Oct 31, 2009 | Journal & Topics Newspapers
Road, Drainage Projects Dominate Improvement Plan
Buffalo Grove Director of Finance and General Services Scott Anderson presented village board members with a list of projects in the Capital Improvement Plan that spans five years at a cost of $30,619,652. Projects identified for this coming year will be incorporated into the upcoming annual operating budget and will be reviewed during the formal ...
Law Bans Plows From Blocking Handicap Spots
Handicapped or disabled residents and motorists in Buffalo Grove will not have to worry this winter about handicapped parking spaces being consumed by snow.
Recaptured escapee sentenced to 13 years, held on new charges
After a 40-day delay caused by his escape from custody, 39-year-old Robert Maday has finally been sentenced for a string of 2008 bank robberies in Buffalo Grove, Huntley and Lake Zurich.
Police watching for 'peephole' drivers as winter weather nears
As snow and temperatures start to fall, it's "peephole driving" season in the USA.
Officer Honored For Work Against Drunk Driving
Buffalo Grove Police announced that Sgt. Scott Kristiansen received the Illinois Hero Award and the 2009 Brian McMillen Award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving .
Man Arrested For Knife Attack On Grandmother
Share + Oct 23, 2009 10:29 am US/Central ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. 1 of 1 Daniel G. Levine, 24, of 3300 Carriage Way Dr.
Buffalo Grove approves Comcast accord
Buffalo Grove trustees this week renewed the village's cable franchise agreement with Comcast.
Buffalo Grove's eSkape may add dance area
Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Balinski warned the village board Monday that adding a proposed dance area at the eSkape Entertainment Center could attract trouble - especially from gangs and drugs.
Buffalo Grove singer shows her versatility
Isn't it great to hear about the accomplishments of local residents? That's one of my favorite things about writing this column.
State: No problem with Stone's statement
A hearing officer for the Illinois Board of Elections has rejected a citizen's complaint that Buffalo Grove Trustee Lisa Stone filed a misleading financial disclosure report on her campaign for office last spring.
Nestle probed after milk deal sours
Zimbabwe's central bank chief says the government has frozen Nestle's local accounts and ordered an audit after Nestle stopped buying milk from a farm owned by President Robert Mugabe's wife.
Barrington talks about art festival
Barrington's recently formed cultural commission is getting off to a fast start as members investigate organizing a Memorial Day-weekend art festival in the downtown area.
Maybe the kids can fix Buffalo Grove
For decades, Buffalo Grove was an idyllic community - thriving, cutting edge and harmonious.
New turf muddies age-old football tradition
Romanticism and realism collided with Mid-Suburban League football the last two rainy Friday nights.
After many years of jumping through hoops, the Buffalo Grove Park District will finally have a dog park built on a ComEd power line right-of-way on the south end of the expanded commuter parking lot at the Buffalo Grove train station.
RFU exhibit salutes PAs, medicine's grunts
Physician assistants aren't glamorized in TV shows like "ER" or "House." That may be one reason PAs are one of the lesser-known professionals in the health-care industry.
Facebook, Rob Sherman now part of recall debate in Buffalo Grove
What was remarkable about the Buffalo Grove village board meeting Monday on adopting a recall ordinance was not what was happening on the dais, but in the crowd watching the debate.
Trains Rolling Onto DP Sidewalks?
Des Plaines Ald. Patti Haugeberg has set a goal she feels is attainable by taking advantage of something that has been the subject of both frustration and acceptance for more than 100 years here: trains.
Sports training center plans opening
Split Second Speed and Chirosports are hosting a grand opening at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
Good Luck Jane comes home to the 'burbs
The band Good Luck Jane has been performing together for about three months, but the group can trace its origin back to the childhood of one of its members.