New program feeds needy children during summer
An investor might have scooped up what was just one more neglected HUD house on Waukegan’s South Side, but Barbara Karacic, who’s in the business of nurturing minds and bodies, pounced first and Beacon Place was born.
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Allstate Insurance suing former worker who stole $760,000
Northbrook-based Allstate Insurance Company is suing a former employee convicted of funneling more than $760,000 in payments to dead beneficiaries to his own bank accounts by changing their death dates.
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Buyer saves Long Grove Confectionery days before closing
LONG GROVE — The Long Grove Confectionery Co. was days away from closing when its founders, John and Heidi Mangel, negotiated its sale last week to Arway Confections, Inc. of Chicago.
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Lake Zurich hosts inaugural Iron Girl triathlon
LAKE ZURICH — Allison Zimmerman pulled her blue-framed swim goggles over her matching cap and chatted excitedly with fellow sprint triathlon contestant Colleen Cox. Read More
Punchless Hawks now trailing in series
Second-period goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron supported the flawless goaltending of Tuukka Rask as Boston beat the punchless Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday …Read More
New on DVD, Blu-ray
Ashley Bell bends over backwards for scares in “The Last Exorcism Part II,” major stars get rude and crude in “Movie 43” and Dustin Hoffman Read More
‘Skating with the Starz’ benefits Cancer Care at Condell
Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills will be the site of the second annual “Skating with the Starz” event to benefit the Advocate Condell Cancer Read More
