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Former Lake Zurich trustee appointed to open position
Newly appointed Lake Zurich Trustee Jonathan Sprawka said keeping the village headed in the right direction with its downtown redevelopment efforts will be his top priority.Sprawka, 32, who served in the same role from 2009 until earlier this year, was appointed to the seat that was vacated when Trustee Tom Poynton was elected mayor in April. Board members unanimously approved the choice at ...
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Striking similarity of dying words
Maggie Callanan, a longtime hospice nurse and co-author of a book on dying, said patients often say the same things as they approach death if they talk, and she believes such patients are getting a glimpse of life after ...
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CPS leader predicts happier ties with teachers union
Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett offered an upbeat vision of the district's future during an event Tuesday night, a dramatically different take from that given by Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis in a speech earlier in the day. Byrd-Bennett, speaking at the Chase Auditorium downtown as part of the Tribune's "Chicago Forward" series, went so far ...
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CTU chief Racism and inequality hurting Chicago schools
In the wake of recent school closings and teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis took aim Tuesday at the two R’s of her education reform effort - racism and revenue. Lewis, speaking to the City Club of Chicago, did not directly criticize Mayor Rahm Emanuel. But she went after his kitchen cabinet of educational advisers as wealthy "elites" from the venture ...
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Plainfield man on trial for murder in Door County Wis.
The trial of a southwest suburban man accused of killing his girlfriend and then sexually assaulting her corpse began Monday in Door County, Wis., where the alleged killing took place last summer, authorities said Tuesday. Brian M. Cooper, 36, of the 2400 block of Oak Tree Lane in Plainfield, faces two felony charges of first-degree intentional homicide and one felony charge of third degree ...
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Glenview couple reflects on 15 years as foster parents to teens
For most people, raising one child is exhausting. But to take care of your own and give shelter to dozens more is a feat not a lot of families can claim.Marcia and Tom Korman, who have lived in their Glenview home for about 35 years, have fostered 40 local teenagers over 15 years while also raising their own son and daughter.Once the only foster parents in Glenview, the Kormans, who have been ...
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Highland Park and Deerfield talk about guns
Highland Park resident Daniel Easterday comments during a June 13 meeting sponsored by the Illinois State Rifle Association to strategize opposition to several municipal assault weapons ban proposals in Lake ...
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Work at tennis center in Wilmette on schedule
The damaged indoor tennis center, covered by a plastic tarp and concealed by a temporary wall, was little distraction to swimmers at Centennial's Aquatic Center in Wilmette on a recent sunny day. The tennis pod is expected to reopen on September ...
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Final Bell To Ring For Last Time At 28 Schools Today
Anthony Overton Elementary School is one of 28 schools set to close for good in Chicago on June 19, 2013. Another 19 schools will close for good on June 24, while two more will close in 2014 and 2015. (Credit: ...
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Chicago activists lobby for plastic bag ban
Rahm Emanuel is trying to get more information on the environmental and economic impacts of the proposal before deciding whether to support it, mayoral spokesman Tom Alexander said. "The mayor will work with members of City Council to reach a consensus on this issue," Alexander told the Chicago Tribune. Alderman George Cardenas, the council's Heath Committee chairman, has ...
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David Eads runs FreeGeek Chicago an Apple Store for the rest of us
FreeGeek Chicago gives volunteers hands-on training in restoring old computers to sell or recycle - while they earn credits toward taking home their own desktop or laptop free of ...
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Divers Pull Body From Lake Michigan On South Side
Chicago Police officers stand along the shore of Lake Michigan near Oakwood Boulevard, as a Police Marine Unit boat prepares to recover a body found in the water on June 19, 2013. (Credit: ...
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Man Shot To Death In South Suburban Homewood
HOMEWOOD, Ill. (STMW) – A man who was recently shot in south suburban Homewood died late Tuesday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's ...
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Bike Cops Nab Thief Who Knocked Over Woman On Crutches
CHICAGO (STMW) – A thief accused of knocking over a woman on crutches and then stealing her cell phone during a Tuesday evening robbery in the Loop is expected in court Wednesday morning, police said. Clayton Jones, 23, was arrested by Chicago bicycle police after a concerned citizen flagged officers down following the robbery in the 100 block of North State Street, police said early ...
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Two Shot Within Blocks Of Each Other In Greater Grand Crossing
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police are investigating a pair of shootings that occurred blocks apart during a roughly one-hour time span early Wednesday in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. It was not immediately clear if the two shootings were related, police said. In one case the shooting victims was not cooperative with investigators, police said. In the other instance the victim provided ...
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Cavs coming up empty for top-pick deal JUN 19
Cavs have been talking to teams for weeks about a trade, but they are finding a limited market and at this point are likely to keep the pick. Sources in Cleveland strongly suggest that ...
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Likelihood Dallas keeps its pick Zero percent JUN 19
Mavericks having the 13th overall draft pick on their opening-day roster next season at 0 percent. There is an 80-percent chance that the pick is traded before or, more likely, during the draft, the source said. There is at least a 15-percent chance that the pick is a foreign player who is under contract and can be left overseas for a year and not count against ...
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Zeller to the 76ers JUN 19
07:11 AM ET 06.19 | One cannot teach height, and Cody Zeller certainly has that particular part of the game covered -- even if some question his NBA upside. I've long dismissed the notion that ...
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Warriors Jackson the anti-Nelson on new deal JUN 19
07:10 AM ET 06.19 | Mark Jackson brings a certain zen quality that Don Nelson lacked. So: Jackson is not going to scheme for a bigger, longer contract this summer after leading ...
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Doc Rivers may not return to Boston this season JUN 18
Clippers to assume head coaching duties. But just because he's not heading to Los Angeles does not mean he's coming back to Boston. Danny Ainge's promise from last month seems about as reliable and useful as a weather report on Mars, and Rivers' future with ...
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James Heat Beat Spurs 103-100 In OT Force Game 7
LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat drives on Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs in the second half during Game Six of the 2013 NBA Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 18, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty ...
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Twins Beat Sox 7-5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox climbed out of an early hole created by starter Dylan Axelrod, only to lose another close game. Chicago fought back after Axelrod allowed four of the first five Minnesota Twins he faced to score, but Ryan Doumit’s two-run double off Ramon Troncosco broke an eighth-inning tie and the Twins won 7-5 on Tuesday night. Paul Konerko had a season-high ...
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Palatine planners back apartments for disabled despite divided crowd
The first formal hearing for a permanent supportive housing facility proposed near downtown Palatine drew an overflow and passionate crowd at the plan commission meeting ...
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Immigrants fear being forced out of Glen Ellyn homes
Longtime Parkside Apartments resident Wani Suliman, left, and his neighbors are upset that Glen Ellyn officials are considering a tax increment financing district that includes their homes and the possibility they could be ...
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Why $25000 in food on Batavia school charge cards
Of the more than $1 million spent by 97 Batavia Unit District 101 employees using district-issued purchase cards last year, almost $25,000 was spent on food, according to district financial ...
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Thorne Miniature Rooms go fictional
If you live in Chicago and do not know about the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, then you must have been living under the proverbial rock before you came across this article.
The Thorne rooms are one of the most famous museum exhibits in the city. They are a collection of 68 rooms contained within glass boxes and are notable because each room is constructed at a 1-inch to 1-foot scale and all 68 rooms together display a range of historical periods from various cultures. Read more
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