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Police believe an intensifying feud between two gangs - not a broad resurgence in gang crime - is behind several of Hanover Park's recent violent attacks.7/5/2009 12:00 AMIt's not a good sign when Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay finds herself worrying about who state law says is ultimately responsible when a government body spends more money than it has.7/5/2009 12:00 AMAbout four weeks after giving birth to each of my two children, I remember feeling antsy about wanting to work out again. I had exercised all through my pregnancies and was missing that routine. I was ready to get back to it.7/5/2009 12:00 AMA 2-run homer by Jermaine Dye put the White Sox ahead of the Royals 3-0 in the third inning Saturday, and starting pitcher Gavin Floyd took a no-hitter into the fifth.7/4/2009 9:38 PMThink of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.7/5/2009 12:00 AMWhen owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy.7/5/2009 12:00 AM
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Posted YesterdayPosted 2 Days AgoPosted 4 Days Ago| list updated 7/5/2009 4:30 AM
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- Even Democrats must reject Sotomayor
| list updated 7/5/2009 4:30 AMNational Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington.7/5/2009 12:00 AMFaced with declining sales tax revenue, the village of Oak Brook is considering a radical step to save money: Privatizing its public library.7/5/2009 12:00 AM
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Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.7/4/2009 3:12 PMA former Cook County correctional officer was sentenced this week to three years in prison on charges she robbed a pair of South Elgin banks in December.7/4/2009 12:34 PMRookie Casey McGehee had a career high four hits and five RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers pound Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs 11-2 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.7/4/2009 3:23 PMFormer NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a woman were found shot to death Saturday inside a residence in Nashville, police said.7/4/2009 5:48 PM
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| list updated 7/4/2009 7:24 PMA 24-year-old Wisconsin woman and her toddler son died late Friday in a head-on collision on the Tri-State Tollway in Lake County near Wadsworth.7/4/2009 12:33 PMA teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said.7/4/2009 3:14 PM
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A former Huntley employee is suing the village in federal court, saying she was fired while she was on medical leave.7/4/2009 12:04 AMWheeling trustees have decided that a $7.5 million promise to developer Mark Smith is worth keeping. Smith has developed Prairie Park, a high-end condo project on North Wolf Road in Wheeling.7/3/2009 11:59 PMAramis Ramirez smacked a double high off the right field wall in his first at-bat and scored two runs while helping the Peoria Chiefs to a 7-1 victory over the Kane County Cougars Friday night.7/3/2009 11:59 PMThe Cubs have scored walk-off wins in nearly every way imaginable this season, from dunk shots to the outfield to cue shots in the infield.7/3/2009 6:57 PMA restaurant with an Eastern European feel is offering buffet-style dining in Wheeling. Longtime restaurateurs Hanna and Adam Hryniewicki recently opened Adam's Cafe & Deli at 252 McHenry Road.7/3/2009 11:59 PMThe Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America's greatest writers, is returning to its roots to show readers the value of a quiet read in an increasin…7/3/2009 11:59 PM
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Posted YesterdayPosted 3 Days AgoPosted 3 Days Ago| list updated 7/4/2009 1:50 AM
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- Palin to resign as governor of Alaska[57]
| list updated 7/4/2009 1:50 AMSome Lake Barrington residents are preparing to tell village officials just how much they don't want a new cellular antenna near their homes at Thursday's plan commission hearing.7/3/2009 11:59 PMIf you knew members of the Arlington Heights Garden Club were ambling past your house, would you rush to your front lawn to gawk? What if they brought along a street cleaner, a kids swim team, a bookmobile, the Wheeling Township Democrats, several Re…7/3/2009 11:59 PM
Marking spots for parade
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.7/3/200 3:57 PMA rare public outcry of concern by Kane County Sheriff's deputies about their ability to protect the safety of residents is clashing with the suggestion that the sheriff's department needs a total overhaul as budget tensions increase.7/3/2009 3:35 PMFive-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.7/3/2009 3:15 PMLeft-hander Neal Cotts, who pitched in 19 games this season for the Chicago Cubs before being sent to the minors on May 27, underwent Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery Thursday.7/3/2009 9:47 AMPosted 78 Minutes Ago| list updated 7/3/2009 4:44 PM
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| list updated 7/3/2009 4:44 PMAs one of the eight Republicans who helped a controversial energy and climate-change bill narrowly clear the U.S. House last week, Mark Kirk continues to take heat from members of his own party for the vote.7/3/2009 11:56 AMThe Obama family and the preschoolers at Advocate Condell Intergenerational Day Center have something in common: a love of dogs. When the 3½- and 4-year-old students in Libertyville were learning about the election, they also found out Malia an…7/3/2009 1:53 PM
For Sungjoo Yoo, neither age nor language could prevent him from coming to America and becoming a citizen. The 80-year-old Chicago resident, originally from Korea, got his citizenship two years ago7/3/2009 12:00 AMGov. Pat Quinn said Friday he would outline about $1 billion in cuts to state government operations next week as he continued talking with lawmakers about passing a balanced state budget.7/3/2009 12:00 AMWith Mark Buehrle pitching at Kansas City on Thursday, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had a feeling it was going to be another good night. "When you've got Bur on the mound, you always have a chance to have a good game," Guillen told reporters after…7/2/2009 11:22 PMBy signing 40-goal scorer Marian Hossa as a free agent, the Blackhawks should have one of the NHL's most dangerous offenses again in 2009-10. But the Hawks also feel they took a big step toward being even better defensively by signing free-agent cent…7/3/2009 12:00 AMSix Illinois banks were shuttered today as government regulators proposed new rules for private equity firms seeking to take over failed banks.7/3/2009 12:00 AMThe judge in the General Motors Corp. bankruptcy case adjourned a three-day hearing without indicating when he will rule on the company's plan to sell its good assets to a new company.7/3/2009 12:00 AM
- Walgreens sales up 9 percent in June
- Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
- Best Buy uses Twitter to create sales
- Ex-newspaper staffers launching news site
- Acura and King receive letter
- J.C. Penney opening new store
- JetAmerica discount airline delays launch
- Truck hauler idling 120 with plant's closing
- Major corporations swing into social media sites
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| list updated 7/3/2009 6:21 AMEight suspects are charged in connection with 18 residential burglaries in Waukegan from late February through the end of June, Police Chief Artis Yancey announced Thursday.7/3/2009 12:00 AMEfforts to stop the regional spread of the emerald ash borer - which was found last month to have reached Schaumburg - are meeting with only limited success.7/3/2009 12:00 AM
DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett plans to run for Illinois attorney general in 2010 -- even if incumbent Lisa Madigan seeks a third term.7/2/2009 5:03 PMAn elderly couple was plucked from their vehicle after it plunged into an Elgin lake Thursday afternoon when its driver apparently hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.7/2/2009 4:01 PMPoor Marty Havlat. How sad for him that he didn't feel the love from Blackhawks management, which paid him $18 million - sight unseen - for three years when he arrived, mostly to sit around and milk injuries while becoming a fabulous clubhouse lawyer…7/2/2009 4:21 PMThe Cubs acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies on Thursday for minor league right-handed pitcher Al Alburquerque.7/2/2009 12:56 PMBoeing Co. delivered 125 commercial jets in the second quarter, one less than the same period in 2008. The aerospace manufacturer said for the three month-period it delivered 99 of its 737s and 21 777s. In the same period last year, Boeing delivered …7/2/2009 2:01 PMExelon Corp. on Thursday sweetened its hostile takeover bid for rival power generator NRG Energy Inc. by 12 percent to $8 billion in stock, citing newly identified cost savings along with NRG's recent deal for Reliant Energy's Texas retail business.7/2/2009 10:32 AM
- FDA slows Acura's abuse-proof painkiller
- General Growth posts $23.8 million loss
- Factory orders rise more than expected
- Hinsdale bank suing Ernst & Young
- Global Hyatt changes name to Hyatt Hotels
- Wheaton couple marketing gourmet juices
- Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
- J&J pays $1 billion for Elan stake
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- Letterman's ratings ultimately will suffer[51]
| list updated 7/2/2009 8:02 PMFire swept through a Fox River Grove home this afternoon, gutting the two-story structure before firefighters from five departments put it out.7/2/200 4:55 PMWant me to jump on that great new roller coaster? I'm in. An 11-hour flight over the ocean to Maui? Been there, done that. You want me to get a ladder to clean the second story gutters or hang Christmas lights? Now we've got a problem.7/2/2009 5:28 PMBears
Naperville police have arrested an Oswego man who is accused of soliciting what he thought was a young girl over the Internet.7/2/2009 12:00 AMSocial service workers in the suburbs got advance notice of impending layoffs Wednesday, as confusion over funding reigned because of the state budget impasse.7/2/2009 12:00 AMEmployers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be a bumpy one.7/2/2009 7:55 AMSparton Corp., a 109-year-old Michigan maker of circuitry for defense jets and other products, aims to avert bankruptcy by streamlining operations and relocating to a much-smaller headquarters in Schaumburg.7/2/2009 12:00 AM
- GM urges quick approval of sale plan
- Walgreens walk-in clinics to test diabetes care
- Exelon raises bid for NRG Energy to $8B
- Bad economy brings out scammers
- Court rules against pilots in age-bias case
- Personal approach sells books, widgets
- BP teams up with Olympic swimmer Torres
- BioSante merges with Cell Genesys
- DSC Logistics named top 'diverse supplier'
- Fired Fox News writer seeks $5 mil in suit
- Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff
- Appraisers want new rules rescinded
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| list updated 7/2/2009 10:27 AMNearly 150 doctors gathered Wednesday in Medinah to share their views on how President Obama's proposed health-care reforms will affect their practices and patients.7/2/2009 12:00 AM
Hundreds of professional-grade fireworks mortars are missing from an abandoned semitrailer that was burglarized in Woodridge, authorities said Wednesday.7/1/2009 5:00 PMGov. Pat Quinn has vetoed the bare-bones budget lawmakers sent him. Quinn's veto Wednesday leaves the state without a spending plan on the first day of the new fiscal year.The Democratic governor made good on a promise to nix any "partial" budget the…7/1/2009 2:15 PMThe Cubs got a great all-around performance from their leadoff hitter in Wednesday night's 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, and not surprisingly it didn't come from slumping Alfonso Soriano.7/1/2009 10:48 PMBefore hitting the road after an emotional weekend series against the Cubs at U.S. Cellular Field, manager Ozzie Guillen stressed the importance of this week's games at Cleveland and Kansas City.7/1/2009 11:28 PMVirgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., the U.K. carrier owned by billionaire Richard Branson, will reduce seating capacity by 7 percent this winter and said it's ready to begin talks about eliminating as many as 600 jobs.7/1/2009 3:37 PMU.S. car and truck sales showed signs of stabilizing in June after a year of sharp declines, but every major automaker except Honda Motor Co. reported lower sales than in May.7/1/2009 4:16 PMPosted 100 Minutes AgoPosted 5 Hours AgoPosted 10 Hours AgoPosted 14 Hours Ago| list updated 7/1/2009 11:50 PM
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| list updated 7/1/2009 11:50 PMA recently elected Gail Borden Library trustee has been banned for a year from visiting the place that his constituents frequent: the library itself.7/1/2009 3:50 PMLaw enforcement officials Wednesday raided the offices of Cook County regional superintendent of schools Charles Flowers, according to a report by ABC 7 Chicago.7/1/2009 6:34 PM
It can climb stairs. It can lift 60-pound packages. It can drag wounded people to safety. It has four cameras. And it can see in the dark.7/1/2009 11:55 AM7/1/2009 9:01 AMRoger Federer neutralized Ivo Karlovic's huge serves Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and move a step closer to a record 15th Grand Slam championship.7/1/2009 12:41 PMEric Luzzi, Northern Illinois' top assistant for the last three seasons, has been named the eighth men's soccer head coach in program history.7/1/2009 11:10 AMFord Motor Co. on Wednesday called its 10.7 percent drop in U.S. June sales "steady progress," after a year of sharp declines across the industry. The monthly decline was Ford's smallest since July of last year, a sign that U.S. auto sales may be rec…7/1/2009 12:46 PMWalgreen Co., the second-largest U.S. drug-store chain, may open "several thousand" work-site health clinics in coming years to tap into the $7.3 billion market for employer-provided care, a company executive said.7/1/2009 1:01 PM
- GM on its own after July 10, official says
- Pending home sales up 4th straight month
- McD's angus burger adds adds pricey option
- Construction spending falls
- Constellation Brands 1Q profit drops 85%
- Freddie Mac gets $6.1 bil. more from gov't
- Manufacturing report best in months
- General Mills Q4 profit almost doubles
- Gannett to lay off more than 1K workers
- Dunkin' Donuts pulls drinks in concern
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| list updated 7/1/2009 1:17 PMThe consolidation and failure of some banks has caused confusion for some customers. But that excuse didn't work for an unemployed, 36-year-old registered child sex offender accused of draining some $28,000 from his mother's checking account while li…7/1/2009 12:07 PMLike a parent scolding misbehaving children, Gov. Pat Quinn admonished lawmakers Tuesday for putting off the state's problems and warned them a long, hot summer awaits in the capital city if they don't vote to raise taxes.6/30/2009 10:44 PM