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O'Shea moves from county board to DuPage judge
By Josh Stockinger
Nov 7, 2012 12:02 AM - DuPage County's longest-serving county board member will soon be its newest judge. Republican Patrick O'Shea on Tuesday handily defeated Democrat Alice Wilson for a post in the 18th Judicial Circuit, according to unofficial results. O'Shea, a Lombard attorney and county board member since 1990, had 55 percent of the vote to Wilson's 45 percent, with all 748 precincts reporting.
West Chicago man receives shoulder replacement with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Jennifer Okray
Oct 12, 2012 11:24 PM - The great outdoors offer an exciting lifestyle that keeps many people healthy and active. Dennis Peterson, 69, of West Chicago, Ill., loved going to his summer home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for fishing, skiing and an occasional game of golf. Debilitating shoulder pain caused by arthritis left him with no other option but a total shoulder replacement.
Farmer gets new shoulder at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Jennifer Okray
Oct 12, 2012 11:23 PM - Robert Pickles, 67, is no stranger to hard work. He ran a farm and drove truck for a living when rheumatoid arthritis in his shoulders left him incapable of working anymore without a total shoulder replacement.
Discomfort to continue in White Sox booth
By Mike Imrem
Oct 11, 2012 12:00 PM - Steve Stone will return as White Sox' game analyst on TV next to play-by-play man Hawk Harrelson. They form an odd partnership that translates into an uncomfortable listen.
Mount Prospect Says Water and Plant Trees Now
Sandy Clark, Forestry & Grounds Superintendant, Village of Mount Prospect
Oct 11, 2012 11:39 AM - The first of three landscape companies recently began extensive parkway tree planting efforts in Mount Prospect. Taking advantage of two grants and increasing citizen participation, the Village's contractors will have planted more than 800 new parkway trees by the end of 2012.
City-suburbs transit turf spat resolved -- for now
By Marni Pyke
Oct 10, 2012 5:06 PM - The fight's over for now. Pace, the Chicago Transit Authority and Metra have resolved a dispute over funding that could have caused a transit "Armageddon." But some fear more power struggles in the future between Chicago and the CTA on one side and the suburbs with Metra and Pace on the other.
Roskam, Coolidge differ on economic fixes
By Marni Pyke
Oct 10, 2012 2:43 PM - Here's what Republican Peter Roskam and Democrat Leslie Coolidge think about creating jobs, tax cuts and economic growth in the 6th Congressional District. No surprise -- they don't agree on what it will take to get the economy pumping again.
Survivors and supporters are Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
By Christie Willhite
Oct 10, 2012 2:23 PM - Last year, an estimated 288,130 American women began the battle of their lives when their doctors told them they had some form of breast cancer. And, just like you, not one of them believed it would happen to them. Over the next two weekends, thousands will fight the disease in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks. Today, 10 women share their stories.
Rhoda Markowitz, Northbrook: Cancer does not discriminate
By Rhoda Markowitz
Oct 10, 2012 2:23 PM - Rhoda Markowitz of Northbrook is participating in and fundraising for Making Strides because she is a six-year bilateral breast cancer survivor who has undergone chemotherapy, radiation, multiple surgeries, genetic testing and physical therapy due to lymphedema. She is walking at Making Strides to celebrate her six-year "cancerversary," to honor and walk side-by-side with other breast cancer survivors and supporters, and to remember friends who did not win their battle against this disease.
Cubs facing long trek to respectability
By Barry Rozner
Oct 10, 2012 2:19 PM - It's a good idea to listen closely when Theo Epstein speaks. It is the rare general manager who does not deceive in order to sell tickets, but even with the difficult season Cubs fans have endured, Epstein -- when he met reporters to wrap the season -- didn't pretend to push a timeline that isn't realistic. Asked if he thinks his team will contend in 2014, Epstein said, "I haven't considered 2014 or any specific year. I just know that we have to continue to push the organization forward."

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