Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) back issues from September 2007:
Marlene Haflin.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Marlene Haflin A dinner and memorial service for Marlene Haflin (nee Klasky), 71, a longtime resident of Largo, Fla., and Geneva, Ill., will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at Fisherman's Inn Restaurant, Route 47 at Main Street, Elburn, IL 60119. She passed away Tuesday, ...
Susan M. Young of East Dundee.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Susan M. Young of East Dundee The family of Susan M. Young, 57, will be receiving friends from 2 p.m. until the time of the memorial gathering at 3 p.m. Saturday, at Miller Funeral Home, 504 W. Main St., West Dundee. Burial will be private. Born Jan. 28, 1950, in Elgin, the daughter of the ...
Jack Condon former longtime resident of Wheaton.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Jack Condon former longtime resident of Wheaton The memorial service for Jack Condon, 85, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at Windsor Park Manor, Windsor Park Dr. (at North Ave., just west of Gary Ave.), Carol Stream ....
Lynn H. Kehe.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Lynn H. Kehe Visitation for Lynn H. Kehe, 59, of Belvidere, formerly of Marengo and Des Plaines, was from 3 to 8 p.m., with a service at 7 p.m. Friday, at Marengo-Union Funeral Home, 505 E. Grant Highway, Marengo. Born Nov. 17, 1947, in Chicago, to James and Betty (nee ...
Josephine S. Gonzalez of Palatine.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Josephine S. Gonzalez of Palatine A memorial visitation for Josephine S. Gonzalez (nee Sanframonti), 71, will be from 3 p.m. until the time of memorial service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine. Interment will be ...
Buffalo Grove's a tricky town - if that is its real name.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Burt Constable On this holiday weekend when cops are on the prowl, there is no telling who might pull you over for traffic offenses in Buffalo Grove. That burly landscaper mowing the grass? He could be an undercover traffic cop. So could that guy in the lounge ...
FEMA in area Tuesday to view storm damage.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Olmstead rolmstead@@dailyherald.com Six teams of federal and state officials will fan out across storm-ravaged areas in Illinois Tuesday to begin the process of possibly having some counties declared federal disaster areas. Illinois already has ...
Slasher flick cuts too deep Zombie's 'Halloween' turns Michael Myers to bullied kid.(News)(Movie review)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Pizek jpizek@@dailyherald.com "Halloween" * * out of four Now open Starring As Malcolm McDowell Dr. Sam Loomis Tyler Mane Adult Michael Myers Daeg Faerch Young Michael Myers ...
Losses getting laughable.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Scot Gregor sgregor@@dailyherald.com CLEVELAND - Maybe White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen simply exhausted all of his anger the past few days. After the Sox blew a 5-0 lead and lost to the Indians 8-5 at Jacobs Field on Friday night, Guillen was calm ...
May Whitney students will head back Wednesday.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Madhu Krishnamurthy mkrishnamurthy@@dailyherald.com Time to get pencils sharpened, backpacks, lunchboxes, and classroom supplies ready as May Whitney Elementary School students head back to class Wednesday. The start of the academic year for May ...
Struggling Theriot will get today off.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Sassone tsassone@@dailyherald.com Ryan Theriot, the spark plug for the Cubs on so many occasions this season, is dragging. So as soon as Ronny Cedeno arrives today with the call-ups from the minor leagues when major-league rosters can be ...
Water recedes, holiday rolls in Access improves for Chain O'Lakes.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Susnjara bsusnjara@@dailyherald.com After more than a week of coping with Fox River flooding, some Chain O' Lakes hotspots are gearing up for the Labor Day weekend. One popular Chain establishment, Blarney Island, is scheduled to reopen today ....
Lake in the Hills man contracts West Nile virus.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Charles Keeshan ckeeshan@@dailyherald.com A Lake in the Hills man tested positive for West Nile virus last week, becoming the first McHenry County resident afflicted with the disease this year. The 34-year-old man was not hospitalized after the ...
Murder suspect arrested in S. Elgin.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gene Haschak and Jeffrey Gaunt ghaschak@@dailyherald.com jgaunt@@dailyherald.com A South Elgin man wanted a gang-related murder in Minneapolis was arrested early Friday morning, authorities said. Everado Ramirez-Cruz, 24, of 1025 Center St., was ...
County honored for helping 500 low-income new parents.(News)(Inside Kane County)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Lisa Smith Ashlee Keating and her fiance, Emmanuel Carrillo, didn't make a lot of money and didn't know much about parenting when Keating became pregnant last year. They were worried about their unborn child's future. Thirteen weeks into her pregnancy, the 19-year-old ...
Use caution on muddy Fox River Trail.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@@dailyherald.com Kane County officials have a message for families planning to spend Labor Day weekend biking or hiking on the Fox River Trail: Be careful out there. Last week's severe storms left parts of the trail ...
Corrections and clarifications.(News)(Correction notice)
Sep 01, 2007 ... - An interview with Buckwheat Zydeco published this ...
Three charged after shots fired in Elgin.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Gene Haschak ghaschak@@dailyherald.com Three Elgin teenagers have been accused of firing several gunshots Thursday afternoon near Sheridan School. Scottie T. Rasavady, 17, of 310 Hill Ave., and two 15-year-olds were charged with aggravated ...
Aurora father convicted in son's shaking death.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Harry Hitzeman hhitzeman@@dailyherald.com A 27-year-old Aurora man faces a possible life sentence after a judge Friday convicted him of shaking and murdering his infant son three years ago. Prosecutor Christine Downs called Judge Grant Wegner's ...
Soaring Jet lags Delays nationwide up 19% over summer.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joseph Ryan And Kerry Lester jryan@@dailyherald.com klester@@dailyherald.com Sal LaRosa isn't supposed to be here. Standing outside a bustling United Airlines gate at O'Hare International Airport, his rolling suitcase rests in one hand and a laptop ...
Location a big part of Arlington Reserve's appeal.(New Homes)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Sherry Giewald Daily Herald Correspondent Price range: $425,000 to $460,000 Square footage: 2,025 to 2,027 Schools: Juliette Low Elementary and Holmes Junior High schools in Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 and Rolling Meadows High School ...
Electrical improvements light up contractor.(New Homes)(Trade secrets)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kerry Lester klester@@dailyherald.com Name: Rich Traub Trade: Electrical contractor at Nu-Line Technologies, Wheeling Years in the trade: 28 Specialty: Installing computer and technical systems in new homes Q. With ...
BC triumphs; St. Edward falls.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Matt Stacionis Daily Herald Correspondent The third quarter of the second game of the season may be a little early to be considered a turning point. But Burlington Central turned something. The Rockets scored 28 unanswered points, erased a 21-7 ...
The blotter.(Neighbor)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Des Plaines - Schuyler Sherard Lauderdale, 25, 11127 S. Longwood Drive, Chicago, was arrested around 12:45 a.m. Aug. 22 and charged with possession of marijuana after an officer stopped his car for an equipment violation on the 2600 block of South Mannheim Road and found ...
Mount Prospect trustee impressed with staff.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Mount Prospect Trustee Tim Corcoran has taken some flak for a statement in Wednesday's paper in which he appears to suggest the village's storm damage was minor. Corcoran, who saw devastation from Hurricane Katrina firsthand, was quoted as saying, "This was a walk in the park ...
Mayor Wilks: By pulling together, Mount Prospect pulled off storm recovery.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Irvana Wilks Mount Prospect Mayor Irvana Wilks wrote this open letter to residents in the wake of the recent storms. I have the privilege of being mayor of a community that pulled together during and after the worst storm to ever hit us. While our ...
Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Smoke alarms alert family: The Arlington Heights fire department battled a basement blaze Thursday night that left a house with $90,000 in damages. The fire, at 1441 W. St. James St., was called in about 11 p.m. Deputy Chief Ken Koeppen said the family had smoke detectors in the ...
Longtime Hoffman Estates attorney to retire.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ashok Selvam aselvam@@dailyherald.com In a move that surprised few, Hoffman Estates Village Attorney Richard Williams on Friday announced his retirement. Williams, who's served the village for 34 years, will move permanently to Florida to pursue ...
Rush is on to appeal tax assessments.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sara Faiwell and Chad Brooks sfaiwell@@dailyherald.com cbrooks@@dailyherald.com Tuesday is the deadline for filing a tax assessment appeal if you live in Palatine Township, and the last-minute rush is on. Friday morning, a steady stream of people ...
Broncos answer questions.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Michael Eaken Daily Herald Correspondent Barrington coach Joe Sanchez may have had some questions entering the season on how he was going to replace co-captain Andre Anderson. But sophomore speedster Terrence Terry and junior Sam Ojuri did a nice job of ...
Hampton runs wild.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Leusch jleusch@@dailyherald.com When they were on the sidelines Friday night, the Buffalo Grove defensive players were treated to a terrific show from one of their offensive teammates. "Oh my God," said Bison junior linebacker Kyle Czarnecki. ...
Role reversals work wonders.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Justin Rosenberg Daily Herald Correspondent Backup quarterbacks throw for 236 yards about as often as starting quarterbacks have 106 yards receiving in a game. Both occurred Friday night and Hoffman Estates (1-1) benefited with a 20-7 victory against visiting ...
Warriors endure rough road trip.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Andrew Peck Daily Herald Correspondent An arduous beginning to the Maine West football season became even more challenging in a 32-6 road loss to Dunbar on Friday night at Gately Stadium on Chicago's South Side. The Warriors (0-2) had quarterback Sean Willett ...
Palatine rebounds in dominant fashion.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Howard Schlossberg Daily Herald Correspondent Make no mistake: Palatine is poised, potent and confident after posting a 27-0 win Friday night at home over Wheeling. Palatine showed up for practice for this game earlier in the week "as though they had won" the ...
The blotter.(Neighbor)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Wheeling - Thieves stole a catalytic converter between 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 and 9 a.m. Aug. 21 out of a 2001 Chevrolet box truck belonging to Adagio International, 1120 Larkin Drive, police said. Value was estimated at $350. - Thieves stole a silver 1986 Chevrolet ...
The blotter.(Neighbor)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Arlington Heights - Burglars stole the in-dash radio/CD player out of both a Mercury Grand Marquis and a 1997 Jeep Wrangler around 5 p.m. Aug. 16 parked at the Town and Country mall, 400-600 E. Palatine Road, police said. According to reports, a witness saw three men looking ...
Big second half carries Bartlett to win over Oswego.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Brian Schaumburg Daily Herald Correspondent The Bartlett football team could do nothing offensively in the first half Friday night. Fortunately for the Hawks, the second half was completely different. Bartlett put up about 250 yards of offense in ...
Maroons come up short vs. West.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Long Daily Herald Correspondent In a battle of missed opportunities, West Aurora and Elgin were locked in a low scoring slugfest for nearly three quarters. But lightning in a bottle exploded for West Aurora in a big way. In a span of 71 seconds late in ...
Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Judge drivers on record, not age It was a great article on teen and elderly drivers (June 27, Daily Herald) - and the statistical twists. What did Mark Twain say about statistics - lies, more lies and damn lies? So goes with elderly drivers. I'm holding a 5-year-old ...
Editorials.(News)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Getting it right ... again: Schaumburg's special events coordinator Roxane Benvenuti seems to have a knack for these things. While it might seem to some like a no-brainer to invite returning soldiers to be grand marshals for the village's Labor Day parade, Benvenuti makes sure ...
Blackout helps fuel shutout.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Marty Maciaszek The raucous and sizable Fremd student section provided the blackout. "They're crazy," said Fremd senior linebacker Nick Hillard of his classmates adorned in black clothes or covered in black body paint. "They keep us going." And ...
Court victory for teen driver Judge rules not guilty in passenger's death.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Harry Hitzeman hhitzeman@@dailyherald.com Prosecutors believe an 18-year-old Elgin man was guilty of first-degree murder because he said he had no reason to live and rammed his car into a building, killing his friend in the front seat instead. But ...
Luxury showcase Annual tour offers a look at homes that spare no expense.(New Homes)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Deborah Donovan Daily Herald Homes Writer ddonovan@@dailyherald.com From in-town homes like an Arts & Crafts design and a four-story house with a vintage feel to a European estate on 5 acres, the Chicago Luxury Home Tour showcases what's available in ...
Mustangs dominate where it truly matters.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Larry Weindruch Daily Herald Correspondent The scoreboard didn't quite say it all after Friday's Mid- Suburban League crossover football game at Schaumburg's Gary Scholz Stadium. Rolling Meadows did nothing to jeopardize its No. 1 rating among the state's 7A ...
We have liftoff 'Jet' turns on Fremd offense in struggle with Prospect.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Bill Esbrook Daily Herald Correspondent Fremd running bank Mike Gyetvay is known as "the Jet." The nickname is more a play on words on the junior's surname rather than an indication of his foot speed, but Friday night against visiting Prospect, Gyetvay's ...
Fire ravages Naperville house Piles of stuff ablaze Firefighters have hard time moving inside.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Amy Boerema aboerema@@dailyherald.com A fire ravaged a Naperville home on Friday, causing more than $300,000 in damage and leaving the house uninhabitable, officials said. Piles of things inside the house and garage contributed to the fire, ...
DuPage County in 60 seconds.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Anti-gay shirt case in court: A Neuqua Valley High School student is once again asking a federal court to allow him to wear a "Be Happy, Not Gay" T-shirt to school. Attorneys for sophomore Alexander Nuxoll said the school is violating his right to free speech by not allowing him ...
Lombard selects new director of finance.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Wamble mwamble@@dailyherald.com Don't let Tim Sexton's gray hair fool you. Lombard's newly named finance director sees the years ahead for himself and for the village as bright. "This is a great time for this job," said Sexton, a ...
With storm behind them, neighbors ready to party.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Wamble mwamble@@dailyherald.com Several homes along North Harvard Avenue in Villa Park flooded on Aug. 23 after two waves of severe storms rolled into much of northern Illinois. More than 1,500 trees in Villa Park in were downed or damaged ....
Corrections and clarifications.(News)(Correction notice)
Sep 01, 2007 ... The name of former state Sen. Virginia Macdonald was misspelled in some of Tuesday's ...
Naperville police Taser suspect.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Amy Boerema aboerema@@dailyherald.com A Naperville man was shocked with a Taser gun Friday, following a scuffle with police that sent one officer to the hospital, authorities said. About 2 a.m. Friday, a Naperville officer stopped Armando Torres, ...
Muslims, Jews prepare for holidays.(Neighbor)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Laura Zahn Pohl Daily Herald Correspondent Two major religious events from different spiritual traditions will coincide in September, involving thousands of people in the DuPage County area. Ramadan, a monthlong tradition for Muslims, and Rosh Hashanah and ...
Rams survive short week.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Brian Pitts Daily Herald Correspondent Glenbard East had every reason to be tired and a bit down. The Rams played Willowbrook on Monday because the game had been rescheduled due to the bad weather last week and they lost that contest. Four days later, they ...
Panthers' rally comes up a little short.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Daily Herald reports For more than three quarters of Friday's football game, Glenbard North's offense couldn't get anything against the Crystal Lake South defense. But just then the Panthers found a glimmer of hope when quarterback Evan Watkins scrambled for ...
Falcons find answers.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jason Watt Daily Herald Correspondent Wheaton North had an answer for everything Plainfield North did Friday night as the Falcons won their football game 42-28 in Wheaton. Every time the Tigers (1-1) scored the Falcons responded by putting points up on the ...
Say hello to efficient hybrid, so long to gas-guzzling SUV.(Neighbor)(Cul-de-sacs)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joni Hirsch Blackman Last week, the price of gas at a Naperville station on 75th Street went from $2.87 Tuesday morning to $3.09 that afternoon. Once, that would have really bugged me. Not so since I started getting 46 miles a gallon. I've been ...
Naperville native to compete in triathlon in Germany.(Neighbor)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joshua Welge jwelge@@dailyherald.com Most people dream of seeing the world. Jocelyn Petrella is seeing the world, all right. By water, foot and bike. Sunday, the Naperville native will compete in the Hamburg BG Triathlon World Championships in ...
Similar result for Lisle.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Matthew McClarey Daily Herald Correspondent Lisle football coach Dan Sanko experienced deja vu Friday night in Westmont. For the second straight week, Sanko's Lions let a close game get away in the second quarter, this time leading to a 35-24 defeat at the ...
Neuqua Valley loses 2nd straight.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chris Traczek Daily Herald Correspondent Along with blocking and tackling, another constant in football is that a rough start will bring out the philosopher in a coach. Unfortunately for Neuqua Valley, it was coach Bryan Wells who had to reach into his bag of ...
Raiders go to 2-0.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Byline: Gary Larsen Daily Herald Correspondent Glenbard South football coach Dan Starkey and his squad enjoyed something Friday that hadn't happened in his first three seasons at the helm. The Raiders have started the season at 2-0. A week after beating ...
Montini goes short to top Redwings.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dave Miller dmiller@@dailyherald.com Montini quarterback Tommy DiCristina started Friday night wanting to throw deep. Benet had other plans. That was no problem for DiCristina. The junior showed patience, threw short passes like darts, ...
Tigers' wisp of a QB gives as good as he takes.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin Schmit Mike Piatkowski may not be the biggest guy on the field, but he can still make the biggest impact out there. A little bit of everything - poise, guts, an obvious splash of talent - mixed together to brew the perfect formula for Wheaton ...
Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Responsible and responsive budget There are a number of clarifications that we would like to make to an editorial in the Sunday Daily Herald. There is no question that a state budget should have been approved before the May 31 deadline. Gov. Blagojevich, Speaker ...
Editorials.(News)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... This contrast stings: While the DuPage County Board wrings its hands over how to handle a budget catastrophe, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District is in the financial land of milk and honey. Or honey at least. As the county board contemplates layoffs, cuts to benefits and ...
Passing fancy Daniels, Redhawks cruise past Lake Park.(Sports)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joshua Welge jwelge@@dailyherald.com Mike Stine thinks his Naperville Central Redhawks may be able to throw the ball as well as any football team in the state. Boy, do they look that way right now. Redhawks quarterback Harrison Daniels ...