retry four men granted new trials in murder-rape case
• Shabbona begins homework assistance program
• City agrees to make water treatment plant upgrades
• Cook sentenced to probation, house arrest
• EDPA does not impose anything on landowners
• Terror at sea turns to joy as cruise passengers land on American soil
• Images of Costa Concordia accident could be a lasting problem for cruise business
• GOP rivals gang up on front-runner Romney in South Carolina debate
• Wisconsin elections officials to ask judge to schedule all recalls on same day
• Americans mark King Day with speeches, service
• Congress to vote on debt ceiling again, but without threat of a default
• Nationally, redistricting looks like a draw between the parties
• Family hopes search will find parents missing from capsized cruise ship
• Death heightens awareness of TV set dangers
• Fire ravages Romeoville landscaping business
• Anguished mother drops baby off at Chicago firehouse
• Car plows into wall on outbound Ike, no injuries reported
• Video catches youths beating, kicking teen in Bridgeport
• Chicago planning for world summits is mostly secret
• Channahon makes Pena full-time administrator
• Grundy County prepares to set up its second EDPA zone
• Will County's bonds reaffirmed by Fitch Ratings
• Researchers help scientists figure out where in space to search for new life
• Captain may be to blame for cruise-ship accident, boat owner says
• Huntsman to end his campaign
• Supreme Court to consider educators’ response to cyber-bullying
• Despite polls, predicting the South Carolina GOP vote is difficult
• Historic site’s keeper is living tribute to Martin Luther King
• Keystone XL pipeline would be hard to kill, analysts say
• State police: Trooper almost struck by wrong-way driver
• Girl, 4, dies after TV falls on her in University Park
• With G-8/NATO summits ahead, Chicago says it learned from 2003 war protest
• New Illinois law forbids shackling of pregnant women in custody
• Fire causes $120,000 damage to Bloomington home
• Woman fired for working during lunch wins court battle
• 'The place to be' is back
• Photographers see beauty in wonderland
• Shared Value
• Extension wins $2,000 through AT&T grant
• 2011 was rainy and dry, chilly and warm
• Romney defends his record at Bain Capital as GOP rivals attack
• Newt Gingrich veers away from attacking Mitt Romney
• Obama seeks power to merge agencies, shrink government
• U.S. moves to strengthen forces in Persian Gulf region
• Panetta vows to fully investigate ‘deplorable’ Marine incident in Afghanistan
• Deputy charged with smuggling was on reality show
• Storm warning canceled early, but many commuters still late
• On anniversary of Illinois income tax hike, Republicans slam Democrats
• Law officials map out strategy to catch more fugitives
• Sheriff pleads innocent in indcency case
• Illinois 9 closed near Gibson City after train derailment
• Whiteout may be cause of fatal crash Woman killed near Marine
• Prosecutors say exchange shows trio plotted robbery at home of late mobster
• Chicago outlines plan to host dual world summits in May
• ‘Day of firsts’ was more eventful than expected
• Winter Wallop
• Judge rules in favor of new VAC
• Obama targets Romney on jobs
• GOP presidential candidates campaign in South Carolina
• First lady denounces ‘image’ of her as ‘angry black woman’
• Intelligence study glum on Afghan war
• Former congressman, Missouri charity director sentenced in terrorism case
• Missouri man helps recover stolen meteorite
• Bans on plastic bags haven’t caught on everywhere
• Fighting for air: A lung transplant patient’s difficult journey
• Snow hits the area, worst expected later today
• Obama back in Chicago for string of fundraisers
• Illinois man wins second $1 million lottery prize
• Ex-coach charged with burglary
• Leader of Latin Kings street gang sentenced to 60 years in prison
• Night of brutality in Mundelein: 2 dead, 1 injured
• Community makes Christmas miracles happen
• At the center of it all
• Grundy County preparing for snow show
• Rezin responds to Moody's downgrading of Illinois
• Snow on its way after one more day of mild weather
• Doomsday Clock one minute closer to catastrophe
• Romney wins in New Hampshire, strengthens claim to GOP nomination
• Iran nuclear scientist killed in Tehran explosion
• Forced sterilization worth $50,000, North Carolina panel says
• High court signals it won’t be loosening TV’s ‘indecency’ rules
• Detectives find no evidence of foul play in Natalie Wood’s death
• Attorney: Victim of fatal FAMU band hazing attack was gay
• Florida woman accused of chaining grandson for three years
• Barricades removed from Occupy Wall Street Zuccotti Park
• Governor vows to take on pension reform to boost credit rating
• Obama here in Chicago for 3 campaign fundraisers
• Quinn signs bill to double tax credit for poor
• Tollway: Traffic down after rate hike
• 'Confused' driver leaves car teetering on edge of Montrose Harbor pier
• Police: Father threatens son with meat cleaver
• Two women charged with hijacking car, dragging owner on rural road
• Collinsville police say man posed as handyman, stole money
• Amid uncertainty, Grundy Board approves VAC bylaws
• Newly weds fighting for marriage equality
• Prescription drug shortages worsen
• William Daley steps down as Obama’s chief of staff; Jack Lew takes his place
• U.S. health-care spending rose 3.9 percent in 2010
• Iran and Venezuela call U.S. a global danger
• Romney looks to take N.H., then close it out in S.C.
• Alleged Tampa bomb plot foiled by FBI
• Blood-thinning drug is linked to heart attack risk
• Spring-like weather will yield soon to cold and snow
• Zion-Benton teachers, district reach tentative deal
• Hundreds of commuters delayed at Union Station during evening rush
• Parent group, union question push for longer school day
• State told to keep its hands off Bloomington's funds
• Firefighters rescue woman who drove into pond
• Teen shot at open window dies
• Barr determined to show, despite disease, she's a normal teenager
• Nettle Creek's bathroom floors soon to be fixed
• MCHS assists YMCA with local programs
• 'Wild with Style'
• Prism sheds three of its facilities
• GOP presidential contenders spar, take aim at front-runner Romney
• Venezuelan consul in Miami ordered to leave U.S.
• Iran begins enriching uranium at new site, newspaper reports
• States struggle with national sex offender law
• Disgruntled Ohio Girl Scouts refuse to sell cookies
• Giffords makes appearance as Tucson marks anniversary of shootings
• Blacks in New Orleans cry foul over French Quarter curfew
• U.S. report criticizes Cook County's discontinued police car camera program
• Quinn optimistic about odds for Chicago casino agreement this year
• High-rise fire victim: 'When elevator door opened ... she just got blasted'
• Macon County area doctors say flu cases on the rise
• Cold, snow on the way
• Sharing the street with pit bulls
• Trial to start for cop accused of DUI in crash that killed boy
• Man shot, wounded near Rogers Park Red Line station
• Preparing for the big day
• Bridal Expo delivers day of bride ideas
• Meet Manzullo
• County Board candidate to stay on ballot
• Balkema opts against running for 11th District seat
• Quinn signs landmark pension abuse reforms into law
• New policy protects I-PASS users' privacy
• FBI agents search Alorton mayor's home, Village Hall
• Police: Bogus cop tries to lure kids in Logan Square area
• Woman charged with embezzling $1M from Wirtz Beverage
• Highland Park man accused of crossing state line for sex with minor
• Baggage handler accused of stealing officer's gun from luggage
• FBI: Woman robs second bank after first try fails
• Police warn of serial mugger targeting female victims
• Walnut man accused of sexually assaulting child
• Man hit by CTA bus
• Obama unveils leaner Pentagon budget with focus on China and Iran
• Sentencing delayed for Pa. mom who faked kidnapping
• South Carolina shaping up as focal point for GOP race
• U.S. economy adds 200,000 new jobs in December
• Legislator apologizes for ‘YoMama’ email about first lady
• University newspaper adviser is fired over photos of streaker
• Kendall County welcomes new deputy to its ranks
• God's Embrace
• Former MCHS teacher indicted
• Kinzinger contrasts himself with rival
• Hopefuls spar for conservative title
• Grant aids researchers in battle to save ash trees
• Santorum’s showing in Iowa gives new hope to GOP conservatives
• As dust settles in Iowa, GOP race kicks into high gear
• Obama defies Senate, appoints consumer and labor officials
• Scores killed in string of bombings in Iraq
• California lawmaker says he mistakenly brought gun to flight
• Doctor is arrested in probe of painkiller overdoses
• Perry’s Iowa collapse caused by gaffes, campaign discord, harsh tone
• Quinn to sign public pension overhaul today
• Visiting boy, 15, gunned down on South Side porch: 'His whole life was on 57th'
• Michael Jordan's restaurant closing
• Man arrested after exposing himself to kids at movie theater
• Homeless woman collects 4,000 followers on Twitter
• FBI seeks help finding 'Tire Iron Bandit'
• Zoo to get new exhibits for birds, lizards
• Morris schools unite to explore shared services
• City making effort to remove flood plain designation
• Holiday Homecoming
• Red Kettle Drive raises record amount in 2011
• High-speed rail project nets $186 million in funding
• Deer Ridge residents voice opposition to forming HOA
• Michele Bachmann quits GOP presidential race
• Fed to begin providing forecasts of key interest rate shifts
• John McCain to endorse Mitt Romney in New Hampshire
• Santorum will ride momentum from Iowa into New Hampshire, eyeing S.C., too
• Michele Bachmann to address future of campaign
• N.Y. man is charged with firebombing Islamic center, 4 other sites
• Authorities make arrests in alleged stem cell scheme
• Illinois eavesdropping law under fire
• Emanuel admits erring on protest regulations
• Quinn wants Illinois budget to preserve education, health care but have cuts elsewhere
• Case in tiny town makes big waves
• Dog owner faces fines for pit bull attack on jogger
• Judge turns down request for sanctions against county
• Man arrested for battering girlfriend and wife
• Romney wins Iowa nail-biter
• City passes new street regulations for downtown
• First things first
• December weather ranks as Illinois' ninth warmest
• Size of government at the root of Campaign 2012
• Perry touts values, staying power in final Iowa push
• Iran tests missiles in Gulf
• New York’s great tourism leap
• Veteran’s claims of awards, service do not withstand scrutiny
• Texas remains No. 1 in executions
• Ranger shot and killed at Mount Ranier
• Pit bulls' owner ticketed after attack on lakefront jogger
• Motorist who passed out in drive-through 'just wanted another McDonald's sandwich'
• Teens killed in I-57 wreck identified
• Landowner vows to lie in bulldozers' path
• Warming trend starts after today
• Cops: Carjacking victim shot 3 times, thrown in trunk, but escapes
• 'Identity Leadership'
• The big countdown ... for kids
• Over 200 new laws now in effect
• #2 of 2011: Cook guilty of tax evasion
• #5 of 2011: Morris examines host agreement for expanded Environtech Landfill
• TOP STORY OF 2011: A blizzard of change
• #4 of 2011: County re-forms VAC
• #3 of 2011: Marketti reappointed to 911 Board
• Focusing on the 'Fatal Four'
• Illinois may alter child support formula
• Judge in Tribune Co. bankruptcy won’t set hearing until at least May
• Wisconsin land owners make historic dedication of 3,195 acres as a sanctuary
• Obama heading to Chicago to pass the hat
• Off-duty police officer shot, killed in West Side convenience store
• GOP candidates split into 2 tiers in Iowa
• Contractors’ role grows in drone missions, worrying some in the military
• Casey Anthony can stay silent in civil case, judge says
• Occupy activists prepare to take message to Rose Parade
• Lawmaker doesn’t want TSA to pocket change left at checkpoints
• Electronics can no longer go into landfills
• Old home, new plaque
• Sweet observations
• Rolling into the holidays
• Simulated infant to have a real impact on training
• Cardinal defends his comparison of gay rights movement to KKK
• Man killed by train can be held liable after his body flew into a bystander, court rules
• Cops: Man charged with involuntary manslaughter didn't know gun was loaded
• Clean-up under way for major diesel spill in Fox River
• Suspect questioned in Church's Chicken shootings
• Iranian oil threat is mostly bluster, say observers
• Fortunes of GOP candidates shift in Iowa
• Study: Despite rising tuition costs and tough job market, college is still worthwhile
• Report: US nuclear renaissance unlikely after Fukushima
• Cheetah, Tarzan’s sidekick, dies in Florida animal sanctuary
• Be Prepared
• Stricter seat belt law takes effect Jan. 1
• Twinkling for We Care
• Second-hand Sanctions
• Spreading the wealth
• Lawsuit claiming township, county negligence dismissed
• New VAC establishes transitional office
• Will Forest Preserve sets fees
• Tax increase, impact, dominate Illinois Capitol in 2011
• Purse-snatching suspect hospitalized after crash
• Small fire at Wrigley Field
• Sears to shut up to 120 stores as sales slump
• Family hopes Facebook photo leads to recovery of computer
• Ash from fireplace caused fatal blaze in Stamford, officials say
• Rapper Heavy D died from lung blood clot, autopsy report shows
• Newly combative Newt Gingrich swipes at Mitt Romney, Ron Paul
• Gunman who killed his family described as outgoing, kind
• Troy Township welcomes new trustee, collector
• Despite retirement, a Ward still will be highway commissioner
• Two VACs functioning in county
• Making plans
• Will pledges support for art, education
• Stocking Stuffers
• As toll hikes loom, some motorists prepare to bail
• Dog trainer takes inner-city animals and turns them into well-trained members of the family
• Inmate on the lam back in jail
• Police witness gas station shooting, fire on gunman
• Burglary suspect: Blame it on the marshmallow vodka
• Texas killer of 6 wore Santa Claus outfit, police say
• Police arrest suspect in shooting that left soldier paralyzed
• Action aboard airplane creates a reluctant hero
• Post-Christmas shoppers seek drastic discounts
• Iowa’s campaign trail runs through Pizza Ranch
• Strict seat belt law takes effect New Year’s Day
• UPS delivers $10,000 to Operation: MOMS Cookies
• Morris girls celebrate season with giving
• Horses part of holiday cheer
• Ready to take the next step
• Making cents of diabetes
• Trustees lessen slated property tax increase
• Dreams Come True
• Turtle’s offers meal, surrogate family
• New VAC taps Buck to run it
• Kinzinger files to run in 16th Congressional District
• Party Present
• Blagojevich fundraiser Rezko spared additional prison time
• Chicago cardinal under fire for comparing gay movement to KKK
• Sun-Times' new owners envision highly digital delivery, products
• Ugly sweaters make the scene this Christmas
• Let it rain?
• House GOP leaders yield on payroll tax
• Prosecutors portray Manning as determined data leaker
• Casey Anthony lawyers wants prosecutor held in contempt
• Paul walks out of interview over questions about racially charged newsletters
• Despite interest from Congress, airline bag fees remain
• Old VAC plans to hold elections on Dec. 24 in Mazon
• 50 years, 50 miles
• Getting Involved
• Blessings in a Basket
• In wake of tragedy, mom looks back on life of 'Danny'
• As shale fracking booms, environmental protection lags
• 8 soldiers charged in private’s death; racial harassment may be a factor
• Both sides refuse to budge on payroll tax issue
• EPA announces historic rule to clean or shut coal-burning power plants
• Doctors discover massive lung tumor in man wounded in hotel shooting
• Ski team, community mourn the death of 7-year old who fell off chair lift
• Busy holiday season seen at airports, roads
• Comcast fee increase will go to Joliet public access TV
• Former Illinois college student gets 5 years in terrorist threat case
• Officers attacked, jail locked down
• Dad was only joking when he posted Facebook photo of his bound and gagged toddler, family says
• Man surrenders in theft of donation jar for cancer patient
• Cops: Woman knifed by girl in West Side street robbery
• Four victims of Emington murder-suicide will be buried today
• Store no more
• State adds 600 jobs in November
• Minooka holds the line on levy, expects $130,000 less
• TSA screenings aren’t just for airports anymore
• Fatal problems plague the US’ costliest fighter jet
• House rejection of payroll tax bill generates more GOP infighting
• Scientists confirm discovery of two Earth-sized planets
• Five die as single-engine plane crashes on highway
• Deadly winter storm sweeps Great Plains; more snow, wind expected
• Services today for 3 of 5 victims in murder-suicide
• Cops: Dad charged after posting photo of bound, gagged child on Facebook
• Winter solstice arrives tonight
• DUI charge for woman who hit dozen cars, hospital building
• Chicago bomb plot suspect could plead guilty in February
• Man released from prison for murders he didn’t commit files suit alleging police torture
• Shabbona’s fun and games benefit local family
• Taking charge
• City proceeds with plans to install lights at pool
• City's switch in phone service may yield savings
• Channahon Dist. 17 adopts levy during busy session
• White Oak fundraiser nets $14,000 for technology gain
• Death of North Korea’s Kim leaves plenty of questions
• Kim’s son and successor faces a difficult future
• Dad who had 9-year-old drive pleads guilty
• House Republicans wrestle with next step in fight over tax-cut deal
• Teen gets 21 years in prison for killing gay classmate
• FAMU trustees reject call to suspend president
• Source: Mother was not taking medication during shootings
• Authorities: Mom shot 3 children, boyfriend before killing herself
• Motion on supposed juror misconduct ‘harebrained,’ Blagojevich judge says
• Perry County sheriff accused of performing sex act
• Fake pot sickens Warrensburg student
• Driver in fatal crash indicted
• Man accused of attack with sword
• Morris Cruise Night adds fifth night to 2012 schedule
• Home for the holidays
• Grundy County bans synthetic drugs
• Judge: New VAC free to hold election
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies
• World leaders react to death of Kim Jong Il
• Final U.S. troops roll out of Iraq
• Boehner rejects tax cut deal
• Gingrich says he might ignore court rulings, impeach judges
• Stores seek harsher penalties for ‘flash robberies’
• Emington killings brings back memories of 2002 Dwight murders
• Neighbor witnesses shooting that left 2 adults, 3 children dead in small Illinois town
• Woman charged after man's body found in torched apartment
• Quinn heads overseas to visit wounded Illinois troops
• Cops: 2 men shot in apparent 'road rage' incident
• Blagojevich attorneys back in court today
• A worthy welcome
• Court to get final say in VAC fight
• Sheriff: Emington killings likely a murder-suicide
• Polk tours Cuba’s substance abuse programs
• Small town shocked at deaths of family of 5
• Four-legged Therapy
• County puts cost-saving measures on hold
• Projections put Minooka High School in red by 2013
• US mission ends in Iraq, but war’s wounds remain raw
• More schools fail to meet No Child Left Behind requirements
• Congress OKs tentative pact on $1 trillion spending bill to keep government running
• Herman Cain says he’d like to be secretary of defense
• Feds warn against dangerous kid toys this holiday season
• Pattern of civil rights abuses alleged in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Maricopa County
• Officials continue rescue, retrieval efforts after thousands of birds crash in Utah
• Riverhead students suspended after taking Tebow stance
• Walker, GOP sue Wisconsin elections and ethics agency over recall effort
• Drew Peterson finds Rob Lowe Lifetime movie trailer hilarious
• Man charged with DUI after SUV is driven wrong way for miles on Edens
• Digging a pension hole
• Warning issued on fraudulent health insurance
• Couple crashes fleeing attempted carjacking
• 30 weapons stolen from Hammond gun shop
• Pedestrian fatally struck in unincorporated Wheaton
• New schedule impacts disciplinary statistics
• MCHS band gets 'Smart'
• County puts building projects in voters' hands
• A new twist in war over Christmas
• Obama wins praise for alterations to health-care law
• U.S. military formally ends mission in Iraq
• Congress again confronts possible shutdown, this time over payroll tax cut
• 2.5 million young adults have added health coverage, US says
• School police officer who faked shooting gets 5 years
• ‘I do’ not? Marriage rates at record low, Pew poll finds
• Injured FAMU band member plans hazing lawsuit
• Blagojevich seeks to enroll in prison substance-abuse program
• Obama to deliver State of the Union address Jan. 24
• Wrong-way driver travels 11 miles on Edens
• Illinois House Republicans want to roll back corporate income tax hike
• Rolling Meadows teacher who sprayed Lysol on students resigns
• Slaying victim found shot as many as 19 times in Riverdale
• Stranger vows to pay fine for hockey rink citation
• Wisconsin man fatally struck by auto in Woodlawn
• Reporter does not have to turn over notes from juror interview in Cellini power broker trial
• Wilmington woman's bid for retrial tied to Facebook connections denied
• New law makes sale of synthetic marijuana a felony
• Warning Signs
• County board rejects Barr's rezoning request
• Rescued dog loses her way
• Minooka couple claim their Lotto winnings
• With US awash in dollar coins, Obama administration to cut production
• Congress is stymied, as usual, on year-end must-do list
• House approves payroll tax cut extension, with strings attached
• Scientists report what they believe are telltale signs of Higgs boson particle
• US plans major shift to advisory role in Afghanistan
• Wisconsin officials would seek more time to review any recall petitions that are filed
• Marine Corps apologizes for Purple Heart Christmas mixup
• Pipeline safety bill clears Congress, headed to president
• Gingrich’s Iowa political director resigns for Morman smear
• Lap-Band ads prompt a warning from the FDA
• Judge recommends Colorado low-security prison for Blagojevich
• Playboy magazine to shift from Chicago to California
• Senate passes CME-Sears tax-cut package
• Livingston Co. hog farm being built despite objections
• Cops: Man throws boiling water on urinating dog
• Student charged after thrown apple hurts band member
• 3 charged following SUV theft, pursuit, crashes in River North
• Cook County judge charged with DUI is allowed to drive
• Nettle Creek board gives 'OK' for school lock-in
• Getting all wrapped up
• Minooka's longstanding landmark comes down
• Nettle Creek putting boys' volleyball to 'field test'
• Obama marks end of war, welcomes ‘equal partnership’ with Iraq
• Boehner predicts bipartisan support for House payroll tax plan
• Obama says US has asked for return of downed drone, but doesn’t expect Iran to comply
• Blockade draws thousands to disrupt Port of Oakland
• Ron Paul is striking chords with Iowa GOP voters
• A rash of tuba thefts at Southern California high schools
• Emanuel proposes reforms in regulation of Chicago taxis
• Slain man was federal defendant in drug conspiracy case
• Wheaton couple are motivational 'losers'
• Tax breaks aimed at keeping CME, Sears near final approval
• Girl, 6, badly burned playing with lighter
• Cops: Lone gunman shoots 2 teens, killing 1
• MCHS board trades paper packets for digital copies
• Seeing the light
• Christmas musical is a family tradition
• Winning Lotto ticket sold in Morris
• Whooping cough cases increasing across Chicago area
• Family abandons dog; strangers abuse it
• Home invasion suspects nabbed with help of iPhone
• I-57 reopened after rollover crash that injures 5
• Four held for robberies citywide
• YMCAs seek community help against child sex abuse
• Obama, on ’60 Minutes,’ makes his case for a second term
• Gingrich the candidate? GOP lawmakers grapple with the idea
• Congress set to end 2011 with face-off over payroll tax
• Obama: Jobless rate may fall to 8 percent by election
• Volunteers give lift to Under His Wings
• Santa’s Scouts
• MAA pitches field projects, new contract
• Students give big lift to Tots
• City considers installing lights at renovated pool
• At your service
• Three seeking opportunity to challenge Rezin
• Two dead in shooting at Virginia Tech
• Congressional staffers fired after tweets reveal high jinks
• Light snow coats area roadways
• Blagojevich’s lawyers may seek to keep him out of prison during appeal
• Economic development entity forms in Channahon
• Clean Line selects Grundy for transmission line
• Illinois hunters harvest fewer deer than in ’10
• Once his defender, Quinn berates Blagojevich
• Low-flying planes jolt Loop area
• Statute of limitations expires for 'Wheaton Bandit'
• Jury awards $3K to man shot at by Chicago cop
• A bittersweet Christmas as sailors ship out for Persian Gulf
• LAPD commanders’ personal information posted on website
• Las Vegas tour helicopter crashes near Lake Mead, killing 5
• Post-eviction, Occupy Wall Street movement stays engaged
• Jackson a no-show, but airport meeting isn't delayed
• Credit for the edit
• Bates, Neal vie for state's attorney nomination
• Dist. 201's new program to offer kindergartners additional class time
• Former Gov. Blagojevich gets 14-year sentence
• REACH students learn value of giving back
• Jobless take their grievances directly to Congress
• Occupy protests move to foreclosed homes
• American Airlines ‘looking into’ Alec Baldwin incident
• Traces of radiation found in Japanese baby formula
• Errant ‘Mythbusters’ cannonball hits California home
• World’s oldest dog dies at 26 in Japan
• SETI telescopes go back online
• Verdicts returned in suspected Russian sex ring operating in U.S.
• Obama’s road to re-election runs through Pennsylvania
• Hard time looking likely for ex-Gov. Blagojevich
• Jurors see a Blagojevich with less swagger at sentencing hearing
• Patti Blagojevich pleads with judge: 'Be merciful'
• Quinn pardons 1, ends parole for another
• Gambler says he was robbed of $10,000 won at casino
• Two bodies found in Sauk Village in home for sale
• Robbery prompts SWAT response near UIC campus, no one found
• Relay For Life of Grundy County receives ACS award
• Lost early, remembered forever
• Red kettles gilded for someone new
• Local primary races materialize
• U.S. Postal Service proposes cuts that would slow mail delivery
• Mom accused of trying to sell 8-month-old son
• Teen ‘sexting’ less common than parents may fear
• Obama prods Congress on payroll tax as Democrats unveil new plan
• Obama to echo Theodore Roosevelt in thematic speech
• Drone lost in Iran might give away U.S. secrets
• Residents ask Channahon stifle property tax increase
• Blagojevich's lawyers have their work cut out for them in sentencing hearing
• Cop investigates murder scene — and finds his stepson dead
• Shooting delays Amtrak train's arrival in Normal
• Illinois eyes less money from feds in future
• Cain accuser feels 'vindication'
• Settlement ends dispute over ownership of Renoir painting
• Local family knows impact of synthetic drugs
• Morris outlaws synthetic drugs
• Channahon officials debate need for new administrator
• Getting a good home
• Channahon trustees learn they can't take back telecommunications tax
• Operation St. Nick radio auction raises $110,375
• High crop prices a threat to nature?
• Russian voters deal blow to Putin’s party
• Local reaction critical of decision to let Sandusky be interviewed by paper before preliminary hearing
• Senate Democrats prepare new plan to extend payroll-tax cut
• Republicans split on payroll-tax break
• New law in Wis. allows electronic weapons, with a permit
• Blagojevich to be sentenced this week
• Congressman Manzullo drawn to Dixon
• Many seniors lack long-term care plans and risk seeing their Golden Years tarnished
• Ruby ring may hold clue to 1977 disappearance of heiress
• Body found under porch in Lawndale
• Pastor camped out on motel roof joined by Occupy protesters
• You've got email — and a potential open meeting violation
• La Salle County tax rate may dip next year
• Police: Armed homeowner detains drunken trespasser
• Cops: Charges filed following Saturday police shooting
• Tinley Park man killed in rollover crash on Dan Ryan
• Helland files 1,000 signatures in bid for state's attorney's office
• Ringing in the season
• C.E.R.T.-ainly ready for an emergency
• City to consider ordinances banning synthetic marijuana
• Obama gets an assist from Bill Clinton in latest jobs push
• Suicide bomber kills Afghan civilian, injures 60 near US base
• Jobless rate drops to 8.6 percent, lowest since March 2009
• L.A. residents await second wave of heavy, damaging wind
• UN rights chief seeks ‘urgent’ measures to protect Syrian civilians
• Railroads, unions reach deal to avoid pre-Christmas strike
• Jailed Afghan rape victim wins pardon after agreeing to marry attacker
• House ethics panel says it will continue probe of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
• Mayor: Don't use taxpayers as 'ATM machine' to cover costs at U.S. Cellular Field, Soldier Field
• Correctional officer who was demoted for allegedly sleeping on job files lawsuit
• Program makes Christmas special for seniors, too
• Library no longer throws book at snoozers
• Beloved Maine West student dies
• House Ethics Committee due to address Jesse Jackson Jr. case today
• Freight train derailment delays Metra, blocks traffic
• Morris schools offer 'shopping experience' for students, families
• 'Christmas Giving' program helping military families
• Operation St. Nick auction getting more, giving more
• Ly announces run for Illinois House
• Occupiers’ treasures become the city’s trash
• British diplomats leave Iran after angry attack on embassy
• President Obama set to fight to extend workers’ payroll tax break
• Treasury Dept. investigating whether banks illegally foreclosed on active-duty troops
• Latest drug tunnel, pot seizures reflect rise of Sinaloa cartel
• Manager of young actors is suspected of molestation
• Woman who is accusing Cain of harassment is served with eviction papers
• Prosecutors ask that Blagojevich serve 15- to 20-year sentence
• Pork donations blossom into statewide anti-hunger program
• Autopsy finds patient on plane died of heart attack, not crash
• Taxpayers cover Soldier Field, U.S. Cellular Field shortfalls
• Investor group plans to bid for Chicago Sun-Times
• Lawyer: Porn images led to fire chief's retirement deal
• Masked men rob Naperville Domino's Pizza
• 'I shouldn't have left my child but I did': Mom says she went to store after boyfriend beat her son
• Dude, where's my car? Winter parking ban has kicked in
• Saratoga Dist. 60C's tax rate virtually unchanged
• Barr's rezoning request voted down again
• Trees for knowledge
• Supreme Court: Reconsider hearsay evidence
• Conrad Murray gets four years for role in Michael Jackson’s death
• Obama hits the road to tout a tax cut plan Republicans seem to like
• Nationwide strike hits Britain
• Tense standoff under way with L.A. police, protesters
• Toddler in grave condition after gunfire injures seven in West Oakland
• Children living at Occupy L.A. sparked eviction order, Villaraigosa says
• John Wayne Gacy murder victim is identified
• Plane near Watterson alarms police
• Ex-FBI agent sentenced to 5 months in prison, 5 months of home confinement for lying about missing money
• Trooper foils credit card, ID fraud operation
• Pension abuse crackdown heads to Quinn
• High school teacher who was living with student resigns
• Low on fuel, medical plane crashes near Riverwoods, killing 3
• Chicago native to lead hunt for the elusive ‘God particle’
• Coal City offers incentive to demolish building
• Taking the lead
• City considers park proposal for Deer Ridge subdivision
• Massachusetts Rep. Frank to retire
• Kansas governor apologizes for staff’s reaction to critical tweet
• Family of FAMU student denounces culture of hazing
• U.S. to extend border fence 300 feet into Pacific
• Occupy Philadelphia encampment continues despite passing of deadline
• Some question LAPD’s drawn-out eviction strategy on Occupy protesters
• At least 8 shot in Oakland shooting
• Demolition of Save-A-Lot store delayed
• Maggie Daley celebrated, then laid to rest
• 3 die after plane carrying patient crashes en route to northwest suburban airport
• Blagojevich lawyers ask judge to consider new evidence
• Former investigators back on Gacy case
• Windy, raw day forecast; snow to the south
• Evanston lessens penalty for pot possession
• Firefighter, son accused in Bridgeport robbery attack
• EAV drop to push District 17's tax rate higher
• Honor Society raises funds for pediatric cancer patients
• Determined Democrats
• District 54 serves up breakfast option
• County may reorganize Grundy's VAC
• Chicagoans line up to honor memory of Maggie Daley
• Deal to retain Illinois companies scaled back
• Art Schultz, Joliet's longest-serving mayor, dies
• Firefighters rescue trapped residents during blaze, 4 hospitalized
• Man accused of killing ex-wife at UIC Medical Center
• Suspicious package found at Lake Zurich High School
• Holiday safety: Don't broadcast when you'll be out of town
• Survey compiles small, rural schools' concerns
• Occupy L.A.: LAPD makes arrests, but camp still standing
• Assistant Syracuse basketball coach fired after new allegation of sexual abuse
• Recall drive is picking up steam in Wisconsin
• Congressional leaders suggest deal on payroll tax is possible
• Counterfeit bills passed more as holidays approach
• NASA launches largest-ever Mars rover
• Shoppers, stores go mobile this holiday season
• Minooka fire, police to receive NFPA training
• Trees with personality
• Breakfast with Santa to benefit teen’s goal
• Lighted Parade switches on the Christmas spirit
• Housewalk participants receive a warm welcome
• Animal Control feeling advantages of new building
• Yellow Dot kits are now available to area drivers
• County set to raze former Sav-A-Lot store
• Well Served
• Shoppers turn out in force for Black Friday deals
• Three million line up to watch New York Thanksgiving Day parade
• Maggie Daley, Chicago’s longtime first lady, dies at 68
• Police: Woman commits suicide on I-80/94 in Indiana
• Man carrying assault rifle walks into West Side police station
• Thanksgiving parade marches down State Street
• 20 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning from indoor grill
• Suspect in custody in UIC hospital garage slaying
• Chicago cop fatally shoots man after chase
• Wal-Mart customer in Los Angeles pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers
• Giffords serves Thanksgiving turkey to troops
• Obamas feast on holiday favorites
• Six feared dead in Arizona plane crash
• On Capitol Hill, frustration gives way to self-loathing
• Egypt to release U.S. students
• Local businesses ask all to ‘shop small’
• Giggles a hit at winter carnival
• Scaman, crew take their jobs lightly
• Putting the homes in Home for the Holidays
• Carriages give way to trolley
• Kinzinger criticizes Senate's lack of action
• Minooka heeds warnings, bans synthetic marijuana
• Dark Horse?
• Gingrich takes issue with Romney’s hard-line immigration stance
• Crowd marks anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination with moment of silence at Dealey Plaza
• Egypt’s military says it will cede power next year; demonstrators demand more
• Eleven arrested in connection with alleged SAT cheating scam
• Hazing involved in death of FAMU student, sheriff says
• Natalie Wood could have been saved, lifeguard captain says
• UC Davis chancellor says police defied her orders when they used pepper spray on protesters
• Police move in on latest Occupy Oakland protest
• Top Blagojevich adviser is sentenced to 10-1/2 years
• Strip club brought together a shadowy alliance
• FBI halts pursuit of some crime suspects, leading to dismissal of warrants even when fugitives caught
• White Sox general manager's home burglarized
• NIU student from Park Forest shot dead at off-campus party
• Two girls with cerebral palsy move into limelight as part of Joffrey's 'Nutcracker' ballet
• Dist. 1 enters last year of levy simplicity
• Morris gives green light to new traffic signals
• Parents share feast with preschoolers
• District 54 board approves tentative 2011 levy
• Grundy's Red Cross office moving to Romeoville
• Brain Power
• Sheriff: Substance mailed to judge was non-toxic
• District 1 cook remembered with culinary scholarships
• Channahon puts electricity question to its voters
• After supercommittee collapses, co-chair Murray says ‘it hurts’
• Supercommittee fails to reach deal; stock markets plunge
• Holiday feast could be hazardous, group says
• A guy with an ax walks into a bar …
• Congress faces new battle over payroll taxes, jobless benefits
• Freeh’s background should ‘serve him well’ to head Penn State investigation
• Huge chunk of land along Southern Calif. coast slips into ocean
• U.S. to impose new sanctions on Iran over nuclear program, terrorism
• UC Davis Chancellor apologizes for pepper spray incident against protesters
• Teen in gay-student slaying case agrees to 21-year prison term
• Natalie Wood death accident, not murder, original detective says
• Blagojevich aide to be sentenced 4 years after conviction
• Illinois man says he’s surprised to learn of presidential pardon
• Lake Forest police officer removed from middle school in wake of sexting scandal
• City council grants fourth Class B liquor license
• When local eyes are smiling
• Ruettiger wins Pokémon regional crown
• Will County rejects cargo container variance for Channahon business
• Scandal’s pain extends deep into ‘Penn State country’
• New York police arrest man in suspected bomb plot
• Deficit committee heads for less-than-super endgame
• CIA forced to curb spying in Lebanon
• Seif Islam Gadhafi captured in southern Libya
• Two runners die near end of Philadelphia Marathon
• Arab League peace effort in Syria appears at impasse
• Illinois school principal quits in sexting case
• Veterans memorial no place for peace
• Man charged with killing 4 kittens
• Man, 69, killed in small plane crash in Kane County
• Swordplay leads to two arrests
• Cops: Woman may have fallen asleep before I-55 crash
• Dogs rescued from puppy mills
• Man jumps from burning building
• Three charged in masked stick-up in Crestwood
• Paramedic attacked by crash victim on way to hospital
• Woman injured, dog killed in Naperville traffic crash
• Will County OKs balanced 2012 budget
• Parade to honor local Marine called off
• High Adventure
• Don’t be a Paterno
• Volunteering for veterans
• Annual Thanksgiving dinner offers companionship, food
• County multiplier pegged at 1.0000
• Hundreds arrested across U.S. as Occupy movement hits 2-month mark
• Man charged with attempted assassination in White House shooting
• Americans are living longer but facing new social, economic woes
• Demi Moore files for divorce from Ashton Kutcher
• Authorities reopen investigation into death of actress Natalie Wood
• Students stage sit-in at New School in New York
• House, Senate OK funding bill to keep government in business
• TSA seeks to raise awareness of what is not allowed on airplanes
• Hundreds of protesters march onto University Bridge in Seattle, snarling traffic
• Missing boy’s family waits, plans for different Thanksgiving
• Illinois pension costs next year deal blow to already-shaky finances
• McHenry County man charged with stabbing mother to death
• Bartlett president resigns amid tax questions
• Protesters: 'Dangerous' Sugar Creek bridge evidence of failed economy
• Man sentenced to 38 years in boy's death
• Lake Shore Drive hit-and-run driver hits 2 vehicles
• Sex expo raises eyebrows in Fairview
• Feast for all
• Will County seeks to negotiate lower electric rates
• Morris High School's tentative tax levy projects 2-percent drop in EAV
• Occupy Wall Street hits 2-month mark, launches ‘day of action’
• Seattle mayor apologizes after police pepper-spray peaceful protesters
• Man sets himself on fire in Tiananmen Square
• U.S. seeks to double average gas mileage
• Ad over dangers of co-sleeping with baby spurs debate
• Stalemate in debt panel committee hardens even as lawmakers urge compromise
• More than 14 tons of marijuana seized after cross-border tunnel is discovered
• Despite auto bailouts, Obama’s no cinch to win Michigan next year
• Funeral held for 10-year-old girl whose family says she killed herself because of bullying
• Educators: Eureka teacher didn't consider local standards in using 'Daily Show' clips
• Baby died in 'overlay' incident, coroner says
• Sheriff seeks synthetic pot ban
• Man tracks stolen phone, helps nab suspect
• Man charged in killing of Aldi store guard found hanged in police lockup
• 13-year-old charged with wounding his brother, 6
• Man hit by Blue Line train dies
• Minooka Grade School bumps tax levy slightly
• District 111 to net $1 million less despite levy increase
• Brighten the holiday for Head Start
• Hamm takes the cake ... on TV show
• White powder closes La Salle Circuit Clerk's office
• Keeping kids 'N-gauged'
• Sharing stories, spreading awareness
• Illinois' promise to pay not a guarantee
• Quinn assembles new tollway team
• Chicago budget with higher fines, fees expected to be approved today
• Two hurt when motorcycles collide at hazardous waste site near Streator
• Q&A: Mortgage-refinancing program undergoes changes
• Protesters allowed back in N.Y. park, without tents, after early morning raid
• Panetta defends U.S. decision to break off talks with Iraq
• In claiming innocense, Sandusky may have admitted crime
• GOP leaders laying groundwork for compromise on tax increase
• Effort to recall Wisconsin governor begins
• 3 French Hens begin days of Christmas
• Water bill handling has resident boiling mad
• Dist. 101 eyes cost savings from borrowing more
• Their day to shine
• Senate acts to save unemployment fund
• What yield will yield the most?
• Nettle Creek serves up possibility of boys volleyball
• Only court can prevent a primary fight
• Sandusky denies being a pedophile
• Oakland site is cleared, but protest lives
• Syria defiant as pressure mounts on Assad
• Organizers prepare for bid to recall Wisconsin governor
• New York Mayor Bloomberg defends clearing of Occupy Wall Street
• Monti wants to lead Italy until 2013
• Greece has no choice but to remain in eurozone, premier says
• NBC hires Chelsea Clinton as correspondent
• Was item stolen from Lincoln’s Tomb for its value as a collectible, or as scrap?
• Illinois Catholic Charities gives up fight for foster services
• Lawyers for convicted power broker seek new trial over juror revelation
• Chicago considers banning sales of synthetic marijuana
• Proposed federal legislation mirrors Illinois epinephrine law
• CTU president apologizes to Arne Duncan over lisp remark caught on video
• Cops ask for help finding South Side teen 'fascinated' with CTA trains
• Decatur boy, 9, dies in traffic accident
• Attorney: Run ads in local paper
• Black Hawk Down soldiers to attend benefit
• Trivia Mania seeking more teams
• Timeline, costs change for elevator work
• Blessings all around
• Occupy Wall Street insists it’s not political, at least for now
• Supreme Court to review Obama health-care law ahead of election
• As U.S. prepares to leave Iraq, Iran’s influence looms large
• Oakland officials again seek to evict protesters from park
• As deadline nears, deficit-reduction panel has a long way to go
• First look by outsiders at crippled Japanese nuclear plant
• Mexican drug traffickers undermine elections
• Economist is named Italy’s new prime minister
• On Asia trip, Obama’s got an eye on China
• At last home game of season, abuse scandal clouds Penn State’s future
• Two officers injured during San Francisco march
• Inspector’s record raises questions about new San Francisco Bay Bridge
• Taliban releases document on security plans for Afghan assembly
• Police wait until after deadline to shut down Occupy Portland parks
• Rescued bald eagles released at Starved Rock
• Joliet reports big jump in recycling
• Two critically hurt as house explodes in West Lawn
• Trucks tow in toys for tots
• VFW Post in danger of closing
• Hospice drawdown enjoys welcomed surprises
• Respectfully retired
• Dresden Unit 2 completes refueling outage
• Penn State stands in solidarity
• McQueary on leave; trustees act to find why Penn State failed
• Vietnam vets are struck by being thanked for their service — unlike in the ’70s
• Death toll in Turkey earthquake rises to 22
• Mexican official, 7 others killed in helicopter crash
• Metra approves largest single fare hike in its history
• State Street outlook looking up, especially view to the south
• Quinn pays tribute to fallen at Illini Park
• A new birth of freedom
• 'The history of yesterday'
• Valdivias help city ink ordinance changes
• Welcoming in 'Holidays'
• Navy sets WWII vet’s record straight
• Pennsylvania governor says he supported ouster of Paterno and Spanier
• Iran’s supreme leader warns nations against making threats
• Obama administration delays decision on Canada oil pipeline
• Jefferson County in Alabama files for historic bankruptcy
• Finding jobs for veterans is a Labor Department priority
• James Murdoch says he was kept in dark about phone hacking at British tabloid
• At least 9 dead in second earthquake to hit Turkey in weeks
• Syrian opposition groups blame security forces for latest wave of violence
• Provisions of Obama jobs plan earn rare Senate approval
• Greenhouse-gas index shows sharp increase
• Army sergeant convicted of murder in Afghan war-crimes case
• Fugitive accused in 1968 gunbattle with police turns himself in
• Man is shot, killed near Occupy Oakland protest encampment
• The secret millionaires next door
• Motorist alleges in lawsuit that police Tasered him without justification
• 'Thank you, veterans'
• 'A story to be told'
• ... And Olson's tale ends with a love story
• Illinois Senate approves plan to pay regional superintendents
• Roth, House pass SB 72
• Callahan's a military man
• Joe Paterno fired as football coach; school president out; students protest vehemently
• U.S. lawmakers push to keep pressure on Syria’s Assad
• Group says national security could be harmed if young people don’t get in shape
• Alleged USS Cole plotter arraigned at military commission
• As more use hospice, Medicare sees sharp rise in costs, problems
• Papademos named Greece’s transitional leader
• Michael Jackson’s family demands MSNBC ax Conrad Murray documentary
• At least 2 workers at Idaho lab suffer lung exposure to plutonium
• Crime victims seek more say in judicial process
• Illinois lawmaker expresses regret for ‘heated discussion’ with constituents
• Medical marijuana backers rally against federal crackdown
• Season's greetings: First snow recorded at O'Hare
• I-55 stop near Chenoa leads to pot arrest
• Revamped gambling expansion fails in Illinois House
• Pay for regional superintendents makes it out of House
• Gunshow shooting victim files lawsuit
• City may hold all downtown bars to same noise standards
• Characters on parade
• Saratoga proud to think pink
• Quinn renews vow to keep parks open
• 21st-century Robin Hood advocates higher riches for poor to help middle class
• Assad warns of ‘earthquake’ if West intervenes in Syria
• World population hits 7 billion on Oct. 31, or thereabouts
• Obama’s demographic support may not weather economy
• Surprise snowstorm leaves millions without power
• Iraq veteran, hurt in Occupy Oakland protest, is getting better
• Volunteer lawyers help ‘Occupy’ protesters through legal system
• Two men fight home invader demanding beer
• Cops: Man charged after kidnapping girl during SUV joyride
• Prosecutor: Man arrested after jumping through car window onto driver's lap
• Worker's death believed to be suicide
• Teen shot after robbing barbershop dies
• Scare tactics
• East Coast gets rare early, wet snow
• U.S. facing serious shortage of drugs
• Riverdale man killed, dropped off at hospital
• Man critically hurt after falling from balcony at Chicago Theatre
• Two men killed, one hurt in overnight violence
• 6-year-old crossing South Side street dies after being hit by car
• At West Hollywood restaurant, haunting goes on all year long
• At least 13 U.S. soldiers killed in Taliban suicide bombing
• Family loses 7 members in highway crash
• E. coli outbreak expands in St. Louis region
• Living with Dyslexia
• Cold weather presents new set of challenges for Occupy Wall Street protesters
• After years of delays, NASA launches weather satellite
• What happens at the Rotary Ball, doesn't stay at the Rotary Ball
• FCC aims to bring broadband to millions in rural areas
• No release for U.S. man accused of spying on Syrian dissidents
• Michael Jackson likely caused his own death, witness testifies
• Reputed gang member gets maximum for killing police officer
• State high court blocks challenge of delisting at Peoria landfill
• Circle K is on its way to Minooka
• Braidwood Station begins storing spent fuel outdoors
• Having a 'glee' for all
• Polls give Romney an edge in early GOP contests
• Relief follows European debt deal, but growth still elusive
• Egypt releases U.S. native in prisoner swap with Israel
• Pennsylvania cop sues cook over ‘body hair’ sandwich
• U.S. announces desert ‘solar energy zones’
• Michigan judge rules law school can publicly name blogger
• Occupy Oakland: Officials shift into damage control
• Football players recount their response to attack at school
• Brass rings being stolen from fire hydrants
• 'Boots on the street'
• Comfort Care
• Pfc. Magana visits with Morris kindergartners
• Judge won’t dismiss case against John Edwards
• 2 survivors hauled from Turkish quake rubble; death toll rises to 534
• Taliban target base U.S. uses in Afghanistan
• Ohio zoo fends off widow; exotic animals to be quarantined
• Army engineers want $1 billion to repair flood damage
• Panetta’s reward for capture of bin Laden is taste of rare 1870 wine
• Michael Jackson ‘probably’ addicted to Demerol, defense witness says
• Starving-horse case breaks new ground
• Illinois House votes to stop labor leader pension abuses
• Illinois doctor's license pulled
• Aldermen weigh decriminalizing small amounts of pot
• Peoria County sues Globe Energy
• Local man accused of 'severely' injuring boy
• Residents voice concerns about landfill
• Grundy receives communications grants
• Putting the move in Occupy movement
• FBI investigating police shooting in Chicago
• Illinois Senate approves Chicago speeding cameras
• EU officials reportedly say agreement reached with banks on Greek bonds
• Barr's request fails to win ZBA vote
• Future of fingerprints
• GAVC wins National Guard Challenge
• Raising a stink?
• Auditor focuses on the positives in Minooka's finances
• ‘Homespun’ from the Heart
• Ousted Oakland protesters continue march
• Death toll in Turkish earthquake rises to 459
• Yearly flu shots less effective than once thought, study shows
• American, Danish aid workers reported abducted in Somalia
• Gadhafi reportedly buried before dawn at secret site
• Loaded guns in checked bags aren’t on TSA’s radar
• Obama gets in a jam on way to ‘Tonight Show’
• Jury convicts Calif. man who exposed baby to meth, tried to sell her
• Obama will make it easier for borrowers to repay student loans
• PETA says SeaWorld is engaging in slavery with whales
• Casey Anthony jurors’ names released
• Michelle Obama headlines Chicago fundraiser
• SIUE student found guilty of terror threat
• Bomb squad disables grenade found in Joliet safe
• Illinois Senate OKs new smart grid bill
• Epstein vindicates Cubs fan on Starbucks sighting
• The Honor System
• District 17 scores well on ISAT, but fails to meet AYP
• Cook pleads guilty to tax evasion
• Provena St. Joe's neuroscience program ranked No. 1 in Illinois
• Sales up, but prices down
• Coal City residents may get vote on lower electric rates
• Death toll reaches 279 in Turkey earthquake
• European bailout fund to double to $1.4 trillion
• 53 bodies found in Libya raise more questions about fighters
• One killed, 22 injured in Nairobi blasts
• Afghans find little to praise in new US-led offensive
• Poor economy threatens police jobs, Holder says
• Obama living up to Bush’s terms on Iraq withdrawal, spokesman says
• Rina explodes into a hurricane
• Citing threats, US withdraws ambassador to Syria
• Mortgage refinancing to get easier under revised U.S. program
• Ballot tampering alleged in San Francisco mayoral election
• 1 dead, 3 hurt in wrecks with Kankakee cop cars
• Casino Gambling Bill in Springfield
• Preckwinkle wants to raise Cook County taxes on tobacco, beer, cars
• Quinn removes critic and names new members to Illinois tollway board
• CYCM directors leaving for new roles
• What a treat!
• Grundy County Health Department offering high-dose flu vaccine
• Grundy County Health Department offering high-dose flu vaccine
• Questions follow upending of boat used in search for Channahon teenager
• Questions follow upending of boat used in search for Channahon teenager
• Area musicians invited to take part in holiday concert
• Area musicians invited to take part in holiday concert
• Channahon teen dies of heart anomaly
• Channahon teen dies of heart anomaly
• 'Boo Street' a crowd pleaser
• 'Boo Street' a crowd pleaser
• Bates: Area shoppers should stay on alert for thieves
• Getting excited about science
• Shabbona to get 'new identity'
• Unemployment rate up to 10 percent in state
• Deputy: Mentally ill man slams into car, points gun at trucker near Dwight
• Food for thought
• Kinzinger touts civic engagement, Gadhafi's overthrow
• Morris schools form panel to eye ways to share
• Morris Hospital brings laboratory services to Coal City
• Minooka High School moves to decentralize from Grundy County Co-op
• Survivor support
• Saratoga's plan seeks to get community moving in 'same direction'
• Rough conditions slow search for missing Channahon teen
• Unidentified man burned in crash near Flanagan
• Dresden invests in the future
• Despite EAV drop, Minooka Dist. 111 shoots to keep tax rate promise
• Channahon officer saluted for undercover narcotics work
• Artifact gallery shares Gardner's past, piece by piece
• City's finances 'turn a corner,' but tax rate increase a possibility
• Recycling in motion
• EPA grants Dresden provisional variance to maintain lift station
• A treat for tricks
• Road to Reality returns Oct. 26 to take on bullying
• Careful review of landfill host agreement continues
• Havin' a blast
• Morris plugs in with FirstEnergy for lower electricity rates
• Surprised board says state 'comes through' for Dist. 54
• Residents may get more say on village of Channahon's budget
• Grove succeeds Hamilton as Coal City Unit 1 board president
• Emerald Ash Borer beetles found in Morris, Channahon
• Wilson's Creek revisited
• Ask Questions
• Fertilizer, not refrigerator, responsible for radiation readings
• Minooka teenager missing in Lake Michigan waters
• Municipalities mixed on use of sales tax rebates to spur development
• Pump failure spurs fire call at Akzo Nobel
• Dresden Unit 2 begins refueling, maintenance outage
• Something to bank on
• Lining up assistance
• Nettle Creek receives day of recognition from General Assembly
• Judge: VAC can have meeting, but cannot elect officers
• New schedule put to the test
• Paulson, Johnson crowned at MCHS
• A chance to learn from history
• Serving up support
• 'One step at a time'
• Judge continues VAC case until Friday
• 'Just good stories'
• Charges dropped against woman whose party-game punch killed man
• Hornsby: Current landfill proposal doesn't protect the people
• Angel Food's stoppage leaves families at a loss
• County allows Morris to cast first vote on landfill host agreement
• Grundy County team screening local youngsters
• Benefit walk for Minooka student is Oct. 29
• State's Attorney files emergency complaint against VAC
• Morris Hospital reminds motorists to 'drive with caution' during harvest
• Mercadante enters race for Grundy County Board seat
• Minooka District 201 receives Bright Star Award
• Stepping back from coop, District 201 to hire own special ed teachers
• Nettle Creek board weighing technology, social media policy
• Grundy County eyes widening of Illinois 47
• 'A better environment'
• One bicyclist killed, one injured after accident in La Salle County
• Local woman’s clubs team up for good cause
• Local author revives appetite for vampires
• Morris IFWBC offers women’s seminar to recognize special week
• Streator superintendent pursuing 38th District seat
• Darlington says 'timing not right' for naming request
• Kinzinger makes official his intention to seek re-election in 2012
• Showing off their 'Toys'
• Here’s Johnny!
• The doctor is in
• Day of memories
• Steadham says Morris Hospital is in good health
• Coal City Fire Protection District hosts open house
• Three Rivers library ready to celebrate 35th Anniversary
• We Care offers assistance for Christmas gifts
• Will County Drug Court awarded $200,000 grant
• Ready to Roll
• Halvorson challenging Jackson for seat in 2nd District
• Police: Morris man suffers severe head injury in motorcycle crash
• ‘Workout’ seeking to raise $6,000 for BCRF
• Trail incident leads to evacuation of Tiskilwa
• Corn Fest Food
• License to Protect
• Summer was hot but rainfall varied
• Will County reports first human case of WNV
• Ten teachers receive rewards
• Police search under way for Minooka teenager
• Firefighters rescue Morris man pinned by vehicle
• Gov. Quinn defends Illinois economy
• Last outdoor market of 2011 slated for Saturday
• Corn Fest 5K marks return to ‘competitive’ running
• Coal City-Manteno game wins 'Prep Destination of the Week'
• Healthy Results
• Walking the Walk
• Tuesday's I-55 collisions involved 19 cars, but no serious injuries
• Council again tables action on Keating's request for elevators
• AccuWeather: This winter to be much like the last
• Channahon's Joe Cook on credit card claims: 'Don't call me a thief'
• Landfill discussion continues, but still no vote
• Grundy among several to lose Veterans' Affairs representative
• Just dropping in
• On the March
• Oh my gourd!
• Two accidents snarl traffic on Interstate 55
• Applegate: City's contribution goes long way for MDDP
• Getting a piece of the pie
• Cook County joins sales tax battle against Kankakee, Channahon
• Step by step
• For the kiddies
• First Presbyterian float wins 'Best Theme' in parade
• Corn Fest button numbers for Week 1 released
• Parade-goers: 'We just love it'
• 'Advanced Apologies' puts title to bed
• Lasting Images
• Racing runs in the family
• IDVA representative no longer available in Grundy County
• Waiver may ease burden of NCLB Act
• Crowning Moment
• Frying and Fundraising
• ‘P’ is for picnic
• Couple walking across America ‘for the fun of it’
• 'To be a blessing'
• Police: Counterfeit bills circulating in Morris
• Art from the Heart
• TBTN calls for end to violence against women
• Double the Delights
• Officals look for ways to pay for renovation of Pontiac landmark
• Plans for former county home, lumber properties unveiled
• And the games begin!
• Board reviews Master Plan to address aging facilities
• Queen of the Night
• 'Rebecca's Law' hikes penalties for most-violent abusers
• Committee making it easy for Channahon Park District to go green
• Chicago aldermen target suburbanites on idea of 'commuter tax'
• Honest, another Lincoln statue in the works
• Landfill host agreement given close look
• Two-for-one deal
• Garbage rates going up in Coal City
• Bates seeking to retain role as state's attorney
• Coal City hires engineer, seeks financial help for quiet zone
• Aimed at a younger crowd
• Two days to display
• Dist. 17 touts high test scores, sound budget
• Winners announced for 2011 Baby Show
• Waging Water Wars
• Pig farm debate pushed to another meeting
• Crackerbox Derby ready to roll on Oct. 1
• Splitting the pie
• Art, craft shows return
• Parking to be limited on parade day
• He’s a Magic Man
• Sure to Satisfy
• A place with good taste, atmosphere returns
• Big opportunity
• The right choice
• Morris school has an Immaculate parade record
• Gold Star support
• Booth, souvenirs given makeovers
• Sunday, Oct. 2 schedule
• Saturday, Oct. 1 schedule
• Friday, Sept. 30 schedule
• Thursday, Sept. 29 schedule
• Wednesday, Sept. 28 schedule
• A Pork Mecca?
• For your entertainment
• Saratoga board approves tentative budget
• Heart in the right place
• Dispatch center should be ready in January 2012
• NAMI combining forces to serve Will, Grundy
• Historical Society will talk Corn Fest
• Come Home for the Holidays Nov. 25-27
• MDDP gives proceeds back to community
• Health Dept. offers flu vaccine clinic
• Landfill capacity in Illinois declines 5.4 percent during 2010
• Winning Little Lotto ticket sold at Dwight store
• Survey says Illinois is business-unfriendly
• Dresden to help Corn Fest's fireworks sparkle for 10th straight year
• Officials: 'Broken law' has been failing schools
• Obama proposes key changes to NCLB
• The bones about it
• Dite: Morris police officers are not seeking donations
• Meat, salad and more
• Worst truck bottleneck in U.S? Circle Interchange
• Test scores fall short of AYP, but impress District 54 officials
• Seeing the sights unseen
• Tourism up in Grundy County
• Reservations being taken for free flights
• Students walking to school Oct. 5
• Power outage in Morris leaves 1,000 in the dark
• Unpaid real estate taxes now considered delinquent
• Kinzinger is running, but district yet to be decided
• Sixteen students named as candidates for Corn Festival queen
• Seneca employee recognized as Water Operator of the Year
• City council approves new citation program
• Fashion statement
• Marketti, officers named in lawsuit over death of Grundy Co. Jail inmate
• Illinois high court denies Drew Peterson's bid to be released
• Vows heard 'round the world
• Telecommunications tax passes behind Cook's tie-breaking vote
• Survey looks at climate, culture at Dist. 54
• Hamilton resigns from Coal City Unit 1 board to pursue new role
• Morris unexpectedly receives $800,000
• Taking Flight
• Illinois couple rescued from canyon ledge at Starved Rock
• 'Hold The Float'
• Livingston County board rejects factory hog farm proposal
• Minooka Community High School Board adopts FY 2012 budget
• Positive impacts on achievement
• Towne seeking re-election as La Salle County State's Attorney
• 'Rachel and Sammy' author visits prairie
• Dist. 111's strategic plan goal becoming reality
• Realities of homelessness
• Future Grundy County construction plans may be put to voters
• Cabbage Plants Kids
• Walsh: Will County is healthy despite sluggish economy
• NPR sees value in Dubik's 'Life Lesson'
• Callahan seeking re-election for Grundy County Coroner
• Welcome to the Rookery
• Channahon's former administrator tapped for role in Glen Carbon, Ill.
• MCHS takes some special education services into own hands
• Coal City resident urges gap be closed, car speeds reduced
• Students enjoy 'Grand' Day
• Beating the Rush
• Way of the Cross
• Coffee gets over 100 years for carjacking
• Center of attention
• Inaugural Norton Cup scores $7,405
• County board hires Hamilton as new administrator
• Smoke from Minnesota wildfire moves into northern Illinois
• Bojovic prepares to seek 16th District seat
• Vehicle strikes utility pole, causes power outage
• Hefner: Adjudication program is working well
• Morris school districts discussing ways to share
• Man responsible for Thanksgiving burglary gets 10 years in prison
• Driving it home
• Dist. 101 board considers naming football stadium in honor of Darlington
• Jalopy Fest provides jolly good time
• Blast from the past
• City looks into cost for changing flood plain designation
• 'Enjoying the night'
• Remembering 9/11
• 'We must never forget'
• 343 to walk in remembrance
• Grundy sells former county home
• Remember Sept. 11 every day
• Honoring the ‘ordinary people’ of Sept. 11
• Teaching those too young to remember
• For Callahan, mixed emotions remain a decade later
• Kinzinger, House freshmen who have served and Veterans, pay tribute to 9/11
• Sales tax consultant fights RTA, Chicago suits
• Summer Work
• Lopez indicted in fatal accident at Stratton Park
• Attracting Shoppers
• Grundy County names Zerbian its new transit director
• Seneca eyes surplus property for village use
• His day of Honor
• Kunkel seeks Democratic nomination for 38th District seat
• EAA sets Young Eagles day
• DRC decides building code needs more specifics
• Channahon considers tax proposals to address budget needs
• Seneca festivals, activities post profit despite added expenses
• Civil War weekend coming to Minooka pumpkin farm
• More than 30 petitions pulled for 2012 election
• 'There it stands'
• Buggin' Out
• Harty sentenced for role in Kinsman beating
• Rezin to seek re-election to 38th District
• Cook expected to change plea to guilty on Oct. 25
• Kendall County Health Department evacuated as precaution
• Seneca Fire District purchases current police headquarters
• Proposed tax, not mayor's charges, gets Channahon residents' attention
• City's power supply switch brings questions from public, but no complaints
• Starved Rock officials stress caution after second fall in a week
• What's for lunch?
• Cook has no plans to resign despite tax evasion charges
• Morris-born woman dies in Pontiac wreck
• Mechanical Nostalgia
• Candidate petitions are now available
• Accident claims life of rural Mazon man
• Marine gets Warrior sendoff
• Pausing to Remember
• Saratoga finds 'SMART'er way to teach students
• Despite uncertainty, lack of pay, Nordstrom, Mehochko still on job
• Cruise-In Car Show to roll through Lisbon
• Minooka High School Board bends absenteeism policy for student
• Channahon picnic to celebrate community milestones
• Local motorcyclist dies in accident on I-80
• NRC, Exelon refute claims of earthquake risk
• Warriors' Watch Riders to honor Minooka soldier
• IDOT lists lane closures for Labor Day weekend
• Compromise on aerobatic box fails to take off; decision falls to FAA
• Hester's on the 'War' path
• Will County bird tests positive for WNV
• Kinzinger to hold town hall meeting Saturday
• Ganiere enters race for 38th District seat
• Former Grundy County State's Attorney seeking to recapture role
• Kankakee mayor wants Chicago, RTA to drop sales-tax suits
• Petitions for next election out Tuesday
• Drawing the line on trespassing
• Electrolux chooses Minooka for new regional distribution center
• Intoxicated boater drives watercraft into tug boat
• Lessons Learned
• Local cancer survivor is on the 'Attack'
• Jury finds Joliet man not guilty in baby's death
• Faith & Healing
• Pena: Channahon hopes for quick resolution
• MDH reorganizes newsroom to meet the needs of all readers
• Cook: Charges are 'out of my character'
• Joliet's Alm enters race for District 86 seat
• Man found dead in rural Yorkville home
• A pair of principals
• District already ready for new school reforms
• Design change to airport building results in added expense
• Feds accuse Channahon village president of failing to file tax returns
• Gagliardo named program director of Community Foundation
• Man sentenced to prison for role in fatal crash
• In high gear
• Helland to run for Grundy County State's Attorney
• Shell shock
• Summerfest is old-fashioned street fair
• Energy offer not part of city’s efforts
• Freedom Wall Fix-up
• Police confiscate weapons, arrest woman on gun charges
• Nothing new about start of school year
• Dist. 101 getting its ACT together
• Proficiency vs. Perception
• Mugz's Hideout hosting Wright Memorial Benefit
• Summerfest offers a jam-packed day
• Local veterans see benefits in Joliet VA clinic
• A Bigs problem
• 9-1-1 board approves dispatch center plan
• Power problems don't end Shabbona's school day
• Refinancing saves Minooka $250,000
• Lasting memories
• Airlines avoid city sales tax
• Grundy County Home up for auction
• P&Z pushes pig farm debate to county board
• Channahon's library can have more parking
• More than cars will cruise into Seneca
• Silver Cross ER to become veterans mega-clinic
• La Salle Station expecting 390-ton transformer Friday
• Public input to be sought on quiet zone
• Zeller appointed interim president at Joliet Junior College
• Passionate fight
• Pig farm protesters win first round
• Back to School for Morris - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Seneca native feels tremors during East Coast quake
• 5.9 earthquake hits Virginia
• Channahon official responds to Chicago's threat of lawsuit
• Celebrating blessings
• Flag could fly on Sept. 11
• Morris motorcyclist killed in collision
• Morris man convicted of four counts of sexual abuse
• Balkema considers run for 11th District seat
• Chicago to sue Channahon over sales taxes
• Starting the year out right
• Governor increases distance between funerals, protesters
• Neighbors take aim at pig farm before one proposed
• New mom, but also a soldier
• ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’
• Will Circuit Clerk McGuire will seek another term
• Fleming among IDNR’s Volunteers of Year
• Presbyterians will have more places to park their cars
• Benefit to help Fessler cover medical bills
• Turn the town teal
• Hearing offers info on electric contract
• Festival-style concert features Illinois bands
• Christmas comes early for children and St. Nick
• Joliet mosquitoes positive for WNV
• Some Will court system data available on Internet
• Rezin convenes summit on Coal City quiet zone
• Revenues expected to top expenses in 2011-2012
• Smoke, possible fire reported at The Pub/Chapin's North
• Braidwood bat positive for rabies
• Reminders, patrols mark start of school
• Keating looks to alter focus for railport
• Rep. Roth set to run for her job
• ComEd promises brighter tomorrow after feeling the heat
• New school year, old concerns
• Dampened, not deterred
• Loved-one Locators
• City on board for move to new center
• 'We're lucky to be alive'
• Babies show their stuff for contest
• Goals set as school year starts
• Scary by nature
• People helping people
• Chip timing enhances Crossroads 5K
• JJC's Proulx loses battle with cancer
• New voter registration cards have been placed in the mail
• Fishing competition helps market reel in kids
• Deserved Decoration
• Little Miss a hit
• WEB FIRST: Hearing for second beating defendant delayed
• WEB FIRST: Pedestrian severely injured in hit-and-run
• Giving is Groovy
• Kinzinger: Government not answer for economy
• A special opportunity
• JJC will celebrate expansion of automotive program area
• Weather Permitting
• Dental care gets rolling
• Initial Conversations
• A year & a way
• WEB FIRST: City wins court ruling in Community Landfill legal battle
• Trustees mulling ways to counter hits to reserves
• I.C.S. students begin returning Aug. 16
• Banjo Goodbye
• County votes in favor of compromise 9-1-1 agreement
• Audit: Coal City finances ‘stable’
• Fire destroys Seneca home
• Elevator gets lift it needs
• For kids of all ages
• Listing a landmark
• Will offers furloughs, severance packages
• Bikes ready for launch
• Sen. Rezin: Reports paint bleak picture of finances
• Extreme Weather
• Dispatchers reject county’s ‘last offer’
• Citizens on Patrol
• Local legislators taxed with reforming unemployment program
• Truty is state’s Conservation Teacher of Year
• Presbyterian church needs more parking
• Impact of Budget Control Act to be determined
• Golf carts could be coming to Seneca streets
• 'A little freedom in the wind'
• Lights to be back on tonight
• Fun at a Crossroads
• Village will contribute for river survey
• Accident injuries prove to be fatal
• County vehicle crashes as Marketti avoids bee
• City agrees to buy land for more downtown parking
• Crime gets going-away party
• Former prosecutor Navarro enters race for La Salle judge
• Kinzinger: It’s a step in the right direction
• With word of progress, Morris delays 9-1-1 plan repeal
• A back-to-school boost
• Man in custody following stand-off with police
• Seneca man killed in farming accident
• A 'perfect' home
• Medication disposal switch nets $500 savings
• Special Efforts
• Matter of trust at issue with 9-1-1 stalemate
• Lost in the mail?
• Brennan: Minooka staying out of 9-1-1 fight
• IDOT officials drive need for I-80 reconstruction
• Coming Down
• Preschool program making more room
• Turning 300,000
• 9-1-1 board to obtain equipment estimates
• Lions Club offers $500 reward to catch vandals
• United in song
• I.C.S. announces back-to-school info
• Lyondell Delivers
• Creative side of salsa
• What a ride!
• Police: Thieves sneak away with aluminum canoe at Stratton Park
• Need for jobs put at forefront during IDOT meeting
• Village board pays wastewater fees under protest
• Man killed while trying to cross Illinois 47
• Cooper Orchestra returns to Morris
• Coal City Council is little talk, all action
• Kinsella follows advice, puts 4-H project to bed
• Area officials: Terror alert is no reason for serious alarm
• Picking up Steam
• Johnson overcomes past, fulfills dream
• Impact of JJC’s nursing program apparent locally
• Severson: PBC can only rent new 9-1-1 building to county
• Colyott, board hear update on tax protests
• State making it tough to care
• 4-H’ers ready to put projects before judges
• It’s a literal free-for-all
• Hot & Steamy
• Nursing home staff riled about paychecks
• Public can help plan future road projects
• Christmas comes early for Operation St. Nick
• Work on Seneca police station should start in early August
• Council OKs contract for pool renovations
• Budget status depends on how you look at numbers
• 9-1-1 Board advances temporary solution
• Lighting the way beyond everyday
• Cooling centers available
• Pantry Partners
• Village asked to help fund watershed study
• From head of class to leader of school
• Precautions necessary as heat grips area
• Kids are on the case
• Priceless Days a real Godsend
• Severson, other board members try to ‘sell’ council on county board plan
• Council votes to reconsider support of 9-1-1 pact
• Ottawa couple dies after boat accident
• Call is the same, just not as loud
• Bringing history to life
• Cutting, binding precedes the threshing
• Deaths in burning home the result of murder/suicide
• Sputtering teacher hunt leads to course creation
• Battling gliomablastoma
• Judge orders Faust’s return to a secure mental facility
• Vandals again target a city of Morris park
• The right tools for the job
• WEB FIRST: Dresden declares alert due to chemical release
• Ottawa Hospital, OSF system still in merger talks
• Woman, two children found dead after fire
• Tiki Trot takes to the streets
• Marketti proposes two centers in one place
• Fire burns at Akzo Nobel Thursday evening
• WEB FIRST: Trio arrested for La Salle County burglary
• Damaging winds set back corn crop
• Morris man faces child porn charges
• Salary changes established for FY2013 Board
• Prairie Parkway won’t be toll road
• BNSF train strikes car in Coal City
• Pontiac Band performs Thursday
• Policy change could result in payments for vacation days
• Combined dispatching in jeopardy?
• Car crashes into house
• Finch pleaded guilty to reduced charge for Kinsman beating
• Cache of explosives found and destroyed
• Tree cuts power in Morris Monday
• Board hits stop button on elevator
• Crowded Cruise
• Public blames Shaw for declining morale, rising costs
• Surprise!
• Will it sink or swim?
• Tourney will allow Norton to keep giving
• Shorewood gearing up for annual summer festival
• Exelon Nuclear sponsors fireworks, fun at pair of local summer festivals
• Little Hands reach farther
• Setback delays mother’s gift of kidney to her son
• Vandals strike at city park
• Cookin’ Kids
• Outreach generates exemption applicants
• Downtown Joliet Post Office to remain open
• Communications pros learn their roles if terrorists strike
• Making it a Habitat
• Morris would handle own ordinance violations
• Classes without confines
• Seneca festival committee gets new name, wider focus
• Channahon staffers will create path through Memorial Tree Walk
• City donates Hotel/Motel Fund money
• District 54 hires Shabbona principal
• Homes have stories to tell
• Carlson a candidate for Will state’s attorney
• First WNV-positive mosquitoes found
• Property tax payments are now overdue
• ‘It’s a family affair’
• Far-reaching flags
• Goats, hogs among those on display at fair
• Grainger makes big donation to BBBS
• Masked man robs Coal City gas station
• Her majesty
• Board sets meetings to hire principal, answer public
• An annual af-fair
• Driving home the message
• Dispatchers’ benefits at heart of controversy
• Morris eyes changes to citation process, fees
• Bisch to replace Salinas at District 17
• Volunteers sprucing up Saratoga Tower
• First Liberty Days event starts today
• Funk: Decision was the right one for Healthmart customers
• Naming of new principal may come at D-54 meeting
• The Chauffeurs usher in ‘authentic sound’
• Deadline near for Liberty 5K
• Fair weather?
• Money saved is an addition earned
• Jewel-Osco announces acquisition of Morris Healthmart
• Kiwanis, New Community fill the pantry
• Program for at-risk children is safe — for now
• Area veterans give salute to Pillars of Honor model
• Consensus: Verdict was justified
• Walking Tall
• Blagojevich convicted of corruption
• Verdict reached in Blagojevich retrial
• Long trip winds up at ‘Road’
• Creating birthdays
• ‘Sawyer’s Heart’ donates boxes to Silver Cross
• County to test no-administrator idea
• Hall sets a notable good example
• Benefit at Clayton’s tap to assist Hall
• Inaugural Liberty Days precede July 4th
• Ly talks policy at White House
• Art in the Park
• Minooka settles with Dynegy
• Johnson to speak during Pillars of Honor program
• Hospital Foundation reaches full governance
• City, McFarland working to provide parking
• Prescription working for Dist. 1
• Win a piece of Seneca history
• Sewer will boost drainage at Dwight, Pine Bluff roads
• No new contract for Channahon administrator
• County may not hire new administrator
• Storm knocks out power in area, Northern Illinois
• ‘True Americans’
• WEB ONLY: Narvick's statement from Dist. 54 Board meeting
• Public asks, board does not answer
• Dear Mr. President:
• Mud, Sweat & Cheers
• Body part confirmed to be of Marseilles woman
• Man tried to lure kids into car
• Completing an 'awesome' challenge
• West Nile virus confirmed in La Salle County
• Paying tribute to those who paid ultimate price
• Duffy leaves county for Minooka job
• Rock Run Rookery opens
• Kauzlaric trains around world for the triathlon
• Ly discusses the economy, innovation at White House
• Will Board passes bipartisan, consensus reapportionment plan
• Morris loses ‘leader of the common people’
• The heart of a Warrior
• Dresden’s used parts give new life to locomotive
• Refreshing!
• Freedom Run returns to Marseilles Saturday
• Homecoming includes stop at Wall
• Late try to revive redistricting map fails
• HTA ends with rain and awards
• Memories & Friendships
• Bringing back ‘Man in Black’
• Channahon Police preparing for Warrior Dash
• Newly ratified contract calls for MCHS faculty raises
• Salaries set for next county board
• Getting the family back together
• City menace receives prison sentence
• Man arrested for sex charge involving teen
• Together Again
• Nelson hopes to name new trustee soon
• Awaiting the Arches
• Familiar sounds & unfamiliar sights
• 'It's a younger man's job'
• WEB FIRST: Minooka village administrator leaving
• WEB FIRST: Plainfield woman drives car into DuPage River
• WEB FIRST: Morris police investigate series of burglaries
• Cruisin' past a milestone
• Science takes flight at camp
• A real dog fight
• Coincidence... with cheese
• Allbert, Casey graduate School of Police Staff and Command
• Health department begins surveillance for West Nile virus
• WEB FIRST: Burglar strikes at St. Vincent DePaul Thrift Store
• Starved Rock State Park turns 100 years old
• Federal cuts affect Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring
• Non-residents will pay more for library cards
• Rana guilty in plot versus Danish paper
• Rain can't douse torch, spirits
• Council OKs donations to groups, events that promote local tourism
• Light thievery, dark consequences
• WEB FIRST: Woman convicted of murder in Channahon shooting
• Stable owner finds miniature surprise
• Controversy soars over aerobatics box
• WEB FIRST: Braidwood Station declares, terminates unusual event
• SHS asks public to help set its course
• Back where it all began
• Budget battle puts Brisbin Road project at risk
• Judge: Community Landfill must pay city $17.4 million
• Soggy May concludes extremely wet spring
• Morris first to approve combined dispatching
• Hoops Reunion
• Westbound I-80 reopen at Briggs Street
• The road to the championship
• 3 French Hens Market debuts Saturday
• Bill looks to bring stability to NRC
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: Challenging students to excellence
• Legally bound begins
• It’s about more than hoops
• Closings in place for Gus Macker
• WEB FIRST: Wide load runs over Morris man
• Coffee pleads guilty in carjacking
• Remapping not kind to Kinzinger
• Something to hold onto
• Jim’s Ride
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: Beyond the benchmarks
• WEB FIRST: Train destroys Jeep, but trio unhurt
• United they filled
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: Despite cuts, standards stay high
• Will County deploys dog, handlers to Joplin, Mo.
• Jacob’s wish comes true
• A special salute
• Two Shabbona School leaders step down
• Mixing politics with praise
• Lyondell incident had many concerned
• Operation St. Nick, Blacks get summer rolling
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: A good year and goodbyes
• Musical Bridge
• Bill putting more limits on funeral protests wins OK
• Anticipation Already Building
• Black smoke part of LyondellBasell's return to normal operations
• Military pays the price, we receive the rewards
• Prominent Patriotism
• Wilhelmi bill: Funerals are for mourning
• Threat of explosion at Lyondell results in evacuation
• When you drive, only drive
• City Moms want to know about farming
• Prescription kiosk plan heads to city council for vote
• Property tax bills went in the mail on Friday
• Law enforcement boosts safety efforts for holiday
• Services planned for Memorial Day
• Pilots to give kids chance to take to the skies
• Lamping goes from coach to teacher to being retiree
• Minooka man found guilty of sexual abuse
• No More Excuses
• Union rep takes issue with Dist. 201 contractor
• WEB FIRST: Lawsuit filed in relation to 2008 dog attack
• Jury: Man guilty of paying to have Dwight pair killed
• Jordan’s family files wrongful death suit
• Grundy Transit fleet expanding to six buses
• Illinois Senate honors former Senator Dahl
• Minooka opposes state tax reduction
• Record Catch!
• WEB FIRST: Coal City teen charged with arson
• Making a real splash
• Seneca grad charged in death of daughter
• Gardner officials displeased with remaps
• Collecting baubles, spreading awareness
• WEB FIRST: Grundy Red Cross merging with Greater Chicago Region
• Coal City makes TIF district slightly smaller
• That’s not your normal potpourri
• Bittersweet New Beginnings
• One treated following acid leak at Thornton Industries
• Burglary conviction lands man in prison for three years
• Unabashed Excitement
• High-stakes stake out
• Proposed Senate map splits Grundy
• After refueling, Braidwood Station Unit 2 is in service
• Lions provide food, transportation
• Alumni hoping to put criminals on ice
• Full school board now in session
• ‘The rest of us just call 9-1-1’
• Park Forest woman dies in I-80 crash
• Radogno names Rezin to Veterans Advisory Council
• Gus Macker deadline extended
• Not just your grandpa’s tractors
• Hamilton comes to work with checkbook
• Cross-country ride rolls in for own tribute Tuesday
• All due respect
• Click It or Ticket
• It’s about creating big smiles
• Roseland’s son still remembers
• Now, it’s a disaster
• Pope names new bishop for Joliet Diocese
• Channanon fills planning posts, names Ciarlette chairman
• Morris mandated to stop sewer overflow into the Illinois River
• Cow takes stroll through Channahon
• ISP to probe cause of fatal crash
• Grundy to be wind energy hub?
• Issues triggering inspection fixed
• When worlds collide
• Kiosk coming for pick up of prescriptions
• Glasgow, abuse victim testify on Rebecca’s Law
• Kelly makes things easier for We Care clients and staffers
• Public takes aim at Exelon, NRC over health issues
• Simon promotes job creation at Joliet Arsenal
• Golden Arches can have some partial bricks
• Series ‘Cow’-clusion
• Support offered to those who assisted after wreck
• ‘You need to do something’
• Gardner Fire District notifies department it is ending contract
• Kids again getting new wheels for summer
• Stamp Out Hunger
• Pena suspends officer involved in strip-club brawl
• Changing of the guard
• Full-time resource for MCHS
• Gallup deflects honor directed at him
• WEB FIRST: County board opts for only minor district changes
• Man dies in skydiving accident
• Woman killed, two children injured in accident
• Gus Macker deadlines approaching
• Cuts cause outrage
• Village thanks Clark, swears in leadership
• Taz there when duty calls
• Tezak, 23, remembered fondly at Morris, Joliet airports
• WEB FIRST: More precincts impacted in redistricting proposal
• Man killed in accident at Stratton Park
• Minooka pilot killed in plane crash
• History Unearthed
• Habitat will build homes at papermill site
• Altercation with police officer leads to indictments against Vanamburgh
• Kinzinger returns from Congressional delegation trip to Europe, Afghanistan
• Grundy County launches transparency initiative
• Neal will speak to Class of 2011
• After appointing Kaufman, board seeks 7th member
• Route 66 corridor rolling out the red carpet
• Marketti unanimous choice for chairman
• Just among us girls
• TF Falcon commits to community service in Afghanistan
• Change at the top
• Pamper yourself, assist others
• Computers 2 Kids
• High-speed rail gets big financial push
• Past, present and future
• Conservation crew
• My adventure on the Appalachian Trail
• Fishing for a Cure sold out
• Legislators attend mini residency at Morris Hospital
• Sales Associates at RE/MAX Top Properties, Morris, Saluted for 2010 Success in Illinois Real Estate Sales
• Grundy County Board member slates community office hours
• ‘Time line of pop music’
• Victor departs, Hamilton takes seat on council
• Firemanship 101
• Making Good Friday great
• OSHA cites turbine servicing company for 'egregious' violations
• It’s official: This April the wettest one ever in state
• Clip & Save
• New Morris aldermen just want to be heard
• Escaped cow defies round-up attempts for hours
• Locals: Bin Laden's demise long overdue
• Clinton calls for 'continued vigilance'
• Bin Laden raid years in the making
• Obama: Bin Laden killed by U.S. forces
• Trees planted in Houchin’s memory
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: Fusing three R’s with the four C’s
• Police: Four men make off with $6,900 after repair scam, burglary
• Home Movie
• Habitat one vote from being able to build in Morris
• Holman will miss the kids the most
• Various local sponsors help ‘Back the Mack’
• As year winds down, district under budget
• ‘Prom’-inent Requests
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: It started with an Apple IIE
• Refueling brings economic boost to region
• Golden ministry milestone
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: At Saratoga, technology is cool
• Long way from the beach
• Bankes joins incumbents on Dist. 17 Board
• Biblical Perspective
• Man has designs on local tattoo parlor
• Cleaning CanalPort
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: Technology a tool to enhance learning
• Wreck Time
• Minooka brands budget balanced; predicts lower expenses, revenues
• Little actually said about redistricting
• Education reform sparks questions
• New members take their seats
• Using new system, tax bills to be mailed by end of May
• Technology changes teaching, learning
• Reps. Kinzinger, Biggert tour 11th District nuclear facilities
• Freshman lawmakers’ big plans swept aside
• Village OKs Scaggs’ switch to duplexes
• Caught red-handed, Senecan admits prior thefts from Lisbon farm
• Surviving the blizzard
• Coal City Dist. 1 aide, grad dies in train accident
• City officials have eyes on papermill property
• Uplifting experience
• District 54 hires new principal at White Oak
• Sound system put on fast track to council
• Rezin: Illinois on track for $22 billion deficit in five years
• Small Sacrifice
• District 111’s strategic plan comes in right on target
• It’s official: April 5 vote totals are calculated
• Down to Earth
• Visitors: Spent nuclear fuel should be recycled
• Macker promotes good sportsmanship
• Seneca collecting items to donate to troops
• Food Bank
• Women sue bar, owners over death of their father
• Murphy: Gordon’s hiring sends wrong message for Illinois
• Mother, daughter die in Wednesday crash
• Anna remembers Channahon before it began
• Balkema resigns from Dist. 111 board
• Christians begin observance of Easter Triduum Thursday
• Police dog helps bring disturbance to an end
• Dist. 101 moves ahead on life/safety work
• Hamman will try to prove he can be CCHS principal
• Gordon gets different state job
• ‘Windows of Morris’
• Jim’s Journey
• Channahon dips into reserves to cover costs
• Aldermen united on budget plan
• Meaningful Messages
• Power blips disrupt the business day
• Churches plan Holy Week observances
• Having ‘The Last Words’
• Houbolt a sign of things to come?
• Interchange to open ‘corridor for opportunity’
• Red carpet treatment
• FOID privacy bill passes
• Better than a backpack
• Hospice has opportunity to thank its supporters
• Hope through the pain
• Channahon officer arrested after brawl at strip club
• Reality Check
• Coal City taxpayers shouldn’t feel impact of shortfall
• Angels of Hope ready to pamper divas for a day
• Kinzinger hits 100 days
• County receives assessment multiplier for 2010 taxes
• Eight streets in Coal City may lose their traffic controls
• ‘Powerful stories of hope’
• Perrot receives nod to replace Decman
• Lawsuit alleges faults in truck caused fire in county garage
• Debate involved politics, price, potential conflict
• Marketti remains on 911 Board
• ‘Board’ rejects amusement park
• Road plan includes money for Illiana
• Cross: State must tackle tough issues
• Stay home, be green
• Library will receive grant from state
• Early morning blaze damages Gardner home today
• Cause of accident, driver's death still unknown
• Human remains found near Starved Rock
• Real-world in the classroom
• Will County applauds funds for third airport
• Schools: Regional Offices of Education not expendable
• Rep. Roth has specific cuts in mind
• Split Dist. 111 board OKs projects at both campuses
• Bustling building
• Inspired by Smithson
• Kinzinger: Shutdown will not be a surprise
• Choices have consequences
• Iranian refugee to lead discussion
• Chemically capable
• Newly elected Dist. 201 board members’ pasts are varied
• School districts share $1.8 million in TIF money
• Special inspections under way at Braidwood, Byron
• Business success all about workforce
• Roundup: Braceville elects Zilm’s choice for his replacement
• Minooka battle of trios goes to the incumbents
• Former member will join incumbents
• Wise: Gardner ‘headed in the right direction’
• Dist. 101's new faces those of Roth, Sloan, Monson
• Gardner Fire incumbents claim victory in battle at polls
• Split decision for incumbent aldermen
• Third time the charm
• Election Results
• Plenty on the agenda
• March for Meals a success
• Lannon tabbed to replace Lanuti
• Housing slump, economy spur Channahon’s layoffs
• Bids will be sought for pool upgrades
• Committee moves to oust Marketti
• Local Significance
• Blackhawks lackluster play makes playoff race very tight
• ELECTION 2011: Cox challenging Wise for Gardner mayor
• Vanishing Varnesses
• ELECTION 2011: Trio looks to unseat Gardner Fire District incumbents
• Layoffs come as Dist. 17 faces enrollment dip
• Habitat hosting meeting for families April 2
• Life good for 88-year-old survivor
• Searchers still out looking for Schultz
• Chesson, Nash challenge Cook
• Another business soon will occupy Kellogg building
• Radiation from Japanese disaster detected locally
• Recalling Chernobyl
• Roth’s first bill receives House OK
• ELECTION 2011: City wants permission to save you some cash
• ELECTION 2011: Pursuing academic excellence
• ELECTION 2011: Future weighing heavily on present SHS vote
• Seeking Susan
• Timmons seeking re-election
• ELECTION 2011: Well-known names fill Dist. 101 ballot
• Concern over lost tax money delays vendor ordinance
• Morris woman sentenced for attacking cop
• Memories on a mission
• Homa, Harvey vie to fill shoes of late mayor Zilm
• Aldrich looks to unseat Matteson in city election
• Mazon’s Fitzgerald gets probation for shooting stepson
• Searchers will look for Schultz
• Priority now in production
• Authorities searching for Marseilles woman
• AgrAbility helps farmers keep farming
• Mining History
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: ‘Inspiring excellence’ in students, staff, community
• Soil & Water
• Organizers adding new ways to promote Freedom Run
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: Sharing time, talent, treasure
• Experience vying for alderman’s position
• Locals seeking answers in wake of Japan disaster
• Serving Constituents
• Local seniors fall victim to Jamaican lottery telephone scams
• Board recognizes kids’ achievements
• District avoids layoffs in budget-cutting moves
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: Saratoga students have a number of extracurricular options
• Change assured in Seneca
• Finishing Touches
• Peterson accepts job at Fulton Elementary
• Hospital helps local families eat
• Bill to protect teacher health insurance fund advances
• False alarms now come at a price
• Brandt gets contract to construct building in Wapella Street Park
• Students demonstrate excellence beyond classroom
• Team Concept
• Dist. 1 unit office will remain as it is for time being
• Legislative Q & A
• INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS: Great things are happening daily at MCHS
• ELECTION 2011: New faces will fill Dist. 111 board
• City agrees to sell land to Habitat for Humanity for houses
• Board president resigns, drops re-election bid
• Ag agencies ‘draw’ from community’s generosity
• Clean & Green
• Dist. 111 nearing end to life safety projects
• Explaining ‘Y’
• District 101 board holds its opinion on consolidation
• Smaller donations to library are significant
• Channahon officials see opportunity for growth
• For Morris volunteers, seeing I Care in action is believing
• The final act
• High school student vying for board seat
• Road Block
• Park district referendum not a tax increase
• Committee will recommend bids for pool rehabilitation work be sought
• Exelon COO briefs Rezin, other senators
• Could it happen here?
• Gordon backs away from parole board appointment
• Rezin: Balance budget, roll back tax increase
• Giving 100%
• Payments not getting from bank to village on time
• Improvements to 113, Will Road a high priority
• Bates new Grundy County State's Attorney
• Give up your seat for CHAIR-ity
• Tea Party mobilizing locally for 2012 election
• Windy down to part time, two others lose jobs
• Parisian Philanthropy
• Helping kids be kids
• Gordon’s appointment slated for hearing
• Revamped citizen’s police academy accepting applicants
• McDonald’s rebuild set
• Rep. Roth establishes advisory councils
• JJC to open facilities building
• Don’t rely on luck of the Irish while driving
• Arts & Wreck
• Troutman ends park board bid
• City hastens pursuit of additional paperboard property
• Consensus: Abandon fieldhouse for now, proceed with the rest
• Celebrate Recovery
• February among 10 wettest on record
• Roth lauds passage of spending reduction resolution
• What’s cooking?
• County cuts expenses for taxpayers
• Chamber merger complete
• Officials: Law enforcement has lost important tool
• Following the I & M’s path
• La Salle Unit 2 back online after refueling
• Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds available
• Engineering firm starts seasonal road projects
• Turning from West U.S. 6 to get easier
• Developer looks to bring national retailer to Morris
• Board debates own parking privileges
• EARTH Evangelism
• Lighting project to save high school $50k a year
• Programs make reading more accessible
• Newton named Officer of the Year
• State Police investigating allegations against Halpin
• Morris Poms again capture TDI state title
• Dems nominate Bates as Grundy State’s Attorney
• Aspirations Achieved
• Kendall Power wil recoup tax money through lower EAV
• Carrying the (welding) torch
• We welcome you to Munchkinland
• Rezin co-sponsors measure to protect FOID holders names
• Quinn budget puts SWCD’s future at risk
• Angel Food making Easter dinner affordable
• The right decision
• McNellis family seeks variances for lot split
• When pool closes, work should begin
• Brennan: Volunteers, budget savings make Minooka successful
• Helping Howard
• Members sought for advisory committees
• Church pulls double duty
• Opposition could stifle SHS facilities plan
• School leaders: Consolidation should be a local decision
• Doing something for Cinto
• IDOT briefs Will Board on high-speed rail
• Stepping up for their plates
• Anti-flood ordinance ready for vote
• Dist. 17 weighs possibility of all-day kindergarten
• Tax return can assist Habitat for Humanity
• ‘Hands for Homes’
• Souper Duper
• CGB terminal may be taking grain by Sept. 1
• Powerful Messages
• State’s attorney applications are due Wednesday
• ‘Scalp the Chief’
• Not consolidated, but cooperating
• Bill relegates public notices to Internet
• Community-focused leader selected for Minooka District 111
• Kinzinger: Freshmen keeping promises
• City will maintain ProLogis Drive
• McNellis family hopes to split lot, sell off apartments
• For Catholic schools, funding a private matter
• City will go forward with sewer project
• Lakewood Trails East kids moving to MES next year
• Chalice owners under federal indictment
• Computer Networking
• From some, false calls are coming in at alarming rate
• Funding system makes planning difficult
• Ottawa Street bridge will be closed entirely during construction
• Parents want kids protected during school
• Books continue Sterritt’s story
• City will maintain landfill... for now
• City receives money owed by Save-A-Lot
• No financial relief in sight for school districts
• Miller agrees to step away from principal’s role
• So much more than just another fundraising walk
• A newcomer, Houston wins aldermanic seat
• Larson wins 1st ward vote
• Morris aldermanic primary results
• Good Citizens
• District in fight to maintain quality, contain costs
• ‘He was Herb’ — associates pay tribute to Johnson
• Johnson, 71, dies during charity game
• City of Morris voting today for aldermen
• Fuzz wrestles away the crown
• Roth announces committee assignments
• Small-town hairstylist hits big time
• The formula for success
• Seasonal road postings stifle trash pickup
• Committee passes over Gordon appointment
• Simulated Patient, Real Medicine
• Exelon’s ‘Fishing for Cure’ benefits Wounded Heroes
• Local Relay for Life nets All Star Award
• Riverside Medical Center delivers newest addition
• Bringing Grace back to Washington
• Proposed cuts pose ‘financial threat’ to local medical care
• Shooting for third offense
• Glasgow argues against hearsay law he wrote
• Equipment failure knocks out power
• Carlson Oil Co. really does own the road
• Houston looks to move from audience, attempts to unseat 2nd Ward’s Barkley
• Former aldermen Elleson, Knudson vie to defeat incumbent Larson in 1st Ward
• Rezin, Roth: Budget more of same
• Grant buys AED for Guardian Angel
• TV camera to roll at Drew Peterson trial
• Top Crop returns land to Enterprise Zone
• Trustees again abate half of Gardner’s share of property taxes
• Having a plan in place
• Will exempts seniors from new state law
• COPS & Dancers
• Survey identifies school’s life/safety needs
• Small town loses a big part of itself
• Agencies fear knife aimed at them
• Students have winning formula
• Active Women
• Second Chances
• Waltermire given raise of 2 percent
• Court removes Kirkland from JJC ballot
• Committee will review judge candidates
• On the conservative side
• Dist. 201's Challenge: Save money, do not affect students
• Fighting fire ... and ice
• Kopman picked to lead planning commission
• Will County looks to build green
• Roth launches issue survey on official website
• City asked to support local Relay
• Siphons will fight ice jams on Kankakee
• At war with weather
• Mobile food pantry postponed
• Public input sought on I & M management alternatives
• Inmate’s try at escaping Kendall Jail proves futile
• Welter calls for Halpin to resign
• Something to hold on to
• Shabbona students get early shot at honor society
• Warnings, kudos follow last week’s blizzard
• McKinley Woods deer culling will begin this week, continue through March
• City will explore keeping half of bridge open as deck is replaced
• A manual for life
• Impaired driving campaign set for Super Bowl
• Faster than you can imagine
• Channahon celebrating past, looking to the future
• Sobol selected as associate judge
• The snow’s gotta go
• Rezin announces committee posts
• BLIZZARD BULLETINS: Police, fire departments work with volunteers to get Minooka through
• Walnut Trails first in Dist. 201 to earn award for excellence
• Turtle’s Tap helping, remembering
• Fisher, Hughes stuck on U.S. 52 throughout storm
• Rough night on the roads
• Judge decides hunters guilty of trespassing
• ‘Hectic’ night ends with ‘good result’
• In town for the long haul
• Storm more than hindrance to some
• BLIZZARD 2011: Lives put on hold
• Quinn mobilizes National Guard
• Will Co. officials urge residents to stay home
• Five local schools earn Academic Excellence honors
• Residents stock up in advance of storm
• Lots of data collection, discussion precede the magic words ‘Snow Day’
• Weather creates added hardships for homeless
• Travel nearly impossible as snow packs roadways
• A Note to Our Readers and Advertisers:
• Getting through the Blizzard of 2011
• Rare thundersnow may strike today
• ‘A teacher’s teacher’
• Kinzinger faces his constituents
• Food inspector compels Sages to destroy deer
• Predictions & Preparations
• WGCIL opens new Morris office at Saratoga Tower
• A step for autism
• Roth trying to get her name, ideas in public eye
• Dist. 54 strives to challenge students to excellence
• Grundy County LEMA recruits Rezin’s support
• Dist. 201 board member turns in his resignation
• Seeing the light
• Braidwood Station nets $217,000 for United Way
• ICS aims to produce good students, good people
• Sponsors, volunteers step up for Channahon Park District
• Coroner releases Shannon’s BAC
• Dist. 60C striving to meet needs of all learners
• Her boy & his dog
• Obama prioritizes education
• Beating winter blahs
• Friendships & Games
• Report blasts cops in botched probe of Riley Fox killing
• Dist. 24C moving forward by challenging students
• Love or Loyalty?
• Lamb sells shipyard to Growmark
• ‘Lofty Goals,’ Little Direction
• Projections show positive financial future for Dist. 17
• Morris High curriculum aims to improve achievement
• Roth files bill to close ‘revolving door’
• Board backs away from fieldhouse bond sale
• Pinpoint Promotion
• Hunters harvest almost 182,000 deer in 2010-11
• Thorson to fill Saratoga board vacancy
• Ten hope to be Grundy's new associate judge
• Sports stars help makes wishes come true
• Career Reflections
• Cold Night, Warm Exchanges
• Dashboards illuminate strategic plan data
• City officially accepts ruling about police pay increases
• Quinn names Gordon to Prisoner Review Board
• Grieff to staff Morris BBBS office
• Hedenschoug, Roth join Morris Hospital Foundation Board
• Businesses, schools, churches look to fill soup bowls
• Kinzinger casts vote to repeal health care law
• Bundle up or stay in
• Call with caution
• E-collars can benefit dogs and masters
• Seneca-area taxing bodies will receive small TIF reimbursements
• Morris aldermen reduce future compensation
• Department seeks order tax revenues be passed on
• Tax savings begin at home
• Howland, Morris can remain as candidates for trustee
• Comptroller investigating Wilmington funeral home
• Getting your name out there
• District nets grant from tennis association
• Band Boosters present ‘A Ticket to Paradise’
• Quinn still ambiguous about death penalty fate
• High style, low price
• Federal funds will aid battle with emerald ash borer
• Green team to steer conservation efforts
• Petition objection overruled in heated race for JJC trustee
• On the road
• Some new lawmakers are newer than others
• Efforts for reforming education slow down
• Steps can be taken to reduce impact on your vehicle
• ‘Beet’ing winter’s as‘salt’
• Brusatte to again preside
• Helping Scouts ‘Be Prepared’
• Some on county board opposed buying Save-A-Lot
• MCHS tying up lose ends on schedule transition
• Locals show no support for income tax increase
• County Saves-A-Lot
• Coal City finally adopts TIF
• County puts price on coyotes’ ears
• Marketti stays on fire district trustee ballot
• Your paycheck just got smaller
• Facebook a friend finder
• Kinzinger fears for constituents
• Morris High seeks options for sports medicine
• Roth leaves Saratoga school board
• Tax hike still up in the air
• Pet Protector
• Nelson shows car at the ‘Super Bowl’
• Peace, Love, Fashion
• Dist. 1 will seek grant for roof work
• Rezin says ‘no’ to lame-duck tax hike
• Petition objections set for hearing Tuesday
• Will Board pleased with fine of railroad
• Plan targets more grant money
• Will Board set to redraw map
• Kinzinger misses first House vote
• REACHing farther
• Blessings in a Backpack
• Black among hopefuls for judgeship
• Rezin to keep Dahl’s district office in Peru
• World-Class Chef
• Channahon will mark anniversary in varied ways
• Unexpected payment from state bolsters library finances
• Fazio objects to Gardner fire trustees’ election bids
• ‘...What we’ve been looking for’
• Dist. 201 living by promise, keeping tax rate at $2.9643
• Morris Hospital redesignated as a Level II Trauma Center
• State to help pay for police station
• Council requesting power over electricity supplies
• Legislature may vote an end to death
• Green puts red kettles in the black
• Cook faces challenge from Nash, Chesson
• Council moves closer to reducing future compensation
• Starting the year off small
• Roth rises to the top
• Body of missing woman found
• 2010: Dahl retires, Rezin steps up
• 2010: Local election brings changes to County Board
• 2010: Putting the pieces together
• 2010: Fox case finally comes to its close
• 2010: Carjacker comes to end of the road
• 2010: Missing his smile
• Kings of the Castles
• State Rep. process touts crowded field
• New courtesy shuttle launches at Morris Hospital
• Christmas done right
• Park district gets boost for energy efficiency
• Kinzinger ready to 'hit the ground running'
• Getting first aid
• MDDP running down new path with Liberty Days
• A trip down Memory Lane
• Case of missing woman remains 'mystery'
• Volunteer crew takes joy in gift of giving
• Morris teen dies following accident near Knox, Ind.
• Celebrating the past
• Salinas resigns position as assistant principal
• Boy, oh boy!
• Marking Christmas
• Reminder of the Reason
• Channahon leaves levy untouched, will run on less cash
• Women ask committee to ‘Wreck’ old city hall
• Paull finds way to return holiday money he found
• ‘The Christ in Christmas’
• Church gives We Care ‘a little more cushion’
• Dist. 111 anticipates rare decline in EAV
• Balegno resigns from MCHS job
• Hansen pushes compensation cuts for officials
• High-speed rail to be running by 2012
• New Station, Faster Responses
• Keep family safe during holiday festivities
• Food banks share $1.2 million
• New law adds restrictions to public’s role
• School board fields not as full as expected
• Minooka agrees to extend new homebuyer stimulus program
• City set to buy land for runway extension
• Not alone for Christmas
• Winter requires precautions for seniors
• Ramoses’ Heritage Home recognized
• Levy up just $45,000 due to refinancing
• Cruise Night staffers to take control earlier
• Winter Wonderland
• Morris Rotary Club presents Youth Merit Award to Claire
• Stroll back in time
• ’Tis the season ... to get sick
• Chamber members OK merger
• More evidence links Amaya to ‘honeybee’ shootings
• Groups: Federal invasive species study too slow
• Dreams & Milestones
• Gingerbread Real Estate
• Red Cross offers tips on staying safe, warm
• Help for holidays, beyond
• Dist. 101 seeks $368,000 more through levy
• Rezin, other first-timers could face hard votes
• Local police concerned by new drug
• Chambers eye joining forces
• Controversies breed board candidacies
• Cold weather caused death of local man
• Amaya a former caretaker at local lodge
• ‘For Sale’ sign goes up at county home
• ‘I solemnly swear...’
• Overarching contribution
• Changes begin in preparation for 7-period day
• ‘Every day is Christmas’
• Man found dead outside Morris home
• Rezin selected to finish out Dahl's term
• Bertani named associate judge
• Grant to fund health needs assessment
• Double Vision
• Kinzinger named to House Energy & Commerce Committee
• Illinois hunters harvest 98,700 deer this year
• Caroling for Charity
• Helping neighbors in need
• Fine Free November results in return of 1,242 overdue items
• Secure your Hollywood role today
• New Senator to be picked on Saturday
• Hollywood’s Premiere
• Siegel named diocesan administrator
• Ringing in the holiday spirit
• Ransom rallies for Shannons’ four girls
• ‘The end of the era...’
• Celebrating with Santa
• Will Board reorganizes, re-elects Moustis chairman
• Trustees get glimpse through eyes of likely investors
• Council ‘quietly’ passes tax levy
• Channahon mulling best approach to property taxes
• Bridge implosion set for late afternoon Wednesday
• Hope fades for missing mom of four
• Community Christmas
• Put into focus
• Service with a smile
• Countdown to bridge implosion ends Dec. 8
• Reserve pavilion for warmer days
• IDNR, Buzzi Unicem USA agree to open river stretch
• County officials take oaths
• ‘Pay It Forward’
• Dahl to resign Senate seat
• Despite decline in EAV, Dist. 17 tax rate to stay same
• Knowles sentenced for killing 2-year-old
• Arbitrator sides with police union on raises
• A Christmas Promise
• Six honored for having lasting impact
• Crossing the digital divide
• Group wants referendum on fieldhouse
• Off to a glowing start
• Dresden hosting information night next Dec. 7
• Expanding Care
• SGS to renovate North Campus
• Bidding for $1 million
• Holiday ideas that glitter
• Dealers, owners are keys to stopping car thieves’ new tactic
• Exelon stations help enhance playground in South Wilmington
• Ten families get financial education via We Care
• Heart warming
• Illinois hunters open with bang
• Drop in home values causes village to bump tax rate
• New date for bridge implosion almost set
• Another helping
• Thirteenth Circuit has judge vacancy
• Refinanced bonds will let tax rate stay same
• Some day-after traditions do not involve shopping
• Back to Black?
• Stocked for the holidays
• Stay safe at Thanksgiving, throughout the whole year
• Morris Methodists donate by the bagfuls to We Care
• With EAV down, board sets levy that will result in lower tax rate
• Village set to put TIF formation to a vote
• Setting the holiday mood
• All invited to free community Thanksgiving meal
• Auditor: Dist. 201 fund balances remain healthy
• Will Board passes balanced 2011 budget
• Rotary Park being readied for winter
• Don’t just Gobble, Gobble
• MCHS lock-down drill is successful
• Two aldermanic primaries set Feb. 22
• District dusts off its options for office space
• Historic Seneca bridge disappears in seconds
• Grant helps SWFD buy stretcher
• Pointing ’em in the right direction
• Extension leadership retains ties to county
• Coroner: Woman drowned after seizure
• Christmas made EZ
• Public against ‘patchwork quilting’
• Holiday Helping Hand
• Board approves bonds, waiving administration expense limit
• Budget means help for at-risk students will be step-by-step
• Weinrich gets to make bridge history
• Woman’s death is ‘questionable’
• Leadership & Responsibility
• Police urging safety belt use, sober driving
• Program upgrade will allow online bill pay
• Dist. 1 keeps levy same as last year
• Father faces charges for 'squeezing' baby
• Home Port
• Growing a ‘Legacy’
• MCHS a test case
• Tree donations fill Channahon parks
• Will Board set to give taxpayers break in 2011 budget
• Mazon mourning with Vint family
• La Salle Station will host community info night
• AT&T boosts United Way’s services, programs
• Channahon District 17 goes the extra mile for Veterans Day
• Veterans saluted for ‘willingness to serve, sacrifice’
• Minooka students say ‘thanks’ during veterans assembly
• Survival on the sea
• ICS students extend their thanks to vets
• What they deserve
• Eby pleads guilty to murder of Riley Fox
• Familiar names in line to clash in city elections
• Helping make boo-boos better
• Going GREAT
• Channahon receives input from public on future plans
• Hospital grant funds equipment, not training
• Braidwood chief earns IACP certification
• White named jail superintendent
• Veteran's Day observance set
• History’s in the mail
• Outgoing board sets budget, levies
• Still Growing
• Bonds may not always be enough
• Sewer work to prevent flooding now has price tag
• Kinzinger named to transition team
• She’s got merit
• Learning can be ‘Spooktacular’
• Pink scooter a way to support soldiers
• Contest honors best costumes
• Transformer’s movement to close roadways
• ICS evacuated
• ‘Outrageous’ Dogs
• Taking the good and bad together
• Family’s dream comes true
• Scary Stories
• Illinois enjoys a warm, dry October
• Comforts from Home
• Preserve tries to ease fears of village
• Bridge demolition may occur Nov. 18
• Costumed Canines
• Find seven friends who know more than Team Boma
• Gardner wants to vote for trio of fire trustees
• Marketti survives
• Kinzinger rides GOP’s wave
• Rezin brings Gordon’s run as state representative to end
• Judgement Day
• Republicans gain control of Grundy County Board
• Many voted with agenda on Tuesday
• Click here for unofficial election results
• ‘Our God-given right’
• Collision claims life of Seneca resident
• Dispute over paver installation endures
• Where screams beget screams
• All hands on deck
• Still Fighting Cancer
• Answering the call
• Cool Ghouls
• Delinquent taxes go on sale Nov. 10
• Pleasant Haunts
• In gardens, communities grow, thrive
• Illiana Expressway made a high-priority project
• Long-planned GAVC renovations to start in November
• Enrollment in community colleges at a record high
• Foundation grant aids prescription assistance
• Marketti: Parents should do homework before Halloween
• ‘Thank you’ not enough
• Know who your friends are
• Gordon goes public with fact she has fought illness
• Coulter was loved for doing a job that he loved
• Making Their Marks
• Believe the cows, not the woolly worms
• Businesses provide needed food
• Tricks & Treats
• Down economy takes toll on local housing, residents
• Fire burns in old bottling plant
• Dist. 101 goes with seven-period day
• Decision to lawsuit plaintiffs: $139.71
• Lessons of War
• Transition of special education is ‘on track’
• From Egypt to marriage
• New Haunts
• Come ‘Home for the Holidays’
• Marathon Minister
• A driving need
• ‘I Can Cope’ group there for patients, their families
• Grundy had ballots sent by deadline
• Firefighters remember ‘Tiny’ by the book
• Seniors Supporting Schools
• History in Action
• Changing your mind
• Multiplier doesn’t add or subtract
• Ready to Play!
• Milestone spurs high hopes for hospice event
• Working the ‘Beat’
• American Legion to help Newark-area veterans
• Emphasizing Science
• ‘Bored’ teen bane of Morris police
• County employing new means to ‘beet’ winter snow, ice
• Packing for the trip
• Sommers Foliage
• Justice Department repays La Salle $15,217
• Show & Tell
• Dresden shutdown may be the first of its kind ... anywhere
• Second crash claims life of Peoria man
• On the run
• Carving Craving
• Contracts awarded for projects at Marseilles Training Area
• Library board doubles fine for overdue items
• Quinn may take part in opening of new bridge
• Volunteers put hands to good work
• Buck: It's time to check the smoke alarm
• Brachy believer
• Q&A: Kelly Hussey discusses proposed school schedule
• Steps in the right direction
• Unexpected Generosity
• Support with each new step
• ‘It’s Creepy and It’s Kooky’
• CenterPoint supports Midewin volunteers
• Motorists, farmers reminded they are sharing area roads
• Still defying odds
• Rubbish fire ignites shed
• Searchers locate missing woman
• Declining cash reserves may indicate tough decisions to come
• Babson, Laseman set pace in Cornfest 5K
• Promoting ‘Whirled Peace’
• Landscaper working with city to fix issues at new facility
• More delays for traffic signals at McKinley Wood, U.S. 6
• Jail prisoner’s death deemed an accident
• Driven to help
• Take Back the Night
• Funding a need
• Groupings still gone, but added challenges are coming
• Eating with Eric
• Teen reports abduction try
• Gordon, Rezin agree: No portrait of Blago
• Awareness... highlighted
• Data shows community has a lot left to do
• Mammography 101
• Million-dollar opportunity
• Station’s dual shutdown spurs multiple concerns
• Kilbride: ‘Law works for everyone’
• Daggett grandkids catch the spirit of entrepreneurship
• Bed Ahead
• Stimulus funds will cover some specialists’ costs
• Octoberfest marks 25 years
• Pie eaters face off
• Keasy’s friends work to keep others ‘Out of Darkness’
• ‘It’s people helping people’
• Runs in the family
• Whites are just living the theme
• NRC ready to discuss Braidwood shutdowns
• Yellow-brick road leads to courthouse
• ‘Controversy’ spurs Tichava’s retirement
• Getting their chance
• Traditionalists, newcomers line Liberty St.
• Village goes ahead with creating TIF
• Races feature repeat winners
• Winning button numbers announced
• Creating 'buzz' and winning ribbons
• Retention, Clarity & Training
• Van Pelt riding on world-wide stage
• A fond ‘fair’well
• Royal Subjects
• Public getting a glimpse
• Channahon trustee Nash interviewed on Oprah
• Above the Fest
• Freaky Fast
• The roots of nuclear power
• Organizations honor Muffler’s memory with new scholarship
• Real-World Learning
• CF Baby Photo Show winners receive ribbons
• Corn Festival set to crown queen Friday
• VFW PAC endorses Halvorson in 11th
• Corn & Jam
• Grant could fund police department construction
• Couple giving back to Angels of Hope
• Will County Board receives 2011 budget
• Keeping Memories Alive
• Ties to Train
• Stafford: Returns to Morris too infrequent
• Water, rocks make tennis courts, field unacceptable
• City buys furniture for new city hall
• Parking restricted in Hunters Crossing
• An Empty Reminder
• Logic card fails, shuts down unit at station
• Vintage Opportunities
• Emerald ash borer confirmed in Grundy
• Before ‘Country’
• Officials: MCHS is making progress
• Justices elect Kilbride chief
• ‘D’ Construction to build Brisbin, Arsenal interchanges
• Seattle’s Shepherd
• City ready to sell lots to Habitat
• Prairie comes alive with activity Saturday
• School’s reserves needed to cover expenditures
• Caring Hearts
• Streamin’ the ’Skins
• Bridging the Gap
• Primaries developing in two of four wards
• Corn Fest buttons on sale
• Dahl endorses Marx in sheriff’s election
• Lorz’s retirement prompts changes
• Ryan dedicated life to politics
• New heights of joy
• ‘Toughest’ budget ends up balanced
• Dist. 101 budget shows lower deficit than originally feared
• Glendell has big ambitions for Berta Crossings
• Illinois EPA seeks action against Enbridge
• Jalopyfest earns its stripes among car show enthusiasts
• Four-block supporters urge board to keep it
• Quiet-corridor creation has $775,000 price tag
• Finally ready for its first Cruise
• Shaw Newspapers becomes Shaw Media
• Junior-High Tech
• Important Stories
• County returning items to taxpayers
• Nickle-a-day fines may be thing of the past
• FEMA providing $10.5 million to build school
• Turning a Page?
• Village jumping on board with high-speed rail
• High ACT scores, low tax rate earn MCHS Bright Star Award
• Trustees to consider restricting student parking
• White wants to see it through to conclusion
• EPA responds to Enbridge oil spill
• ‘Numbers-matching Survivor’
• Students can’t park cars on Northern Ave.
• Diamond Days offering full day of fun on Saturday
• SGS to honor veterans during ‘Freedom Walk’
• Top Shots
• Young Eagles set to soar
• Hat Man
• Halvorson, Kinzinger will debate
• County’s GIS will save city’s Water Department time, money
• Spicer brands Seneca Cruise Night a ‘huge success’
• Corn Fest to ‘pop’
• Chicago area to get two more ING units
• It’s been a warm, wet summer in Illinois
• Violence is a health concern
• Creativity on Parade
• Hilts marshal Labor Day parade
• Consumers still view farmers favorably
• Morris police getting things moving for Run the Beat
• Pieces of the Past
• Going Hollywood
• Marx hoping to enhance public action in sheriff’s role
• In the Spirit
• Kindle opportunity sparks excitement
• Committee favors six-class, full study hall option
• Police make arrest in the case of city’s stolen flags
• Super Dave
• State police chase cuts through the Morris area
• Help from afar
• Cory missing his long-time partner
• Macker Money
• You may have money coming to you
• Warriors’ Remembrance
• Questions about new schedule plentiful
• Agencies taking action to avoid losing tax-exempt status
• Christmas comes early for St. Nick, area kids
• Slow work begins for fast trains
• Alcohol-involved vehicle fatalities down in Illinois
• Not just for cars anymore
• Assailant dies after violent incident at car show Saturday
• Kendall deputies fatally shoot man after hit-and-run
• He’s a jolly good fellow
• Get ready to come Home for Holidays
• Will County eyes better paratransit system
• So long to summer
• I Walk for H2O
• Giving back to the land
• Local need for St. Vincent’s, PADS will just keep growing
• Environtech opens gates to public
• Seeking Solutions
• District 1 is setting the standards
• Low test weight not usually cause for farmers’ concern
• Committee favors inclusion of study hall
• Electing to Change
• Suffrage helped spur additional advances for women in U.S.
• Reforms will remain even though cash not coming
• Major roadwork planned for I-55 at Arsenal Road
• Dist. 1 gets aggressive about bullying
• Sheriff’s Dept. mourns loss of Deputy Alex
• Cooper will end season
• Classics only, please
• Morris reconsiders band shell location
• Should Hunt still attend church here?
• For first time, Dist. 201 a Bright Star winner
• Officers honored for arrest of carjacker
• Braidwood units return to service, probe of shutdown continues
• Merz tapped to manage Halvorson’s campaign
• JJC moves forward on new City Center Campus
• Village set to bring Cardinal Transport property on board
• Dist. 17 lauded for high success with low spending
• Taking aim at family bonding
• Hunt agrees to pay restitution
• Early help in place for struggling freshmen
• Early Warning
• Trotter honors mother by ‘Running for Life’
• Find the best way to pay
• Surveys, systems being put in place to boost communication
• Lots of ideas, few answers yet on schedule change
• Cleek Plumbing helps food flow
• Riley family hosting family-oriented fundraiser
• School-related laws are on the books
• IDOT to receive bids for interchange
• Channahon, Dist. 111 remain at odds over South Campus parking
• Judge: Morris man guilty of killing child
• Way beyond ‘fine’
• Worl out as head of Halvorson’s campaign team
• With light manufacturing, city has buffer option
• Trustees waive bulk of church’s tap-on fees
• Purposeful Performance
• Child pornography nets Coal City man 50-year sentence
• Home Sweet Home
• Gavilon may bring grain terminal to railport site
• IDOT: Public gets to have say on I-80’s future
• Good Neighbors, Great Cause
• Man robbed at knifepoint late Sunday
• ‘Some day’ is now for new Shabbona assistant principal
• Will encourages participation in I-80 study
• Schools open, drive safely
• 'It's like he's sitting next to me'
• Blago guilty on just 1 count; feds vow retrial
• Big R moves site for 9/11 memorial
• Both Braidwood Station units down
• 'Good, old-fashioned fun'
• Work to start soon on CGB grain facility
• Care, not incarceration
• Organization can boost education
• An unexpected taste of summer
• Library budget shows benefits of cost-cutting
• Back in Business
• Flags disappearing from Morris parks
• Worl: Money, not polls, wins big elections
• Halvorson challenges Dahl, GOP on biodiesel credit
• Hayeses: It’s never too late to be a loser
• United Way looks to draw on experience
• Cassidy: Cap-and-Trade bad for 11th Dist.
• Tool added to aid searches
• Touring Illinois' backroads
• Kinzinger, Halvorson camps debating debates
• Sharing Styles
• Olson fills board seat once again
• Still finding a way to the goal
• Banjo Buddies are back
• Fewer than expected take advantage of tax break
• Rezin request stirs questions about all ads at the school
• Annexed land eyed for distribution hub
• Talking About Action
• Aiding Angels
• Earning the learning
• Getting a gift from W.W. Grainger
• A new world awaits
• Grand jury returns 15 indictments
• Hard economic times driving up enrollments
• Setting Priorities
• Board changes mind, will seek preschool grant
• United Way kicks off campaign
• They're ready to blow
• Feeney's negotiator's position ended before DUI charge
• Illinois a finalist in ‘Race to the Top’
• Shaw gets new 5-year contract
• Pantry Replenished
• July warm, but not near heat record
• ING officials assess marksmanship course
• First Baptist Church seeks waiver of fees
• Skwarczynski named to Dist. 201 Board
• Better Technology, Constant Income
• A Night Out of Crime
• Shipyard Days committee hopes to build on successful festival
• KGCA brings flood victims together
• Rising expenses could mean future cuts
• Schools gearing up for start of year
• Services ... with a smile
• Child’s toes amputated in mowing accident
• DOWNS: EAVS to begin period of sharp declines
• UPS: With sale prices of homes on rise, Grundy outpacing much of Illinois
• County receives another M & E tax remedy
• For first time, Festival 5K to be run Saturday
• Buy a duck, support Rotary
• Building a better Ridge
• Nelson: Farmers must ‘make things happen’
• After arrest, police looking for additional crime victims
• Home-schooler can’t play baseball for SGS
• Plenty of fun, food, and music at Shorewood fest
• STHS Board sticking with its plans for construction
• Planners approve requested changes
• Tourists discover impacts of WWII munitions
• Family takes up Dede’s fight to raise awareness
• Boodler’s Place reunion planned
• More Illini Park trees coming down
• City again cancels SkyFest
• Search & Destroy
• Bones pulled from river have a name
• Minooka finances OK despite state, individuals not paying
• Together Again
• Blue Devils’ practices to provide free entertainment
• Unemployment rate down again in state
• State seeks own injunction against landfill
• Chanooka Braves have a home
• Words & Actions
• Holms picketing on courthouse lawn against Sobol
• City, company to join forces to stop floods
• Nail-painting driver sentenced in fatal crash
• A change at the top
• Repairs to tritium-leaking tank are complete
• Semis in Marseilles must stick to truck routes
• Cohen: Plans, not past, are what is important
• Riverside: Radioactive medical waste missing
• Child advocacy comes closer to home
• Christmas will come early for St. Nick
• Corridor seeks comment on goals, projects
• Giving Back
• Remembering a war in words
• That Small-Town Feeling
• Steadham to lead Morris Hospital
• Open house focuses on Ridge Road
• Village ready to let golf carts roll
• KAYAKMORRIS.com opening Spring 2010
• Chicago Christian Artist MEREDITH ANDREWS/Alaska Cruise 2008

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