Palatine Business Critique, Explain Why You Think Illinois is the Greatest

See our featured Local Voices today on Patch Patch:

Palatine, Let's Get Down to Business
This is the inaugural blog of a Palatine resident who is fed up with Palatines lack of getting new business into town. 

The Palatine Park District Sounds of Summer Grill Winner is.....
The winner purchased his lucky ticket at the Community Center registration desk when he was signing his daughter up for soccer. Tickets were also sold during all concert events, and at Ace Hardware.

Do You Have Great Things to Say About Illinois? If so, You Could Win! 
We're excited today to launch our "Why is Illinois Great" photo contest. Send us your image of a person, people, place, thing or things that illustrates what you love about Illinois and get your family and friends to vote for it! You could win the top prize worth $500!

Get the Biggest Bang for your Buck 
There are plenty of ways to save energy in your home.  From changing a few incandescent light bulbs for CFLs to investing in a new energy-efficient heating and cooling system, the actions you can take to save may become a long, overwhelming list. 

Check out the Lights at Wrigley
No.......not that Wrigley. The other night we took a Shoreline Cruise from Navy Pier at sunset. While the sunset was not spectacular, the view I saw of the Wrigley Building lit up through the skyline most certainly was.