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Packaging plant moving to Batavia

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:36

BATAVIA – A West Chicago plastic packaging maker will move its factory to Batavia, with immediate plans to grow, install new machinery and hire more workers.

Cheap Labor Day weekend fun, fests in the suburbs and Chicago

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 02:16

Events: An Old-Fashioned Country Fair at Kline Creek Farm Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago.

Hand-Painted Clothing at Dovetail Chicago

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 14:48

Usually the phrase "hand-painted clothing" brings to mind the hippie-wear sold at art festivals.

New tech group

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:06

Mayor Daley on Tuesday created a committee to advise the city on satisfying the explosive growth of Chicago's technology companies.

St. Charles police reports

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 19:13

22, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent and improper lane use.

DuPage chairman candidates on zoning

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 15:07

Both candidates vying for the DuPage County Board Chairman's post in November agree with a proposal to prohibit religious facilities and other places of assembly in unincorporated residential areas.

Police Report: Warrant expected in stabbing

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:03

Police said Joseph Kaminski, 22, sustained what appeared to be a non-life-threatening knife wound to his left side.

Elgin man with 40 arrests on record charged with domestic battery

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 07:21

David J. Peterson has the proverbial mile-long record. According to statements made in court Friday, he's been arrested 40 times, convicted 20 and served jail time on seven different occasions.

'Haha' yourself healthy

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 10:01

September 2010 Short Stuff Family brunch done right at WAVE At WAVE restaurant in the W Chicago, the "Nourish" brunch menu is brimming with creatively re-imagined breakfast standards, including a house-made Pop Tart.

Worker charged with stealing $100k from W Hotel

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:56

A former payroll employee at a luxury downtown hotel has been charged with stealing over $100,000 from the business through a fraudulent check writing scheme, authorities said today.

Family brunch done right at WAVE

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 01:52

With two people in the house who won't eat eggs, brunch is always a challenge. But, at WAVE restaurant in the W Chicago, we found its "Nourish" brunch menu brimming with eggless options, not to mention creatively re-imagined breakfast standards, including a house-made Pop Tart.

Lockport revved up for car shows

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 05:19

Jule Conrad bought a '65 Dodge Coronet for $200 and has spent the past three decades restoring the classic car, and refining it for fun, shows and weekend cruising.

Retrials common across the suburbs

Sun, 08/22/2010 - 09:25

Other suburban examples of hung juries: - A DuPage County judge declared a mistrial May 30, 2007 when a jury failed to reach a verdict after 27 hours of deliberations in a three-day period on whether Wayne resident Luigi Adamo killed John Conrad, 31, of Schaumburg, in a forest preserve in a robbery that netted just $8 in October 2000.

Dinner & a Show: Tuesday 8/17

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 20:54

Ty Segall "In a little more than two years, across three full-length albums and a smattering of singles and such, San Francisco troubadour Ty Segall has established himself as a consistent source of smart, punchy garage pop," writes Miles Raymer.

Teenager wants to play basketball with service dog

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 18:44

A federal lawsuit claims a suburban Chicago high school and Special Olympics are barring a girl with cerebral palsy from playing basketball with other disabled students.

Graham CEO touts fit of Liquid Container

Fri, 08/13/2010 - 05:19

Liquid Container LP and Graham Packaging Co. Inc. are two of the largest blow molders in North America, and they serve similar markets.

Dinner & a Show: Thursday 8/12

Fri, 08/13/2010 - 01:10

DJ Jazzy Jeff "To serious hip-hop heads he's an elder god of the DJ scene, credited with popularizing the transformer scratch - probably the first sound that comes to mind when you think 'DJ scratch' - and capable of turning the act of packing a dance floor using songs everyone knows into an expression of high art," writes Miles Raymer.

'Best job in the world'

Wed, 08/11/2010 - 15:42

Some people are put on this earth to lead us; some are here to be followers. And some -- perhaps the most to be envied -- are here to nurture everyone else along the way.

Graham Packaging buying Liquid Container

Mon, 08/09/2010 - 20:45

Graham Packaging Co. Inc. has signed a deal to buy West Chicago, Ill.-based blow molder Liquid Container LP and its subsidiaries for $568 million.

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