Courier-News (Elgin, IL) back issues from Wednesday, June 11:
Herbert Ernst Pflueger
Jun 11, 2003 ... Herbert Ernst Pflueger, 72 of Elgin passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at Sherman Hospital, Elgin. He was born July 10, 1930 the son of William and Erna Meldau Ernst. He had been a resident of Elgin all his life and was a graduate of Elgin High School Class of 1948. He was employed by School ...
Loretta H. Schumacher
Jun 11, 2003 ... Loretta H. Schumacher, 86, of rural Maple Park, IL passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at Rosewood Care Center, Elgin, where she had made her home in recent months. After many battles with declining health, Loretta was released in peace to the Heavenly home.She was born March 17, 1917, in ...
Police Report
Jun 11, 2003 ... Elgin$500,000 bail set for suspected shooterBail has been set at $500,000 for an Elgin man accused of a shooting Sunday afternoon.Francisco J. Santiago, 19, of 325 N. Jackson St., has been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm in the shooting about 4:12 p.m. at Chicago and ...
Bulletin Board
Jun 11, 2003 ... ElginElks mark Flag Day with ceremony FridayElgin Lodge 737 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will conduct its annual Flag Day Program at 6 p.m. Friday at the Eagle's Home on Eagle Drive, west of McLean Boulevard.The observance will include the presentation of colors by the ...
No Injuries
Jun 11, 2003 ... An Elgin firefighter steadies a ladder as another firefighter climbs down from the roof of a townhouse at 2522 Hatfield Court on Elgin's southwest side about 5 p.m ....
Potter dates love of clay to childhood mud
Jun 11, 2003; ... Artist: Martha Griffith lives in Aurora. She teaches three pottery classes at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles.Medium: Griffith's love of clay dates to her childhood."It probably goes back to when I was a little kid and got in trouble for playing in the mud," she said. "I ...
Bears Update
Jun 11, 2003; ... LAKE FOREST -- In assessing the Bears' offensive line, left guard Rex Tucker on Tuesday sounded what could be a warning siren."For your line to function at a high level, everybody's got to play together for a long time," Tucker said. "If you have two, three injuries at a time, it knocks it ...
BAX at forefront of its industry
Jun 11, 2003 ... Dear Mr. Berko: Could you please tell me about Baxter International Inc. stock?-- NE, JolietDear NE: Baxter International Inc. (BAX-$24.50), was founded in 1931 as a manufacturer of intravenous solutions. That's the "stuff" in clear plastic bags that hospitals hang on a portable appliance ...
Kane sells $38 million in bonds; For land aquisition: County pushes ahead with forest preserve open-space program
Jun 11, 2003; ... GENEVA -- In the world of big-time finance, $500,000 might not seem like a lot of money.But it does to Kane County Forest Preserve District officials, who saved about that much this week when they sold bonds for a $38 million issue that will pay to continue the district's land-acquisition ...
More press coverage of Democratic candidates
Jun 11, 2003 ... In times like these, when our national talent and treasure are being dedicated to creating and guiding a democratic government in Iraq, I find it odd that there has been so little coverage of the campaigns of the Democratic presidential hopefuls.With President George W. Bush almost assured ...
Casino plans suit over hike in taxes; `Illinois disaster': Hollywood parent also threatens to cut jobs, charge admission fees
Jun 11, 2003; ... AURORA -- Hollywood Casino's parent company plans to sue the state of Illinois and could cut jobs, eliminate some table games and charge admission and parking fees in response to a gaming tax increase approved by lawmakers that awaits the governor's signature.Penn National Gaming Inc. will ...
Peaks and Valleys / Cathy Morelli
Jun 11, 2003 ... Tessa, my 12-year-old, is having growing pains. And let me tell you, they're not tiny little shooting pains. It's as if her whole body is throbbing, and no one is listening.I first noticed it a few days ago when we got into a debate about earrings."Am I allowed to wear hoops?" she asked, ...
Senior Services opening additional activity center in Elgin
Jun 11, 2003 ... ELGIN -- In early July, area seniors will have a second location to enjoy the many recreational, educational and health and wellness programs provided by Senior Services Associates Inc.According to Jennifer Almanza, director of senior activity programs at the soon-to-open Elgin Township ...
Freschetta offers pizzas with brick oven flavor
Jun 11, 2003 ... Freschetta has introduced a new line of Brick Oven pizzas. The pizzas come in six flavors: Italian Pepperoni, Five Italian Cheese, Classic Supreme, Three Cheese and Bacon, Southwest Chicken, and Spinach and Roasted Portobello Mushroom. The Brick Oven varieties answer consumers' calls for ...
Device fixes CD scratches
Jun 11, 2003 ... After years spent maintaining the health of my treasured LP collection, I thought the advent of CDs meant the end of skipping and other audio problems.I was wrong.CDs, whether they contain music, data, movies or games, can be damaged. Often the damage renders them unusable.Now there is ...
`Goodbye, Dolly,' say her crew at D-C
Jun 11, 2003; ... Kitchen supervisor Lynn Stephens crowns Dolly Schoener during Schoener's retirement celebration at Dundee-Crown High School on Tuesday. For 28 years, Schoener has been making french fries at the school cafeteria. Schoener, who turns 75 in August, will move to Las Vegas with her son and his ...
Minor League Baseball
Jun 11, 2003 ... COMSTOCK PARK, MI -- Kane County's Bill Murphy threw a no-hitter to lead the Cougars to a 6-0 victory over the Western Michigan Whitecaps Tuesday night.It was the fourth no-hitter in the 13-year history of the team. Murphy (6-4) set down the first 25 batters of the game before allowing a ...
TV show with local docs targets obsessive-compulsive disorder
Jun 11, 2003; ... ELGIN -- There is this desire to get things right.Take Marc, for example. From the time he was a little boy, everything had to be perfect. Clothes needed to be folded a certain way. School shirts hanging in the closet needed to be exactly a quarter-inch apart. How could he be sure? Marc ...
Diabetes facts and figures [] Approximately 17 million people in the United States, or 6.2 percent of the population, have diabetes. Of those, about a third are unaware they have the disease. [] Approximately 7.8 million, or 8.3 percent of all men over the age of 20 in the U.S., have diabetes. [] About 9.1 million, or 8.9 percent of all women over the age of 20 in the U.S., have diabetes. [] Nearly 7 million people, or 20.1 percent of the U.S. population age 65 and older, have diabetes. [] Approximately 2.8 million, or 13 percent of all African Americans, have diabetes. [] About 2 million, or 10.2 percent of all Latino Americans, have diabetes. [] Almost 105,000 Native Americans and Alaska Natives, or 15.1 percent of those receiving care from the Indian Health services, have the disease. [] The most life-threatening consequences of diabetes are heart disease and stroke, which strike diabetics twice more than they do people who do not have the disease. [] The total economic cost of diabetes in 2002 was estimated at $132 billion, or one out of every 10 health care dollars spent in the U.S. Source: American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org)
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ECC issues $13M in bonds for growth
Jun 11, 2003; ... ELGIN -- With its enrollment increasing possibly as much as 15 percent for this fall, Elgin Community College is seeing the ongoing work related to campus expansion as more necessary every day.ECC President Michael Shirley said the recently started summer session is showing an enrollment ...
Gail Borden library raises staff salaries, overdue fees
Jun 11, 2003; ... ELGIN -- The Gail Borden Public Library Board voted Tuesday to double the fee for overdue materials, taking it from 10 cents to 20 cents a day. The maximum charge for overdue materials will remain $5.The board also voted to approve a 5 percent raise to library Director Dan Zack's salary and ...
A long way to ride:
Jun 11, 2003; ... Ricardo Mancha of Elgin is heading to New England mid-July, and he hopes his backside is up for what he will do once he gets out East.That's because Mancha will be riding his bicycle in the American Diabetes Association's New England 550 July 12-18, pedaling through parts of Massachusetts, ...
Odds are, nobody beats Tiger
Jun 11, 2003 ... OLYMPIA FIELDS -- What are the odds that somebody other than Eldrick T. Woods will win the U.S. Open?Looking at the numbers, one might think outstanding. After all, there is only one Tiger but a whole mess of Mikes, Marks, Bobs and Brians, as well as the occasional Rocco, Marco, Hidemichi, ...
Time for Play: St. Charles Park District stretches into South Elgin
Jun 11, 2003; ... St. Charles Park District camper Ryan Schreiner, 6, plays in the sand of a Pottawatomie Park volleyball court Tuesday morning while Kyle Decker (right), also 6, and Alex Greenwald, 5, watch from behind. ST. CHARLES -- When South Elgin's Thornwood development started construction, the St ....
Like riders, bridge plan must dodge obstacles
Jun 11, 2003; ... SOUTH ELGIN -- In the future, residents using the Randall Road bike trail may be able to connect to the River Bend bike trail -- without having to dodge traffic on Randall Road.The St. Charles Park District -- in cooperation with Kane County, South Elgin and the U.S. Department of ...
PETA takes interest in Hampshire case
Jun 11, 2003; ... HAMPSHIRE -- Officials from a national animal rights advocacy group are getting involved in the case of a local man accused of animal abuse.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is urging a strong punishment and psychological counseling for Marshall Thomas Keun, a Hampshire man charged ...
Monkeypox detected in Kane; Local search for infected prairie dogs: Carpentersville resident acknowledges he had contracted the disease
Jun 11, 2003; ... GENEVA -- Local and state officials spent Tuesday searching for prairie dogs and Gambian rats feared to have the potentially fatal monkeypox disease.Kane County animal control officers began their search of area pet shops and pet owners to heighten awareness of the problems and find sick ...
Yearman returns Elgin council
Jun 11, 2003; ... ELGIN -- Marie Yearman will return to the city council today for the first time since she underwent treatment for a brain tumor in May."I feel good," she said Tuesday about her planned attendance at tonight's city council meeting. "The reports from the doctors are good. You couldn't ask for ...
ECC to Dedicate New Outdoor Sculpture
Jun 11, 2003 ... "Temporal," Elgin Community College's new outdoor, monumental sculpture will be dedicated at 4 p.m. Thursday in a ceremony to take place at the sculpture's permanent site on Spartan Drive on the ECC campus."Temporal" is a permanent work of public art funded by grants from the Illinois Capital ...
Growth in West Dundee not paying for itself
Jun 11, 2003 ... I got a kick out of the recent story where (Village Manager) Joe Cavallaro and the village board of West Dundee are looking for $300,000 to fund a public safety center at Sleepy Hollow Road and Illinois 72. Other articles about West Dundee's tax situation have intimated at the problem, ...
Pay for waste pickup
Jun 11, 2003 ... How much money does Elgin spend building and maintaining parks? Elgin has money for parks, but not for the essential pickup of yard waste.Board ignores `junk road'Illinois 31 in South Elgin is becoming junk road. Very sad that Illinois 31 through South Elgin looks sick. Houses with ...