7 landmarks are added to list of city sites in peril
When it was first built nearly 70 years ago, the North Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, with its graceful arch and overhead beams, was hailed as a triumph of engineering. But even...
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War, race and J.R.R. Tolkien
Few articles that have appeared on this Web site recently have generated as much passionate response as "'Lord' of racism? Critics view trilogy as discriminatory," in which I explored the...
‘Lord’ of racism? Critics view trilogy as discriminatory
Happily for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, director Peter Jackson stayed true to the fantasy author's artistic vision in "Fellowship of the Ring," the first film in the "Lord of the...
MOTOROLA CUTS 2,500 JOBS IN HARVARD
At Nick's Kozy Nook diner in Harvard, it didn't take Bob Kerton long to gauge the impact of layoffs Monday at Motorola Inc., the largest employer in the northwest McHenry...
SNOW SLOWS CITY, SUBURBS TO A CRAWL
The frenzy of holiday shopping was no match for the fury of Monday's snowstorm. The northwest suburbs' shopping mecca, Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg, waved the white flag at 4...
MANY VOTERS PUZZLED BY A REAL-LIFE CIVICS LESSON
Now that an appointed group of Republican electors could choose George W. Bush as the nation's next leader even though the Texas governor likely will win fewer popular votes than...
BALANCE OF ELECTION DAY POWER MOVES TO SUBURBS
With control of the General Assembly hanging in the balance and key congressional races on the line, Illinois voters go to the polls Tuesday to chart the state's course in...
WHISTLE STOP
Those opposed to a proposed federal regulation requiring trains to blow their whistles at all grade crossings got additional ammunition from a study that warned northeastern Illinois could lose $1...
HOFFMAN LEADER ALSO LED GROWTH TO SUBURBS
Michael O'Malley had been mayor of Hoffman Estates only a few months in 1989 when the chance to make his legacy and reshape his community came calling in the form...
ARTIST USES FLORAL FABRIC FOR HOMAGE TO THE QUILT
More than 4,000 plants have sprouted in the Grand Court of Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg, but it's hardly haphazard. Environmental artist Stan Herd and an assistant have used the...