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Car hits bus in Wheeling; driver charged
A Wheeling man has been charged with multiple traffic offenses after his car struck a Pace bus Monday evening on Dundee Road in Wheeling, police said.
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Updated 6/27: Emerald ash borer may be in Algonquin
With the emerald ash borer beetle confirmed a dozen miles away near Hampshire, it was probably only a matter of time before the deadly insect was found in Algonquin or Lake in the Hills.
Cops searching for man who escaped SWAT standoff in Wheeling
A 24-year-old man who held authorities at bay in a Wheeling townhouse Friday morning managed to escape police and remains at large.
Standoff in Wheeling appears over
UPDATE: The standoff situation at a Wheeling apartment complex appears to have ended, according to witnesses at the scene.
Standoff Shuts Down Elmhurst Road In Wheeling
A standoff has shut down busy Elmhurst Road in Wheeling. Police were negotiating at 5:25 a.m. with a person inside an apartment building on Elmhurst Road at Colonial Drive.
Lowfat tortillas make healthy veggie wrap
Not all flour tortillas are created equal. Surprisingly, these thin, light rounds of bread can contain plenty of unwanted fat and calories.
Q: I have a small, portable one-room air conditioner that I've used for several years.
Annual LEGO expo draws fans from all over
Once those little colorful interlocking plastic bricks take hold of you, it's clearly hard to Lego.
Evanston Teen's film offers lasting message
At 17, Zane Scheuerlein is building a resume of documentaries that would make any socially conscious movie-maker proud.
Oakland cuts more trees near Lake Merritt as it gears up for Measure DD work
The City of Oakland cut more trees this week in the parking lot of the Kaiser Convention Center as it continued to prepare for a massive reworking of the south end of Lake Merritt.
1 dead, several injured in Edens spur crash
One person was killed and at least five injured shortly after noon today when a semi-trailer truck plowed into stalled traffic on the eastbound Edens spur, according to Illinois State Police.
Six small changes that can make your kitchen greener. * Replace as many lightbulbs as possible with LCD bulbs.
One arrested after shots fired in Wheeling
Three teenagers were arrested in Wheeling after a gang-related shooting late Monday afternoon that occurred in the vicinity of a 11 2-year-old child.
See what your neighbors have created
Imagine enjoying a garden of flowers, water features, stonework and even espaliered trees where someone else does the work and you just stroll.
Garden walks sprout up during summer
June and July are great months for garden walks: June 8: Three Glenview gardens are open free of charge, but each is only open one hour.
BG High's Class of 2008 is seeing triple
Lauren Johnson wants to set the record straight. Yes, she's a triplet. No, she can't read her sisters' minds.
Stroger meeting in Palatine is off again
Get out those date books yet again: the June 16 community meeting Cook County Board President Todd Stroger agreed to in Palatine is off.