Elk Grove Village News

I took this photo one lovely Springtime morning, back in May of 2009. Seen her in the parking lot of a large local strip mall at Arlington Heights and Biesterfield Roads in suburban Elk Grove Village Illinois, is a Thomas school bus from the local carrier Jones Bus Company.

I had the worst airplane/airport experience in August and what's most annoying is that it's largely my fault.

Elk Grove residents may have come late this year, but they did come through with donations to the village and township food pantries for their annual Thanksgiving Adopt-A-Family programs.

The two Cook County State's Attorney's investigators who let convicted robber Robert Maday escape have been fired, State's Attorney Anita Alvarez announced Thursday.

Elk Grove rates a '10' The Elk Grove Theatres, part of the Classic Cinemas dynasty in the Chicago area, Wednesday will officially open four new auditoriums, bringing its theater count to 10.

The head of the Chicago Police Department will be subpoenaed in the case of an Elk Grove Village man accused of attempted murder after leading police on a high-speed chase in July that ended with him getting shot by Chicago police in Elgin.

Schreder Lighting USA has combined the ISLA's decorative, high performace fixture with the Philips Cosmoplis lamp and ballast system to create the newest option for going green.

Students in Schaumburg schools are scheduled to get voluntary vaccinations against the H1N1 flu virus Wednesday, Nov.

Rich Kulczak of Holiday Design hangs lights around the village green in Elk Grove on Nov.

State of Illinois crime statistics show a slight decrease in Elk Grove Village's crime rate between 2007 and 2008, but Dep.

Two Lake in the Hills residents were indicted last week on federal charges alleging they and others tied to a suburban car dealership were involved in an elaborate scheme to transfer title to more than 100 vehicles on false representations, causing a loss of almost $2.8 million to lenders and customers, the Federal Bureau of Investigations reports.

Need any more evidence that the 1 percentage point sales tax increase pushed through last year by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is hurting suburban businesses? A new study released last week showed sales declined 14.4 percent in suburban Cook County for the second quarter of the year compared with the same quarter a year ago.

Two Greater Chicago hospitals were among 30 nationally that were honored by the federal government for improving their organ donation rates.

An Elk Grove Village resident who set a paper goods aisle at Food 4 Less on Meacham Road ablaze last February was sentenced to six years behind bars for aggravated arson.

A misguided attempt to use a squeegee to rob an Elk Grove Village McDonald's last February earned a 22-year-old Hoffman Estates man a stint in jail.

Red-light cameras across the suburbs are sold as devices to improve safety. They have been criticized as ways to produce revenue for violations that are not considered among the more dangerous, such as going through a red light.

Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson delivered a State of the Village address to a group of seniors at the Al Hattendorf Center last Tuesday.

Classic Cinemas in Elk Grove Village is preparing for its grand "Big Ticket Tearing" ceremony next month when a major renovation project will be completed.

Candidates seeking election in next February's primary had the opportunity to be first to file petitions to get on the ballot last Monday.

A 63-year-old man working at a metal finishing company in Elk Grove Village was crushed to death under a large metal coil.