In the Rear View: Sex Charges and Whole Foods

MONDAY

With the economy affecting wide ranges of skilled trades and rendering some obsolete, Rich Mikula opened his own business sharpening blades after 30 years of building cabinetry.

A look at new businesses coming into town and a fond farewell to those that have, for whatever reason, called it quits.

TUESDAY

A Hinsdale man was charged with two counts sexual abuse Tuesday involving a female Carl Sandburg High School student. Authorities said the incident happened outside of school.

At a Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, Orland School District 135 officials discussed the transportation fund, which is facing a $663,580 deficit for the 2011-12 school year.

WEDNESDAY

Residents of the fire district go to the polls next month for a referendum that is intended to solve their financial woes and negate any possible need for consolidation.

Former Sandburg standout Rebecca Theriault and Stagg graduate Brittany Bixman have been getting the job done on and off the floor for the Moraine Valley Community College women's basketball team.

THURSDAY

Police union president and village officials hope contract negotiations can progress after months of stalling without the legal tangles of arbitration, but that depends on agreeing on a contract soon.

The high-end organic and specialty grocery store is scheduled to open in Orland Park in fall 2012.

FRIDAY

At the first meeting of the Orland-Tinley Economic Committee in about five years, officials want the Illinois General Assembly to stop unfunded mandates and other moves that affect local revenue.

Court records describe encounter with student as "voluntary."

SATURDAY

Sandburg junior Nicole Powell scorched the lanes en route to a second-place finish in the IHSA girls bowling state tournament Saturday at Cherry Bowl in Rockford.