01/18/10 A woman pregnant with twins and a man sleeping on a couch with her were awakened by their pet cat when smoke started filling the room during a fire early Monday in their new home in unincorporated northwest suburban Wonder Lake. 01/18/10 Kane County prosecutors are turning to a relatively simple tool - e-mail - to make sure police officers show up for court appearances when they're needed and stay home when they're not. 01/18/10 Six candidates for three contested Kane County offices agreed Sunday on one thing: Red-light cameras should be used only in intersections with a proven need, and that they are mostly revenue generators. Democratic candidates for the Kane County Board's 17th District, andGOP hopefuls for county treasurer and sheriff appeared at a candidatesforum hosted by the Elgin Area League of Women Voters at ... 01/18/10 Six candidates for three contested Kane County offices agreed Sunday on one thing: Red-light cameras should be used only in intersections with a proven need, and that they are mostly revenue generators. Democratic candidates for the Kane County Board's 17th District, andGOP hopefuls for county treasurer and sheriff appeared at a candidatesforum hosted by the Elgin Area League of Women Voters at ... 01/18/10 An off-duty Chicago Police officer was injured when he allegedly was bitten in the chest by a Hazel Crest man outside a Gold Coast restaurant Sunday night, police said.About 9:30 p.m. the off-duty officer became involved in a dispute with a 31-year-old man outside Gibson's Bar and Steakhouse, 1028 N. Rush St., according to a police report.Near North District officers who were already in the area ... 01/18/10 DUI and child endangerment charges are pending against a motorist driving a van that flipped early Monday on the Eisenhower Expressway, sending six passengers -- including two minors -- to the hospital. 01/16/10 The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 16, at two free events in Novato. 01/18/10 Illinois State Police in Chicago Monday said no arrests have been made in the homicide investigation of a mortally wounded truck driver found unconscious and bleeding on the Edens Expressway in Northfield Friday morning. 01/18/10 The primary election is February 2, and here in Stephenson County we have several contested races for various elected positions this year, primarily with five contested races for county board seats. To help voters become more familiar with these candidates, a Candidates Forum is planned for January 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Highland College Student/Conference Center in the second floor Newell Room ... 01/18/10 Vienna, the 23 year old from Florida received the first one-on-one date with Jake Pavelka on the week three episode of " The Bachelor : On the Wings of Love." 01/18/10 Manlius Township, Mich. -- Authorities say two people are dead following the crash of a single engine airplane in southwestern Michigan. 01/18/10 MANLIUS TOWNSHIP Hope College says a student from Kenya was piloting a small plane when it crashed in southwest Michigan, killing himself and a student from Illinois. Hope College spokesman Tom Renner said Monday 23-year-old David Otai of Nairobi, Kenya, and 20-year-old Emma Biagioni of St. Charles, Ill., were aboard the single engine Cessna 172 that crashed Sunday. Renner says Otai's mother ... | 
