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Kane to hold DUI sting on New Year's Eve
By James Fuller
Jan 4, 2011 4:34 PM - Drunken drivers fresh from forgetting old acquaintances at Kane County New Year's Eve parties may find themselves newly acquainted with local police officers this year.
Ring in new year with S. Elgin Lions
Linda Scham
Dec 27, 2010 10:57 AM - Ring in the new year playing bingo at the South Elgin Lions Club on Friday, Dec. 31 . All regular bingo games (computer and paper) will be sold at half price and the special or raffle games will be sold at regular price.
1 in 13 local bridges 'structurally deficient'
By Jake Griffin
Dec 23, 2010 11:50 AM - Drivers on a Milwaukee Avenue bridge just north of Libertyville can't see what's below -- a pile of debris filled with hefty chunks of concrete that used to be part of the span. The more than 23,000 motorists who drive over that bridge each day can't see the rusty, exposed support beams of the bridge.
Towns lag in bridge repairs
By Jake Griffin
Dec 23, 2010 11:49 AM - Municipalities lag far behind state and federal transit agencies when it comes to fixing structurally deficient bridges. About one in seven bridges maintained by local towns in the six-county Chicago and suburban region is listed as deficient by the Federal Highway Administration. That compares to a ratio of about one in 13 bridges overall that are labeled deficient in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
LITH cops nab man who tried to steal Christmas
By Lenore T. Adkins
Dec 23, 2010 11:07 AM - Call them the Grinches police said tried to steal Christmas from a Lake in the Hills family. Police caught Luis M. Rosado, 31, of the 2100 block of North McVicker Avenue, Chicago, and four Carpentersville teens stealing Christmas gifts and other items Monday from a house in the 2900 block of Brisbane Drive, according to reports.
Can we finally break the China habit?
By Froma Harrop
Dec 23, 2010 10:27 AM - It's been tough watching fellow shoppers fill their carts with Chinese imports as the People's Republic stomps on American interests and values. At Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond and other big chains, it's hard to find goods NOT-made-in-China. Lamps, popcorn makers, kitty scratch boards. Cuisinarts and Emeril cookware. Made in China.
Pilot critical in Wheeling plane crash
By Madhu Krishnamurthy and Jamie Sotonoff
Dec 23, 2010 8:24 AM - The lone passenger of a single-engine plane was killed and the pilot severely injured when it crashed just north of Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling Wednesday afternoon. Officials said they believe the pilot, Todd Cole of Jacksonville, Ill., crawled out of the burning Beechcraft after it hit the parking lot of a business near Wolf and Hintz roads.
Plainfield baby goes home after 111 days in hospital
By Marie Wilson
Dec 23, 2010 8:17 AM - Jasmine Huerta's favorite Christmas present weighs 5 pounds, 8 ounces, cries softly and seems to grow by the minute. It's her baby brother, Martin Huerta Jr.
Fremd brings down Buffalo Grove
By Marty Maciaszek
Dec 23, 2010 12:25 AM - Fremd senior Jack Konopka was clearly hurting Tuesday night when he left the 36th annual Elgin Holiday boys basketball tournament after turning his left ankle in the final two minutes of a loss to Neuqua Valley. Early Wednesday evening, the 6-foot-5, 265-pound Konopka was putting a big hurt on Buffalo Grove in the tourney's third round.
Waubonsie Valley defense does the trick
By Orrin Schwarz
Dec 23, 2010 12:12 AM - Tanysha Gardner-Walls knows what her Waubonsie Valley coaches like to harp on. "Defense, defense, defense," the senior said in describing how the Warriors defeated Glenbrook South 51-43 at the Bill Neibch Falcon Holiday Tournament semifinals in Wheaton on Wednesday. "That's all I can say. Both coaches, especially (assistant coach Dave) Saurbaugh, are always on us about our defense. If we mess up on offense, as long as we get into our defense and get it right back, then we'll be fine."

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