Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) back issues from October 2007:
Poor turnover margin hurting Wildcats.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Rittenberg arittenberg@@dailyherald.com Northwestern's defense saw several bright spots Saturday, none shinier than defensive tackle John Gill. But run stopping and backfield disruption don't take the place of takeaways. And for the second ...
Editorials.(News)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Counties' cooperation a good example We spend a lot of time criticizing politicians who won't sit down and work out compromises or, at the very least, listen to each other. This year's stalemate with the governor and legislative leaders is a strong case in point of what happens ...
Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Many thanks to a caring community Thank you to our entire community for assisting us in relocating more than 400 children to a new school. The storm-caused flooding at May Whitney Elementary School in Lake Zurich on Aug. 6, and the resulting need for asbestos and mold removal ...
DuPage County in 60 seconds.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Vehicle sticker contest: The village of Carol Stream is seeking elementary school students between age 5 and 10 to submit designs for next year's vehicle sticker. The theme of the contest is "My Favorite Thing about Carol Stream." Applications will be distributed in elementary ...
Fox Valley in 60 seconds.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Fire destroys bean field: Firefighters from eight departments spent nearly two hours Sunday battling a wind-fueled blaze in a North Aurora bean field. No one was hurt in the fire, reported around 1:15 p.m. at Bennett Drive and Bauer Road, officials said. North Aurora Bureau ...
Fox Valley in 60 seconds.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Immigration session on tap: Chicago Public Radio will host a discussion on immigration at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. The discussion will be broadcast live from 8 to 9 p.m. on WBEZ, 91.5 FM. The event will include suburban officials, ...
To whom it may concern: You still have not claimed your son.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Chuck Goudie Nobody enjoys being ignored, unless you are a corrupt politician, driving under the influence, having an affair or a tax cheat. Children especially don't like to be ignored. They will sometimes cry, whine, carry on, or spin around on the carpeting ...
She's the one that he wants Naperville's Jes Rickleff wins Michaels' heart on 'Rock of Love'.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Elisabeth Mistretta emistretta@@dailyherald.com Cool. Hot. Smart. Funny. That's how Poison lead singer Bret Michaels summed up Jes Rickleff on Sunday, when he chose the Naperville native as the winner of in VH1 reality show "Rock of Love with Bret ...
52 great things about Lake County.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... According to Howard 'Bud' Scott Editor's note: This is another installment in our weekly series highlighting what people like about living in Lake County. This week, we asked that question of Howard "Bud" Scott, chairman of the Fox Waterway Agency. Delving into the ...
Soriano tunes up for playoffs.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Sassone tsassone@@dailyherald.com CINCINNATI - Consider Alfonso Soriano ready for the playoffs. Preferring to play and get in a few at-bats rather than take off Sunday's season finale, Soriano went 3-for-3 with a home run, double and 3 RBI ...
Right at home Two Series rings in hand, Rothschild said no to Detroit so he could win one in Chicago.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Miles bmiles@@dailyherald.com CINCINNATI - Larry Rothschild admitted to some second thoughts. After the 2005 season, the Cubs' pitching coach had a chance to join his former boss, Jim Leyland, in Detroit. Rothschild opted to say ...
Ground game lacking.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob LeGere rlegere@@dailyherald.com DETROIT - It was another typically lousy day for Cedric Benson and the Bears' running game. Benson, the fourth overall pick in the 2005 draft, entered the game averaging just 3.2 yards per carry and didn't do ...
Primary problem: Banged-up secondary With just four healthy DBs, Bears' linebackers forced to cover wide receivers.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike McGraw mmcgraw@@dailyherald.com DETROIT - Fans of old-fashioned football had to at least appreciate the Bears' defensive strategy during Sunday's 37-27 loss to the Lions, even if they didn't enjoy the ultimate result. By the end of the second ...
Spectacular Lyric debut gets past backstage drama.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Gowen bgowen@@dailyherald.com "La traviata" - Where: Ardis Krainik Theatre, Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, at Madison Street, Chicago - When: Additional performances at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 9, 12 and 15; Jan. 11, 14, 23 and ...
Can group lure sports to village?(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ashok Selvam And Eric Peterson aselvam@@dailyherald.com epeterson@@dailyherald.com Hoffman Estates trustees hope $20,000 will help a marketing group attract amateur sports to the Sears Centre and stimulate local tourism. It's hoped that the ...
Democrat takeover in Kane County?(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Lisa Smith lsmith@@dailyherald.com The Illinois GOP has lost its way. So said Kane County Board member John Noverini of Carpentersville two weeks ago in tendering his resignation from the party to seek a judgeship as a Democrat. He's ...
Neighbor Fencepost.(Neighbor)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... This is no place for equestrian center To the editor: As an active member of the community and consumer of all the Forest Preserve District in Lake County has to offer, I do not support the Olympic equestrian center in Lakewood Forest Preserve. I moved to Lake County ...
Honoring a gridiron star Hanover Park Hurricanes remember Javaun McDonald.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kimberly Pohl kpohl@@dailyherald.com At last year's homecoming game, Javaun McDonald was leading the charge toward a third consecutive Super Bowl championship for the Hanover Park Hurricanes. This season, his football team held a ceremony in ...
Your Health.(Health & Fitness)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The right words: What do you say to someone who just completed her last chemotherapy treatment? In case you don't know, the folks at Caring Path have a greeting card for the occasion. They've also created a fabulously bald Mona Lisa card for a breast cancer survivor who's lost ...
Births.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Advocate Good Shepherd - Makenna Lynn Harvey, Aug. 13 to Brandon and Kristina Harvey, McHenry. Sister of Madison Rose. Grandparents: Dean and Cindi Froustis, Elk Grove Village; Ilse Harvey, Huntley; Tom Harvey, St. Charles. Lake Forest Hospital - Nicholas ...
Adults who smoke often end up lighting a fire in children.(Health & Fitness)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dr. Helen Minciotti The bubbly 16-year-old was in for her annual sports exam. She, like most teen athletes, was a pediatrician's dream. She ate a balanced, low-fat diet, had a fabulous body mass index and obviously exercised more than many of her peers. ...
Wadsworth dad running to do his part.(Health & Fitness)(Prime time)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jane Oppermann Some folks run a marathon to get in shape. Some run to show support for a son in an airborne infantry unit in Iraq; some run for all 40 guys in that unit. And some run to find a cure for brain tumors, in support of a sister recently diagnosed with one. Tom ...
Fittin' your feet.(Health & Fitness)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Lauren Heist Lauren@@beepcentral.com If you're running the Chicago marathon this Sunday, you already know how important running shoes are to your life. A good pair of shoes become an extension of you and can give you the best run of your life; a bad pair of ...
The blotter.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mount Prospect - Tom Krolikowski, 17, 3840 Gregory Drive, Northbrook, was arrested around 3:20 a.m. Sept. 23 and charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor after an officer saw his car parked in a lot at Elmhurst and Golf roads, with its hazard lights flashing; the officer ...
Mission: Day care fix-up Volunteers help spruce up center for needy kids.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sara Faiwell sfaiwell@@dailyherald.com All she wanted was some free paint. A couple cans would have done the trick to spruce up the day care center inside Cross and Crown Church. But instead, Laura Gorski's plea for help turned out a ...
Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Apartment fire in Palatine: Firefighters quickly extinguished an apartment fire in Palatine Sunday afternoon, according to fire department officials. A fire on the 600 block of East Constitution Drive - causing an estimated $15,000 to $18,000 worth of damage - was called in at ...
Village looks forward, back Deer Park celebrates 50 years by dedicating recently-restored Vehe barn.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald Correspondent Antique tractors looked right at home Sunday as they sat outside the historic Vehe barn in Deer Park, which dates back to the Civil War. Families examined the vintage farm equipment before hopping aboard the ...
The blotter.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Wheeling - Vandals painted gang graffiti on a brick wall and Dumpster between 4 p.m ....
The blotter.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Hoffman Estates - A wallet was stolen about 2:40 p.m. Sept. 27 from a business on the 2600 block of Sutton Road. The wallet and its contents were valued at $140. ...
From the armed services.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... - Kyle R. Tomaszewski, son of Gail Lencioni and Steven Tomaszewski, both of Hoffman Estates, entered Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., in preparation to enter the first academic year at the academy. The six-week, two-phased orientation program ...
The blotter.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Arlington Heights - Vandals shot BB-gun pellets between 8 p.m. Sept. 20 and 7 a.m. Sept. 21 that broke the passenger's-side taillight on a 1999 Nissan Quest parked on the 2000 block of North Kennicott, police said. Damage was estimated at $200. - Burglars smashed the ...
30 years on the run.(Health & Fitness)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Susan Stevens Daily Herald Health Writer sstevens@@dailyherald.com In 1977, people who ran marathons were mavericks. Extremists. Oddballs. Organizers of Chicago's first marathon that year were stunned and thrilled to draw 4,200 runners. Thirty ...
Keeping in stride part of the challenge for couple.(Health & Fitness)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kerry Lester klester@@dailyherald.com Running 26.2 miles with your spouse might be considered the ultimate act of togetherness. Or, maybe, a fast track to divorce. I've been a runner for much of my life. A total lack of hand-eye ...
Murder sparks gang question.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Christy Gutowski Daily Herald Legal Affairs Writer cgutowski@@dailyherald.com Less than one month after a 14-year-old boy was killed in an Addison shopping center, gunfire rang out again, resulting in a similar tragic end. Lorenzo Salazar-Cortez ...
Lombard blood drive collected 204 pints.(Neighbor)(Inside DuPage County)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Melynda Findlay and Elisabeth Mistretta emistretta@@dailyherald.com mfindlay@@dailyherald.com The village of Lombard's blood drive Sept. 12 was a success, said Carol Bauer, who coordinates the drives. Heartland Blood Center collected 204 pints, ...
The blotter.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Bensenville - A home's window was reported broken around 2 p.m. Sept. 10 on the 0-100 block of O'Hare Court, police reports said. The home is vacant. - Twenty-six counter weights were stolen around 2:45 p.m. Sept. 11 from a pallet that was secured inside a business ...
Woman dies in townhouse fire.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Hafsa Naz Mahmood hmahmood@@dailyherald.com Investigators are searching for the cause of a townhouse fire that killed an adult woman early Sunday morning in Wheaton. At about 5:45 a.m., several area fire departments responded to a call of a fire on ...
Every raindrop counts to local weather monitors.(Neighbor)(Lisle)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joan Broz A storm in the summer of 1997 that dumped 14 inches of rain on portions of Fort Collins, Colo., was the straw that broke the camel's back. The localized cloudburst convinced Colorado meteorologists that more pinpointed weather observations across a ...
Couple killed in crash Parents had just left youth group outing.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Steve Zalusky and Joaquin Ochoa Daily Herald Staff Writers For Palatine residents Guillermo and Rafaela Aguirre, Saturday night was, in many ways, typical of their lives. The devoutly religious couple were with three of their four children at a church youth ...
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into fence.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Georgia Evdoxiadis Garvey gevdoxiadis@@dailyherald.com Schaumburg police worked into the night Sunday trying to determine why a man crashed into a fence on a motorcycle, fatally injuring himself. Schaumburg Police Sgt. John Nebl said the ...
Plant Q's answered.(Neighbor)(2-minute drill)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A quick chat with a Lisle newsmaker Enjoying the four seasons in this part of the country is easy when you have a 1,700-acre outdoor museum with 4,057 kinds of trees, shrubs and other plants as a neighbor. With lots of fall activities for everyone in the family, you might ...
High number of skunk attacks seen.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Hafsa Naz Mahmood hmahmood@@dailyherald.com Dakota was peacefully running around in his backyard when he let out a strange bark. His owner, Maureen Strong of Naperville, ran to the back door recalling that Dakota usually made that noise when he ...
Roadside safety checks aim to keep traffic fatalities down.(Neighbor)(Crime & justice)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Charles Keeshan Earlier this year, the Illinois State Police announced a major initiative to crack down on traffic violations and, hopefully, curb highway deaths in McHenry County. So far, so good. In the five months since the state police campaign ...
Bunco fundraiser to aid breast cancer charity.(Neighbor)(Sugar Grove)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Leslie Hague The third annual Batavia Bunco for Breast Cancer fundraiser will be on Oct. 11. The dice game depends on luck, and leaves neighbors a lot of time to visit and talk, said Diane Anderson, one of the event's organizers. The fundraiser ...
Fire guts area home Campton Hills family safe but total damage estimated at $550,000 worth of damage done.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@@dailyherald.com A family of five escaped injury but was left homeless Sunday after a three-alarm house fire in Campton Hills. The fire caused $450,000 in damage to the family's house at 3N647 Ridgeview Court and ...
Construction always seems to be in season.(News)(Bumper to bumper)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Sarkauskas Fall's nip is in the air, but road construction is still going strong around here. In fact, a long-awaited project just started last week in Geneva. Route 38 repaving Tired of feeling like you're driving over a washboard on State ...
Monk planted the seeds at Marmion.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Nancy Gier ngier@@dailyherald.com A Benedictine monk who helped found Marmion Abbey in Aurora - as well as an affiliated religious community in Guatemala - has died at 93. Matthias Zinkan died Sept. 22 at the Priorato San Jose in Quetzaltenango, ...
Revved up for a good cause.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@@dailyherald.com Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez couldn't help but smile Sunday as he looked across a sea of hotrods, motorcycles and muscle cars. There were more than he had expected to show up for his first try at a ...
Special honor from Geneva park district is a real ball.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@@dailyherald.com Sam Hill knew something was afoot Sunday when his wife gave him a vague reason for taking the day off work. But it wasn't until hours later, as he crested a hill at Peck Farm Park in Geneva and saw three ...
Revved up to roll Muscle car auction sure to attract gearheads.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@@dailyherald.com Collectors will have the chance to bid on one of the most coveted muscle cars of all time this week when the Mecum Auction Co. rolls into St. Charles. Up for grabs at this year's High Performance Auction ...
New singer, Same Song.(News)(Bears bites)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Best bite: Is there any chance Devin Hester can throw a spiral? Worst bite: Once you put down the Rex Grossman Haterade, the Bears offense still leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Turnovers, weak passing routes and poor blocking have become hallmarks of this team regardless of ...
Who pays for hospital care? Cook County says it can't foot bill alone.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rob Olmstead rolmstead@@dailyherald.com When officials in the collar counties talk about Cook County, it's often mentioned as the place where tax dollars go to die. But Cook County Board President Todd Stroger recently sat down with collar county ...
Officer in training Program lets young adults experience police duties while earning college credit.(Neighbor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Susnjara bsusnjara@@dailyherald.com Ashton Rouillard is busy on a recent warm summer Wednesday, crisply directing traffic on Center Street in a police uniform so pedestrians can safely traverse downtown Grayslake's evening farmers market. Only ...
Griese, grimy.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob LeGere rlegere@@dailyherald.com DETROIT - Turns out Brian Griese didn't give the Bears any better chance to win than Rex Grossman did. But so many of his teammates played so poorly in Sunday's sloppy 37-27 loss to Detroit that Griese's ...
Cubs set to take on Arizona.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Sassone tsassone@@dailyherald.com CINCINNATI - If the National League playoffs are anything like the three division races that weren't decided until the season's final weekend, there is no clear-cut favorite to reach the World Series. The Cubs ...
Concierge service expands online offerings.(Business)(e-buzz)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Anna Marie Kukec BCB Technologies' Home Concierge has added an online document directory and aims to expand its subscriber base over the next year. The Hinsdale-based Web service, which launched in 2005, offers online assistance to organize household records, ...
Maybe Bears just don't have a quarterback.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Imrem DETROIT - Brian Griese looked like the Bears as a whole late Sunday afternoon. The welts, scratches and bruises were big, long and red on his back, shoulder and arm. He probably had Motor City tire marks on him, though they weren't as ...
Snakes offer Cubs a fair fight.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Barry Rozner As Alfonso Soriano blasted his 12th leadoff home run of 2007 on Sunday, you can be sure the Arizona Diamondbacks were paying attention. It gave him 44 in his career and 7 just in September, when the scouts are out in force and watching very ...
Detailed approach to data, people.(Business)(Business books)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Pawlak "The Rise of the Project Workforce - Managing People and Projects in a Flat World" by Rudolf Melik, John Wiley & Sons, $34.95. Much of today's supposed enterprise-solution software actually tracks discrete elements of the business in a vacuum. The ...
Antioch - Thieves stole an outboard motor between Sept. 17 and 19 from a bass boat parked in a driveway at a home on the 23600 block of Windsor Terrace, police said. Value was estimated at $2,500.(Neighbor)(The blotter)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Antioch - Thieves stole an outboard motor between Sept. 17 and 19 from a bass boat parked in a driveway at a home on the 23600 block of Windsor Terrace, police said. Value was estimated at $2,500. Fox Lake - Timothy J. Coppler, 50, 2705 St. James St., Rolling Meadows, and Jeffrey R ....
If Bulls extend Gordon's deal, it could squelch Kobe rumors.(Sports)(On basketball)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike McGraw mmcgraw@@dailyherald.com The Bulls open training camp today with a group of players who could stick around for a few years. For one thing, the upgrade options appear limited. After years of speculation, Kevin Garnett finally moved from ...
Marine: 'I wanted a big challenge. I got it'.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Corrinne Hess chess@@dailyherald.com Two years ago, Brandon Hope didn't know what he wanted. College wasn't the immediate answer. Neither was a full-time job at a local store. So on Jan. 17, 2006, the 23-year-old enlisted in the Marines ....
Pitchers go to work in regular-season finale.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Miles bmiles@@dailyherald.com CINCINNATI - The Cubs dropped their series finale 8-4 Sunday to the Cincinnati Reds, but that hardly concerned manager Lou Piniella. "We're ready for the postseason," said Piniella, whose National League Central ...
Lake County in 60 seconds.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Vision, hearing screening: The Lake Zurich Lions Club will offer free vision and hearing screenings from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Testing centers will be set up in the parking lot of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 135 S. Buesching Road, in Lake Zurich. The Lions Club's Mobile ...
Sox cap their worst season since 1989 Now the question is, who will be back?(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Scot Gregor sgregor@@dailyherald.com Jim Thome received a standing ovation at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday. After singling in the first inning, Thome was lifted for pinch runner Luis Terrero. Personally, it was a solid season for ...