Itasca News Archives

For a few years now, representatives of Carol Stream's taxing bodies - from school districts to the fire department - have met privately each quarter to update each other on their activities.

Imagine your 5-year-old son wanders away from home. You immediately call 911, and police rush to the scene to find him.

September 18, 2009 Meeting planning and management company Experient has partnered with Itasca, Ill.-based Gant Travel Management in order to provide air travel services to its clients, it announced yesterday.

The Elgin O'Hare West Bypass Expressway could bring as many as 21,600 jobs to the Journal-area during the three years of its construction and 62,500 new long-term jobs by 2030 driven by economic growth, according to an impact study released by the Ill.

When 6-year-old Rhiannon Schmakel wandered away from home, her mother was terrified almost to the point of being sick.

Falak Anwar applies henna to a girl's hands as a decoration for the end of Ramadan at the Eid shopping bazaar Saturday in Itasca.

The field of people interested in being the next chairman of the DuPage County Board has shrunk to a manageable size.

Video gambling doesn't belong in Naperville, according to City Council members. With a unanimous vote Tuesday, the City Council directed staff to draft a video gambling ban.

These items are from Mt. Prospect Police Department incident reports. The Journal publishes this police blotter every Wednesday and Friday.

The design of the Elgin O'Hare Expressway and western bypass around the airport is solidifying even though a final decision is at least two months off.

The festival runs 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, and 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

Pat Durante's Aug. 13 letter to the editor attacking DuPage Democratic Chairman Bob Peickert is another diversionary attempt to dump blame and avoid the issue.

Tim Smithe of Walter E. Smithe Furniture and Chicago Cubs Manager Lou Pinella flash the number 16 with their hands in a new video supporting Chicagoa TMs Olympic bid in 2016.

Before they make a decision on whether to ban or allow video gambling machines in Itasca, village trustees want feedback from residents and businesses.

More than 600 attendees representing 300 dealers shopped at the third annual Midwest Furniture Show here in July, topping show organizers' predictions by a long shot.