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Rolling Meadows High School student charged in connection with knife threat An 18-year-old Rolling Meadows High School student faces two felony charges after allegedly threatening to harm others with a knife, authorities said. I couldn’t copy the Dailly Herald’s text, but the kid was threatening to harm others. He had two knives on his person,…

Ok, I spent the first 40 years of my life being late. I was between 20 minutes and 4 months late for everything. No matter how important. My family knew to tell me an adjusted time to be somewhere to account for my lateness. It cost me friends, it cost me relationships, it cost me…

Back in the early 80’s, Northbrook had a Harley Davidson dealership. It was on Milwaukee Ave. where it merges in with River Rd. It was the headquarters of the biker gang the Wheeling Wolves. When I was about 19, I rode with the Wolves a few times. Now, the only reason that I “qualified” to…

I parked the bike in front of the apartment and went in. I didn’t see my roommate Matt, so I dropped off my helmet on the couch. I decided to take a walk to the Basha’s grocery store across the street and use the phone in the mall as it was a cool afternoon for…

I had a friend once who was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu frat in Champaign at U of I. They had a “little sisters” program where sorority girls would join up and pledge. The girls had to go through interviews to be approved. Clothing was optional, the skimpier the better. Once approved, at…

Jay One nice Summer evening of I think 1982 my friend Jay picked me up from 501 at about seven. Jay had a red 1972 Buick convertible that leaked at the windshield when it rained. We headed South on Pfingsten to Dundee Rd. and turned West towards Wheeling. A short while past Milwaukee Ave. was…