Two firemen tied Tylenol to deaths
This story originally published in the Chicago Tribune on Oct. 1, 1982: Two suburban firefighters happened to compare notes Wednesday night about unusual deaths in their suburbs, Elk Grove Village...
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RETAIL REBOUND IN SIGHT, LEADERS SAY
Two signs along Milwaukee Avenue greet travelers entering Wheeling from the south. One declares the village limits, the other offers a welcome to the town's famous Restaurant Row. Traveling north,...
SHERIFF PUTS INDICTED COP ON SIDELINES
A Cook County deputy sheriff indicted in connection with an alleged scheme to bribe two basketball players at Arizona State University to shave points was stripped of his badge and...
4 CHARGED AFTER MOLOTOV COCKTAILS FOUND
Four Carpentersville youths who allegedly were found with two Molotov cocktails in their car were being held in McHenry County Jail on Tuesday night, Barrington Hills police said. The men...
MAN IS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN SLAYING CASE
Hanover Park police have issued a warrant for Mark Ballard, 37, in connection with the slaying of Patricia A. Noland, 45, who was found bludgeoned to death in a house...
SURVEYED RESIDENTS FAVORABLE TO COPS
Village President Jack Tatooles made public the results of the village's first police survey at a recent Village Board meeting. "In general, 92 percent of the respondents felt safe walking...
GUN DEALER GUILTY OF IMPERSONATING COPS
A gun dealer who owns R Guns, 140 N. Western Ave., Carpentersville, pleaded guilty in Kane County Circuit Court this week to impersonating a police officer, said Jerry Singer, a...
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES ARENA TIF DISTRICT
A concrete-crushing business that probably would be eliminated if Prospect Heights goes ahead with plans for a proposed 12,000-seat sports and entertainment arena filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court...
TOWN STUNNED AS LONGTIME CHIEF ANNOUNCES HE’LL HANG UP BADGE
Wheeling's police chief for the last 15 years, Michael F. Haeger, 49, has surprised village officials by announcing that he is retiring effective Dec. 26. Village Manager Craig Anderson announced...
MIKE ROYKO 1932-1997
Mike Royko, a self-described "flat-above-a-tavern youth" who became one of the best-known names in American journalism, wrote with a piercing wit and rugged honesty that reflected Chicago in all its...