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9th Grade Students Prepare for Purim

By Susan Ellenby | Feb. 15 at 10:44 a.m.

What do the game Four Square, 2nd graders and the Jewish holiday of Purim have in common? Usually, nothing. But, for the 9th grade religious … Read more ›

News

Bad news budget: Quinn to call for prison, health care cuts

Today at 11:55 a.m.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn will deliver a bad-news budget today, suggesting that Illinois close numerous prisons, mental health centers and social service offices, cut health … Read more ›

Business

Chicago area home sales up, prices down in Jan.

Today at 10:16 a.m.

More homes were sold in the Chicago area last month than in any January since 2007, but prices continued to slide and additional declines are … Read more ›

Government

Congressmen say mass transit will take hit under GOP bill

Yesterday at 3:19 p.m.

Illinois congressmen warned today that a major transportation bill being debated in Washington could cut into long-term funding for transportation projects in the Chicago area, … Read more ›

Business

Glencoe approves liquor license for Walgreens

Yesterday at 1:24 p.m.

The Glencoe News reports: Glencoe residents and passers-through can soon buy bottled liquor at three different places within steps of each other — and nowhere … Read more ›

Government

Glencoe, Northbrook to share water amenities

Yesterday at 8:02 a.m.

Pioneer Press reports: This summer, two of the coolest hot-weather amenities of both Northbrook and Glencoe will no longer be exclusive. The towns’ park districts … Read more ›

News
Tyren Reese, 19, of Chicago, pumps gas Monday at a BP station at LaSalle Street and North Avenue. Gas prices in Chicago have dropped below the national average — a rarity, analysts say — but fears of potential oil blockades and shipment cutoffs could lead to record highs, some fear. (Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune / February 20, 2012)

Gas prices rising at record pace

Yesterday at 6:54 a.m.

The unseasonably warm weather isn’t the only sign of an early spring. Roiled by the specter of Iranian oil cutoffs, gas prices are rising at … Read more ›

Community service
Volunteers Pruning Glencoe Train Station Shrubs
From the community

Glencoe Train Station: BEAUTIFICATION!

By Vivian K. Zahniser | Sunday at 3:22 p.m.

The Glencoe Garden Club's Civic Committee, Eagle Scout Candidate Bryan Kelly and the Village of Glencoe coordinated to prune neglected shrubbery at the Glencoe Train … Read more ›

Crime
John Spira was 45 when he disappeared from his office in West Chicago. (Photo courtesy Stephanie Spira McNeil.)

Timeline: Five years after John Spira’s mysterious disappearance, relatives still search for answers

By Diana Novak | Monday at 11:06 a.m.

It’s been five years since her brother disappeared, but Stephanie Spira McNeil is still searching for the answers that police have been unable to uncover. … Read more ›

Photos of the week
St. Joseph lighthouse in Michigan. (Photo submitted by Steve Zasadny)

‘Lighthouse’ wins photo of the week contest

Monday at 7:21 a.m.

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 ›

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