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Page last updated Friday, July 3, 2009

This week's top stories

Schools Settle On Juliette Low Expansion Plan

The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board on Monday, June 22, agreed to design development plans for expansion of Juliette Low Elementary School in Arlington Hts.

No Word On What Caused Overnight Garage Fire

The Buffalo Grove Fire Dept. is still investigating a Sunday fire that damaged a house and garage in the 900 block of Shambliss Lane.

Hometown Fest Line-Up

The following is a listing of events on tap for the 2009 Palatine Hometown Fest, currently underway at Community Park:

End Of An Eyesore

The old Wheeling K mart store at the northeast corner of Dundee and Elmhurst roads, vacant since 2002, will soon be demolished.

Great 'Days': Frontier Festival Through Sunday

Village To Double Check Creek After Complaints

Items Taken From Unlocked Cars

Stolen Truck Load Of DVDs, Computers, VCRs Valued At $300,000

Dad Grabs Suspect After Daughter Allegedly Robbed

Township Supervisor Not Worried About $1 Million Road Deficit

Ex-Meadows Firefighter Gets 4 Years Behind Bars

Towns Team Up To Improve Streetlight Situation

New Fire Station Bid Comes In At $5.5 Million

3-Year Sentence In String of Burglaries

Feds Allege Ex-Employee Stole Data From Wheeling Paint Company

'Miss Outstanding Teen' Crowned

Senior Services Focus Of Community Outreach

Zirko Sentencing Set For July 21



June 24-29, 2009

This week's top stories

A Call For Cemetery Policy

"I'm disgusted it with it." "It" is a cemetery in Wheeling on Dundee Road just east of Wolf Road, explained Village Trustee Dean Argiris. For the past eight years, every time the budget comes up, Argiris asks about the cemetery. "I just want some inventory of what's going on there."

Frontier Fun Awaits

Frontier Days in Arlington Hts. always has been billed as a historical happening, a step back into a cultural yesteryear.

Eye On Red Light Cameras

Could automated red light cameras be coming to Buffalo Grove?

Palatine Pride

Last minute plans are being completed for the 52d Annual Palatine Jaycees' Hometown 4th of July Festival that kicks off on Wednesday, July 1, continuing through Sunday, July 5 at Community Park near downtown.

City Departments Outline Ways To Save

Several city departments in Rolling Meadows agreed to take steps to lower budgets for the rest of the year.

Short-Term Flood Fix Within Reach; Long-Term? Not Yet

Towns, Power Hit Hard By Booming Storms

Hollywood Or Bust: BG Native Making A Go Of It In L.A.

Traffic Patrols Zero In On Impaired Drivers, Safety, Speeding

July 4th Rally To Protest Excessive Spending

Banquet Hall Approved

No More Fireworks?

July 4th In Rolling Meadows

City OKs Tax Break To Lure Headquarters

Move Ahead On Electric Cars

Body Found In Arlington Hts. Ruled Homicide

Take Me Out To The Ball Game!



June 17-22, 2009

This week's top stories

Village Eyes STAR Line Possibilities

A decade of discussion has built a fairly solid level of public and private support for the proposed Suburban Transit Access Route (STAR Line). This is especially true, officials say, in Arlington Hts., one of the largest communities through which the proposed 55-mile rail line would pass.

New Cop Shop By 2011?

Palatine residents are one step closer to a brand new police station after councilmen Monday approved a $1.49 million contract with Deerfield-based SRBL Architects, Ltd. for architectural and construction services.

Prepare To Pony Up For Fireworks

Downtown Corner Will Wait For Rebound

Website Offers Residents A New Forum

Funeral Home Plans Sent Back

All Things Japan Take Center Stage At Fest

Next On Hold: Expansion Of Fire Station 26

Think You Can Sing?

Village OKs Stormwater Agreements

Garage Sale Fundraisers Eye Downtown Deck

UPS Fire Ruled Accidental

'Beach Bum Bandit' Suspect In Bank Robbery

Outdoor Concert At Park Central Celebrates Senior Center's 25th

City Negotiates Lower Land Price With ComEd

Is Condo Payout Worth It?

Blood Drive July 8 At Fire House

Public Hearing On Airport Development July 1



June 10-15, 2009

This week's top stories

Letters Provide Police With Details Leading To Fatal Fire

Financial pressures that got out of hand were not the only contributing factors in the fire that killed three members of the Finnerty family in Arlington Hts., but they were "certainly one of the major ones."

Merchants, Residents Do What They Can

When the downtown merchants in Arlington Hts. learned of the June 2 fire that killed three members of the Kevin Finnerty family, they quickly decided the best way they could help was financial.

Japanese Culture Festival Returns To Forest View

Music Fills The Air Sundays & Wednesdays At North School Park

Palatine Concert Band Kicks-Off 'Sounds of Summer'

Tour Cool Arlington Hts. Homes Sunday

Nab Stab Suspect

OTB License Approved; Opening In 6-8 Weeks?

Busy Start To June For BG Police

Palatine Library Renovations Begin Next Week

Dist. 15 Board Member Questions New Teachers Contract

First Responders Day Stresses Safety, Smarts

City Trying To Avoid Job Cuts, For Now

July 4th Parade Back In The Fold

Extra $500,000 OKd For PW Facility

All Not Happy With Wheeling Twp. Budgeting

Engine Problem Forces Plane's Return To Chicago Executive

Volunteers Finish Job At PADS Facility


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