Courier News (Elgin, IL) back issues from March 2008:
Obituaries for Mar 01, 2008
Mar 01, 2008; ... William J. Kline"Bill"William J. "Bill" Kline, age 75, of Marengo former long time resident of East Dundee passed away at his home on Wednesday February 27, 2008 after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 11, 1932 in Elgin to William E. and Esther (nee Koch) ...
Man enters plea in 2007 deathsof 4 passengers
Mar 01, 2008; ... ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP - An Algonquin man accused of driving impairedin a car wreck last year that took the lives of his four passengersfinally entered a plea on multiple felony charges Friday. After nearly five months without a formal arraignment, Fakir Muhammad Jaffrie, 25, ...
Double duty: Many leaders are doing it
Mar 01, 2008; ... Nobody could accuse Tim Baldermann of laziness. Daytimes, he waspolice chief of suburban Chicago Ridge. Evenings he was mayor of NewLenox. In his spare time, he won last month's primary to become theRepublican candidate for Congress in the 11th District. When Baldermann abruptly ...
NEW BELL TIMES FINALIZED FOR COMING SCHOOL YEAR
Mar 01, 2008; ... CARPENTERSVILLE - Community School Unit District 300 elementaryschools will run on a new schedule beginning this fall. Starting and ending times for classes will be either on an "A" or a "B" schedule. Officials said the new bell times are a way to restructure bus ...
Coming attractions: Wine, valet parking
Mar 01, 2008; ... SOUTH BARRINGTON - A valet runs up to take your keys as you drive tothe curb. You move to the concierge window and consult a seating chart as you pick out your reserved-seat ticket. Then you sit down in your wide, reclining lounge chair. A waiter drops by with a ...
Kane Co. balking at price tag for special election
Mar 01, 2008; ... GENEVA - Although Kane County officials expect to have a budgetsurplus from 2007 to carry over to 2008, they are hesitant to commit tocovering extra costs from the March 8 special election. The county clerk's office has enough money to run the upcoming special election for ...
Maroons finally return to winning ways
Mar 01, 2008; ... All was right in the world of Elgin High basketball Friday night. The Maroons reclaimed their place as winners, securing the Larkin Class 4A Regional title by beating up-and-coming St. Charles North 58-50. The Maroons faithful, starving for positives in recent years, ...
Jacobs exorcises playoff demons
Mar 01, 2008; ... CRYSTAL LAKE - A decade of postseason disappointment finally came toan end for Jacobs at the Crystal Lake South Class 4A Regional on Fridaynight. With memories of last year's upset loss to Dundee-Crown in the regional finals still fresh in their minds, the Golden Eagles were ...
McCurdy leads Rockets to title
Mar 01, 2008; ... SYCAMORE - Mike McCurdy had all the answers for Burlington Central. Every time the Rockets needed a basket - McCurdy delivered. McCurdy poured in a career-high and game-high 41 points to help the top-seeded Rockets to a 70-65 victory against third-seeded Oswego to ...
Balanced attack helps Hawks bury Bulldogs
Mar 01, 2008; ... BARTLETT - Things could not have gone any better for No. 8 seedBartlett on Friday as the Hawks posted a jaw-dropping 86-63 upset overtop-seeded Batavia at the Hawks' own Class 4A regional. The Hawks, who tied a school record with their 21st win, won the second regional title ...
Huntley grabs second straight regional crown
Mar 01, 2008; ... CRYSTAL LAKE - Huntley's Tom Giordano has a knack for coming upbig. After hitting the momentum-swinging 3-pointer in Tuesday night's semifinal game against Richmond-Burton, the senior was up to more of the same during Friday night's Crystal Lake Central Class 3A ...
Sore shoulder keeps Ramirez off the field
Mar 01, 2008; ... MESA, Ariz. - In addition to second baseman Mark DeRosa's treatmentfor a heart arrhythmia that is expected to keep him sidelined another weekor so, the Cubs scratched third baseman Aramis Ramirez from the lineupFriday. Ramirez has a sore shoulder, and his playing status is ...
Catcher Hall hopes to be healthy again
Mar 01, 2008; ... TUCSON, Ariz. - Toby Hall is still on the White Sox roster. It may seem like he'll show up on the side of a milk carton before he's actually seen in a Cactus League game, but the backup catcher said Friday that the plan is to get him "up and running" by ...
League doles out punishment for hit on Nocioni
Mar 01, 2008; ... The referees may have missed the foul, but the NBA still suspendedthe Indiana Pacers' Danny Granger for hitting Bulls forward Andres Nocioniin the head Wednesday. Granger served his one-game suspension without pay Friday after striking Nocioni in his left cheek, which was ...
Third-quarter slump a killer
Mar 01, 2008; ... Head coach Jim Boylan's silence should have been deafening for theBulls as the boos rained down on them from fans at the United Center afteran inexcusable 97-91 loss to the injury-depleted Washington Wizards onFriday night. A seething Boylan called a timeout 105 seconds into the ...
Berrian, Briggs still on the market
Mar 01, 2008; ... If you would have told general manager Jerry Angelo before freeagency that 24 hours into the shopping season the Bears still would be inplay for linebacker Lance Briggs and receiver Bernard Berrian, he'dprobably have responded that he liked his chances. The Bears remain very much ...
SOUTH ELGIN FIRM TOUTS WEB SITE MAINTENANCE
Mar 01, 2008; ... SOUTH ELGIN - You've finally got your company Web site up andrunning and cut a check for the techie who created and installed it. Whew!Now you can turn your attention to the business of making a living. Or can you? Keeping Web sites current invariably means adding and ...
Mar 01, 2008 ... CHICAGO - The Internal Revenue Service wants to set the record straight on several issues surrounding administration of the 2008 stimulus payments. Approximately 130 million taxpayers will receive economic stimulus payments beginning in May. "We are concerned that ...
Visiting chef brings Mediterranean fare to March 4 dinner
Mar 01, 2008 ... Executive Chef David Kramer, a full-time instructor at the Collegeof DuPage, Glen Ellyn, is the next guest chef for Elgin CommunityCollege's 2007-08 Distinguished Visiting Chef Series. The dinner will be held Tuesday in Spartan Terrace Restaurant in the Culinary Arts Center ...
Boys and girls get revved up for Invitational Pinewood Derby
Mar 01, 2008; ... The smell of sawdust filled the air and the buzz of Dremel toolsreverberated through the room as roughly 120 people filled HighlandFellowship Church to build cars for the 2008 Elgin Invitational PinewoodDerby. The cars will be "road tested" Sunday when they are raced on a ...
Blue & Gold banquet brings together Scouts, family, friends
Mar 01, 2008; ... There were hula hoop contests and bubble gum blowing contests as CubScout Pack 22 celebrated its 50th annual Blue & Gold banquet with a1950s-style celebration and a visit from Elvis tribute artist Michael St.Angel on Feb. 24 in the Hampshire Middle School gym. The event was ...
Sherman Healthrelaunches Spanish Web site
Mar 01, 2008 ... Sherman Health is reaching out to the region's growing Latinopopulation with the relaunch of its Spanish Web site. This comprehensive Web site is in addition to the English site, www.shermanhealth.com. Both make it easy for visitors to locate health information, gain ...
Bringing it home
Mar 01, 2008 ... Chicagoans are taking their work home with them ... literally. Recent Census statistics show more than 20 million Americans work from home at least one day a week, a trend that's inspiring area builders to offer home offices in a variety of housing styles. In ...
Two-year warranty gives buyers added peace of mind Kimball Hill Homes
Mar 01, 2008 ... One of the biggest benefits to buying a new construction home isactually one of the least talked about: the warranty. And while all builders offer them, they certainly aren't all created equal. Offering one of the longest warranties in the Chicago area is Rolling ...
Fine tuning
Mar 01, 2008 ... Homebuyers have a lot of "stuff," and if theydon't, they soon will. That's because homeowners have alot of interests, if not today, then some time, and stuff seems tojust accumulate. That requires places to put it, a key selling point with any new home. But in recent years ...
Mar 02, 2008 ... Real estate transfer information is public record and is examined regularly by financial institutions, Realtors and companies that sell products to homeowners. This list includes residential transfers by city, including street address, recording date of the deed ...
Obituaries for Mar 02, 2008
Mar 02, 2008; ... Viola N. Schwemm"Vi"Viola "Vi" N. Schwemm, 84, of Crystal Lake died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Northern Illinois Medical Center in McHenry.Viola was born in Dundee on the Nepermann Farm, October 25, 1923, the daughter of William and Bertha (nee Holtz) Nepermann. She went to the ...
9 months to change the world
Mar 02, 2008; ... In six days, voters of the 14th District will decide who gets to betheir congressman, representing a region of northern Illinois from the FoxRiver Valley to the Mississippi River. And whether it's Democrat BillFoster or Republican Jim Oberweis, they're going to be the new kid ...
Foster touts support of GOP, independents
Mar 02, 2008; ... ELGIN - It may still be unclear exactly how congressionalcandidate Bill Foster plans to "end partisan bickering"in Washington if he wins next Saturday's contest, but gettingsome lifelong Republicans to back him in the race seems like goodstart. Foster - who is running against ...
Class changes chocolate for fair trade
Mar 02, 2008; ... OAKHURST, Calif. - For many folks, chocolate is a guilty pleasure.But for eighth-graders at Mountain Home Charter School, a chocolatefundraiser inspired only guilt. That's because about 70 percent of the world's cocoa - taken from the cacao tree to make chocolate - comes from ...
Ruined tickets result in big bill for mom
Mar 02, 2008; ... My daughter, Laura, purchased airline tickets to Italy throughOrbitz for a research trip for her thesis. When the tickets were deliveredby UPS, they were left outside in the rain and ruined. Because they were paper tickets, not electronic, they could not be reissued but had ...
Feeling woolly
Mar 02, 2008; ... HAMPSHIRE - Even though dorset sheep can give birth year-round, farmowner Carol Burnidge thinks the recent arrival of 13 lambs just might meanthat spring finally is arriving. "I think so," Burnidge said Saturday outside her home. "It's a true sign." At least through ...
Parkside Pub fined, retains liquor license
Mar 02, 2008; ... HUNTLEY - An incident of underage drinking during the 26thannual Turkey Testicle Festival at Parkside Pub, 11721 Main Street,has resulted in a $2,000 fine but no suspension of the pub'sliquor license. The Huntley liquor commission met for more than four hours Saturday and ...
'More on 34' to dole out mile after mile of bargains
Mar 02, 2008; ... Forget about spending Saturday mornings this summer hittingneighborhood yard sales that always seem to come up short. Thehottest ticket for bargain hunters promises to offer more ... 100miles more, in fact. "More on 34," now in its third year, takes the yard sale concept and ...
Sheriff first to pass drug test
Mar 02, 2008; ... While campaigning for Kane County sheriff, Pat Perez spoke to manydifferent trade unions. Nearly all of them required drug test policies,and they assumed police did the same. But in Kane County, that wasn't the case: the sheriff's department had no random, mandatory drug ...
STATE BRIEFS
Mar 02, 2008 ... Cook county Budget doubles sales tax The Cook County Board has voted to double the county's sales tax, ending a five-month budget stalemate. The commissioners passed the new budget sought by County Board President Todd Stroger on a vote of 10-7 ...
Politicians' robocalls could face restrictions
Mar 02, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - When Congress passed a law in 2003 creating the Do NotCall registry to block unsolicited phone contacts from telemarketers,lawmakers exempted political telephone calls. But voter anger generated by the widespread use of robocalls - automated, prerecorded messages ...
Lawsuit alleges waterboarding used to motivate employees
Mar 02, 2008; ... A supervisor at a motivational-coaching business in Provo, Utah, isaccused of waterboarding an employee in front of his sales teammates todemonstrate that they should work as hard on sales as the employee hadworked to breathe. In a lawsuit, former Prosper, Inc. salesman Chad ...
Mar 02, 2008 ... CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 truckers Diesel prices, which are always higher in the winter, have hit such highs that Truckinginfo.com runs ads for thief-stopping fuel-tank locks. "If you can run all week without a flat tire, you're a little bit ahead, ...
Former Elgin coach ready for Maroons
Mar 02, 2008; ... It may have been a short stay at Elgin High, but former boysbasketball coach Mike Miller's one-and-done tenure created plenty ofmemories for Maroons players and fans. The ex-Elgin bench boss will face his former team for the first time when Rockton Hononegah takes on the ...
Eagles land CCAC title
Mar 02, 2008; ... ELGIN - Judson University has waited 43 years for a trip to the NAIADivision II national men's basketball tournament. And on Saturday night, the wait finally came to an end. The Eagles completed their worst-to-first, one-year turnaround by beating Cardinal Stritch 97-79 ...
LOCAL SCOREBOARD
Mar 02, 2008 ... Boys Basketball CLASS 4A POSTSEASON NIU Super-Sectional Tuesday, March 11 Winner Jacobs Sectional vs. Winner Barrington Sectional, 8 Jacobs Sectional Tuesday Game 1) Rockford Boylan vs. Jacobs, 7:30 Wednesday Game 2) Rockton ...
Larkin graduate Irvin leads Young to championship
Mar 02, 2008 ... NORMAL - For the second time on Saturday, a Public League team wasplaying for a state title at Redbird Arena. And for the second time in a day, the Public League hoisted championship hardware on its shoulders. Young beat Bolingbrook 54-45 in the Class 4A state ...
South Elgin's Enright earns runner-up honors
Mar 02, 2008; ... Eight-year-old Ethan Enright of South Elgin has already mastered afundamental basketball skill that frustrates players of all ages and whichhas probably caused a few area coaches to pull their hair out - the freethrow. Ethan finished second in Illinois' Elks Hoop Shoot free-throw ...
Illinois rebounds to beat Iowa
Mar 02, 2008; ... IOWA CITY - So Illini coach Bruce Weber's guess was wrong. It wasthe first team to 50, not to 40, as Illinois defeated Iowa 58-47Saturday. "That's still pretty low," junior guard Trent Meacham said. "But our defense was great the whole game, and we were able to make a few ...
Soriano says Cubs need to win World Series during his tenure
Mar 02, 2008; ... MESA, Ariz. - A hundred years without a World Series championship -what's the big deal? Like most of the other Cubs, Alfonso Soriano saysthat number means nothing to him. But 106 years? Now that number would be truly tragic as far as Soriano is concerned. Because if the Cubs' ...
Crede's blast heard from far, far away
Mar 02, 2008; ... TUCSON, Ariz. - The home run didn't have enough juice to travelall the way to the San Francisco area, but you can bet that the Giants atleast heard about it. After an 0-for-2 showing in his Cactus League debut on Thursday, third baseman Joe Crede collected his first hit of ...
Mar 02, 2008; ... About the best thing to be said about the Bulls' 97-91 loss tothe Washington Wizards on Friday is they didn't have time todwell on how they coughed up an 18-point halftime lead. Not with a national TV matinee today on the road against the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers ...
Home and Business Expo continues today
Mar 02, 2008 ... The Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce 2008 Home and Business Expocontinues today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Huntley High School, 13719Harmony Road in Huntley. Parking and admission is free. For those who live in Sun City Huntley, there is free shuttle service, with pickup and ...
where we work
Mar 02, 2008; ... ELGIN - Deb Anderson may want to consider dropping a thank-younote to R.R. Donnelley & Sons Inc. for her success in thegraphics field. Anderson, owner of Reily Graphic Services Inc., recently relocated the business to second-floor offices at 11 Douglas Ave. in Elgin ....
Bartlett sports fan in league of his own with auction site
Mar 02, 2008; ... BARTLETT - Fed up with fees charged by those trafficking inthe buying and selling of sports tickets, Mike Baggot has launchedTicketBag, and now believes he's got a ticket to ride. The 38-year-old Bartlett resident said clients are climbing aboard his brainchild, a ticket ...
Oberweis more apt to rein in U.S. spending
Mar 02, 2008 ... Choosing a successor to J. Dennis Hastert in the 14th CongressionalDistrict is not an easy task. Though many criticized Hastert's decision tostep down, in sum, the district was better off to have had him as theirrepresentative. The difficulty in choosing his replacement is that ...
Letters
Mar 02, 2008 ... Governor, NIU using tragedy to get around budget crisis There's something seriously off in Northern Illinois University's decision to raze Cole Hall less than two weeks after the shootings that took place there. But it's difficult to discuss without sounding like ...
Cure for cabin fever
Mar 02, 2008; ... With about 45 inches of snow under our belts this season, winter haslost its charm. Combine slippery roads and below-zero wind chillswith only peeks from the sun, and most of us are feeling more than abit of cabin fever. Some might even say it's been too cold for drinking ...
Mar 02, 2008 ... did you know Coffee is the world's most popular stimulant. It is the second-largest item of international commerce in the ...
Mar 02, 2008 ... Gotta Go Elgin: Women's History Brunch The YWCA of Elgin's 17th Annual Women's History Brunch is Saturday, March 8, at the Elgin Country Club. Leslie Goddard will present "Great Women of History: Bertha Palmer, Chicago Socialite and Philanthropist." The ...
EYSO director marks 10th anniversary as conductor of the year
Mar 02, 2008; ... As the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra was set this year to celebratemusic director Randal Swiggum's 10th anniversary, a surpriseaward provided a fitting crescendo to highlight the maestro'sstoried career. Swiggum was presented the prestigious 2008 Illinois Council ...
A witness to history
Mar 02, 2008; ... Editor's note: Women make history every day. Whether it is ona national, state or local platform, or in their own quiet ways,women play vital rolesin their families and communities. ThisNational Women's History Month, The Courier News honors allthose women and recognizes strong, ...
RE/MAX Commercial Real Estate Services opens in downtown Chicagolocation
Mar 02, 2008; ... When it comes to area real estate, the RE/MAX name is always on topof the sales charts. And now, broker/principal Chuck Nunley and hispartner, John O'Hara, are taking the RE/MAX name in a newdirection for the Chicago market by opening RE/MAX Commercial RealEstate Services at their new ...
Hybrid ranch home offers eco-green initiatives
Mar 02, 2008; ... This week's feature home is sure to please new home buyers whoare looking for a product that is kinder to the environment. Built by Nicholas-James Homes and offered by the Fuchs Evinger Team of RE/MAX Horizon, this brand new, eco-green ranch home offers custom detailed ...
Getting the game on
Mar 02, 2008; ... Rising National Hockey League star Alex Steen and his wife Sofierecently moved into a big home in the suburbs with their infant sonand two dogs. With a hectic hockey schedule, busy home life andfrequent trips to their native Sweden, the couple didn't havemuch time to decorate their new ...
Solar heater for hot water heater simple to build or buy complete
Mar 02, 2008 ... Dear Jim: I want to become more green and my children are all for it.From what I have read, using a solar water heater makes the mostsense. I don't have much money for one. How can we build asimple one ourselves? - Pat F. Dear Pat: Solar water heating makes the most ...
Fitting finishes Know Your Air & Water
Mar 02, 2008; ... Your plumbing fittings (faucets and valves) obviously are quitevisible and often are a significant part of your interior d?corscheme. So you want them to look good as well as work well. Becareful, then, how you clean them. Here are a few tips for yourfitting finishes: The best ...
Obituaries for Mar 03, 2008
Mar 03, 2008; ... Barbara Ward Barbara Ward, age 73, of Elgin passed away on Friday, February 29, 2008 at Sherman Hospital. She was born February 14, 1935 in Elgin the daughter of Peter and Hattie Knaak Host. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Elgin, I.A.A.P. Elgin Chapter and a ...
What happened to Casimir Pulaski Day?
Mar 03, 2008; ... Pulaski Day just isn't what it used to be. Casimir Pulaski - born Kazimierz Pulaski, March 4, 1747 - was a decorated general in the Revolutionary War. He is noted as the Father of the American Cavalry and scored numerous victories against advancing British forces ...