Toy industry banks on new heroes
Will Billy Blazes be a hot item? Since Sept. 11, the heroics of firefighters, police officers and rescue workers have inspired Americans. Nowhere is the popularity of the men and...
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Attack aftermath finds its way into the funny pages
A boy spends hours in front of a television set watching news coverage about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. People are donating blood. Soldiers cry in front of a flag...
Grief-stricken find solace in prayers, vigils
As the horror of Tuesday's terrorist attacks reached Chicago, many area residents turned to prayer. Religious leaders spoke words of comfort and guidance at services and prayer vigils. At interfaith...
Grief-stricken find solace in prayers, vigils
As the horror of Tuesday's terrorist attacks reached Chicago, many area residents turned to prayer. Religious leaders spoke words of comfort and guidance at services and prayer vigils. At interfaith...
Hearing to annex horse club reset
A judge postponed deciding the question of whether an equestrian club based in unincorporated Kane County can be forcibly annexed by Elgin. Circuit Judge Patrick Dixon set a hearing for...
Horse club hearing on annexation reset
A judge on Wednesday postponed deciding the question of whether an equestrian club based in unincorporated Kane County can be forcibly annexed by Elgin. Circuit Judge Patrick Dixon set a...
ELGIN GUN TRACED TO KENTUCKY COPS
One of the two handguns that authorities say an Elgin man was carrying when he allegedly opened fire in a crowded bar in Elgin, killing two people, has been traced...
ILLINOIS OFFERS BOEING UNITED FRONT
Taking pains to show that they are waging a unified effort, Gov. George Ryan and Mayor Richard Daley on Tuesday began the public courting of Boeing Co., touting the advantages...
ELGIN PLANS TO ADD AMBULANCE CAMERAS
Paramedics in Elgin soon will be able to beam video images of critically injured patients straight from ambulances to hospital emergency rooms in a pilot project that could have national...
CARS COLLIDE; TEENAGER WAITING FOR BUS KILLED
Andrew Delgadillo, 16, was known for coming to Foreman High School full of zest. "If you needed to laugh, he was there to make you laugh," said classmate Kenneth Malloy,...