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Grieving mom rips the courts
Amy Leichtenberg worried this day would come, and she begged the judicial system to prevent it. In court documents dating back to 2005, she detailed her estranged husband's threats against...
3 soldiers mourned
A bomb on an Afghan road killed three Illinois National Guard soldiers this week, including a young father, a man who hoped his military service would lead to a career...
A little lamb for the anxious
Carol Burnidge has posted a sign that promises help for the many among us who are stressed out of our minds: "Hold a Baby Lamb! $4." With the economy in...
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
CRYSTAL LAKE MCC administrator named interim chief Brian Sager, an administrator at McHenry County College, has been named acting president while the college searches for a replacement for Walt Packard....
If you build it, they will buy it
You've probably heard of the ubiquitous Snuggie or the ShamWow. But did you know you can buy stilettos for your baby? For those bored with such necessities as sleeved blankets...
Movie pets a holiday gift for online scammers
It doesn't matter that the adorable Labrador retriever in the movie "Marley & Me" is billed in the trailer as the world's worst dog. Kids will still want one wrapped...
Suburbs face a storm of service cuts
With the season's first snowstorm already history, Barrington officials are making the type of calculations now common in budget-strapped towns: They have enough salt to get through the winter but...
‘Joy riding’ claims 2 teenagers’ lives
Two teenagers lost their lives and three young siblings were seriously injured late Monday in a car wreck on an unlighted, winding country road notorious for attracting fast drivers. About...
Here’s the scoop: Woman bags doggy waste station
The two detectives standing at Carrie Fosdale's front door in Algonquin asked her point blank: Did she steal the missing dog poop canister? Fosdale knew they had her. She had...
Jaycees to spin the ‘Wheel of Meat’
You know times are tough when winning a turkey or ham at a raffle sounds better than carting home a flat-screen TV. At least that's the sentiment the Huntley Jaycees...