Sunday, February 11, 2007

Man pleads not guilty in double-murder case



Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against an Arlington Heights man if he is convicted of Decembers double murder of a Buffalo Grove couple.

Disabled Can Now Ride Scooters On Roads
Legislation allowing disabled people to ride motorized scooters on public roads has been signed into law. The measures were inspired by a 15-year-old with muscular dystrophy who was stopped by police while riding an electric scooter in 2005.

Man saved from elevator plunge
VICTORIA -- Firefighters pulled off a unique rescue yesterday, saving a man in an electric scooter who was dangling precariously over a four-storey elevator shaft.