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1 - Driver flees tollway crash that killed Elgin boy, woman [71]
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
An Elgin boy and a woman from Mexico were killed late Friday in an I-90 crash in Elgin, state police said. FULL STORY

2 - Police seek two from fatal tollway crash [30]
By Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Police are looking for two people who fled the scene of a Friday-night crash on I-90 near Route 31 that killed a 5-year-old boy and a woman who had been riding in the same vehicle with them. FULL STORY

3 - 17 kids and counting [27]
Associated Press
Posted 5/10/2008
Mother's Day draws a crowd in the home of an Arkansas woman -- she is pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, said she is six weeks along in her pregnancy and that everything is going well. FULL STORY

4 - Driver flees tollway crash that killed two of his passengers [26]
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
An Elgin boy and a woman from Mexico were killed late Friday in an I-90 crash in Elgin, state police said. FULL STORY

5 - Lombard library on theater site? For now, no [24]
By James Fuller | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
When it comes to the Lombard's public library and the site of the former DuPage Theatre, library trustees have heard everything from tall tales to Veggie Tales. FULL STORY

6 - Democrats who may vote McCain [22]
Posted 5/11/2008
We are part of the many Democrats that will definitely vote for John McCain if Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination to run for president. FULL STORY

7 - Michelle Obama 'particularly proud of my husband' [21]
By David Beery | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Michelle Obama, speaking as her husband may have the Democratic presidential nomination within his grasp, told a Chicago luncheon crowd Friday that she's more convinced than ever he is ready for the office. FULL STORY

8 - Humor at what expense? [16]
Posted 5/11/2008
Patrick J. Dalton's excellent letter to Fence Post describing Bill Maher's Catholic bigotry is but one example of a growing number of contemporary comedians who seem to delight in vicious attacks on individuals and/or groups of people. FULL STORY

9 - Lake Co. board members may get 16 percent raises [27]
By Russell Lissau | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
If the mood of a Friday-morning discussion is any indication, Lake County Board members are on their way to boosting their salaries by more than 16 percent over the next four years FULL STORY

10 - Shame on women who reject Clinton [15]
Posted 5/11/2008
First it was Barbara Walters who was forced out by one of the "good ol' boys." Now it's Katie Couric and Hillary Clinton. FULL STORY

11 - Daley wants weapons ban [14]
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Mayor Richard J. Daley has asked Chicago residents to work to rid guns from their communities and support a ban on automatic weapons. FULL STORY

12 - Embattled Blagojevich's agenda could take hit with Rezko verdict [13]
By John Patterson | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
While there is arguably no good time for a governor to have one of his political insiders on federal trial, the looming verdict in the case of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pal Tony Rezko likely couldn't come at a worse time. FULL STORY

13 - Hainesville police started patrols full time Friday [12]
By Corrinne Hess | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
When he retired in June, officer Roy McCommons never expected to find himself behind the wheel of a squad car again. FULL STORY

14 - Hanover Park clerk to pay back inflated salary [158]
By Kimberly Pohl | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/2/2008
Documents have come to light showing Hanover Park Village Clerk Sherry Craig has been overpaid for the past several years. FULL STORY

15 - Why do liberals hate success? [11]
Posted 5/10/2008
As Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton continue to pander to voters in their election campaigns, they advocate the imposition of an excess profits tax or something similar upon Big Oil and, especially, upon the bête noir of the day, Exxon-Mobil. FULL STORY

16 - Deny deadbeat parents child visits [11]
Posted 5/11/2008
In the March 26 publication of the Daily Herald, there was an article about the state withholding hunting and fish licenses to deadbeat parents. FULL STORY

17 - Police: Schaumburg man stabbed stranger in the face [19]
By Ashok Selvam and Sue Ter Maat | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Bartlett police announced Friday the arrest of a 21-year-old Schaumburg man who they say stabbed a stranger in the face after randomly breaking into his apartment. FULL STORY

18 - Setting record straight on guns [10]
Posted 5/10/2008
Recently, a very misleading postcard was mailed to residents here in central Lake County asserting that I voted against background checks on all handgun sales. That is simply not true. FULL STORY

19 - Recall 'recall votes' at next election [10]
Posted 5/11/2008
Talk about audacity? Talk about elitism? Talk about having utter contempt for Illinois citizens? FULL STORY

20 - On U-46 pick's list: language, ganas [30]
By Kerry Lester | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/9/2008
Newly nominated Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Jose Torres said he believes speaking the many languages of the community is the key to successful leadership. FULL STORY

21 - Barack Obama is considerate [10]
Posted 5/10/2008
Look up the term "considerate" in the dictionary and what do you find? "Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of others." FULL STORY

22 - Obama from obscurity to verge of history [9]
By Charles Babington | Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory -- a surprising victory, surprisingly large. FULL STORY

23 - Cops stake out top of doughnut shop [8]
By Lee Filas | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
It might not be a shock to see a couple of Fox Lake squad cars parked outside of Dunkin' Donuts in the morning. But it is a bit weird to see the officers sitting on the building's roof and using a bullhorn to yell to customers as they head for a doughnut or a cup of coffee. FULL STORY

24 - Technology allows Iraq Marine to meet new daughter [8]
By Ashok Selvam | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Thanks to satellite technology, Schaumburg's Monica Galarza received an early Mother's Day gift much more satisfying than brunch. Galarza gave birth by Cesarean section at 8:43 p.m. Thursday to 8-pound, 12-ounce Luciana Rae. FULL STORY

25 - Pat Tillman's mother puzzled, knows there's more to the story [8]
By James Fuller | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Mary Tillman sat down at Anderson's Bookstore in Naperville on Saturday with the best intentions of keeping the conversation light in honor of Mother's Day. FULL STORY

26 - Man arrested in Lake Forest gun raid posts bond [8]
By Russell Lissau | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
A Lake Forest man arrested after police found dozens of guns in his home has been released from jail, authorities said Friday. FULL STORY

27 - Gurnee mother and son plead guilty to drug charges [32]
By Tony Gordon | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/6/2008
A Gurnee woman and her son pleaded guilty to drug charges Monday in Lake County Circuit Court. Karen Giarelli, 46, and Ryan Giarelli, 19, are eligible to have their convictions erased if they complete two years of probation without further legal trouble. FULL STORY

28 - Saturday Soapbox: Fox Valley [7]
Daily Herald Editorial Board
Posted 5/10/2008
It was a pleasant surprise for one of our soapbox writers to get a voice mail at home Monday afternoon from Jose Torres, who was named superintendent of Elgin Area School District U-46 earlier in the day. FULL STORY

29 - Gun control advocates target state legislators [48]
By Madhu Krishnamurthy | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/8/2008
Postcards with a picture of a handgun and children as targets started appearing in mailboxes and on windshields in a few central Lake County towns this week. FULL STORY

30 - Family won't move corpse from toilet [8]
Associated Press
Posted 5/10/2008
Two children and their mother lived for about two months with the decaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's only bathroom, on the advice of a religious "superior" who claimed the corpse would come back to life, authorities said Friday. FULL STORY

31 - Constable is right about the Iraq war [7]
Posted 5/10/2008
Congratulations to Burt Constable on his outstanding column several weeks ago. We who have opposed this war from the start have listened ad nauseum for the past five years about how well the Iraq war is going and how it was the right thing to do. FULL STORY

32 - Wolves fall, trail series 3-2 [6]
By Tim Sassone | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
They are the Blackhawks' best prospects, and they showed why Friday night at the Allstate Arena. The Rockford IceHogs got 2 goals from Troy Brouwer, another from Jack Skille, plus four-star goaltending by Corey Crawford to down the Chicago Wolves 5-1 in the pivotal Game 5 of their Calder Cup playoff series. FULL STORY

33 - 'Disappointed' Angelo isn't hedging on Benson [6]
By Bob LeGere | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/11/2008
Bears general manager Jerry Angelo expressed disappointment that running back Cedric Benson put himself in a situation last weekend that resulted in his arrest near Austin Texas, but Angelo said the team isn't rushing to judgment in the case and that he expects Benson to be at training camp FULL STORY

34 - Irony in liberals' criticism of Wright [6]
Posted 5/10/2008
Re: Burt Constable and the spin on Rev. Wright. It is of course, ironic, that the left-leaning media, which basically destroyed Mr. Romney and Mr. Huckabee over their supposedly radical religious views, are upset with the views of the self described mentor of Barack Obama. FULL STORY

35 - Day of prayer is a long-held tradition [6]
Posted 5/11/2008
Brian J. Reilly of Lake Villa ("Day of Payer is a way to pander votes," May 5) needs to brush up on his history. FULL STORY

36 - Wheaton school makes exit strategy for duck, ducklings [6]
Posted 5/10/2008
For many years, a mother duck has been visiting Hawthorne Elementary School in Wheaton. Each spring this duck would build a nest outside the school's library in an open courtyard. FULL STORY

37 - Is it really a conflict of interest? [6]
Posted 5/11/2008
What does one do with two judges elected to administer justice when they refuse to do so?< FULL STORY

38 - Illinois woman wants her exotic cat back [6]
Associated Press
Posted 5/11/2008
Authorities in Central Illinois have seized an exotic cat from a woman who was keeping it as a pet without a permit. FULL STORY

39 - Jury clears ex-cop of sex assault in McHenry tavern [11]
By Charles Keeshan | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
A jury deliberated nearly three hours Friday before finding former police officer and McHenry County state's attorney investigator Leslie Lunsmann not guilty of charges he sexually assaulted a bartender at his McHenry tavern. FULL STORY

40 - Jury convicts man for attempted murder of Lombard cops [6]
By Christy Gutowski | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
Paul J. Grygo admitted he opened fire on three Lombard police officers, injuring one, to avoid being arrested for stealing an $8 bottle of vodka. FULL STORY

41 - Lombard library looking at gift funding [36]
By James Fuller | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/7/2008
Lombard library trustees are turning to donation rather than taxation to fund future growth and renovation. FULL STORY

42 - Driver hits, kills Wheeling pedestrian [13]
By Nadia Malik | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
A 43-year-old woman from Wheeling was struck and killed Friday morning as she was crossing Old McHenry Road. FULL STORY

43 - Couple in never-ending battle with invader buckthorn [5]
By Mick Zawislak | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
In early spring, the big bushes fronting Echo Lake Road greened up nicely giving the new homeowners a pleasant view and some privacy. FULL STORY

44 - Real reason the Senate fears recall [5]
Posted 5/11/2008
The recent action by the Illinois Senate to thumb their noses at the will of the people by killing the recall amendment was not really to save Public Official #1 but their own self preservation. FULL STORY

45 - Hawks clear a TV spot for Foley's possible return [29]
By Tim Sassone | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/7/2008
If the worst-kept secret surrounding the Blackhawks is their interest in signing defenseman Brian Campbell should he not return to the San Jose Sharks and become a free agent July 1, next in line is their intention of bringing Pat Foley back to the broadcast booth. FULL STORY

46 - McCain's judgment is fatally flawed [5]
Posted 5/10/2008
Ms. Gustafson (Fence Post, May 2) seems to be a McCain supporter and takes exception to the concept that Iraq was at best a deception. Yes. it is true that other countries also thought that Iraq had banned weapons. FULL STORY

47 - Bulls make right move -- for all the wrong reasons [5]
By Mike Imrem | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/11/2008
The Bulls finally made some sense by letting Mike D'Antoni go to the Knicks instead of persuading him to come here. FULL STORY

48 - Lake County prostitution sting [23]
Staff report
Posted 5/9/2008
A Deerfield Township woman was released on $100 bond after being charged with misdemeanors in connection with a prostitution service police say she was running from her home. FULL STORY

49 - Carpentersville man found guilty of murder of girlfriend's toddler [25]
By Adam Kovac | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
A Carpentersville man was found guilty Friday in the beating death of his former girlfriend's 2-year-old son, a verdict that likely will result in a life sentence. FULL STORY

50 - Cable guys hailed as heroes in Lake in the Hills house fire rescue [23]
By Amy Mack | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 5/10/2008
If ever there was a time for the cable guy to show up, it was Friday morning. Trapped by smoke in his bedroom as fire flared in the basement of his two-story farmhouse about 9:30 a.m. Friday, a Lake in the Hills man fled to safety through a window -- and onto the porch roof, where he stood stranded. FULL STORY

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