Harwood Heights NewsLocal news for Harwood Heights, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Methode to lay off 125 area plant workers- January 25, 2008 "It's difficult to be a small and global company and still compete with those products that went to China years ago" Methode Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will stop making one of its oldest products -- the simple plug-in connector with tiny prongs that mates with another connector on many of today's computers. via Daily Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/harwood-heights-il/2008/01/methode-to-lay-off-125-area-plant-wor... Chicago-area seniors question cost, need for Blagojevich's free-ride proposal- January 14, 2008 "Of course, I'm not going to turn down a free ride, and I think it's a nice gesture" Though seniors emerged as surprising winners after the monthslong debate over mass-transit funding, older riders appear split as to whether they need - or even deserve - a free ride. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/harwood-heights-il/2008/01/chicago-area-seniors-question-cost-ne... Schakowsky challenged for 9th seat- January 11, 2008 A lawyer from the Northwest Side of Chicago, who has supported both Democratic and Republican political candidates, is fighting incumbent U.S. Rep. via Evanston Reviewhttp://www.topix.net/city/harwood-heights-il/2008/01/schakowsky-challenged-for-9th-seat?fr... |