Arlington Heights Post (IL) back issues from September 2007:
Cleary - McAuley
Sep 05, 2007 ... Tom and Rose Cleary, of Elmwood Park, announce the engagement of their daughter, Valerie Marie Cleary, to Jason Paul McAuley of Melrose Park, son of Sue McAuley of Melrose Park and the late Steve McAuley, formerly of Carpentersville. The bride-to-be is a 1998 graduate of Elmwood Park ...
Yager - Densberger
Sep 05, 2007 ... Barb and Robert Collins, of Franklin Park, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Yager, to Anthony Densberger, the son of Mary and Dan Densberger, of East Peoria, Ill. The bride-to-be is the daughter of the late Buster Yager, formerly of Franklin Park. She graduated from ...
Food links family, strangers wherever you find yourself
Sep 06, 2007; ... Sometimes I wonder if my family is part Greek. Or Armenian. Or Italian. But no, like many other American families, we're just a happily muddled mix of German-Norwegian-Croatian-Austrian and British Colonialist turned Sturdy Pioneer. And though the Greeks, Armenians and Italians are ...
Calendar
Sep 06, 2007 ... Find out what to do this week and beyond. summer concerts Miller Lite Party in the Park, Friday afternoons at Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. Visit www.arlingtonpark.com. First race and first song at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7: Luna Blu (rock). Sept. 14: Steve Arvey ...
When loan problems arrive, so do crooks
Sep 06, 2007; ... (Last in a four-part series) Last week we explained the importance of being honest and seeking professional help if there is a problem with monthly mortgage payments. We'll end our discussion of mortgage-related issues ends with some strategies on how to protect yourself in these ...
Pick your movies for Microcinema Fest
Sep 06, 2007; ... The Microcinema Fest returns to Cutting Hall in Palatine this week with an entertaining slate of independent selections that offers something for nearly everyone. This haven for the low-to-no budget filmmakers will offer nine features and more than 20 short films. They will be screened ...
HBO documentary looks at day they lived
Sep 06, 2007; ... Bryan Anderson's birthday is April 9, but his "alive day" is Oct. 23. That's the date when he came close to death while serving as a U.S. Army sergeant in the Iraq war. Anderson, a Rolling Meadows resident, is one of 10 injured Iraq veterans profiled in the HBO documentary "Alive Day ...
Playwright LaBute staying right here
Sep 06, 2007 ... Barrington's Neil LaBute has directed mainstream movie stars to Oscar nominations (Renee Zellweger's "Nurse Betty"), but his work as a playwright is anything but mainstream. From the latter-day Medea of "Bash" to the unwitting human art project of "The Shape of Things," LaBute creates ...
In the company of Profiles Theatre's men
Sep 06, 2007; ... Actor Darrell W. Cox and director Joe Jahraus admit they have first-person experience with men behaving badly. While they're understandably vague when pressed to detail the worst thing they've ever done to a woman, both agree that they're drawing on their own experience in staging Barrington ...
Get a taste of show biz at Metropolis
Sep 06, 2007; ... Kids who are so enamored of "Disney's High School Musical" that they imagine themselves onstage can get their wish at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. From 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, there will be a workshop for children ages 10 and up with Danny ...
Musician looking for 100 guitarists
Sep 06, 2007 ... Hoffman Estates native Steve Krakow hopes to assemble 100 or more guitarists for his Guitarkestra at noon Saturday at the Hideout Block Party, a music festival at Wabansia and Elston in Chicago. The Guitarkestra has performed twice before, creating an immense din by droning on the same chord ...
Return trip to 'Yuma,' first-class all the way
Sep 06, 2007; ... 3:10 to YumaRemakes in general are a dubious proposition, but there's always the unlikely possibility that they'll be an improvement. Happily, that's the case with "3:10 to Yuma," a minor classic Western from 1957 that benefits in every way from this excellent retelling. The new "Yuma" stays ...
A move to gospel that's no shock
Sep 06, 2007 ... MICHELLE SHOCKED"ToHeavenURide" Noted lefty and musical gadfly Michelle Shocked has been preaching for so long, it seems only logical that she would turn to gospel music eventually. What's striking, however, is how fully and successfully the singer-songwriter embraces this music, and ...
SCHOOL DIGEST
Sep 06, 2007 ... BUFFALO GROVEThe Expressions, Buffalo Grove High School's show choir, will present their "2007-08 Fall Preview Performance" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Miller Theater at Buffalo Grove High School, 1100 W. Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove. A donation of $3 at the door is appreciated. The ...
50th for Lesches
Sep 06, 2007 ... Jeri and Ron Lesch of Arlington Heights will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 14. The couple will mark the occasion by renewing their vows at a Mass at St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church in Palatine on Sept. 16. A luncheon will follow the Mass at Palm Court in ...
Obituaries
Sep 06, 2007 ... Ruth Brandt GrundbergRuth Brandt Grundberg, elected supervisor of Wheeling Township from 1985 until 1997, and beloved mother, devoted wife, friend and public servant of Arlington Heights for more than 25 years, passed away mercifully and peacefully Aug. 22 in Sun City Center, Fla., after a long ...
Peek at the Week
Sep 06, 2007 ... Deadline for items for Peek at the Week is one week before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, church events, reunions and support groups to Peek at the Week, Pioneer Press, 291 N. Dunton, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, fax to (847) ...
Clock set: Randhurst in last year as a mall
Sep 06, 2007; ... D Day is coming for an entity unlike anything else in the world of retail marketing. Randhurst Shopping Center is slated to be "demalled" in about a year, as its manager puts it. But once again, this unique creation should outlast the forces of change. Urban Retail Property Co., ...
Confronting the storm
Sep 06, 2007 ... You can't escape Mother Nature when it comes to a devastating storm. But ... • Using flashlights, teaching in teams and counting on the dull gray light from cloudy skies in rooms with windows and skylights, teachers in Elementary School District 15 conducted classes without electricity ...
Bison girls show potential at CLS
Sep 07, 2007; ... While the youth movement continues for Buffalo Grove's girls cross country team, the Bison return nearly their entire squad from last season. The Bison that tied for 11th last year in the MSL had only one senior, Chrissy Bilyk. Leading the climb up the ladder should be sophomore Erin ...
Rodriguez decides not to defend MSL crown
Sep 06, 2007; ... Some of the top swimmers in the MSL have decided to concentrate on club. Buffalo Grove's Erin Rodriguez will not return to defend her MSL titles. The two-time state qualifier decided to pass up this year's high school season to swim full time with the Arlington Alligators. Prospect ...
Immen prepares for another run at State
Sep 06, 2007; ... Jen Immen wasn't expecting a trip to the State Meet last season, but she got hot at the right time to earn her first berth at State. "Last year? No, I did not think about going that far at all," Immen said. "It was a shocker." Buffalo Grove's No. 1 singles player returns for the ...
A week of cramming before leaving
Sep 06, 2007 ... If you were about to fly away and live abroad for a year, what experiences would you cram into your final week in Arlington Heights? College students have legendary capacity for cramming, and our daughter, about to embark on a year of study in France, is no exception. Some of the choices ...
Ex-official leaves legacy of service
Sep 06, 2007; ... When people die, some leave years full of memories; some leave exorbitant bank accounts; others leave all-encompassing pain. Ruth Grundberg left an incredible legacy of public service. Grundberg served the northwest suburbs as a District 25 School Board member from 1978 to 1985 ....
Teen charged with robbing stores in northwest suburbs
Sep 06, 2007; ... A 19-year-old Schaumburg man was arrested Aug. 24 for the armed robbery of convenience stores in at least two northwest suburbs. Palatine police officers arrested Ramond D. Jacobs, 2601 Briar Trail, on charges he held up a combination Citgo gas station and 7-Eleven store, 799 W ....
Mass transit bill gets the ax
Sep 06, 2007; ... State legislators failed Tuesday to rescue public transportation from the budget trimming ax. A transit bill which would provide the funding the Regional Transit Authority needs to avoid service cuts and fare increases did not net the 71 votes it needs to pass. In an unofficial tally, 61 ...
Simpson capitalizes on more playing time
Sep 06, 2007 ... By GEORGE M. WILCOXStaff WriterIt took nearly an entire season for Alec Simpson to score three goals last year. This year, he has two goals in his first six games. You can't score unless you're on the field, a lesson Simpson learned after receiving limited playing time a year ...
Degorski gets Feb. 13 trial date
Sep 06, 2007; ... Accused Brown's Chicken killer James Degorski will stand trial starting Feb. 13 for the murder of seven people in the Palatine restaurant. Judge Vincent Gaughan announced the trial date Tuesday during a court proceeding. Degorski's alleged accomplice, Juan Luna, was convicted in ...
Senior Huskies look to finish run
Sep 06, 2007; ... Hersey's boys cross country team has never appeared in four consecutive State Meets, but that could change this fall. The final season of the Kevin Havel-Bill Wisser era should pay off in another trip to Peoria. Since their arrival, Havel and Wisser have been to three State Meets, ...
New Huskies make mark at opening tourney
Sep 06, 2007; ... After finishing second in the Willowbrook Invitational, Hersey's girls volleyball team opened the MSL East Tuesday night with a 25-15, 25-9 win over Wheeling. The Wildcats were led by Lidia Villalobos' three kills and three blocks. Hersey's new setter and outside hitter were ...
Losses big, but Knights still continue to win
Sep 06, 2007; ... So far, so good. Prospect's boys soccer team is off to a 3-1 start despite losing one star player to graduation and another to club soccer. All-State forward Pari Pantazopoulos scored 20 goals to lead last year's Knights to an 11-7-2 overall record, including 2-3 in the MSL East ....
Route 53 work to continue until November
Sep 06, 2007; ... The construction on the local lanes of state Route 53 near the Woodfield shopping mall looks like it will continue until November. The Illinois Department of Transportation is spending almost $5 million to repair and thicken the bridges that provide access from the northbound and ...
Perna plugs Prospect push
Sep 06, 2007; ... There is a slight problem with the Perna for President campaign that was introduced on a large poster Friday night. Fremd junior defensive end Ben Perna isn't 35 years old. Perhaps he'll have to settle for Secretary of Defense. The 6-foot-1, 205-pounder and his Vikings running -- ...
Wadas heeds friend's advice
Sep 06, 2007; ... Like any good teammate and senior leader, Blake Heyman found Frank Wadas during halftime of the season opener and offered the junior some calming advice. "Just relax," Heyman said to Wadas, who was about to replace the injured Heyman at quarterback to start the second half. "I told ...
Sorbet makes a healthy snack
Sep 06, 2007 ... Ice cream as a healthy snack? Well, maybe not ice cream, but how about sorbet? This simple recipe by Patricia Samour for fresh fruit sorbet comes together in minutes, no ice cream maker needed. To make it even easier, substitute bags of mixed frozen fruit. FRESH FRUIT SORBET 1 ...
Bring a new spin to salads with sausage
Sep 06, 2007 ... Salads are taking star billing at restaurants and dinner tables across the country. Once considered only an accompaniment to sandwiches, soups or entrées, salads have become year-round main dish meals offering versatility and convenience. Americans are seeking meals that are satisfying, ...
Potpourri
Sep 06, 2007 ... Burhop's Seafood, Plaza Del Lago, 1515 N. Sheridan Road, Wilmette, holds free cooking demonstrations and tastings from noon to 3 p.m., Saturdays. Included are Smoked Fish, Poached Salmon and Gefilte Fish for Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 8. Call (847) 256-6400 and visit www.burhops.com. Chicago ...
Make potato salad good and smart
Sep 06, 2007; ... Are you a potato salad or a coleslaw person? Few people, I find, are equally enthusiastic about both. When I was a caterer, I served potato salad much more often than coleslaw. If the menu included both, guests ate far more potato salad, as much as five times more. Informal questioning ...
Film Clips
Sep 06, 2007 ... OPENING THIS WEEKTHE BROTHERS SOLOMONTwo romantically challenged brothers (Will Forte and Will Arnett) try to fulfill their dying father's last wish to become a grandfather. Naperville native Bob Odenkirk ("Let's Go to Prison") directed the comedy from a script by Forte. Rated R. THE ...
Bigcaps in Chicago -0.50%
Sep 06, 2007 ... The one-week (Aug. 22-29) change in stock price for the 50 largest Chicago-based companies, based on Dec. 29 market cap. The DJIA was +0.40%; the S&P 500 was -0.07%. Year-to-date: Chicago big caps +8.29%; DJIA +6.63%; S&P 500 +3.17%. For the Chicago big caps list, go to our Web site, select ...
Great salesmanship: What not to do
Sep 06, 2007 ... A client recently asked me, "Jeff, what are the worst things you have ever seen a sales or businessperson do?" Yikes! Just remembering these tales of terror, sends shivers down my spine! OK, the following may be weird, frightening and painful, yet they are all true! Believe ...
They remember kindergarten
Sep 06, 2007; ... The beginning of a new school year always makes me wax nostalgic. So, a couple of weeks ago I wrote about what I remember of my first day of kindergarten, how a kid named Bradley became hysterical, thus obscuring how scared the rest of us were. I invited readers to share their ...
Parents find toy recalls daunting
Sep 06, 2007; ... Ann Marie Zawislak was unsettled, to say the least, upon hearing of the recall Thomas & Friends wooden railway toys in June. "I freaked because we had the red caboose and it was so chewed up we couldn't even read the whole serial number," she wrote in an e-mail. The red caboose was ...
Teen drowns in Long Grove pool
Sep 06, 2007; ... A 16-year-old male drowned Sept. 5 in a Long Grove pool, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said Sept. 6. Valentin Gutierrez of Alsip had been working at the residence on the 2300 block of Coach Road with his brother and cousin hanging dry wall before his brother, Carlos ...
House gives mass transit bill the ax
Sep 06, 2007; ... With fare hikes and service cuts in mass transit services looming, legislative supporters are hoping to revive a mass transit funding bill that was defeated by the Illinois House this week. A transit bill, which would have provided funding for mass transit agencies PACE, Metra and the ...
Calling all adults who love Halloween
Sep 06, 2007 ... Who says Halloween is just kidstuff? Are you an adult who howls with excitement over preparing for All Hallows Eve? Do you start thinking about your costume months in advance? Enlist your spouse as a costume accomplice? Is your annual "adults only" Halloween bash the event ...
Douglass - Espinoza
Sep 06, 2007 ... Robert and Teresa Douglass of Park Ridge have announced the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Terese, to Michael Nicholas Espinoza, son of Oscar and Jill Espinoza of North Liberty, Iowa. The future bride is a 1997 graduate of Maine South High School. She earned a bachelor's degree ...
Martin - Zuber
Sep 06, 2007 ... Terry and Kathleen Robar of Inverness announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Louise Martin of Cincinnati, Ohio, to Matthew Alan Zuber of Cincinnati, Ohio, son of Alan and Andrea Zuber of Paris, Ill. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a ...
Updated 9/7: Propane leak causes evacuations
Sep 07, 2007; ... A propane tank leak at a Wheeling chemical plant caused the evacuation of five businesses, 34 homes and several hundred people at Mark Twain Elementary School's open house Sept. 6. The leak at Penray Cos., 440 Denniston Court, was reported just before 7 p.m. Sept. 6, and a total of 25 ...
Van De Walle - Gildea
Sep 06, 2007 ... Mary Elizabeth Van De Walle of Elmhurst and Colin Gildea of Arlington Heights were married July 9 in Letterfrack, County Glaway, Ireland. The Rev. John O'Gorman officiated. A reception was held in Roslague Manor. The bride, daughter of Ronald and Eileen Van De Walle of Elmhurst, attended ...
Just a bus ride away
Sep 06, 2007; ... Sometimes the journey home can be just as memorable as the victory that came before it. "The best rides are after a win in a big game when guys are singing and chanting on the bus," Conant soccer coach Tony Kees says. "I can still remember everyone singing 'American Pie' after we won the ...
Clean Plate Club opens steak, seafood satellites in Schaumburg
Sep 06, 2007; ... Two of Evanston's homegrown favorites are heading northwest and opening shops in Schaumburg. The recently opened Davis Street Fishmarket and Pete Miller's Seafood & Prime Steak, opening in October, will take up residence along the new restaurant row on Meacham Road. Both ...
Schaumburg making history in Chicago
Sep 06, 2007; ... As its name makes clear, the Chicago History Museum is all about Chicago. So what's an exhibit about Schaumburg doing at the museum? Chief Curator Olivia Mahoney says Chicago and its history don't really end at the city limits. "We are a suburban nation now," she says. "It helps to look ...
After selling fans, brothers see the light
Sep 06, 2007; ... The Littman brothers -- Benson and Dan -- can step outside the front door of their current showroom at Kingsport Plaza shopping center on South Roselle Road in Schaumburg and see their future. The new 12,000-square-foot Littman Bros. Lighting showroom is being built on an outlot at the ...
Yum - Zimmermann
Sep 13, 2007 ... Patricia and Charles S. Yum of Glenview announce the engagement of their daughter, Grace S., to Kent M. Zimmermann, son of Darlene and Remy Zimmermann of Branford, Conn. The bride-to-be, a pediatric dentist at Children's Memorial Hospital and in private practice in Chicago, graduated ...
McGuire - McAnally
Sep 13, 2007 ... Aileen Marie McGuire and Timothy Patrick McAnally were married June 30 at Saints Faith Hope and Charity Church in Winnetka with the Rev. William Flaherty presiding. The reception followed at North Shore Country Club in Glenview. The bride is the daughter of Bow and Mark McGuire of ...
Rosh Hashanah harvest
Sep 13, 2007; ... The bounty of autumn's harvest means Jewish tables will be piled high tonight with plenty of fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables like sweet potatoes, squash, carrots and apples. This evening Jews across Chicago and the suburbs will join those from around the world in celebrating Rosh ...
Calendar
Sep 13, 2007 ... Find out what do this week and beyond. summer concerts Miller Lite Party in the Park, Friday afternoons at Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. Visit www.arlingtonpark.com. First race and first song at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14: Steve Arvey & the Saxtells ...
Hanging out with comic Mark Curry
Sep 13, 2007; ... Growing up in California comic Mark Curry idolized the late Richard Pryor. "We'd listen to 8-tracks playing from a '71 Dodge Charger in the driveway of a guy who worked on cars," said Curry. But Curry didn't intend to emulate Pryor in quite the way he did. "I got burnt just ...
William Glass band releases debut CD
Sep 13, 2007 ... It's virtually all in the family for the band William Glass. It started with a dad who played in bands in his youth and let his sons and their neighborhood pal noodle around on the instruments and equipment piled in the basement, which led to a dream to make it in the music business, topped off ...
Charges for old numbers
Sep 13, 2007; ... Dear Fixer: On Dec. 21, 2006, I ended our two-year contract with Sprint. We switched companies and were given new cell phone numbers. But Sprint continued to charge us for bills accrued by the new owners of our old phone number. I was charged $29.87 in February and $25.08 in March. When I ...
School Digest
Sep 13, 2007 ... BUFFALO GROVEBuffalo Grove High School's 2007 Homecoming week, "Around the World," will take place Sept. 23 to 29. Student Council has a spirited week of activities and events planned, sure to make the annual event one to remember. Homecoming gets underway Sept. 23 with hall decorating ...
Obituaries
Sep 13, 2007 ... Thomas P. FlemingThomas P. Fleming, 80, a 40-year resident of Arlington Heights, died Sept. 4 at St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates. He was born in 1927 in Chicago. Mr. Fleming was an Army veteran. Funeral services were held Sept. 7 at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, ...
Senate approves $34.2 billion for foreign affairs
Sep 12, 2007; ... Here's how members of Congress from Illinois voted on major roll calls in the week ending Sept. 7. This week's House schedule was unannounced. The Senate planned to debate fiscal 2008 budgets for the departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. HOUSE Tribal housing ...
Law stops sex offenders from voting at school polling sites
Sep 12, 2007; ... Convicted sex offenders will no longer be able to enter a polling place at a school to vote under new legislation sponsored by State Rep. JoAnn Osmond, R-61st, of Antioch. The new legislation, signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich last week, also makes it a felony for a convicted sex offender ...