12 October 2008, 5:06 am
Local governments are bracing for deeper budget shortfalls as the financial crisis hammers everything from sales tax revenue to pension funds. The state's cash on hand in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, ended Sept. 30, plunged 75% to a record low ...... read more
8 October 2008, 3:34 pm
A special state task force has been brought in to investigate the circumstances that resulted in the shooting of an Evanston police officer as well as a suspect in a domestic disturbance call Wednesday morning on the 1500 block of Pitner Avenue. At a ...... read more
4 October 2008, 5:55 pm
After watching the debate, I'm convinced more than ever that a Vice President Sarah Palin would be a scary proposition. The woman was obviously well-rehearsed, stuck to her bullet points, didn't answer the questions and spewed cliches. We don't need ...... read more
4 October 2008, 5:55 pm
The mainstream media is going through another one of their meltdown moments as they rush to defend Barack Obama from his relationship with American terrorists William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn. (plural) John Stephenson of Newsbusters detailed CNN's ...... read more
4 October 2008, 5:33 pm
Cook County is the biggest county in the state of Illinois and includes Chicago and many of the surrounding suburbs in the northeast corner of the state. According to the U.S. Census, the county covered about 945 square miles and its population was 5 ...... read more
27 September 2008, 5:56 pm
Two Orland Park teens were charged with assault and criminal trespass after they allegedly went to a classmate's home and fought with two people, police said Thursday. Erin Eischen, 18, and Mohammed Farhoud, 17, students at Sandburg High School, were ...... read more