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Madigan defies Quinn in pension wrangle

2013-06-13 00:00:00

— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Wednesday tried to increase the pressure on fellow Democrats in the Senate to get behind his version of pension reform and abandon their own as they head into Gov. Pat Quinn's special session next week. The...

Downers Grove, Westmont, Darien, Woodridge police blotter: June 3

2013-06-03 15:01:00

The following items were taken from police reports. Downers Grove •A female jogger reported that she saw a man masturbating in his car near Hill and Fairview avenues on May 22. •Someone broke the front window of a residence on the 5400...

Westmont, Woodridge police blotter: May 30

2013-05-30 14:15:00

The following items were taken from police reports: Westmont •A vehicle's window was smashed while parked in the 700 block of Pasquinelli Drive between 6 p.m. May 10 and 6 a.m. May 13. •A laptop was stolen from a business in the 1-100...

Deadline could backfire on gun-control advocates

2013-05-28 21:32:03

Man dies after Lemont crash earlier this month

2013-05-23 05:28:00

A man involved in a car accident earlier this month died overnight, according to authorities. The crash happened on May 4 between 99th and 101st Streets on Lemont Road in Lemont, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Luis Velez, of...

Downers Grove, Westmont, Woodridge police blotter: May 22

2013-05-22 06:08:00

The following items were taken from police reports: Downers Grove •Three laptop computers worth almost $2,600 and computer chargers were stolen from the Best Buy at 7401 Lemont Road on May 10. Two men who said they were visiting from Puerto...

Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House

2013-05-09 15:00:00

SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House. � The showdown puts more than 700,...

Hinsdale, Elmhurst police blotter: April 17

2013-04-17 06:06:00

The following items were taken from police reports: Hinsdale •A resident in the 600 block of South Stough Street reported April 5 that someone used his Social Security number to fraudulently file an income tax return. He learned of the fraud from...

Strange, smelly sign of spring

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Antsy for spring? Stop impatiently tapping your hiking boots. The first wildflowers of spring are out. Behold the skunk cabbage. It is one of the earliest and oddest. "It's not very attractive as far as flowers go," said Brian Winters, associate...

Darien, Downers Grove, Woodridge police blotter: March 25

2013-03-25 13:15:00

The following items were taken from Darien, Westmont and Woodridge police records. Westmont • A 26-year-old Westmont store clerk was cited for selling tobacco products without a tobacco license at a business in the 6000 block of South Cass Avenue...

Helfgot's football blog | Player rankings overrated? Let's have a look

2012-09-29 17:17:00

The Big Ten's inept showing in nonconference play got me wondering whether recruiting is the problem. Using Rivals.com's rankings, I looked back at the past five recruiting classes, including this year's group of seniors, to see whether Top 100 recruits...

Illegal immigrant driver's license measure sails through Illinois Senate

2012-12-04 14:17:00

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate today�approved legislation�that would allow tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to have special drivers licenses, but the bill’s fate in the House is still up in the air. The proposal, sponsored by...

Momentoes from the Chicagoland area, including Cubs ticket stubs, are tacked onto a bulletin board in the dorm room of University of Missuouri student Saeda Aljazara of Lemont, Illinois.

2012-10-23 00:00:00

University of Missouri students Saeda Aljazara, left, of Lemont, and Racquel Federighi, of Barrington, laugh in Aljazara's dorm at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Aljazara is a history and political science major.

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Marjorie Dallmann learned math by watching football with her father. I would learn to add and subtract based on the yardage the teams would pick up, said Dallmann, 17, the daughter of two accountants and a huge Chicago Bears fan. My two loves, they came together very nicely.

2012-04-25 00:00:00