For the first time in its 32-year history, the State of the Art Catholic Band Competition came to the Northwest suburbs, and Saint Viator High … Read more ›
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Woman hurt in Elk Grove workplace accident
A worker at an Elk Grove Village company that manufactures industrial-grade clays suffered a serious arm injury Wednesday morning, the fire department said. The Elk … Read more ›
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For Fat Tuesday, Chicagoans stock up on paczkis
They start out as 4-pound hunks of flour, butter, margarine and lard, then get beaten, rolled and cut into fist-size domes. Next, their jiggly bodies … Read more ›
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Schaumburg Twp. library board hears from Elk Grove residents
The Daily Herald reports: Emotions ran high Monday night as Elk Grove Village residents voiced their disappointment with the Schaumburg Township District Library board’s decision … Read more ›
Children and family
Alexian docs look to fight special needs bullying, anxiety
Bullying in schools has long been an unfortunate fact of growing up. The common thought is that bullies, either out of cruelty, empowerment or to … Read more ›
Photos of the week
‘Lighthouse’ wins photo of the week contest
Steve Zasadny’s photo of an ice-encased lighthouse in Michigan was voted TribLocal’s favorite photo from Feb. 9-15. As the contest winner, Zasadny’s photograph will appear … Read more ›
Schools
District 211 looks at social media policy for teachers
Township High School District 211 is looking at a policy to dictate social media use from employees, following a trend as schools are trying to … Read more ›
Weather
Farewell to winter? Early peek at March forecast
We could see 50 degrees today. And next week, upper 40s. Then February is nearly over. Winter too? The National Weather Service isn’t ready to … Read more ›
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J&J recalls grape-flavored, liquid infant Tylenol
Johnson & Johnson said it is recalling about 574,000 bottles of its grape-flavored liquid infant Tylenol in the United States after parents complained about problems … Read more ›
Schools
Harper College board votes to raise tuition
For the 10th time in the last 11 years, Harper College will be increasing tuition, this year by $4 per credit hour. The board unanimously … Read more ›
