Courier-News (Elgin, IL) back issues from Monday, May 3:
Elgin's first Latina cop says she's not a `role model' City native just
May 03, 1999 ... Elgin's first Latina cop says she's not a `role model' City native just a rookie learning on the job zB1 By Gloria Carr STAFF WRITERELGIN -- Norma Casas doesn't think about the significance of being the first Hispanic woman on the Elgin police force. "If anything, I'm concerned ...
Same place, new face After 85 years, the Burritt building will open for
May 03, 1999 ... Same place, new face After 85 years, the Burritt building will open for business with a craftsman's touch on a new facade zB1 By Mick Zawislak STAFF WRITERELGIN -- Working late at night and into the early morning, the masonry crew got a close look at one of Elgin's longest standing ...
Physicists to get Big Bang out of opening of Fermilab's Tevatron
May 03, 1999 ... Physicists to get Big Bang out of opening of Fermilab's Tevatron Worldbeater: Better research is ahead, scientists say, but not the end of the universezB1By Steve Lord STAFF WRITER BATAVIA -- Yes, this is the stuff of science fiction. Sending a beam of neutrinos 500 miles ...
ChalkTalk / Charla Brautigam & Sean Noble E-mail from colleague at
May 03, 1999 ... ChalkTalk / Charla Brautigam & Sean Noble E-mail from colleague at Columbine tells of otherworldly atmosphereAs news of the shooting tragedy at Columbine High School rolled in April 20, Larry Ascough dashed off an e-mail message of hope and solidarity to his friend, Rick ...
Remember Miss Esther Gienpa's fifth-grade class at Highland
May 03, 1999 ... Remember Miss Esther Gienpa's fifth-grade class at Highland Elementary School in Elgin? We found this picture in our archives.The first person to call the number below can have the original print. "Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They ...
News Digest Elgin Cancer patients' exercise programA recent survey
May 03, 1999 ... News Digest Elgin Cancer patients' exercise programA recent survey of cancer patients has shown that fatigue, not pain, is the most common complaint and symptom most likely to disrupt their lives. Research has indicated that exercise, in moderation, can be helpful and improve quality of ...
State grand jury to convene in Kane County
May 03, 1999 ... State grand jury to convene in Kane County zB1 By David R. Kazak STAFF WRITERST. CHARLES -- Kane County has given Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan's office the go-ahead to convene the statewide grand jury at the judicial center here. The move to bring the statewide grand jury to ...
Fox Valley Overnight Celebrated pianist entertains Hemmens crowd
May 03, 1999 ... Fox Valley Overnight Celebrated pianist entertains Hemmens crowd zB1 By George Rawlinson SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWSELGIN -- "Music can convey the same insight and power as great literature," said internationally celebrated pianist William Wolfram, just hours before he was to headline the ...
Prom sends senior citizens swaying to favorites
May 03, 1999 ... Prom sends senior citizens swaying to favorites zB1 By George Rawlinson SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWSELGIN -- They seemed as youthful as the Spring sunshine that rolled across Lords Park Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. More than 50 Fox Valley senior citizens gathered for the 5th annual ...
Police Report Three men rescued from sinking boat
May 03, 1999 ... Police Report Three men rescued from sinking boat FROM STAFF REPORTSCARPENTERSVILLE -- Three area boaters escaped a close call with Mother Nature Sunday night when their boat began sinking just 300 yards upstream from the Carpentersville dam on the Fox River, officials ...
TodayGem of a sale: Sherman Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a jewelry
May 03, 1999 ... TodayGem of a sale: Sherman Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a jewelry sale in the hospital's main lobby, 934 Center St., Elgin, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. The sale will feature a wide selection of 14K gold and sterling silver jewelry and watches. Profits will go toward the ...
Truck traffic exacts terrible toll on state highways Second in a series.
May 03, 1999 ... Truck traffic exacts terrible toll on state highways Second in a series. zB1 By Christopher Thorne THE ASSOCIATED PRESSIs Illinois paying a price for being the crossroads of the nation? Many see commercial truck traffic -- heavier in Illinois than any other state in the nation -- as ...
BASEBALL EXTRA Bell's Bypass: Veteran National League umpire Wally Bell
May 03, 1999 ... BASEBALL EXTRA Bell's Bypass: Veteran National League umpire Wally Bell ...