Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Lincolnwood Village Board notes

The following items were discussed and/or action was taken on at the Village of Lincolnwood Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 7 • Judy Friedman and Eve Fink were appointed to the Beautification Commission. The Beautification Commission serves as an advisory body to the Village Board …

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Lincolnwood celebrates winter with Feb. 26 carnival

Lincolnwood’s second Annual Winter Carnival will go on with or without snow, but some of the winter-related events that more than 300 carnival-goers enjoyed last year will be canceled if the weather doesn’t comply. A fun-filled day of wintry activities — including ice skating, dog …

Police Blotter for Feb. 6

The following incidents were listed in the official reports of the Lincolnwood Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest by police does not constitute a finding of guilt; only a court of law can make that determination. BURGLARY A resident who parked a car …

Koder steps down as board president

Leadership at Lincolnwood School District 74 was disrupted again Thursday as Board President David Koder relinquished that post, though remaining on the board. This was the latest shakeup to the District 74 board that already saw its chosen vice president, Richard Ruderman, resign both his …

Pint-size players learn fundamentals

The Lincolnwood Park District is running its Little Pint Soccer program every Monday through April 23 at Todd Hall. The class for kindergarten through second grade students introduces the fundamentals of the game to the program participants. …

Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl

Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to “good.”

Doctors hope to be able to re-attach the 8-inch-by-4-inch section of his skull that had to be removed after he suffered a stroke two weeks ago.

Then the Highland Park Republican can begin physical …

Gov. Quinn signs bill to allow speed cameras near schools, parks

Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday ended months of deliberation and signed into law a measure allowing Chicago to install speed-enforcement cameras near schools and parks.

Voterama in Congress for the week ending Feb. 3, 2012

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on matters related to the 2010 Health Law, Medicaid cost controls, the federal aviation budget and pay freezes for members of Congress and federal civil servants. Senators, in turn, voted on matters including lawmakers’ insider trading and congressional term limits.

Buyers beware: Condo associations may have pitfalls

Buying a condominium isn’t as easy as it used to be, as slow markets and economic woes have hit this market segment particularly hard. The good news for purchasers is that high inventories have given way to aggressive pricing on many attached-home listings, with some …

Metra cancels two trains, others slowed after freight train derailment

Metra lines continue to have problems during the evening rush, with two trains canceled and others slowed, in the aftermath of a freight train derailment on the Northwest Side on Friday morning.

Pride of Lincoln Park Zoo, Adelor the lion euthanized

One of the most popular animals at Lincoln Park Zoo, an 18-year-old male African lion, was euthanized Wednesday because of deteriorating health.

Chicago-bound Amtrak train hits vehicle near Ann Arbor

Amtrak says no one suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday when a train with 71 passengers hit a heavy vehicle near Ann Arbor, Mich., en route to Chicago.