Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) back issues from August 2008:
Mary Therese Luhr of Fremont Center, Saddlebrook.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Mary Therese Luhr of Fremont Center, Saddlebrook The visitation for Mary Therese Luhr (nee Galligan), 82, will be from 10 a.m. until the time of funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at St. Mary of the Annunciation (New Church). Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fremont ...
Helen "Bernice" Stangohr.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Helen "Bernice" Stangohr Visitation for Helen "Bernice" Stangohr will be held from 4 p.m. until the time of the memorial service to share Bernice's life memories at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road, Highland Park. Interment is ...
Mary Louise Parker of Arlington Heights.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Mary Louise Parker of Arlington Heights Visitation for Mary Louise "Louie" Parker (nee Parrott), will be from 3 until 9 p.m. Friday Aug. 1, at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road (four blocks south of Palatine Road), Arlington Heights, and from 9:30 ...
Mary M. Fenton of Palatine.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Mary M. Fenton of Palatine Prayers for Mary M. Fenton, 81, will be said at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine. A funeral Mass will follow at 11:30 a.m. at St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church, 1201 E. Anderson Drive, ...
Deborah "Debbie" Peck of Elk Grove Village.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Deborah "Debbie" Peck of Elk Grove Village Debbie Peck , 52, died Friday, July 25, 2008. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 2 p.m. at Our Saviour's United Methodist Church, 701 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg ....
Anthony F. Lonigro of Bartlett.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Anthony F. Lonigro of Bartlett Visitation for Anthony F. Lonigro will be from 9 a.m. until the time of the chapel service at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Salerno's Rosedale Chapels, 450 W. Lake St. (3/4 mile west of Bloomingdale/Roselle Road), Roselle. Interment will be in Queen of Heaven ...
Myrtle I. Buehler.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Myrtle I. Buehler Services for Myrtle I. Buehler, 94, of North Aurora, formerly of West Chicago, St. Charles and Naperville, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the First United Methodist Church, 643 E. Washington, West Chicago, where she will lie in state from 10 a.m. until the ...
Annette Fitzgibbons of Barrington.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Annette Fitzgibbons of Barrington Visitation for Annette Fitzgibbons (nee Moschetto), formerly of Franklin Park, will be from 9:15 a.m. until the Mass is celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Transfiguration Catholic Church, 310 Mill St., Wauconda, 847-526-2400. Born Sept. 3, 1934, ...
Kurt C. Donisch of Glenview.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Kurt C. Donisch of Glenview Services for Kurt C. Donisch will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1850 Chestnut, Glenview, IL 60025, where he will lie in state from 10 a.m. until the time of the services. Interment will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will ...
Lisa Helene Croke.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Lisa Helene Croke Lisa Helene Croke (nee Ashkenaz), 39, died at home Wednesday, July 23, 2008, following an almost three-year battle against breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Matthew; daughters, Haley (7), Kelly (3) and Molly (4 months); sisters, Wendy and Brittany; sister, ...
Rodney L. "Rod" Volkening of rural Burlington.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Rodney L. "Rod" Volkening of rural Burlington Visitation for Rodney L. "Rod" Volkening, 54, will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral services at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Fredrick Funeral Home, 284 Park St., Hampshire. Burial will be in Burlington Township Union Cemetery. Born ...
Benedict "Ben" Benjamin.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Benedict "Ben" Benjamin Visitation and services for Benedict "Ben" Benjamin will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. A commemoration will be given during the Sunday, Aug. 3rd Mass at St ....
Motorola dials up small profit, reverses loss.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Anna Marie Kukec Daily Herald Business Writer A small profit? More phones? Are we talking about the beleaguered Motorola Inc.? The Schaumburg-based company Thursday posted a $4 million profit in the second quarter, compared to a $28 million loss the ...
Polish restaurant serves full meals in Arlington Heights.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Agnes Zietek is bringing a little piece of Poland to Arlington Heights. Zietek, who immigrated here six years ago, launched a Polish restaurant at 6 S. Dunton Ave., just south of Campbell Street, about three months ago. Zietek first called the eatery Brama Bread, but ...
Jobless claims hit high for five years linked to outreach.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Martin Crutsinger Associated Press WASHINGTON The number of people filing claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to the highest level in five years, reflecting in large part a new government outreach effort to locate people eligible for benefits. ...
Local Focus.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Local Focus Becker Professional signs agreement OAKBROOK TERRACE Becker Professional Review, a global firm specializing in professional education serving the accounting and finance professions and a division of DeVry Inc., said it has signed an exclusive provider ...
Big Picture.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Big Picture Kellogg sees 4-percent profit lift BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Kellogg Co. said Thursday its profit rose 3.7 percent in the second quarter as a result of product innovation and again raising prices to offset higher costs. The maker of ...
Paulson says stimulus to ensure growth.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Brinsley and Rebecca Christie Bloomberg News Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said he expects the governments fiscal stimulus plan will boost economic growth in the second half of the year, offsetting a housing downturn and high energy prices. "While our ...
A bitter taste in Las Vegas.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kevin Bell and Beth Jinks Bloomberg News The Starbucks index is pointing down in Las Vegas. Starbucks Corp., the coffee-shop chain stung by a slowdown in sales as strapped consumers shy away from $4 lattes, is staging the biggest retreat in its 37-year ...
Maine lobster aficionados shelling out less this year.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clarke Canfield Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine Its peak season for lobster and tourism in Maine, yet consumption of this crustacean has fallen to the point where it costs no more than sliced turkey in parts of New England. A solid harvest and diminished ...
Cities move to stop heat-related deaths.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press PHOENIX The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat,dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke. But she had come to the right place, a church turned into a refuge ...
Mundelein police officer remembered for kindness.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald Correspondent Long before the term "community policing" became a well-known aspect of law enforcement, Mundelein Police Lt. Jerry Awe, lived it. During his years as a patrolman on the street, Mr. Awe knew everyone in the village, ...
Gadget could prevent elderly falls.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press BOSTON Scientists working to help astronauts regain balance after extended flights in zero gravity say theyve found a way to use the research to help elderly people avoid catastrophic falls. An "iShoe" insole contains sensors that read how ...
A Saturn moon found to be wet.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. At least one of many large, lakelike features on Saturns moon Titan studied by the international Cassini spacecraft contains liquid hydrocarbons, making it the only body in the solar system besides Earth known to have liquid on its ...
Water on Mars? For sure.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES The Phoenix spacecraft has tasted Martian water for the first time, scientists reported Thursday. By melting icy soil in one of its lab instruments, the robot confirmed the presence of frozen water lurking below the Martian ...
Leads sought on child photos.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Eric Peterson epeterson@dailyherald.com Schaumburg police have issued a community alert to find others who might have had contact with a DeKalb man accused of taking photos of a 10-year-old boy at a local restaurant. Cortez Alexander Lewis, 26, of 914 Ridge in ...
Handicapped woman left on bus.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sheila Ahern sahern@dailyherald.com A bus driver accidentally left a mentally handicapped woman on a bus for three hours on Monday, Arlington Heights police said. The 36-year-old woman was picked up at around 9 a.m. at Clearbrook in Rolling Meadows, a facility ...
Man charged in drug death:.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Man charged in drug death: Hanover Park police have arrested a Bartlett man in connection to the death of a 27-year-old Elgin resident whose body was found in a fast-food restaurants parking lot in April. Brad J. Jurek, of 111 Oakwood Lane, was arrested Wednesday and charged ...
Mount Prospect landlord found murdered in Chicago.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sue Ter Maat and Lee Filas steramaat@dailyherald.com lfilas@dailyherald.com When 69-year-old Harold Beilstein didnt come home Monday night his wife, Susan, knew something had gone wrong. Shortly after she filed a missing persons report with Mount Prospect ...
Homebuilder's passion for work, family recalled.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kimberly Pohl kpohl@dailyherald.com David K. Hill was remembered by more than 300 mourners Friday as not just a philanthropist and developer but a family man with a keen intellect and insatiable curiosity. "Always the loudest, always the happiest, always the ...
Term limits still hot topic in one town.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ames Boykin rboykin@dailyherald.com Change and experience the biggest political buzzwords around the nation have become the talk of Des Plaines as well. Des Plaines aldermen held a special committee meeting Thursday night to gauge interest in abolishing the ...
District 25 OKs roof repair.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sheila Ahern sahern@dailyherald.com The Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board on Thursday approved spending about $173,000 to repair a portion of Ivy Hill Elementary Schools roof. Work will start in early August and take about 10 days, said ...
New look for village Web site.(News)(Website overview)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ashok Selvam aselvam@dailyherald.com Visitors to the Hoffman Estates village Web site, dont fret. Your eyes arent deceiving you. The village has unveiled a new look for hoffmanestates.com. "The new Web site doesnt add any new information, it just ...
Man with 9 DUIs dies in police custody.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sheila Ahern shaern@dailyherald.com Patrick J. Kolman, who was arrested on DUI charges at least 10 times in the past 16 years, died from chronic alcoholism Wednesday night, the Cook County medical examiners office said. Besides alcoholism, the Arlington ...
Public employees just don't get it.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Public employees just dont get it This letter is my answer to poor Colleen M. Kelly and all those downtrodden federal employees looking for another taxpayer handout, otherwise known as paid parental leave. What Id like her to do is explain how this largess can be ...
Teacher on the hunt for history.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Justin Kmitch jkmitch@dailyherald.com If theres a mastodon buried in these parts, Ann Covert is determined to find it. Being part of a team that uncovers the remains of the 11,500-year-old mastodon believed to be buried in James "Pate" Philip State Park near ...
Naperville bridge to reopen:.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Naperville bridge to reopen: The Bailey Road bridge over the west branch of the DuPage River in Naperville is scheduled to reopen to vehicular and pedestrian traffic next week. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is slated for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Bailey and Washington ...
Gas line break in Lisle stops trains.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Daily Herald staff report A broken gas line forced authorities to stop train traffic for several hours Thursday along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks through downtown Lisle. A construction crew working near Main Street and Burlington Avenue ...
Charges filed in hit-and-run death Lombard motorcyclist known for his willingness to help out.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Elisabeth Mistretta and Christy Gutowski Daily Herald Staff Writers emistretta@aol.com cgutowski@dailyherald.com Frank J. MacNaught was known among his family and friends as the reliable one. Before his violent death last week, the 37-year-old Lombard man was ...
Towns to read together.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jack Komperda jkomperda@dailyherald.com Three DuPage County library systems have launched a joint reading initiative based on the "One Book, One Chicago" program. The Warrenville, West Chicago and Winfield public libraries will be promoting three books focused ...
Park board finalists talk goals.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Melissa Jenco mjenco@dailyherald.com The three finalists for a Naperville Park District board vacancy say they are open-minded about recreation issues. Kirsten Young, Gerry Heide and Mike Reilly are all in the running for the seat that opened in June when ...
Teacher: School didn't remove violent student.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Olmstead rolmstead@dailyherald.com A teacher at White Eagle Elementary School in Naperville is suing the district, alleging administrators let a violent student remain in school despite dozens of acts of violence against her and other teachers, only to have him ...
Officials: Another rabid bat found in Naperville.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Fuller jfuller@dailyherald.com Will County Animal Control officials confirmed a second case of a rabid bat this week on the southwest end of Naperville. The finding fuels an uptick in the number of rabid bats both in the suburbs and statewide that began in 2006. ...
Brewers fan, one of three Cubs fans charged so far.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lee Filas lfilas@dailyherald.com The 24-year-old suburban Milwaukee man who was beaten outside of Miller Park this week by three Cubs fans has been charged with disorderly conduct, along with one of his assailants. Meanwhile, Milwaukee prosecutors said they ...
Homebuilder's passion for work, family recalled.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kimberly Pohl kpohl@dailyherald.com David K. Hill was remembered by more than 300 mourners Friday as not just a philanthropist and developer but a family man with a keen intellect and insatiable curiosity. "Always the loudest, always the happiest, always the ...
Pet police get teeth in Riyadh.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Every single man knows: Walking a dog in the park is a sure babe magnet. Saudi Arabias Islamic religious police, in their zeal to keep the sexes apart, want to make sure the technique doesnt catch on here. The solution: ...
Federal government loves its cars, but does it need 642,233 of them?(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON Americans love their cars, and so apparently does Uncle Sam. Hes got 642,233 of them. Operating those vehicles maintenance, leases and fuel cost taxpayers a whopping $3.4 billion last year, according to General Services ...
Karadzic faces The Hague tribunal.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands Radovan Karadzic was thinner and grayer as he appeared in court for the first time Thursday. His face seemed pale, except for some redness around the jaw, where he had worn a heavy, white beard until a few days ago. ...
Case made for.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Case made for Plainfield hospital Were tired already. Were irritated and getting pretty crabby. This must be at least the third or fourth letter weve written about the planned Edward Hospital for Plainfield. Weve attended hearings. ...
CN officials won't appear at hearing.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chad Brooks cbrooks@dailyherald.com Canadian National officials wont be answering questions about their proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co. before members of the Illinois congressional delegation Tuesday. In a letter to U.S. Rep ....
Daley wants to boost the boot:.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Daley wants to boost the boot: Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is proposing that motorists with just two delinquent parking or red-light tickets should be eligible for the Denver boot. Daley has come up with the plan in effort to raise cash to help close a budget gap that has been ...
Transportation secretary pushing major reforms.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com The Bush administration may be in its waning days, but that isnt stopping U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters from trying to beat the clock. While checking out new hybrid vehicles during a stop at a Navistar ...
Oak Brook man charged in bombing.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rob Olmstead rolmstead@dailyherald.com An 84-year-old Oak Brook man was ordered Thursday to remain in jail at least until a bond hearing next week on charges he helped plan the bombing of a Berwyn business in 2003. The man, Samuel Volpendesto, and Mark ...
Man wins $25,000, donates it right back.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Marco Santana msantana@dailyherald.com Michael Mendel doesnt understand all the fuss. He bought a raffle ticket to help a cause. So when his ticket was pulled and he won $25,000, what better way to benefit the cause than donate the winnings on top ...
Jail tours planned:.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Jail tours planned: The new Kane County jail and sheriffs office will be open for tours during a public open house from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. The 640-bed jail and office are at 37W777 Route 38 in St. Charles. The facilities also will be open for public tours from 6 to 8:30 ...
Prosecutors tapped for DUI panel.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@dailyherald.com Two Kane County prosecutors have been tapped to help set training practices for Illinois court personnel who handle drunken driving cases. Assistant states attorneys Clint Hull and Steve Sims recently joined the ...
Latino culture focus of reading program.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jack Komperda jkomperda@dailyherald.com Three DuPage County library systems have launched a joint reading initiative based on the "One Book, One Chicago" program. The Warrenville, West Chicago and Winfield public libraries will be promoting three books focused ...
More parking, security planned.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@dailyherald.com Expanded parking and security upgrades at the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles are among projects the county plans to fund with an estimated $6.3 million in new state sales-tax revenue, officials said Thursday. ...
Police reports.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Kane County * Jason C. Martinez, 30, of 13 Poplar Drive, Yorkville, was arrested at 10:10 p.m. Saturday and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine, narcotic mushrooms), possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, marijuana ...
Charges filed in hit-and-run death.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Elisabeth Mistretta and Christy Gutowski Daily Herald Staff Writers emistretta@aol.com cgutowski@dailyherald.com Frank J. MacNaught was known among his family and friends as the reliable one. Before his violent death last week, the 37-year-old Lombard man was ...
Let's race HOW TO WATCH PRO CYCLING IN THE SUBURBS.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ames Boykin rboykin@dailyherald.com Got a cowbell? That might be something to pack when heading to watch this weekends Alexian Brothers International Cycling Classic Tour of Elk Grove, the elite bicycling event featuring some of the worlds top racers. Now in ...
Casinos taken off table.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Beery and Joseph Ryan dbeery@dailyherald.com jryan@dailyherald.com The unrelenting feud between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and House Speaker Michael J. Madigan overshadowed the governors unveiling Thursday of a new, $25 billion plan to improve roads, transit and schools ...
Dist. 38 site sale falls through.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lee Filas lfilas@dailyherald.com Big Hollow Elementary District 38 school officials announced Thursday that the proposed purchasers of the districts 11-acre vacant school site at the highly visible corner of routes 12 and 134 have backed out of the deal. ...
Explosive issue of race introduced.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON Playing the "race card." That means trying to exploit the most explosive political issue in this years presidential contest, hoping it will help your candidate and hurt the other guy. John McCain brought up the issue ...
Obama slams foe over tax breaks for Big Oil.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Barack Obama seized on a record oil company profit to argue that rival John McCain offers only tax breaks for Big Oil and "short-term gimmicks" to consumers struggling with soaring gasoline prices. Obama seized on news of ...