Courier News (Elgin, IL) back issues from February 2008:
Obituaries for Feb 01, 2008
Feb 01, 2008; ... THE OBITUARYDEADLINECHANGES AS OFFEBRUARY 1, 2008.Obituaries, In Memoriams and Cards of Thanks must be brought in to the front counter by 5:00pm Monday-Friday or emailed and faxed by 5:30pm daily and allow one dayprior to publishing.* The deadline foran emailed photois 5:00pm ...
Prospect of increased train traffic concerns board
Feb 01, 2008; ... GENEVA - None of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway trackright-of-way runs through Kane County, but the prospect of train trafficdoubling on its tracks concerns the Kane County Board. The Canadian National Railway Company has filed an application to purchase the EJ&E. If it ...
2 weeks remain to comment on sale
Feb 01, 2008 ... Area residents have an extra two weeks to comment to the federalgovernment on the possible sale of the EJ&E Railway to the CanadianNational Railway. After numerous requests from residents, including many from the Naperville and Aurora areas, the Surface Transportation Board ...
ESO lineup revealed
Feb 01, 2008 ... ELGIN - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra on Thursday announced a 2008-09season that will include an "out-of-this-world" gala concert narrated byactor Leonard Nimoy; the return of the popular Holiday Showcase at theSears Centre in Hoffman Estates; classic works by Beethoven, Brahms,Mozart ...
Threat found in toilet stall at SC North
Feb 01, 2008; ... ST. CHARLES - Sixteen-year-old Christy Strasser received a textmessage from a friend Wednesday night about a threatening note found intheir high school. It was the first Strasser heard of the disturbing message, which was discovered scrawled on a bathroom stall at St. Charles ...
Reader: DirecTV installer a direct pain
Feb 01, 2008; ... I called DirecTV on July 19 to find out about becoming a customer. Iliked their information and signed up. They set up installation for July 24 between 8 a.m. and noon. On that day, the installer didn't come until 2:40 p.m. and after 2 hours and 10 minutes of work, he ...
Commission to consider whether to fire officer
Feb 01, 2008; ... Now it's up to the Kane County Merit Commission to determine if ToddExline still works for the county sheriff's department. Exline, the former head of the Kane County jail, testified Thursday during the second day of a hearing to determine whether he should be ...
Golden: I'm 'running on my qualifications'
Feb 01, 2008; ... ELGIN - Some say judicial races are bland because the candidatescan't talk about "the issues." They can't say where they stand on gun control, immigration or anything else because the position they seek is predicated entirely on impartiality. Combine the nature ...
2 districts on state honor roll
Feb 01, 2008; ... A total of 40 elementary and middle schools in Elgin School DistrictU46 and Carpentersville-based School District 300 recently were given apat on the back for academic progress. In a joint project of the Illinois State Board of Education and Northern Illinois University, the ...
Police Reports
Feb 01, 2008 ... Elgin ? Battery: Police broke up a fight between men stopped in the intersection of Villa and South Liberty streets about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to a police report. The men involved were uncooperative with officers, the report stated, and police could not ...
Jury still out in Luna murder case
Feb 01, 2008; ... ROLLING MEADOWS - The jury appears deadlocked in the murder caseagainst an Elgin man accused of helping murder a Streamwood teen. David Luna, 20, of the 2000 block of Aronomink Circle, is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and other felonies stemming from ...
Patriots' Harrison still a playmaker
Feb 01, 2008; ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - It was one thing for Rodney Harrison to have areputation as a dirty player on the field. It was another for the New England Patriots strong safety to be known as dirty off the field after he served a four-game suspension at the start of this season ...
Family comes first for Halstead
Feb 01, 2008; ... Drew Halstead has learned to take his personal sacrifices instride. The Burlington Central senior wouldn't have been a part of the Rockets football or wrestling teams if it weren't for the illness of one of his siblings that temporarily threw the family's home life into ...
LOCAL SCOREBOARD hampshire 59, harvard 52 winnebago 59, genoa-kingston 45 elgin academy 41, woodlands 36 Rosary 66, St. edward 47 STILLMAN VALLEY 62, CENTRAL 47
Feb 01, 2008 ... Boys Basketball STANDINGS Upstate EightConf.Overall Waubonsie Valley6-017-4 Neuqua Valley6-117-7 St. Charles North6-213-9 Bartlett5-215-6 Elgin4-212-8 St. Charles East4-310-10 East Aurora3-413-8 South ...
IN BRIEF
Feb 01, 2008 ... Football Charges against Jones dropped MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - A Tennessee judge dismissed misdemeanor charges against suspended Titans player Adam "Pacman" Jones on Thursday, agreeing with the prosecutor that Jones has been punished enough over the ...
Spartans let late lead slip away
Feb 01, 2008; ... ELGIN - Elgin Community College learned the hard way on Thursday. It doesn't matter how you start, it's how you finish. After leading most of the way at home against Waubonsee Community College, the Spartans let a 12-point second-half lead slip away down ...
Lukowski leads D-C into regionals
Feb 01, 2008; ... Dundee-Crown wrestler Mike Lukowski doesn't blow away thecompetition. He just makes sure he wins. "My matches are always going to be close," said the senior after winning his second straight Fox Valley Conference title at 189 pounds. "I'll be the best kid by a point, ...
Signal-calling savior can be drafted later
Feb 01, 2008 ... "Could be an NFL backup." "Smart guy," one scout said. "That's it." "Lacks great physical stature and strength. Lacks mobility. Lacks a really strong arm. Can't drive the ball down the field and does not throw a really tight spiral. System-type player who can get ...
Upshaw: Work stoppage a possibility
Feb 01, 2008; ... PHOENIX - Pat Bowlen and Robert Kraft have shared theirperspective on the NFL's collective bargaining agreement. Gene Upshaw, the executive director of the players association, took his turn Thursday at the annual NFLPA meeting and presented a strong front for owners ...
Losing to lowly T-Wolves not a laughing matter
Feb 01, 2008; ... It was just a few minutes after Bulls coach Jim Boylan had accusedsome of his players of going "into their own little worlds, acting kind ofchildish at times" in an 83-67 loss Wednesday to the NBA basement-dwellingMinnesota Timberwolves. In the locker room, a few Bulls were sharing ...
Turnovers still plague Hawks on road trip
Feb 01, 2008; ... SAN JOSE, Calif. - In their first game since being ripped by theircoach for lack of effort, the Blackhawks were soundly beaten Wednesday inColorado, dropping their record below .500 (23-24-4). But this lossbrought no angry pronouncements from Denis Savard. ''We'll bounce back," ...
WHILE BUFFET LEADS, BERKSHIRE WON'T BE BUFFETED
Feb 01, 2008; ... Dear Mr. Berko: I own one share of Berkshire Hathaway that I gotfrom my dad in 2002 when it was selling for $67,000 a share. I'd like toknow the businesses it owns. I know it owns such as Precision SteelWarehouse, where I used to work for nine years. And please tell what thoseprivate ...
Grainger, ECC team up to provide work force training
Feb 01, 2008; ... ELGIN - The shortage of skilled workers in the U.S. has promptedaction by W.W. Grainger Inc., one of the nation's premierbusiness-to-business industrial suppliers. Grainger's Elgin branch, opened last fall, is dipping into company coffers on the heels of a recent Kiplinger ...
Don't dismiss the influence of Bush just yet
Feb 01, 2008 ... In one way, President George W. Bush's final State of the Unionspeech had no modern analog. Other recent two-term presidents - Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Dwight Eisenhower - gave their swan songs knowing their vice presidents were seeking to succeed them and thus ...
Letters
Feb 01, 2008 ... Political correctness gone amok in Hampshire There was a recent article on the front page of The Courier News regarding the name of the Coon Creek Country Days festival, which is held in Hampshire annually. Quite frankly, I was amazed that this subject came up in ...
If you go
Feb 01, 2008; ... A beloved children's story, Charlotte's Web, is coming to Elgin inthe form of a play on Feb. 7 and 8 at The Hemmens Cultural Center. Charlotte's Web is the story of a friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte and how Charlotte saves ...
Black American experience displayed at Family Festival
Feb 01, 2008; ... Like most little girls, Ruby Bridges started first grade when sheturned 6 years old. It was 1960, and she attended William FrantzElementary School in New Orleans. Unlike other little girls, Ruby was accompanied by four U.S. Marshals on her first day of elementary school ....
More than 400 pianists on one stage for a grand performance
Feb 01, 2008 ... With the elegance and skill required to bring hundreds of pianiststogether on one stage, Elgin Community College will present AmericanGrands XIII in three concerts that will feature 440 pianists from 48communities performing on 12 grand pianos. Musicians will take the stage at 1, 4 ...
Modern slots require updated game plan
Feb 01, 2008; ... The slot machines of today are not the ones your mother and fatherplayed. They're not even the ones we played 10 years ago. The game haschanged so dramatically that new technology has given the gaming industrythe ability to manipulate the way we play slots. Just take a look at the ...
Reggio 'The Hoofer' brings American art form to Elgin
Feb 01, 2008; ... It was love at first sight and sound. "I liked the sound of the dancing, the movements. I though it was so cool," said Reggio McLaughlin, of discovering tap dance as an 8-year-old. His sisters were taking a class in their South Side Chicago neighborhood, but he ...
A TAPESTRY OF FREEDOM Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 25 Feb. 28
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Gail Borden Public Library's four-month endeavor, A Tapestry ofFreedom, highlighting the significant faces and histories of freedom,kicks off during Black History Month with the following programs:Underground Railroad to Present-Day Times Amber Washington takes young listeners ...
Award-winning Elgin steakhouse a well-kept secret
Feb 01, 2008; ... Whether you are a fan of the slot machines and tables, a visit toBuckingham's Steakhouse at the Grand Victoria Casino is a diningexperience in which you come out the winner. Featuring top-quality Continental-American cuisine, restaurant patrons are treated to an elegant ...
TOP DISH
Feb 01, 2008 ... RACK OF LAMB A 24-ounce rack of roasted lamb. $40 What people say: "Excellent flavor." Best with: Pinot Noir, Yukon gold smashed potatoes and a Mediterranean salad DOVER SOLE Whole Dover Sole saut?ed in butter with lemon and fresh parsley, ...
HOW DO YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY?
Feb 01, 2008 ... How do you really feelabout Valentine's Day? The Courier News wants to know. We are running an online poll from Feb. 1 until noon Feb. 11. Go to www.couriernewsonline.com and click on the link to our Lifestyles or Entertainment pages. There, on the right side ...
Obituaries for Feb 02, 2008
Feb 02, 2008; ... THE OBITUARYDEADLINECHANGES AS OFFEBRUARY 1, 2008.Obituaries, In Memoriams and Cards of Thanks must be brought in to the front counter by 5:00pm Monday-Friday or emailed and faxed by 5:30pm daily and allow one dayprior to publishing.* The deadline foran emailed photois 5:00pm ...
National temperatures U.S. extremes
Feb 02, 2008 ... CityYesterdayToday Anchorage 5/-110/-3 Atlanta 49/3762/30 Boston39/2649/38 Dallas-Fort Worth62/2469/39 Denver48/2436/15 Des Moines34/1133/21 Honolulu80/7180/68 Indianapolis35/2741/23 Las ...
Prosecutors: Try Facio in adult court
Feb 02, 2008; ... If prosecutors get their way, an Elgin High School sophomore chargedwith turning a knife on his former teacher will be tried as an adult,according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors filed a motion this week to transfer Angel Facio, 16, of the 600 block ...
Super Tuesday comes early for many voters
Feb 02, 2008; ... Some Chicago metropolitan area voters may be having trouble pickinga favorite candidate for Tuesday's primary election, but there were plentywho made decisions early, according to officials. The early voting period ended Thursday evening in Illinois, and it appears most ...
Is Aurora theater ready for its close-up?
Feb 02, 2008; ... It's long been rumored that infamous gangster John Dillinger usedAurora as a place to hide from federal agents. In 1984, an author even suggested that Dillinger was in Aurora while his look-alike took a fatal bullet outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre. If there's any ...
Murder suspect may bond out of jail
Feb 02, 2008; ... An Elgin man who police say killed a convicted sex offender, thentried to dispose of the body, had his bond reduced in 16th CircuitCourt recently. Adrian Pesina, 23, of the 400 block of Center Street, was charged in November with first-degree murder and concealment of a ...
'I'd like to be a people's judge'
Feb 02, 2008; ... ELGIN - Even with 30 years of legal experience, former KaneCounty State's Attorney David R. Akemann thinks his upbringingis one of the things that most qualifies him to be a judge. Growing up in Elgin, his family was always very active in the community, he said during a ...
AFTER THREAT, SCHOOL LEADERS STUDY SECURITY
Feb 02, 2008; ... ST. CHARLES - Days after a threatening message was found in a highschool bathroom, the head of Community Unit School District 303 is pushingfor tighter security in the building. Superintendent Donald Schlomann said "a couple things became obvious" after a disturbing message - ...
Luna acquitted of murder charges
Feb 02, 2008; ... An Elgin man charged for his alleged role in the shooting death of aStreamwood teen was found not guilty of first-degree homicide but wasconvicted on other felonies late Thursday. A Cook County jury acquitted David Luna, 20, of the 2000 block of Aronomink Circle, on six ...
Burlington Central suffers costly defeat
Feb 02, 2008; ... BURLINGTON - Burlington Central can no longer call itself thedefending Big Northern Conference East Division champs. In a shocking development Friday night, the Rockets, who came into the evening tied with Hampshire atop the league standings with one loss each, were ...
Spygate talk of town in Washington
Feb 02, 2008; ... PHOENIX - Even as the New England Patriots prepared for a datewith destiny two days prior to Super Bowl XLII, Spygate reared itsugly head again. This time, it's a lawmaker on Capitol Hill who is interested in the matter, prompting commissioner Roger Goodell to be quizzed ...
Warriors fall short in PSL
Feb 02, 2008; ... WEST CHICAGO - A chance to grab a big Private School League roadvictory fell by the wayside for Westminster Christian on Friday night. The Warriors lost 47-43 to Wheaton Academy in a PSL heartbreaker. Westminster (15-6, 5-3) was unable to survive foul-outs by two of its ...
Green Wave nearly pulls off SCC surprise
Feb 02, 2008; ... ELGIN - The door was open right up until the final minute for St.Edward to pull off an upset on Friday night. That was until Bob Vonderhaar of St. Francis literally slammed it shut. The Green Wave trailed by two points with just 1:02 left when Vonderhaar spun past Steve ...
Regan's shot at buzzer propels Red Raiders
Feb 02, 2008; ... HUNTLEY - When things looked most bleak, Dan Regan came to therescue for Huntley on Friday. Despite misfiring on three shots to take the lead in the final minute, the Red Raiders had one last chance with the ball under their basket trailing Crystal Lake Central by one ...
Golden Eagles roll to lopsided FVC Valley win
Feb 02, 2008; ... MCHENRY - Jacobs continued its quest for perfection in the FoxValley Conference Valley Division on Friday night, manhandling McHenry82-39 behind a stellar performance by John Moran. Despite sitting out the fourth quarter with the game out of hand, Moran filled up the box ...
Hampshire claims outright BNC East title
Feb 02, 2008 ... POPLAR GROVE - A long trip to North Boone led to a happy ending forthe Hampshire girls basketball team Friday night. The Whip-Purs' 46-39 win against the Vikings sealed the Big Northern Conference East Division championship for Hampshire - the program's first since ...
Notre Dame streak on line versus DePaul
Feb 02, 2008; ... Notre Dame is rolling out the black carpet for DePaul. The Fighting Irish (15-4, 5-2 Big East) are heralding tonight's contest against their longtime rivals as ''Black Out Night,'' complete with T-shirts for an expected sold-out Joyce Center crowd. But the bigger ...
Weber not giving up on this season
Feb 02, 2008; ... CHAMPAIGN - So it's Groundhog Day. Will Illinois put a little springin its step? Or will it remain stuck in the wintry hole that saw it go 2-7in the first half of its Big Ten campaign? The Illini will find out when they return home today against Purdue. "It's always ...
Bears kicker Gould has ties to New England
Feb 02, 2008; ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - If the New England Patriots had not been besetwith some injuries at the beginning of the 2005 season, Robbie Gould mightbe kicking for them Sunday in Super Bowl XLII. Linebacker Tedy Bruschi was out, still recovering from the effects of a stroke, and ...
INK FROM ELSEWHERE
Feb 02, 2008 ... Rebates will ease consumers' fears It is difficult to justify adding another $150 billion or so to the national debt in an effort to convince Americans and the rest of the world that the U.S. economy isn't going in the tank. . Because the alternative, doing ...
The man behind the wheel a great role model
Feb 02, 2008; ... Yellow school bus No. 60 sat in the parking lot in front of CentralMiddle School in Burlington on a cold January morning. After dropping off his students at school, lifetime Elgin resident Durward Cain, known as "Dewey" to his friends, walked the aisle of his bus, ...
Sun City's annual meeting draws attentive crowd
Feb 02, 2008; ... Sun City is a treasure trove of activities, recreation and the goodlife for nearly 8,000 residents who live in the age-restricted community. But, there is more to Sun City than leisure and fun. On Wednesday, Sun City's governing board, Community Association Management, ...
Honest Abe is on his way to Elgin in February
Feb 02, 2008; ... February is the month of heart-shaped candies, red roses, funnyvalentines and ... Honest Abe. Feb. 12 marks Abraham Lincoln's 199th birthday - a day to which I normally wouldn't pay much attention. But state Rep. Ruth Munson has changed all that. She's gotten the whole ...
RELIGION NOTES
Feb 02, 2008 ... CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH, ST. CHARLES Contact: 37W100 Bolcum Road; (630) 485-3300; www.ccclife.org. Inspiring story: Seventeen-year-old Kristen Anderson attempted to take her own life by lying down in front of a train but miraculously lived. A featured guest on ...
READING AND SCIENCE GO HAND IN HAND AT HAWTHORNE HILL
Feb 02, 2008; ... Twenty children, all from Elgin, enjoyed winter stories andactivities on Friday evening, Jan. 25, at the Hawthorne Hill NatureCenter. They came for a family reading night hosted by Elgin to Elgin, a worldwide reading program run by Elgin High School environmental ...
Activities in full swing at Cambridge Lakes community center Cambridge Homes
Feb 02, 2008 ... A variety of clubs, events, activities and exercise programs arethriving in the Community Center at Cambridge Lakes in Pingree Grove. "Since the Cambridge Lakes' Community Center opened last summer, a number of events and programs have been organized by the community's ...
Single-family sales under way at Cedar Grove Ryland Homes
Feb 02, 2008 ... Single-family sales are off to a brisk start at Cedar Grove, a new54-acre Ryland Homes' community of 52 single-family homes and 87maintenance-free townhomes just west of Randall Road at the intersectionof Bowes Road and Corron Road in Elgin. Single-family homes are on a minimum of ...
Last of popular Carriage Homes at Ravine Woods available Smykal Associates
Feb 02, 2008 ... If winter doldrums have you down, settling into an energy-efficientnew home with a cozy fireplace and less maintenance might be just thething to pick up your spirits. At the Carriage Homes at Ravine Woods inChannahon, builder Smykal Associates has expanded its offerings of homesin this ...
Ponds of Sycamore grand opening Feb. 9 Wiseman-Hughes Enterprises
Feb 02, 2008 ... The Ponds of Sycamore, a single-family home community featuringgenerously sized lots and pond views, and just a short walk from historicdowntown Sycamore, will debut three period designed models at the grandopening Feb. 9. This new community offers financial security, with no ...
TRANSACTIONS
Feb 03, 2008 ... Real estate transfer information is public record and is examinedregularly by financial institutions, Realtors and companies that sellproducts to homeowners. This list includes residential transfers by city, including street address, recording date of the deed and approximate ...
Obituaries for Feb 03, 2008
Feb 03, 2008; ... THE OBITUARYDEADLINECHANGES AS OFFEBRUARY 1, 2008.Obituaries, In Memoriams and Cards of Thanks must be brought in to the front counter by 5:00pm Monday-Friday or emailed and faxed by 5:30pm daily and allow one dayprior to publishing.* The deadline foran emailed photois 5:00pm ...