Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) back issues from November 2008:
Market up, week ends on upbeat.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Paradis Associated Press NEW YORK The stock market closed out a horrendous October, its worst month in 21 years, with a big advance Friday as more investors took chances on stocks turned into bargains by waves of intense selling. The advance which gave ...
20 percent of homes 'upside down,' report says.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dan Levy Bloomberg News SAN FRANCISCO Almost 20 percent of U.S. mortgage borrowers owed more on their loans in the third quarter than their house was worth as foreclosures depressed prices and the economy weakened, a report issued Friday found. More than 7.5 ...
Beaten down, consumers burrow deeper.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jeannine Aversa Associated Press WASHINGTON Beaten down and watching their wealth shrink, Americans are cutting back sharply on their spending, trimming it in September by the largest amount in four years. The Commerce Department reported Friday that consumer ...
Big Picture.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Big Picture Commodities drop is biggest since 56 Commodities had the biggest monthly drop since at least 1956 on concern that a slump in global economic growth will sap demand for raw materials. In October, the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index of 19 raw materials plunged ...
Local Focus.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Local Focus Longtime business owner honored LONG GROVE Longtime Long Grove business owner Mel Towner was honored for his 50th anniversary as owner and proprietor of Mels Marathon Mini Mart, 209 Robert Parker Coffin Road. Towner and his sons Randy and Wendell offer ...
Be green, save green.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michael Locke Associated Press HOPLAND, Calif. Thin is in at Fetzer Vineyards, at least when it comes to wine bottles. The Northern California winery is switching to a lighter-weight glass to cut shipping costs and give the environment a break. "Its one of ...
Auto sales expected to fall for 12th month.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Koenig Bloomberg News U.S. auto sales probably fell for the 12th straight month in October, extending the longest slide in 17 years, as the credit freeze helped crush demand for General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC vehicles. Sales ...
Consumers closing up their wallets.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Anne DInnocenzio Associated Press NEW YORK After slashing their spending in September as the financial meltdown intensified, shoppers went into full retreat in October, spooked by rising layoffs and shriveling retirement funds. Retailers reporting October ...
One down for Bartlett.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Bartlett High School football team knew Niles Notre Dame wouldnt be a pushover in Fridays playoff opener, and the Dons werent, despite their 5-4 record. But in the end, top-seeded Bartlett prevailed 10-7 in ...
Ex-mayoradmits to takingkickbacks.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press The longtime former mayor of Niles pleaded guilty Friday to taking more than $420,000 from an insurance agency in a kickback scheme. Nicholas Blase, 80, appeared before U.S. District Judge Wayne R. Andersen and admitted steering customers to ...
This one's nonstop Fremd.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In these rivals first playoff meeting in 31 years, Fremd proved superior. The host Vikings took a 17-0 lead and hung on for a 24-7 victory over Palatine in the opening round of the Class 8A football playoffs, exacting revenge for a ...
Police look into Palatine vandalism.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kimberly Pohl kpohl@dailyherald.com As he does every week or two, Robert Elster made his way Friday to the picnic pavilion at Margreth Riemer Reservoir in Palatine. But instead of a serene morning with his newspaper, he came across what he called one of the ...
Woman robbed at gunpoint:.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Woman robbed at gunpoint: A woman leaving a store on the 500 block of South Roselle Road in Schaumburg Tuesday night was robbed by a man with a silver-plated handgun. Police said a man in his 30s, wearing a red, puffy jacket and black ski cap, approached her as she left the ...
Mayor plans to run again.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kimberly Pohl kpohl@dailyherald.com Inverness Village President John "Jack" Tatooles isnt about to step down from his post not with three big projects in the hopper. Tatooles, 65, has announced hell seek a fourth term in office come Aprils election. ...
1st mayoral candidate in Des Plaines.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Kane jkane@dailyherald.com Mike Lake, who helped lead the referendum to adopt the strong city manager form of government in Des Plaines, has become the first to enter the race to succeed Mayor Tony Arredia, who will step down next year due to term limits. ...
Police investigating death in Elk Grove.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Elk Grove Village police are investigating a suspicious death in town, but the department would offer no other details Friday. Police tape was seen around a house on the 1500 block of White Trail, and neighbors said officers had been on the scene since about 9:30 a.m. Friday. ...
Why Obama's wrong for our economy.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Why Obamas wrong for our economy It was recently documented that Barack Obama was the biggest recipient of campaign contributions from Fannie Mae/ Freddie Mac since his election to the Senate. Associates of Obama from these organizations are: Franklin ...
No to a strike.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... No to a strike When both sides in the Grayslake Elementary District 46 teacher contract talks meet today, lets hope the last thing they have in mind is a strike. Unfortunately, things appear headed in that direction. Union membership voted in a closed meeting this week to walk ...
Familiar name sets sights on mayor job.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Hafsa Naz Mahmood hmahmood@dailyherald.com West Chicago Community High School District 94 board President Tony Reyes is hoping to make the move to municipal government. Reyes said Friday he plans to challenge Winfield Village President Rudy Czech during the ...
Stunning upset.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Downers Grove North scored a touchdown with 1:39 left in the fourth quarter of Fridays Class 7A first-round playoff game at Wheaton Warrenville South and earned the upset victory over the defending state runners-up by getting the 2-point conversion. ...
Area voters face tax questions.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Catherine Edman cedman@dailyherald.com Despite the tough financial times, some governmental bodies are presenting voters with requests for tax hikes on Tuesday. Some of the referendum questions are making repeat appearances on a DuPage County ballot, while a ...
Event to aid DUI victims:.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Event to aid DUI victims: Hundreds of people will gather Sunday for the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists 18th annual luncheon at the Westin Hotel in Itasca. The Schaumburg-based AAIM has raised more than $500,000 for victims who have suffered financial devastation due to ...
Gang ties suspected in Elgin shooting.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Harry Hitzeman hhitzeman@dailyherald.com A 20-year-old Elgin woman was seriously injured after being shot at least twice early Friday morning in what police are calling a gang-related incident a block from the citys police station. Elgin police ...
Both sides of village fight put spin on early voting.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@dailyherald.com More than a third of Campton Hills registered voters hit the polls early for what could be the villages last election, early voting totals showed Friday. The Kane County clerks office reported that 3,189 of the ...
Corrections and clarifications.(News)(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Personal pronouns in a story Friday indicated a teachers gender incorrectly ....
Judge could release man in toxin case.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Harry Hitzeman hhitzeman@dailyherald.com A judge is considering whether to allow a Lake in the Hills man to be free on bond while awaiting trial on charges that he amassed deadly toxin derived from puffer fish. Edward F. Bachner IV, has been held at the Ogle ...
'SNL' appearance crossed the line.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... SNL appearance crossed the line At the risk of sounding like an absolute curmudgeon, I would like to weigh in on the much anticipated and subsequent appearance of vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live." To state it succinctly: It crosses a line. ...
14th District voters have seen this before.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Patterson Senior State Government Editor jpatterson@dailyherald.com SPRINGFIELD The campaign ads and mailers across the 14th Congressional District have a familiar ring to them this fall. It is, after all, the second time this year that Democrat Bill ...
Gun was murder weapon:.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Gun was murder weapon: Police confirm theyve found the gun that was used in the killings of actress Jennifer Hudsons mother, brother and nephew. Police Superintendent Jody Weis says the .45-caliber gun found Wednesday in a vacant lot was positively identified through a forensic ...
Raven ready to show off anew.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@dailyherald.com An open house today will give the public a chance to check out recent renovations to a replica Viking ship at Genevas Good Templar Park. The 75-foot ship, built in 1892 in Norway and known as the Raven, will be open ...
Heartbreak City.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Neither game lacked excitement, but neither outcome made fans of Batavia or St. Charles North happy in first-round playoff action Friday night. St. Charles North dropped a 24-21 decision at Crystal Lake South, while Batavia lost despite scoring 63 ...
More than a third of town has voted More than a third of Campton Hills has voted of town has voted.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@dailyherald.com More than a third of Campton Hills registered voters hit the polls early for what could be the villages last election, early voting totals showed Friday. The Kane County clerks office reported that 3,189 ...
Roadside check in Geneva:.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Roadside check in Geneva: Illinois State Police and the Geneva Police Department will conduct a joint roadside safety check tonight, according to state police District 2 Cmdr. Jeff Hedrich. The safety check is part of the You Drink and Drive, You Lose campaign. ...
Familiar name sets sights on mayor job.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Hafsa Naz Mahmood hmahmood@dailyherald.com West Chicago Community High School District 94 board President Tony Reyes is hoping to make the move to municipal government. Reyes said Friday he plans to challenge Winfield Village President Rudy Czech during the ...
Police reports.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Kane County * A box containing $24,500 in jewelry was reported stolen Tuesday from a vehicle at 33W721 Fountain Valley Road, Dundee Township. * A bedroom window valued at $300 was reported damaged about 1:30 a.m. Friday at 34W948 S. James St., St. Charles Township, ...
Carmel stops Wheeling.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... In its ninth straight trip to the high school football playoffs, Carmel certainly looked like it belonged once again. Despite missing starting quarterback Andrew Nerup, who was ill, the Corsairs eliminated visiting Wheeling 45-33 in the first round ...
GOP suit back in lower court.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mick Zawislak mzawislak@dailyherald.com A federal judge Friday denied a temporary restraining order sought by the Illinois Republican Party, sending the matter of alleged voter registration fraud back to Lake County circuit court. The decision by U.S. District ...
Studs, relishing the common, epitomized Chicago.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Studs Terkel would have relished the almost festive irony of dying on Halloween. So news of his death didnt make me sad or gloomy Friday. How could it? Studs - and lets drop pretenses for the moment, as Studs liked to, and call him by first name from here on out lived a happy, ...
Fishing rod becomes a lifesaver.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Susnjara bsusnjara@dailyherald.com Shawn Prates rod and reel turned into lifesaving equipment when he went fishing with his son at a private one-acre pond late Thursday afternoon in Wauconda. Prate cast his fishing line more than 15 feet to hook and reel ...
At least 16 percent of you have had your say already.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joseph Ryan jryan@dailyherald.com At least 773,089 voters cast their ballots through early voting this year in the Chicago region, meaning more than 16 percent of eligible voters have already logged their choices at the polls. Long lines marked the final days ...
Obama branches out.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa Despite John McCains prediction of an upset, Barack Obama reached for a landslide Friday, invading his rivals home state with TV ads and building a lead in early voting in key battlegrounds as the presidential race headed into a hectic ...
Man denies rape, battery after party.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Gordon tgordon@dailyherald.com A Round Lake Park man denied Friday that he beat and sexually assaulted a woman in his home. Gil Torres-Gutierrez, 41, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of criminal sexual assault and domestic battery. ...
District will eliminate class ranks.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Russell Lissau rlissau@dailyherald.com The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board has endorsed a proposal to eliminate class ranks at both schools. The move, designed to increase college admissions, also eliminates the traditional ...
Voters' choice: mayor or business owner.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Susnjara bsusnjara@dailyherald.com Democratic Round Lake Mayor Bill Gentes and Republican Dan Duffy are scrapping to the end of a contentious race for an open state Senate seat. Gentes and Duffy are competing for the District 26 seat being vacated by ...
Santas wanted:.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Santas wanted: Catholic Charities Lake County Services is looking for volunteers to play Santa to families, foster children and disabled adults through the annual Christmas Gift program. The program has requests for more than 12,000 gifts for families in need. This year, client ...
The life of Louis 'Studs' Terkel.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... The life of Louis Studs Terkel * Born Louis Terkel on May 16, 1912, in the Bronx, N.Y. * Family moved to Chicago in 1922 and ran a rooming house. * Got the nickname Studs as a young man, from the character Studs Lonigan, the protagonist of James T. Farrells ...
Warren posing $30 million question.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Susnjara bsusnjara@dailyherald.com Proponents and foes have made their pitches, but voters will make the call Tuesday on whether Warren Township High School should borrow $30 million mostly for expansion of the Almond Road upperclassmen campus. Backers ...
Corrections and clarifications.(News)(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Personal pronouns in a story Friday indicated a teacherEs gender incorrectly ....
Former Niles mayor admits to taking kickbacks.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press The longtime former mayor of Niles pleaded guilty Friday to taking more than $420,000 from an insurance agency in a kickback scheme. Nicholas Blase, 80, appeared before U.S. District Judge Wayne R. Andersen and admitted steering customers to ...
U.S. deaths in Iraq plunge to wartime low in October.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press BAGHDAD U.S. deaths in Iraq fell in October to their lowest monthly level of the war, matching the record low of 13 fatalities suffered in July. Iraqi deaths fell to their lowest monthly levels of the year. Eight of the 13 Americans died in ...
Petraeus assumes Central Command.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Gen. David Petraeus, regarded as rescuer of a failing war in Iraq, rose to the helm of Central Command on Friday. He pledged to push for more than military solutions to the troubles of the greater Middle East. ...
Kirk beholden to.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Kirk beholden to families, not GOP We have always aimed to support the best candidate, regardless of party affiliation. In our yard this year we will be displaying signs and supporting both Barack Obama for president and Mark Kirk to be re-elected to Congress. Both ...
Gun was murder weapon:.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Gun was murder weapon: Police confirm theyve found the gun that was used in the killings of actress Jennifer Hudsons mother, brother and nephew. Police Superintendent Jody Weis says the .45-caliber gun found Wednesday in a vacant lot was positively identified through a forensic ...
Obama lends hand to Seals in final push.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joseph Ryan Politics and Projects Editor jryan@dailyherald.com With just days left in the campaign, Democratic challenger Dan Seals has landed an assist from Barack Obama while U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk is rallying supporters under the banner "independence matters." ...
ESO connects with rousing all-Russian program.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Gowen Daily Herald Classical Music Critic This weekends second Classic Series concert of the Elgin Symphony Orchestras 2008-09 season has been chosen with his usual care by music director Robert Hanson. Its an all-Russian program whose top-billed work is ...
'Black' is back.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jeff Pizek Daily Herald Music Writer jpizek@dailyherald.com Despite its volume, AC/DCs sold-out concert at Rosemonts Allstate Arena on Thursday was a soothing spectacle. The Australian hard rock quintets first area show since 2001 brought back many of AC/DCs typical ...
Live from New York ... it's John McCain!(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON My friends, its John McCain, live from New York, just three days before the election. Aides to the Republican presidential candidate said Friday that McCain will make a detour from battleground states to appear on "Saturday Night ...
Police see link in 3 break-ins Carpentersville thefts have similar elements.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kerry Lester klester@dailyherald.com Carpentersville police have alerted Neighborhood Watch groups after discovering a pattern in a number of recent residential burglaries. Cmdr. Tim Bosshart said three burglaries that took place between Aug. 16 and Oct. 21 ...
TOUCHDOWNS!(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... No, its not basketball season it really is the opening round of the IHSA football playoffs. Huntley and Batavia met at Huntley Friday night for what turned out to be a record-setting Class 6A shootout, finally won by the host Red Raiders 70-63. Many IHSA state playoff records ...
Man admits to series of robberies.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jameel Naqvi jnaqvi@dailyherald.com A Rockford man pleaded guilty to armed robbery Friday for his role in a string of holdups in Cary and Crystal Lake. Stephen L. Waters, 24, had been charged with conspiracy, armed robbery and burglary for his involvement in ...
Judge could release man in toxin case.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Harry Hitzeman hhitzeman@dailyherald.com A judge is considering whether to allow a Lake in the Hills man to be free on bond while awaiting trial on charges that he amassed deadly toxin derived from puffer fish. Edward F. Bachner IV, has been held at the Ogle ...
Hunters lead to school scare:.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Hunters lead to school scare: Students at four schools in Community Unit District 300 got a scare Friday morning after shots were fired near Dundee-Crown High School, according to the district. The shots were fired by duck hunters hunting legally just north of Carpentersville, ...
Gang ties suspected in Elgin shooting.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Harry Hitzeman hhitzeman@dailyherald.com A 20-year-old Elgin woman was seriously injured after being shot at least twice early Friday morning in what police are calling a gang-related incident a block from the cityEs police station. Elgin police ...
Deputy ticketed after crash.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Stockinger jstockinger@dailyherald.com A traffic citation was issued Friday for a Kane County sheriffs deputy who rear-ended a vehicle with her squad car Thursday in Carpentersville, police said. The crash, which happened about 4 p.m. on Main Street, sent ...
Woman killed, two hurt in Rt. 47 crash.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Daily Herald staff reports A three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Huntley left one woman dead and sent two others to area hospitals. Route 47 at the Jane Addams Tollway was closed until at least 8:30 p.m. Friday evening after the 1:20 p.m. crash. ...